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 * Copyright 2008-2011 Uwe Pachler
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package name.pachler.nio.file;

/**
 * Represents a file system. Use this class to instantiate a new
 * {@link WatchService} in a way that is source compatible with JDK7. An
 * alternative is to use
 * {@link name.pachler.nio.file.ext.Bootstrapper#newWatchService()}.
 *
 * @author count
 */
public abstract class FileSystem {

	// package-private constructor
	FileSystem(){
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link WatchService} instance by selecting
	 * an implementation that best fits the current platform.<br/>
	 * Note that a watch service consumes valuable system resources.
	 * Make sure that to call WatchService.close() when you don't need it any
	 * longer; with many instances failure to do so may result in the system running out of
	 * file descriptors and degraded performance. Typically, you'll only
	 * need one such instance.
	 * @return a new watch service instance.
	 */
	public abstract WatchService newWatchService();
}
