001/*
002 * (C) Copyright 2012 Nuxeo SA (http://nuxeo.com/) and contributors.
003 *
004 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
005 * are made available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
006 * (LGPL) version 2.1 which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
007 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
008 *
009 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
010 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
011 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
012 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
013 *
014 * Contributors:
015 *     Florent Guillaume
016 */
017package org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.picture.api;
018
019import java.io.File;
020
021import org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.Blob;
022
023/**
024 * Helpers around Blob objects.
025 *
026 * @since 5.6
027 */
028public class BlobHelper {
029
030    // utility class
031    private BlobHelper() {
032    }
033
034    /**
035     * If the blob is backed by an actual file, return it.
036     * <p>
037     * Note that the File may be short-lived (temporary file), so should be used immediately.
038     *
039     * @return a File, or {@code null} if this blob doesn't have one
040     * @deprecated since 7.2, use {@link Blob#getFile} directly
041     */
042    @Deprecated
043    public static File getFileFromBlob(Blob blob) {
044        return blob.getFile();
045    }
046
047}