## This module implements directory handling.
from paths import Path, ReadDirEffect, WriteDirEffect
from std/private/osdirs import dirExists, createDir, existsOrCreateDir, removeDir,
moveDir, walkDir, setCurrentDir,
walkDirRec, PathComponent
export PathComponent
proc dirExists*(dir: Path): bool {.inline, tags: [ReadDirEffect].} =
## Returns true if the directory `dir` exists. If `dir` is a file, false
## is returned. Follows symlinks.
result = dirExists(dir.string)
proc createDir*(dir: Path) {.inline, tags: [WriteDirEffect, ReadDirEffect].} =
## Creates the `directory`:idx: `dir`.
##
## The directory may contain several subdirectories that do not exist yet.
## The full path is created. If this fails, `OSError` is raised.
##
## It does **not** fail if the directory already exists because for
## most usages this does not indicate an error.
##
## See also:
## * `removeDir proc`_
## * `existsOrCreateDir proc`_
## * `moveDir proc`_
createDir(dir.string)
proc existsOrCreateDir*(dir: Path): bool {.inline, tags: [WriteDirEffect, ReadDirEffect].} =
## Checks if a `directory`:idx: `dir` exists, and creates it otherwise.
##
## Does not create parent directories (raises `OSError` if parent directories do not exist).
## Returns `true` if the directory already exists, and `false` otherwise.
##
## See also:
## * `removeDir proc`_
## * `createDir proc`_
## * `moveDir proc`_
result = existsOrCreateDir(dir.string)
proc removeDir*(dir: Path, checkDir = false
) {.inline, tags: [WriteDirEffect, ReadDirEffect].} =
## Removes the directory `dir` including all subdirectories and files
## in `dir` (recursively).
##
## If this fails, `OSError` is raised. This does not fail if the directory never
## existed in the first place, unless `checkDir` = true.
##
## See also:
## * `removeFile proc <files.html#removeFile>`_
## * `existsOrCreateDir proc`_
## * `createDir proc`_
## * `moveDir proc`_
removeDir(dir.string, checkDir)
proc moveDir*(source, dest: Path) {.inline, tags: [ReadIOEffect, WriteIOEffect].} =
## Moves a directory from `source` to `dest`.
##
## Symlinks are not followed: if `source` contains symlinks, they themself are
## moved, not their target.
##
## If this fails, `OSError` is raised.
##
## See also:
## * `moveFile proc <files.html#moveFile>`_
## * `removeDir proc`_
## * `existsOrCreateDir proc`_
## * `createDir proc`_
moveDir(source.string, dest.string)
iterator walkDir*(dir: Path; relative = false, checkDir = false,
skipSpecial = false):
tuple[kind: PathComponent, path: Path] {.tags: [ReadDirEffect].} =
## Walks over the directory `dir` and yields for each directory or file in
## `dir`. The component type and full path for each item are returned.
##
## Walking is not recursive.
## * If `relative` is true (default: false)
## the resulting path is shortened to be relative to ``dir``,
## otherwise the full path is returned.
## * If `checkDir` is true, `OSError` is raised when `dir`
## doesn't exist.
## * If `skipSpecial` is true, then (besides all directories) only *regular*
## files (**without** special "file" objects like FIFOs, device files,
## etc) will be yielded on Unix.
for (k, p) in walkDir(dir.string, relative, checkDir, skipSpecial):
yield (k, Path(p))
iterator walkDirRec*(dir: Path,
yieldFilter = {pcFile}, followFilter = {pcDir},
relative = false, checkDir = false, skipSpecial = false):
Path {.tags: [ReadDirEffect].} =
## Recursively walks over the directory `dir` and yields for each file
## or directory in `dir`.
##
## Options `relative`, `checkdir`, `skipSpecial` are explained in
## [walkDir iterator] description.
##
## .. warning:: Modifying the directory structure while the iterator
## is traversing may result in undefined behavior!
##
## Walking is recursive. `followFilter` controls the behaviour of the iterator:
##
## ===================== =============================================
## yieldFilter meaning
## ===================== =============================================
## ``pcFile`` yield real files (default)
## ``pcLinkToFile`` yield symbolic links to files
## ``pcDir`` yield real directories
## ``pcLinkToDir`` yield symbolic links to directories
## ===================== =============================================
##
## ===================== =============================================
## followFilter meaning
## ===================== =============================================
## ``pcDir`` follow real directories (default)
## ``pcLinkToDir`` follow symbolic links to directories
## ===================== =============================================
##
##
## See also:
## * `walkDir iterator`_
for p in walkDirRec(dir.string, yieldFilter, followFilter, relative,
checkDir, skipSpecial):
yield Path(p)
proc setCurrentDir*(newDir: Path) {.inline, tags: [].} =
## Sets the `current working directory`:idx:; `OSError`
## is raised if `newDir` cannot been set.
##
## See also:
## * `getCurrentDir proc <paths.html#getCurrentDir>`_
osdirs.setCurrentDir(newDir.string)