gistfile1.txt

  // This action receives the file upload. 
  post("/upload") {
    processFile(fileParams("somefile"))
  }

  // This method processes the uploaded file in some way. 
  private def processFile(upload:FileItem) = {
    val filePath:String = "/some/place/to/store/the/file"
    val file:File = new File(filePath + upload.getName)
    upload.write(file);
    // Coming from Ruby, so I'm wondering:
    // Do I need to do anything here to close the File or FileItem? Should I use a loan pattern or something?
  }

The ross say this is alright - we don't need to close anything else here.