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[fanfix.git] / src / be / nikiroo / utils / Image.java

diff --git a/src/be/nikiroo/utils/Image.java b/src/be/nikiroo/utils/Image.java
index 4eacdac8f0b15ae08bb09767a0145032080d9965..6edc1051ab7b910c0b47733407c99d804a08a8fe 100644 (file)
--- a/src/be/nikiroo/utils/Image.java
+++ b/src/be/nikiroo/utils/Image.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
  * @author niki
  */
 public class Image implements Closeable {
+       static private File tempRoot;
        static private TempFiles tmpRepository;
        static private long count = 0;
        static private Object lock = new Object();
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public class Image implements Closeable {
        private File getTemporaryFile() throws IOException {
                synchronized (lock) {
                        if (tmpRepository == null) {
-                               tmpRepository = new TempFiles("images");
+                               tmpRepository = new TempFiles(tempRoot, "images");
                                count = 0;
                        }
 
@@ -152,4 +153,23 @@ public class Image implements Closeable {
                        return tmpRepository.createTempFile("image");
                }
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Change the temporary root directory used by the program.
+        * <p>
+        * Caution: the directory will be <b>owned</b> by the system, all its files
+        * now belong to us (and will most probably be deleted).
+        * <p>
+        * Note: it may take some time until the new temporary root is used, we
+        * first need to make sure the previous one is not used anymore (i.e., we
+        * must reach a point where no unclosed {@link Image} remains in memory) to
+        * switch the temporary root.
+        * 
+        * @param root
+        *            the new temporary root, which will be <b>owned</b> by the
+        *            system
+        */
+       public static void setTemporaryFilesRoot(File root) {
+               tempRoot = root;
+       }
 }