Replace the use of File with Path

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version of Java (Sun/Oracle? OpenJDK?) ? Java 7

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Java 7 introduced Path. Perhaps you can use Path instead of File.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ramonjsa...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 2:22

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Thumbnailator is targeted at Java 5 and above.

Replacing the use of `File` with `Path` will make the library less accessible 
to those using Java 5 and 6, which I would suspect is much more prevalent than 
Java 7.

If there is a compelling reason to support `Path` *in addition to* `File`, then 
that could be option to consider, so please let me know if you're aware of any 
specific reasons why the support for `Path` would be beneficial.

(Considering the `Path` interface has a `toFile` method, I am inclined to think 
that the current APIs accepting `File` could be sufficient. However, I am not 
familiar with the NIO2 API, so I'm open to ideas.)

Original comment by coobird...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 1:36

• Added labels: Priority-Low, Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium, Type-Defect

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This issue has been open for 6 months without significant interest from other 
people (this issue has only 1 star), so I'll be closing this enhancement 
request.

Original comment by coobird...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2012 at 5:31

• Changed state: WontFix