OSID — Filing Entities

Directory Entry

Osid Object

DirectoryEntry defines methods in common to both File and Directory. The concatenated path and name are assumed to be unique.

Like all OsidObjects, DirectoryEntry is managed by its OsidSessions and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.

Inherited elements

Name	Syntax	Many	Description
Identifiable
`id`	id		the `Id`
Extensible
`recordTypes`	type	⋆	the record types available
Browsable
`properties`	Property	⋆	a list of properties
OsidObject
`displayName`	displaytext		the display name
`description`	displaytext		the description
`genusType`	type		the genus type of this object

Name	Syntax	Description
`name`	string	the entry name
`isAlias`	boolean	`true` if this is an alias, `false` otherwise
`path`	string	the path
`realPath`	string	the path
`ownerId`	id	the `Agent Id`
`owner`	Agent	the `Agent`
`createdTime`	datetime	the created time
`lastModifiedTime`	datetime	the last modified time
`lastAccessTime`	datetime	the last access time

File represents a file in a file system.

Like all OsidObjects, File is managed by its OsidSessions and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.

Inherited elements

Name	Syntax	Many	Description
Identifiable
`id`	id		the `Id`
Extensible
`recordTypes`	type	⋆	the record types available
Browsable
`properties`	Property	⋆	a list of properties
OsidObject
`displayName`	displaytext		the display name
`description`	displaytext		the description
`genusType`	type		the genus type of this object

Name	Syntax	Many	Description
`hasSize`	boolean		`true` if this file has a size, `false` otherwise
`size`	cardinal		the size of this file

Osid Catalog

Directory represents a directory in a file system that may contain other files and directories.

Like all OsidObjects, Directory is managed by its OsidSessions and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.

Inherited elements

Name	Syntax	Many	Description
Identifiable
`id`	id		the `Id`
Extensible
`recordTypes`	type	⋆	the record types available
Browsable
`properties`	Property	⋆	a list of properties
OsidObject
`displayName`	displaytext		the display name
`description`	displaytext		the description
`genusType`	type		the genus type of this object
Sourceable
`providerId`	id		the provider `Id`
`provider`	Resource		the provider
`brandingIds`	id	⋆	a list of asset `Ids`
`branding`	Asset	⋆	a list of assets
`license`	displaytext		the license