/**
* Creates a new case (create the XML config file and database)
*
* @param caseDir The directory to store case data in. Will be created if it doesn't already
* exist. If it exists, it should have all of the needed sub dirs that createCaseDirectory()
* will create.
* @param caseName the name of case
* @param caseNumber the case number
* @param examiner the examiner for this case
*/
public static void create(String caseDir, String caseName, String caseNumber, String examiner)
throws CaseActionException {
logger.log(
Level.INFO,
"Creating new case.\ncaseDir: {0}\ncaseName: {1}",
new Object[] {caseDir, caseName});
// create case directory if it doesn't already exist.
if (new File(caseDir).exists() == false) {
Case.createCaseDirectory(caseDir);
}
String configFilePath = caseDir + File.separator + caseName + CASE_DOT_EXTENSION;
XMLCaseManagement xmlcm = new XMLCaseManagement();
xmlcm.create(caseDir, caseName, examiner, caseNumber); // create a new XML config file
xmlcm.writeFile();
String dbPath = caseDir + File.separator + "autopsy.db";
SleuthkitCase db = null;
try {
db = SleuthkitCase.newCase(dbPath);
} catch (TskCoreException ex) {
logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error creating a case: " + caseName + " in dir " + caseDir, ex);
throw new CaseActionException(
"Error creating a case: " + caseName + " in dir " + caseDir, ex);
}
Case newCase = new Case(caseName, caseNumber, examiner, configFilePath, xmlcm, db);
changeCase(newCase);
}
/**
* to create the case directory
*
* @param caseDir Path to the case directory (typically base + case name)
* @param caseName the case name (used only for error messages)
* @throws CaseActionException throw if could not create the case dir @Deprecated
*/
static void createCaseDirectory(String caseDir, String caseName) throws CaseActionException {
createCaseDirectory(caseDir);
}
