directory.h

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#ifndef DIRECTORY_CLASS
#define DIRECTORY_CLASS

/*****************************************************************************\
*                                                                             *
*  Name   : directory                                                         *
*  Author : Chris Koeritz                                                     *
*                                                                             *
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* Copyright (c) 2001-$now By Author.  This program is free software; you can  *
* redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public  *
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of   *
* the License or (at your option) any later version.  This is online at:      *
*     http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html                                    *
* Please send any updates to: fred@gruntose.com                               *
\*****************************************************************************/


#include "opsysdll.h"

#include <basis/object_base.h>

class OPSYSTEM_CLASS_STYLE directory
{
public:
  directory(const istring &path, const char *pattern = "*");

  directory(const directory &to_copy);

  virtual ~directory();

  directory &operator =(const directory &to_copy);

  IMPLEMENT_CLASS_NAME("directory");

  bool good() const { return _scanned_okay; }

  const istring &path() const;

  const istring &pattern() const;

  static istring absolute_path(const istring &relative_path);

  bool reset(const istring &path, const char *pattern = "*");

  bool move_up(const char *pattern = "*");

  bool move_down(const istring &subdir, const char *pattern = "*");

  bool rescan();

  const string_array &files() const;

  const string_array &directories() const;

  // static methods of general directory-related interest.

  static istring current();

  static bool make_directory(const istring &path);

  static bool remove_directory(const istring &path);

  static bool recursive_create(const istring &directory_name);

private:
  bool _scanned_okay;  
  istring *_path;  
  string_array *_files;  
  string_array *_folders;  
  istring *_pattern;  
};

#endif

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