stdlib/strings: Removed from_substring constructor (replaced by with_infos)
[nit.git] / lib / standard / file.nit
index 764ca75..239f785 100644 (file)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # another product.
 
 # File manipulations (create, read, write, etc.)
-package file
+module file
 
 intrude import stream
 intrude import string
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ redef class Object
        do
                return stdin.read_line
        end
+
+       # Return the working (current) directory
+       protected fun getcwd: String do return file_getcwd.to_s
+       private fun file_getcwd: NativeString is extern "string_NativeString_NativeString_file_getcwd_0"
 end
 
 # File Abstract Stream
@@ -224,16 +228,37 @@ redef class String
        end
 
        # Extract the dirname of a path
+       #
+       #     assert "/path/to/a_file.ext".dirname         == "/path/to"
+       #     assert "path/to/a_file.ext".dirname          == "path/to"
+       #     assert "path/to".dirname                     == "path"
+       #     assert "path/to/".dirname                    == "path"
+       #     assert "path".dirname                        == "."
+       #     assert "/path".dirname                       == "/"
+       #     assert "/".dirname                           == "/"
+       #     assert "".dirname                            == "."
        fun dirname: String
        do
-               var pos = last_index_of_from('/', _length - 1)
-               if pos >= 0 then
+               var l = _length - 1 # Index of the last char
+               if l > 0 and self[l] == '/' then l -= 1 # remove trailing `/`
+               var pos = last_index_of_from('/', l)
+               if pos > 0 then
                        return substring(0, pos)
+               else if pos == 0 then
+                       return "/"
                else
                        return "."
                end
        end
 
+       # Return the canonicalized absolute pathname (see POSIX function `realpath`)
+       fun realpath: String do
+               var cs = to_cstring.file_realpath
+               var res = cs.to_s_with_copy
+               # cs.free_malloc # FIXME memory leak
+               return res
+       end
+
        # Simplify a file path by remove useless ".", removing "//", and resolving ".."
        # ".." are not resolved if they start the path
        # starting "/" is not removed
@@ -244,9 +269,10 @@ redef class String
        #  * the validity of the path is not checked
        #
        #     assert "some/./complex/../../path/from/../to/a////file//".simplify_path        ==  "path/to/a/file"
-       #     assert "../dir/file".simplify_path      ==  "../dir/file"
-       #     assert "dir/../../".simplify_path      ==  ".."
-       #     assert "//absolute//path/".simplify_path      ==  "/absolute/path"
+       #     assert "../dir/file".simplify_path       ==  "../dir/file"
+       #     assert "dir/../../".simplify_path        ==  ".."
+       #     assert "dir/..".simplify_path            ==  "."
+       #     assert "//absolute//path/".simplify_path ==  "/absolute/path"
        fun simplify_path: String
        do
                var a = self.split_with("/")
@@ -260,6 +286,7 @@ redef class String
                        end
                        a2.push(x)
                end
+               if a2.is_empty then return "."
                return a2.join("/")
        end
 
@@ -304,6 +331,16 @@ redef class String
                end
        end
 
+       # Change the current working directory
+       #
+       #     "/etc".chdir
+       #     assert getcwd == "/etc"
+       #     "..".chdir
+       #     assert getcwd == "/"
+       #
+       # TODO: errno
+       fun chdir do to_cstring.file_chdir
+
        # Return right-most extension (without the dot)
        fun file_extension : nullable String
        do
@@ -332,6 +369,8 @@ redef class NativeString
        `}
        private fun file_mkdir: Bool is extern "string_NativeString_NativeString_file_mkdir_0"
        private fun file_delete: Bool is extern "string_NativeString_NativeString_file_delete_0"
+       private fun file_chdir is extern "string_NativeString_NativeString_file_chdir_0"
+       private fun file_realpath: NativeString is extern "file_NativeString_realpath"
 end
 
 extern FileStat `{ struct stat * `}