import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.nio.file.Files;

import java.nio.file.Path;

import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class LogFileGuard {

private final String logFilePath;

private final String overrideFilePath; // File to store override flag

public LogFileGuard(String logFilePath, String overrideFilePath) {

this.logFilePath = logFilePath;

this.overrideFilePath = overrideFilePath;

}

public boolean isAllowedToWrite() {

Path overridePath = Paths.get(overrideFilePath);

try {

if (Files.exists(overridePath)) {

return true; // Override file exists, allow writing

} else {

return false; // No override, deny writing

}

} catch (IOException e) {

// Handle IO exceptions appropriately, e.g., log the error

System.err.println("Error checking override file: " + e.getMessage());

return false; // Default to denying write access in case of error

}

}

}