com.ibm.di.fc.filetransferfc
Class FTPConnection

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.di.fc.filetransferfc.FTPConnection

public class FTPConnection
extends Object

This class encapsulates the FTPClient APIs Connection related objects

Field Summary

static String

TYPE The connection protocol being used

Constructor Summary

FTPConnection()

Method Summary

FTPClient	beginSession() Begin a session with the target machine
void	createDir(String dir) Create a directory on the target machine
void	endSession() End the session with the target machine
FTPClient	getFTPProtocol() Return the FTP Connection Object
String	getType() Return this connection type
void	initializeProps(Properties p) Initialize the properties of the connection
boolean	isExists(String source) Transfers the specified file to target location
ArrayList<String>	list(String path) Retrieves the list of files
void	receiveFile(String source, String target) Receive the specified file from target location to local machine
void	transferFile(String source, String target) Transfers the specified file to target location

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TYPE

public static final String TYPE

The connection protocol being used

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FTPConnection

public FTPConnection()

Method Detail

initializeProps

public void initializeProps(Properties p)
                     throws Exception

Initialize the properties of the connection

Parameters:

p - Properties object containing the configurable connection attributes

Throws:

Exception

beginSession

public FTPClient beginSession()
                       throws Exception

Begin a session with the target machine

Returns:

FTPClient the FTP connection object connecting to the target

Throws:

Exception

getType

public String getType()

Return this connection type

Returns:

String The connection protocol used for this connection.

endSession

public void endSession()

End the session with the target machine

transferFile

public void transferFile(String source,
                         String target)
                  throws Exception

Transfers the specified file to target location

Parameters:

source - Path to the source file

target - Path to where the file is to be stored on the target

Throws:

Exception

receiveFile

public void receiveFile(String source,
                        String target)
                 throws Exception

Receive the specified file from target location to local machine

Parameters:

source - Path of the source file

target - Path to where the file is to be stored on the local machine

Throws:

Exception

isExists

public boolean isExists(String source)
                 throws Exception

Transfers the specified file to target location

Parameters:

source - Path to the file

Returns:

true if the file exists on the remote machine otherwise false

Throws:

Exception

createDir

public void createDir(String dir)
               throws Exception

Create a directory on the target machine

Parameters:

dir - Path of the folder to be created

Throws:

Exception - if the folder cannot be successfully created on the target

list

public ArrayList<String> list(String path)
                       throws Exception

Retrieves the list of files

Parameters:

path - path on the remote machine

Throws:

Exception

getFTPProtocol

public FTPClient getFTPProtocol()

Return the FTP Connection Object

Returns:

FTP connection object accessing the target