FileAcquirer (fileacquirer 7.514.59 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

MockFileAcquirer
```
public interface FileAcquirer
```
Retrieves the path to a file or directory on the local file system that has been transferred with the vespa file distribution mechanism.

Author:

Tony Vaagenes

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`shutdown()`
`File`	`waitFor(com.yahoo.config.FileReference fileReference, long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit)`	Returns the path to a file or directory corresponding to the given file reference.

- Method Detail
  - waitFor
```
File waitFor(com.yahoo.config.FileReference fileReference,
             long timeout,
             TimeUnit timeUnit)
      throws InterruptedException
```
    Returns the path to a file or directory corresponding to the given file reference. File references are produced by the config system.
    
    Throws:
    
    TimeoutException - if the file or directory could not be retrieved in time.
    
    FileReferenceDoesNotExistException - if the file is no longer available(due to reloading of config).
    
    InterruptedException
  - shutdown
```
void shutdown()
```