[Geotools-devel] Question about representing "data files" in GeoTools.

[Sunburned S. <sun...@gm...>]

I'm wondering if there is a way to represent data files that are a
source of features. I'm not really talking about the DataStore
interface, but something similiar that is slightly LESS abstract. I
just want a generic interface that could represent actual files (not
streams or databases) that can be a source of SimpleFeatures. I'd like
to create a class that can represent GPX files on a computer, and if
there is such an interface I would like to implement it.

(I searched the 2.5 Javadoc, but didn't see a class or interface like this.)

Does such a class or interface exist? Has it been considered?

Perhaps I should post an example of the GPXFile class so we could
discuss what, if any, of the methods might be moved to this interface
I describe?

Landon