autopsy-flatpak/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/ManifestFileParser.java

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 * Autopsy Forensic Browser
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package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.experimental.autoingest;

import java.nio.file.Path;

/**
 * Responsible for parsing the manifest files that
 * describe cases, devices, and data sources.
 * These are used by autoingest to create cases and add
 * data sources to the correct case.
 */
public interface ManifestFileParser {
    
    /**
     * Checks if a file is this type of manifest file
     * @param filePath Path to potential manifest file
     * @return True if the file is a manifest that this parser supports
     */ 
    boolean fileIsManifest(Path filePath);
    
    /**
     * Parses the given file.  Will only be called if 
     * fileIsManifest() previously returned true. 
     * @param filePath Path to manifest file
     * @return Parsed results
     * @throws org.sleuthkit.autopsy.experimental.autoingest.ManifestFileParser.ManifestFileParserException 
     */
    Manifest parse(Path filePath) throws ManifestFileParserException;
    
    public final static class ManifestFileParserException extends Exception {

        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

        /**
         * Constructs an exception to throw if a manifest file cannot be parsed.
         *
         * @param message The exception message.
         */
        public ManifestFileParserException(String message) {
            super(message);
        }

        /**
         * Constructs an exception to throw if a manifest file cannot be parsed.
         *
         * @param message The exception message.
         * @param cause   The exception cause, if it was a Throwable.
         */
        public ManifestFileParserException(String message, Throwable cause) {
            super(message, cause);
        }
    }
        
}