Overview

The WebNFS Extended File (XFile) API provides a common multiple-filesystem-type access method for Java developers. The XFileAccessor interface, which allows filesystem developers to supply pluggable filesystem implementations in Java, is the back-end counterpart to the XFile API. The XFileAccessor interface is implemented by filesystems that need to be accessed via the XFile API. The XFileAccessor interface features are as follows:

• Support for dynamic filesystem loading

• Existing NFS and native filesystems now conform to the XFileAccessor interface

• Separate implementations of Java and NFS may now be delivered

The XFileAccessor interface strengthens the XFile API strategy, encouraging the growth of filesystem implementations from software partners.