/**
* internal implementation of directory creation
*
* @param path path to file
* @return boolean file is created
* @throws IOException if specified path is file instead of directory
*/
private boolean mkdir(Path path) throws IOException {
Path absolutePath = makeAbsolute(path);
if (!store.objectExists(absolutePath)) {
store.createDirectory(absolutePath);
}
// TODO: define a consistent semantic for a directory/subdirectory
// in the hadoop:swift bridge. Hadoop FS assumes that there
// are files and directories, whereas SwiftFS assumes
// that there are just "objects"
/*
FileStatus fileStatus;
try {
fileStatus = getFileStatus(absolutePath);
if (!fileStatus.isDir()) {
throw new SwiftException(String.format(
"Can't make directory for path '%s' since it exists and is not a directory: %s",
path, fileStatus));
}
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
LOG.debug("Making dir '" + path + "' in Swift");
}
//file is not found: it must be created
store.createDirectory(absolutePath);
}
*/
return true;
}
