NAME
File::Fu - file and directory objects
SYNOPSIS
The directory constructor:
use File::Fu;
my $dir = File::Fu->dir("bar");
print "$dir\n"; # 'bar/'
my $file = $dir + 'bar.txt';
print "$file\n"; # 'bar/bar.txt'
my $d2 = $dir % 'baz'; # 'barbaz/'
my $d3 = $dir / 'bat'; # 'bar/bat/'
my $file2 = $dir / 'bat' + 'foo.txt'; # 'bar/bat/foo.txt'The file constructor:
my $file = File::Fu->file("foo");
$file->e and warn "$file exists";
$file->l and warn "$file is a link";
warn "file is in ", $file->dir;ABOUT
This class provides the toplevel interface to File::Fu directory and file objects, with operator overloading which allows precise path composition and support for most builtin methods, as well as creation of temporary files/directories, finding files, and more.
The interface and style are quite different than the perl builtins or File::Spec. The syntax is concise. Errors are thrown with croak(), so you never need to check a return code.
Constructors
The actual objects are in the 'Dir' and 'File' sub-namespaces.
dir
my $dir = File::Fu->dir($path);file
my $file = File::Fu->file($path);Class Constants
tmp
Your system's '/tmp/' directory (or equivalent of that.)
my $dir = File::Fu->tmp;home
User's $HOME directory.
my $dir = File::Fu->home;program_name
The absolute name of your program. This will be relative from the time File::Fu was loaded. It dies if the name is '-e'.
my $prog = File::Fu->program_name;If File::Fu was loaded after a chdir and the $0 was relative, calling program_name() throws an error. (Unless you set $0 correctly before requiring File::Fu.)
program_dir
Returns what typically corresponds to program_name()->dirname, but just the compile-time cwd() when $0 is -e/-E.
my $dir = File::Fu->program_dir;Class Methods
THIS_FILE
A nicer way to say __FILE__.
my $file = File::Fu->THIS_FILE;cwd
The current working directory.
my $dir = File::Fu->cwd;which
Returns File::Fu::File objects of ordered candidates for $name found in the path.
my @prog = File::Fu->which($name) or die "cannot find $name";If called in scalar context, returns a single File::Fu::File object or throws an error if no candidates were found.
my $prog = File::Fu->which($name);Temporary Directories and Files
These class methods call the corresponding File::Fu::Dir methods on the value of tmp(). That is, you get a temporary file/dir in the '/tmp/' directory.
temp_dir
my $dir = File::Fu->temp_dir;temp_file
my $handle = File::Fu->temp_file;Operators
If you choose not to use the overloaded operators, you can just say $obj->stringify() or "$obj" whenever you want to drop the object-y nature and treat the path as a string.
The operators can be convenient for building-up path names, but you probably don't want to think of them as "math on filenames", because they are nothing like that.
The '+' and '/' operators only apply to directory objects.
op method mnemonic
-- ---------------- --------------------
+ $d->file($b) ............. plus (not "add")
/ $d->subdir($b) ........... slash (not "divide")The other operators apply to both files and directories.
op method mnemonic
-- ---------------- --------------------
%= $p->append($b) ........... mod(ify)
% $p->clone->append($b)
&= $p->map(sub{...}) ........ invoke subref
& $p->clone->map(sub {...})Aside: It would be more natural to use .= as append(), but the way perl compiles "$obj foo" into $obj . " foo" makes it impossible to do the right thing because the lines between object and string are too ambiguous.
Subclassing
You may wish to subclass File:Fu and override the dir_class() and/or file_class() class methods to point to your own Dir/File subclasses.
my $class = 'My::FileFu';
my $dir = $class->dir("foo");See File::Fu::File and File::Fu::Dir for more info.
dir_class
File::Fu->dir_class # File::Fu::Dirfile_class
File::Fu->file_class # File::Fu::FileSee Also
File::Fu::why if I need to explain my motivations.
Path::Class, from which many an idea was taken.
File::stat, IO::File, File::Spec, File::Find, File::Temp, File::Path, File::Basename, perlfunc, perlopentut.
AUTHOR
Eric Wilhelm @ <ewilhelm at cpan dot org>
http://scratchcomputing.com/
BUGS
If you found this module on CPAN, please report any bugs or feature requests through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
If you pulled this development version from my /svn/, please contact me directly.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2008 Eric L. Wilhelm, All Rights Reserved.
NO WARRANTY
Absolutely, positively NO WARRANTY, neither express or implied, is offered with this software. You use this software at your own risk. In case of loss, no person or entity owes you anything whatsoever. You have been warned.
LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.