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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009,2010 Matthias Treydte <mt@waldheinz.de>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this library; If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+ 
+package de.waldheinz.fs;
+
+import de.waldheinz.fs.fat.FatFileSystem;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Factory for {@link FileSystem} instances.
+ *
+ * @author Matthias Treydte &lt;waldheinz at gmail.com&gt;
+ */
+public class FileSystemFactory {
+    
+    private FileSystemFactory() { }
+    
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Creates a new {@link FileSystem} for the specified {@code device}. When
+     * using this method, care must be taken that there is only one
+     * {@code FileSystems} accessing the specified {@link BlockDevice}.
+     * Otherwise severe file system corruption may occur.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param device the device to create the file system for
+     * @param readOnly if the file system should be openend read-only
+     * @return a new {@code FileSystem} instance for the specified device
+     * @throws UnknownFileSystemException if the file system type could
+     *      not be determined
+     * @throws IOException on read error
+     */
+    public static FileSystem create(BlockDevice device, boolean readOnly)
+            throws UnknownFileSystemException, IOException {
+            
+        return FatFileSystem.read(device, readOnly);
+    }
+}