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# AtomicFile

`public class AtomicFile`
`extends Object` ``

java.lang.Object
↳ | android.util.AtomicFile

Helper class for performing atomic operations on a file by writing to a new file and renaming it into the place of the original file after the write has successfully completed. If you need this on older versions of the platform you can use `AtomicFile` in AndroidX.

Atomic file guarantees file integrity by ensuring that a file has been completely written and sync'd to disk before renaming it to the original file. Previously this is done by renaming the original file to a backup file beforehand, but this approach couldn't handle the case where the file is created for the first time. This class will also handle the backup file created by the old implementation properly.

Atomic file does not confer any file locking semantics. Do not use this class when the file may be accessed or modified concurrently by multiple threads or processes. The caller is responsible for ensuring appropriate mutual exclusion invariants whenever it accesses the file.

## Summary

### Public constructors
`AtomicFile(File baseName)` Create a new AtomicFile for a file located at the given File path.

### Public methods
`void` | `delete()` Delete the atomic file.
`void` | `failWrite(FileOutputStream str)` Call when you have failed for some reason at writing to the stream returned by `startWrite()`.
`void` | `finishWrite(FileOutputStream str)` Call when you have successfully finished writing to the stream returned by `startWrite()`.
`File` | `getBaseFile()` Return the path to the base file.
`FileInputStream` | `openRead()` Open the atomic file for reading.
`byte[]` | `readFully()` A convenience for `openRead()` that also reads all of the file contents into a byte array which is returned.
`FileOutputStream` | `startWrite()` Start a new write operation on the file.

### Inherited methods
From class `java.lang.Object`
`Object` | `clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean` | `equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void` | `finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>` | `getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int` | `hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void` | `notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void` | `notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String` | `toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void` | `wait(long timeout, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void` | `wait(long timeout)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void` | `wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

## Public constructors

### AtomicFile

    public AtomicFile (File baseName)

Create a new AtomicFile for a file located at the given File path. The new file created when writing will be the same file path with ".new" appended.

Parameters
`baseName` | `File`

## Public methods

### delete

    public void delete ()

Delete the atomic file. This deletes both the base and new files.

### failWrite

    public void failWrite (FileOutputStream str)

Call when you have failed for some reason at writing to the stream returned by `startWrite()`. This will close the current write stream, and delete the new file.

Parameters
`str` | `FileOutputStream`

### finishWrite

    public void finishWrite (FileOutputStream str)

Call when you have successfully finished writing to the stream returned by `startWrite()`. This will close, sync, and commit the new data. The next attempt to read the atomic file will return the new file stream.

Parameters
`str` | `FileOutputStream`

### getBaseFile

    public File getBaseFile ()

Return the path to the base file. You should not generally use this, as the data at that path may not be valid.

Returns
`File` |

### openRead

    public FileInputStream openRead ()

Open the atomic file for reading. You should call close() on the FileInputStream when you are done reading from it.

You must do your own threading protection for access to AtomicFile.

Returns
`FileInputStream` |

Throws
`FileNotFoundException` |

### readFully

    public byte[] readFully ()

A convenience for `openRead()` that also reads all of the file contents into a byte array which is returned.

Returns
`byte[]` |

Throws
`IOException` |

### startWrite

    public FileOutputStream startWrite ()

Start a new write operation on the file. This returns a FileOutputStream to which you can write the new file data. The existing file is replaced with the new data. You must not directly close the given FileOutputStream; instead call either `finishWrite(java.io.FileOutputStream)` or `failWrite(java.io.FileOutputStream)`.

Note that if another thread is currently performing a write, this will simply replace whatever that thread is writing with the new file being written by this thread, and when the other thread finishes the write the new write operation will no longer be safe (or will be lost). You must do your own threading protection for access to AtomicFile.

Returns
`FileOutputStream` |

Throws
`IOException` |

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