4 * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
5 * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
7 * \author Lars Gullik Bjønnes
9 * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
12 #ifndef LYX_FILETOOL_H
13 #define LYX_FILETOOL_H
15 #include "support/docstring.h"
26 /// Record used temp file names
27 static std::set<std::string> tmp_names_;
29 /// Get a temporary file name.
31 * The actual temp file (QTemporaryFile object) is immediately
32 * destroyed after the name has been generated, so a new file
33 * has to be created manually from the name.
34 * This is needed if the temp file has to be manually removed
35 * (e.g., when temp files are used as conversion target, and the initial
36 * file only serves as a placeholder), since QTemporaryFile objects
37 * cannot be manually removed at least on Windows (they are always
38 * kept open internally even after close()).
39 * In order to avoid race conditions due to duplicate names, we record
40 * all used temp file names.
41 * If you don't have to remove the temp file manually, use TempFile instead!
43 FileName const tempFileName(FileName, bool const dir = false);
44 /// Get temporary file name with custom path
45 FileName const tempFileName(FileName const &, std::string const &, bool const dir = false);
46 /// Get temporary file name with default path
47 FileName const tempFileName(std::string const &, bool const dir = false);
49 /// Remove and unregister a temporary file.
50 void removeTempFile(FileName const &);
52 /** Creates the global LyX temp dir.
53 \p deflt can be an existing directory name. In this case a new directory
54 inside \p deflt is created. If \p deflt does not exist yet, \p deflt is
55 created and used as the temporary directory.
56 \return the tmp dir name or string() if something went wrong.
58 FileName const createLyXTmpDir(FileName const & deflt);
61 // FIXME unused. Should this be deleted or resurrected?
62 /** Find file by searching several directories.
63 Uses a string of paths separated by ";"s to find a file to open.
64 Can't cope with pathnames with a ';' in them. Returns full path to file.
65 If path entry begins with $$LyX/, use system_lyxdir.
66 If path entry begins with $$User/, use user_lyxdir.
67 Example: "$$User/doc;$$LyX/doc".
69 FileName const fileOpenSearch(std::string const & path,
70 std::string const & name,
71 std::string const & ext = std::string());
74 /// How to search files
76 /// The file must exist (return an empty file name otherwise)
78 /// Only do file name expansion, return the complete name even if
79 /// the file does not exist
81 /// The (image) file may be present with hi-dpi resolution -
82 /// the lookup checks for a file named "image" + "@2x" + ".ext" first.
83 /// If found it will return e.g. "image@2x.png" instead of "image.png".
84 /// Otherwise it will work as must_exist.
88 /** Returns the real name of file name in directory path, with optional
90 The file is searched in the given path (unless it is an absolute
91 file name), first directly, and then with extension .ext (if given).
93 FileName const fileSearch(std::string const & path,
94 std::string const & name,
95 std::string const & ext = std::string(),
96 search_mode mode = must_exist);
99 bool isLyXFileName(std::string const & filename);
102 bool isSGMLFileName(std::string const & filename);
104 /// check for characters in filenames not allowed by LaTeX
105 bool isValidLaTeXFileName(std::string const & filename);
107 /** check for characters in filenames that might lead to
108 problems when manually compiling the LaTeX export of LyX
109 and opening the result with some older DVI-viewers
111 bool isValidDVIFileName(std::string const & filename);
113 /// check whether the file has binary contents
114 bool isBinaryFile(FileName const & filename);
116 /** Returns the path of a library data file.
117 Search the file name.ext in the subdirectory dir of
119 -# build_lyxdir (if not empty)
121 The third parameter `ext' is optional.
123 FileName const libFileSearch(std::string const & dir,
124 std::string const & name,
125 std::string const & ext = std::string(),
126 search_mode mode = must_exist);
128 /** Same as libFileSearch(), but tries first to find an
129 internationalized version of the file by prepending $LANG_ to the
133 i18nLibFileSearch(std::string const & dir,
134 std::string const & name,
135 std::string const & ext = std::string());
137 /** Same as libFileSearch(), but tries first to find a preferred
138 version of the file by appending the icon set name to the dir
141 imageLibFileSearch(std::string & dir, std::string const & name,
142 std::string const & ext = std::string(),
143 search_mode mode = must_exist);
145 /// How to quote a filename
147 /** Quote for the (OS dependent) shell. This is needed for command
148 line arguments of subprocesses. */
150 /** Quote a file name for the (OS dependent) shell. This is needed
151 for file names as command line arguments of subprocesses. */
152 quote_shell_filename,
153 /** Quote for python. Use this if you want to store a filename in a
154 python script. Example: \code
155 os << "infile = " << quoteName(filename) << '\\n';
156 \endcode This uses double quotes, so that you can also use this
157 to quote filenames as part of a string if the string is quoted
158 with single quotes. */
162 /** Takes a command such as "python $$s/scripts/convertDefault.py file.in file.out"
163 * and replaces "$$s/" with the path to the LyX support directory containing
164 * this script. If the script is not found, "$$s/" is removed. Executing the
165 * command will still fail, but the error message will make some sort of
168 std::string const commandPrep(std::string const & command);
170 enum latex_path_extension {
175 enum latex_path_dots {
180 /** @param path a file path in internal_path format. Ie, directories
181 * are indicated by '/', not by '\'.
183 * Manipulates @c path into a form suitable for inclusion in a LaTeX
185 * If @c path contains LaTeX special characters, these are escaped.
186 * Eg, '~' -> '\\string~'
187 * If @c path contains spaces, then the returned path is enclosed in
188 * "-quotes. This last fix will lead to successful compilation of the
189 * LaTeX file only if a sufficiently modern LaTeX compiler is used.
