Java File Delete delete(File file)

Description

Delete a file or directory and insure that the file is no longer present on file system.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	The file or directory to delete

Return

true iff the file was really delete, false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean delete(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2007, 2012 IBM Corporation and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * // w w  w  .  j a va 2 s.  c om
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    private static int DELETE_MAX_TIME = 0;
    /**
     * Trace deletion operations while running JDT/Core tests.
     */
    private static boolean DELETE_DEBUG = false;
    /**
     * Maximum of time in milliseconds to wait in deletion operation while running JDT/Core tests.
     * Default is 10 seconds. This number cannot exceed 1 minute (i.e. 60000).
     * <br>
     * To avoid too many loops while waiting, the ten first ones are done waiting
     * 10ms before repeating, the ten loops after are done waiting 100ms and
     * the other loops are done waiting 1s...
     */
    private static int DELETE_MAX_WAIT = 10000;

    /**
     * Delete a file or directory and insure that the file is no longer present
     * on file system. In case of directory, delete all the hierarchy underneath.
     *
     * @param file The file or directory to delete
     * @return true iff the file was really delete, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean delete(File file) {
        if (!file.exists()) {
            return true;
        }
        // flush all directory content
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            flushDirectoryContent(file);
        }
        // remove file
        file.delete();
        if (isFileDeleted(file)) {
            return true;
        }
        return waitUntilFileDeleted(file);
    }

    public static void flushDirectoryContent(File dir) {
        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
        if (files == null)
            return;
        for (int i = 0, max = files.length; i < max; i++) {
            delete(files[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether a file is really deleted or not.
     * Does not only rely on {@link File#exists()} method but also
     * look if it's not in its parent children {@link #getParentChildFile(File)}.
     *
     * @param file The file to test if deleted
     * @return true if the file does not exist and was not found in its parent children.
     */
    public static boolean isFileDeleted(File file) {
        return !file.exists() && getParentChildFile(file) == null;
    }

    /**
     * Wait until the file is _really_ deleted on file system.
     *
     * @param file Deleted file
     * @return true if the file was finally deleted, false otherwise
     */
    private static boolean waitUntilFileDeleted(File file) {
        int count = 0;
        int delay = 10; // ms
        int maxRetry = DELETE_MAX_WAIT / delay;
        int time = 0;
        while (count < maxRetry) {
            try {
                count++;
                Thread.sleep(delay);
                time += delay;
                if (time > DELETE_MAX_TIME)
                    DELETE_MAX_TIME = time;
                if (DELETE_DEBUG)
                    System.out.print('.');
                if (file.exists()) {
                    if (file.delete()) {
                        // SUCCESS
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                if (isFileDeleted(file)) {
                    // SUCCESS
                    return true;
                }
                // Increment waiting delay exponentially
                if (count >= 10 && delay <= 100) {
                    count = 1;
                    delay *= 10;
                    maxRetry = DELETE_MAX_WAIT / delay;
                    if ((DELETE_MAX_WAIT % delay) != 0) {
                        maxRetry++;
                    }
                }
            } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
                break; // end loop
            }
        }
        System.err.println();
        System.err.println("   !!! ERROR: " + file + " was never deleted even after having waited " //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
                + DELETE_MAX_TIME + "ms!!!"); //$NON-NLS-1$
        System.err.println();
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the parent's child file matching the given file or null if not found.
     *
     * @param file The searched file in parent
     * @return The parent's child matching the given file or null if not found.
     */
    private static File getParentChildFile(File file) {
        File parent = file.getParentFile();
        if (parent == null || !parent.exists())
            return null;
        File[] files = parent.listFiles();
        int length = files == null ? 0 : files.length;
        if (length > 0) {
            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                if (files[i] == file) {
                    return files[i];
                } else if (files[i].equals(file)) {
                    return files[i];
                } else if (files[i].getPath().equals(file.getPath())) {
                    return files[i];
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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