com.github.jlgrock.javascriptframework.mavenutils.pathing

Class SearchFileRecursive

java.lang.Object

com.github.jlgrock.javascriptframework.mavenutils.pathing.SearchFileRecursive

public final class SearchFileRecursive
extends Object

Search through a directory recursively to find a file. This is very useful to not force people to use full paths when a Mojo requires you to enter files into the pom or other config file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static File	findAbsoluteFile(String filename, String startingDirectory) Find the Java File object based off of a starting directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

findAbsoluteFile

public static File findAbsoluteFile(String filename,
                                    String startingDirectory)
                             throws FileNotFoundException

Find the Java File object based off of a starting directory.

Parameters:

filename - the filename to search for

startingDirectory - the directory to start searching at

Returns:

the File discovered

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - will throw an exception if no file is found matching the criteria