org.apache.commons.net.ftp.parser

## Interface FTPFileEntryParserFactory

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory

      public interface FTPFileEntryParserFactory

  The interface describes a factory for creating FTPFileEntryParsers.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FTPFileEntryParser` | `createFileEntryParser(FTPClientConfig config)` Implementation should be a method that extracts a key from the supplied `FTPClientConfig` parameter and creates an object implementing the interface FTPFileEntryParser and uses the supplied configuration to configure it.
    `FTPFileEntryParser` | `createFileEntryParser(String key)` Implementation should be a method that decodes the supplied key and creates an object implementing the interface FTPFileEntryParser.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### createFileEntryParser

          FTPFileEntryParser createFileEntryParser(FTPClientConfig config)
                                            throws ParserInitializationException

      Implementation should be a method that extracts a key from the supplied `FTPClientConfig` parameter and creates an object implementing the interface FTPFileEntryParser and uses the supplied configuration to configure it.

      Note that this method will generally not be called in scenarios that call for autodetection of parser type but rather, for situations where the user knows that the server uses a non-default configuration and knows what that configuration is.

      Parameters:
        `config` - A `FTPClientConfig` used to configure the parser created
      Returns:
        the `FTPFileEntryParser` so created.
      Throws:
        `ParserInitializationException` - Thrown on any exception in instantiation

    - #### createFileEntryParser

          FTPFileEntryParser createFileEntryParser(String key)
                                            throws ParserInitializationException

      Implementation should be a method that decodes the supplied key and creates an object implementing the interface FTPFileEntryParser.
      Parameters:
        `key` - A string that somehow identifies an FTPFileEntryParser to be created.
      Returns:
        the FTPFileEntryParser created.
      Throws:
        `ParserInitializationException` - Thrown on any exception in instantiation