Environment (IG Aggregated Javadoc 7.2.0 Documentation)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEnvironment
```
public interface Environment
```
Encapsulate logic to access configuration files and other directories of the IG base directory. A typical structure may looks like the following:
```
     
     config/config.json
     scripts/groovy/**.groovy
     tmp/
     
 
```
This interface provides an abstraction over the directory layout to protect against changes of naming, ...

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default File`	`getBaseDirectory()`	Deprecated. in 7.0, use `getInstanceDirectory()` as a replacement
`File`	`getConfigDirectory()`	Returns the directory that contains the configuration files.
`File`	`getInstanceDirectory()`	Returns the instance directory of the IG file system.
`File`	`getScriptDirectory(String type)`	Returns the directory that contains the files of the given type.
`File`	`getTempDirectory()`	Returns the temporary directory of IG (where we have read+write permissions).

- Method Detail
  - getBaseDirectory
```
@Deprecated(since="7.0.0")
default File getBaseDirectory()
```
    Deprecated.
    in 7.0, use getInstanceDirectory() as a replacement
    
    Returns the instance directory of the IG file system. It can be used to access resources that are not part of the standard layout.
    
    Returns:
    
    the instance directory of the IG file system.
  - getInstanceDirectory
```
File getInstanceDirectory()
```
    Returns the instance directory of the IG file system. It can be used to access resources that are not part of the standard layout.
    
    Returns:
    
    the instance directory of the IG file system.
  - getTempDirectory
```
File getTempDirectory()
```
    Returns the temporary directory of IG (where we have read+write permissions). It usually points to the tmp/ directory.
    
    Returns:
    
    the working directory.
  - getScriptDirectory
```
File getScriptDirectory(String type)
```
    Returns the directory that contains the files of the given type. It usually points to the scripts/<type>/ directory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - script's type (could be groovy or js)
    
    Returns:
    
    the scripting directory.
  - getConfigDirectory
```
File getConfigDirectory()
```
    Returns the directory that contains the configuration files. It usually points to the config/ directory.
    
    Returns:
    
    the configuration directory.