/**
* Decides if the given source is newer than a class.
*
* @param source the source we may want to compile
* @param cls the former class
* @return true if the source is newer, false else
* @throws IOException if it is not possible to open an connection for the given source
* @see #getTimeStamp(Class)
*/
protected boolean isSourceNewer(URL source, Class cls) throws IOException {
long lastMod;
// Special handling for file:// protocol, as getLastModified() often reports
// incorrect results (-1)
if (isFile(source)) {
// Coerce the file URL to a File
// See ClassNodeResolver.isSourceNewer for another method that replaces '|' with ':'.
// WTF: Why is this done and where is it documented?
String path = source.getPath().replace('/', File.separatorChar).replace('|', ':');
File file = new File(path);
lastMod = file.lastModified();
} else {
URLConnection conn = source.openConnection();
lastMod = conn.getLastModified();
conn.getInputStream().close();
}
long classTime = getTimeStamp(cls);
return classTime + config.getMinimumRecompilationInterval() < lastMod;
}
