net.i2p.router.news

Class PersistNews

java.lang.Object

net.i2p.router.news.PersistNews

class PersistNews
extends Object

Handles persistent storage and retrieval of news entries to/from disk.

Manages individual news entries stored in separate compressed XML files named with UUID-based file names. Provides atomic write operations and compressed storage for efficient disk usage and data integrity.

Supports loading of news collections with proper sorting, validation, and error handling. Includes utilities for file naming based on content hashes and secure file operations.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PersistNews()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	delete(I2PAppContext ctx, NewsEntry entry) Unused for now, as we don't have any way to remember it's deleted.
static List<NewsEntry>	load(I2PAppContext ctx) This does not check for any missing values.
static boolean	store(I2PAppContext ctx, List<Node> entries) Store each entry.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PersistNews

PersistNews()

Method Detail

delete

public static boolean delete(I2PAppContext ctx,
                             NewsEntry entry)

Unused for now, as we don't have any way to remember it's deleted.

Returns:

success

load

public static List<NewsEntry> load(I2PAppContext ctx)

This does not check for any missing values. Any fields in any NewsEntry may be null. Content is not sanitized by NewsXMLParser here, do that before storing.

Returns:

non-null, sorted by updated date, newest first

store

public static boolean store(I2PAppContext ctx,
                            List<Node> entries)

Store each entry. Old entries are always overwritten, as they may change even without the updated date changing.

Parameters:

entries - each one should be "entry" at the root

Returns:

true if any new entry was written (not if changed)