NewsService (DSpace Kernel :: API and Implementation 7.6.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

NewsServiceImpl
```
public interface NewsService
```
Encapsulate access to the news texts.

Author:

mhwood

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getNewsFilePath()`	Get the path for the news files.
`String`	`readNewsFile(String newsFile)`	Reads news from a text file.
`boolean`	`validate(String newsName)`	Check if the newsName is an acceptable file name
`String`	`writeNewsFile(String newsFile, String news)`	Writes news to a text file.

- Method Detail
  - readNewsFile
```
String readNewsFile(String newsFile)
```
    Reads news from a text file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newsFile - name of the news file to read in, relative to the news file path.
    
    Returns:
    
    contents
  - writeNewsFile
```
String writeNewsFile(String newsFile,
                     String news)
```
    Writes news to a text file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newsFile - name of the news file to read in, relative to the news file path.
    
    news - the text to be written to the file.
    
    Returns:
    
    string
  - getNewsFilePath
```
String getNewsFilePath()
```
    Get the path for the news files.
    
    Returns:
    
    path
  - validate
```
boolean validate(String newsName)
```
    Check if the newsName is an acceptable file name
    
    Parameters:
    
    newsName - news name
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the newsName is valid