How can I create a java RandomAccessFile on the jimfs filesystem?

[Kalin-Rudnicki]

• I have been trying to create/read/write normal files using jimfs, and it has been working just great
• When I try to create a RandomAccessFile, I run into a few issues
  • RandomAccessFile takes only a File, and not a Path
  • (Path).toFile raises an UnsupportedOperationException when Path is created on jimfs FileSystem
  • new File((Path).toURI) throws an exception saying URI scheme is not "file"
• Is there a way to get around any of these, and mock a RandomAccessFile on jimfs, just like it has been working file for me with normal files?

[nick-someone]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure we would be able to support RandomAccessFile directly, but it looks like there are some tutorials on using SeekableByteChannel, which looks to provided similar "write-anywhere" functionality (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/rafs.html).

JimFS supports this: https://github.com/google/jimfs#whats-supported, and it looks like you can convert from a RandomAccessFile to a SeekableByteChannel with raf.getChannel()