TrackingFileManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTrackingFileManager
```
public interface TrackingFileManager
```
Manages access to a properties file.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`delete(java.io.File file)`	Deletes the specified properties file, if exists.
`java.util.Properties`	`read(java.io.File file)`	Reads up the specified properties file into `Properties`, if exists, otherwise `null` is returned.
`java.util.Properties`	`update(java.io.File file, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> updates)`	Applies updates to specified properties file and returns resulting `Properties` with contents same as in updated file, never `null`.

- Method Detail
  - read
```
java.util.Properties read(java.io.File file)
```
    Reads up the specified properties file into Properties, if exists, otherwise null is returned.
  - update
```
java.util.Properties update(java.io.File file,
                            java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> updates)
```
    Applies updates to specified properties file and returns resulting Properties with contents same as in updated file, never null.
  - delete
```
boolean delete(java.io.File file)
```
    Deletes the specified properties file, if exists. If file existed and was deleted, returns true.
    
    Since:
    
    1.9.25