190 * If @c ext == EXCLUDE_EXTENSION the extension is left outside the quotes.
191 * This is needed for pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4)
192 * (format=pdflatex 2005.4.11) in combination with
193 * pdftex.def 2002/06/19 v0.03k graphics/color for pdftex:
194 * It does not recognize the file extension if it is inside the quotes.
195 * If @c dots == ESCAPE_DOTS dots in the filename are replaced by
196 * "\\lyxdot ". This is needed for the \\includegraphics command if the
197 * automatic format selection is used.
199 std::string const latex_path(std::string const & path,
200 latex_path_extension extension = PROTECT_EXTENSION,
201 latex_path_dots dots = LEAVE_DOTS);
203 /// Substitutes active latex characters with underscores in filename
204 FileName const makeLatexName(FileName const & file);
206 /** Put the name in quotes suitable for the current shell or python,
207 depending on \p style. */
208 std::string const quoteName(std::string const & file, quote_style style = quote_shell);
210 /// Add a filename to a path. Any path from filename is stripped first.
211 std::string const addName(std::string const & path, std::string const & fname);
213 /// Add a relative path to a path. Does not strip the pathname
214 std::string const addPathName(std::string const & path, std::string const & fname);
216 /// Append sub-directory(ies) to path in an intelligent way. Will append the
217 /// trailing directory separator if that is not provided.
218 std::string const addPath(std::string const & path, std::string const & path2);
220 /** Change extension of oldname to extension.
221 If oldname does not have an extension, it is appended.
222 If the extension is empty, any extension is removed from the name.
225 changeExtension(std::string const & oldname, std::string const & extension);
227 /// Remove the extension from \p name
228 std::string const removeExtension(std::string const & name);
230 /** Add the extension \p ext to \p name.
231 Use this instead of changeExtension if you know that \p name is without
232 extension, because changeExtension would wrongly interpret \p name if it
236 addExtension(std::string const & name, std::string const & extension);
238 /// Return the extension of the file (not including the .)
239 std::string const getExtension(std::string const & name);
241 /** \return the name that LyX will give to the unzipped file \p zipped_file
242 if the second argument of unzipFile() is empty.
244 std::string const unzippedFileName(std::string const & zipped_file);
246 /** Unzip \p zipped_file.
247 The unzipped file is named \p unzipped_file if \p unzipped_file is not
248 empty, and unzippedFileName(\p zipped_file) otherwise.
249 Will overwrite an already existing unzipped file without warning.
251 FileName const unzipFile(FileName const & zipped_file,
252 std::string const & unzipped_file = std::string());
254 /** Convert relative path into absolute path based on a basepath.
255 If relpath is absolute, just use that.
256 If basepath doesn't exist use CWD.
258 FileName const makeAbsPath(std::string const & RelPath = std::string(),
259 std::string const & BasePath = std::string());
261 /** Creates a nice compact path for displaying. The parameter
262 threshold, if given, specifies the maximal length of the path.
265 makeDisplayPath(std::string const & path, unsigned int threshold = 1000);
267 /** Makes relative path out of absolute path.
268 If it is deeper than basepath,
269 it's easy. If basepath and abspath share something (they are all deeper
270 than some directory), it'll be rendered using ..'s. If they are completely
271 different, then the absolute path will be used as relative path
272 WARNING: the absolute path and base path must really be absolute paths!!!
275 makeRelPath(docstring const & abspath, docstring const & basepath);
277 /// Strip filename from path name
278 std::string const onlyPath(std::string const & fname);
280 /// Strips path from filename
281 std::string const onlyFileName(std::string const & fname);
283 /** Check and Replace Environmentvariables ${NAME} in Path.
284 Replaces all occurrences of these, if they are found in the
286 Variables are defined by Var := '${' [a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]* '}'
288 std::string const replaceEnvironmentPath(std::string const & path);
291 Return a string to be used as a prefix to a command for setting the
292 environment of the TeX engine with respect to the paths \p path and \p lpath.
294 std::string latexEnvCmdPrefix(std::string const &path, std::string const & lpath);
296 /** Replace all references to a current directory (a lonely '.' or
297 the prefix "./") in \c pathlist with \c path. Also prefixes
298 all non-absolute paths with \c path.
300 std::string const replaceCurdirPath(std::string const & path, std::string const & pathlist);
302 /** Set \c link to the path \c file points to as a symbolic link.
303 \return true if successful.
305 bool readLink(FileName const & file, FileName & link);
308 * Search a TeX file in all locations the latex compiler would search it,
309 * with the help of kpsewhich.
310 * The current working directory must be set correctly, so that relative
312 * \param fil The filename to search
313 * \param format The file format as used by kpsewhich, e.g. "bib", "bst" etc.
315 FileName const findtexfile(std::string const & fil,
316 std::string const & format,
317 bool const onlykpse = false);
319 /** \param file1, file2 the two files to be compared. Must have absolute paths.
320 * \returns 1 if \c file1 has a more recent timestamp than \c file2,
321 * 0 if their timestamps are the same,
322 * -1 if \c file2 has a more recent timestamp than \c file1.
323 * If one of the files does not exist, the return value indicates the file
324 * which does exist. Eg, if \c file1 exists but \c file2 does not, return 1.
326 int compare_timestamps(FileName const & file1, FileName const & file2);
328 /// \param lfuns: true if we're converting lfuns, false if prefs
329 bool prefs2prefs(FileName const & filename, FileName const & tempfile,
332 /// Does file \p file need to be updated by configure.py?
333 bool configFileNeedsUpdate(std::string const & file);
340 cmd_ret const runCommand(std::string const & cmd);
342 int fileLock(const char * lock_file);
343 void fileUnlock(int fd, const char * lock_file);
345 } // namespace support