rsb.util.os

Class OsUtilities

java.lang.Object

rsb.util.os.OsUtilities

public final class OsUtilities
extends Object

Utility class to perform various tasks related to details about the underlying operating system of a process.

Author:

swrede, jwienke

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	OsUtilities.MachineType Enum to describe the bit architecture of a computer.
static class	OsUtilities.OsFamily Enumeration describing different operating system families.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static OsUtilities.MachineType	deriveMachineType(String identifier) Tries to guess a machine type from a name returned by getOsArchitecture().
static String	deriveMachineTypeName(String identifier) Tries to determine a normalized machine type from a name returned by getOsArchitecture().
static OsUtilities.OsFamily	deriveOsFamily(String identifier) Tries to determine the operating system family from a concrete operating system name returned by getOsName().
static String	deriveOsFamilyName(String identifier) Tries to determine a normalized operating system family from a concrete operating system name returned by getOsName().
static String	getLocalHostName() Returns a host name derived from name resolution for localhost.
static String	getOsArchitecture() Returns the architecture of the operating system a process is being operated on.
static String	getOsName() Returns the name of the operating system a process is currently being operated on.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getOsName

public static String getOsName()

Returns the name of the operating system a process is currently being operated on.

Returns:

a non-empty string

deriveOsFamilyName

public static String deriveOsFamilyName(String identifier)

Tries to determine a normalized operating system family from a concrete operating system name returned by getOsName().

Parameters:

identifier - the concrete operating system name, not null

Returns:

identified operating system family.

deriveOsFamily

public static OsUtilities.OsFamily deriveOsFamily(String identifier)

Tries to determine the operating system family from a concrete operating system name returned by getOsName().

Parameters:

identifier - the concrete operating system name, not null

Returns:

identified operating system family.

getOsArchitecture

public static String getOsArchitecture()

Returns the architecture of the operating system a process is being operated on.

Returns:

non-empty name string, not null

deriveMachineTypeName

public static String deriveMachineTypeName(String identifier)

Tries to determine a normalized machine type from a name returned by getOsArchitecture().

Parameters:

identifier - name of machine type, not null

Returns:

guessed machine type, not null

deriveMachineType

public static OsUtilities.MachineType deriveMachineType(String identifier)

Tries to guess a machine type from a name returned by getOsArchitecture().

Parameters:

identifier - name of machine type, not null

Returns:

guessed machine type, not null

getLocalHostName

public static String getLocalHostName()

Returns a host name derived from name resolution for localhost.

Returns:

host name or null if not detectable