From: Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 23:19:08 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: lib: intro `user_exists` and `group_exists`
X-Git-Tag: v0.6.8~14^2~2
X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org

lib: intro `user_exists` and `group_exists`

Signed-off-by: Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
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diff --git a/lib/privileges.nit b/lib/privileges.nit
index e3e1220..d91a9a6 100644
--- a/lib/privileges.nit
+++ b/lib/privileges.nit
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ module privileges
 
 import opts
 
+redef class Text
+	# Does the operating system know the user named `self`?
+	fun user_exists: Bool
+	do
+		var passwd = new Passwd.from_name(to_s)
+		return not passwd.address_is_null
+	end
+
+	# Does the operating system know the group named `self`?
+	fun group_exists: Bool
+	do
+		var passwd = new Group.from_name(to_s)
+		return not passwd.address_is_null
+	end
+end
+
 # Class to manage user groups
 class UserGroup