Atomic File Moves in Java | Charles Andrews

Atomic File Moves in Java | Charles Andrews

The basic process is as follows: Get notified that a file has arrived from the source. Atomically move the file to a working directory. Process the tile. Java 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18   { } Pretty simple huh? So I thought as well, but there's a few things that you need to watch out for. Permissions Setups drwxr-x--- 2 uploader upload 4096 Sep 23 2013 upload drwxr-x--- 2 processor process 4096 Sep 23 2013 process 1 2 drwxr-x---  2 uploader   upload   4096 Sep 23  2013 upload drwxr-x---  2 processor  process  4096 Sep 23  2013 process You will have two directories, the source directory where your files will be delivered ( upload process . You should also have two users, one uploading the file to your file storage uploader , and one running the Java process which is processing the file processor . The processor upload upload group.

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