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
22 /// remove directory and all contents, returns true on success
23 bool destroyDir(std::string const & tmpdir);
25 /// Creates the per buffer temporary directory
26 std::string const createBufferTmpDir();
28 /// Creates directory. Returns true on success
29 bool createDirectory(std::string const & name, int permissions);
31 /** Creates the global LyX temp dir.
32 \p deflt can be an existing directory name. In this case a new directory
33 inside \p deflt is created. If \p deflt does not exist yet, \p deflt is
34 created and used as the temporary directory.
35 \return the tmp dir name or string() if something went wrong.
37 std::string const createLyXTmpDir(std::string const & deflt);
39 /** Find file by searching several directories.
40 Uses a string of paths separated by ";"s to find a file to open.
41 Can't cope with pathnames with a ';' in them. Returns full path to file.
42 If path entry begins with $$LyX/, use system_lyxdir.
43 If path entry begins with $$User/, use user_lyxdir.
44 Example: "$$User/doc;$$LyX/doc".
46 std::string const FileOpenSearch(std::string const & path, std::string const & name,
47 std::string const & ext = std::string());
49 /** Returns the real name of file name in directory path, with optional
51 The file is searched in the given path (unless it is an absolute
52 file name), first directly, and then with extension .ext (if given).
54 std::string const FileSearch(std::string const & path, std::string const & name,
55 std::string const & ext = std::string());
57 /// Returns a vector of all files in directory dir having extension ext.
58 std::vector<std::string> const DirList(std::string const & dir,
59 std::string const & ext = std::string());
61 /** Is directory read only?
66 bool IsDirWriteable (std::string const & path);
68 /** Is a file readable ?
69 Returns true if the file `path' is readable.
71 bool IsFileReadable (std::string const & path);
74 bool IsLyXFilename(std::string const & filename);
77 bool IsSGMLFilename(std::string const & filename);
79 /** Returns the path of a library data file.
80 Search the file name.ext in the subdirectory dir of
82 -# build_lyxdir (if not empty)
84 The third parameter `ext' is optional.
86 std::string const LibFileSearch(std::string const & dir, std::string const & name,
87 std::string const & ext = std::string());
89 /** Same as LibFileSearch(), but tries first to find an
90 internationalized version of the file by prepending $LANG_ to the
94 i18nLibFileSearch(std::string const & dir, std::string const & name,
95 std::string const & ext = std::string());
97 /** Takes a command such as "sh $$s/scripts/convertDefault.sh file.in file.out"
98 * and replaces "$$s/" with the path to the LyX support directory containing
99 * this script. If the script is not found, "$$s/" is removed. Executing the
100 * command will still fail, but the error message will make some sort of
103 std::string const LibScriptSearch(std::string const & command);
105 /** @param path a file path in internal_path format. Ie, directories
106 * are indicated by '/', not by '\'.
108 * Manipulates @c path into a form suitable for inclusion in a LaTeX
110 * If @c path contains LaTeX special characters, these are escaped.
111 * Eg, '~' -> '\\string~'
112 * If @c path contains spaces, then the returned path is enclosed in
113 * "-quotes. This last fix will lead to successful compiliation of the
114 * LaTeX file only if a sufficiently modern LaTeX compiler is used.
115 * If @c exclude_extension is true the extension is left outside the quotes.
116 * This is needed for pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4)
117 * (format=pdflatex 2005.4.11) in combination with
118 * pdftex.def 2002/06/19 v0.03k graphics/color for pdftex:
119 * It does not recognize the file extension if it is inside the quotes.
121 std::string const latex_path(std::string const & path,
122 bool exclude_extension = false)
124 /// Substitutes active latex characters with underscores in filename
125 std::string const MakeLatexName(std::string const & file);
127 /// Put the name in quotes suitable for the current shell
128 std::string const QuoteName(std::string const & file);
130 /// Add a filename to a path. Any path from filename is stripped first.
131 std::string const AddName(std::string const & path, std::string const & fname);
133 /// Append sub-directory(ies) to path in an intelligent way
134 std::string const AddPath(std::string const & path, std::string const & path2);
136 /** Change extension of oldname to extension.
137 If oldname does not have an extension, it is appended.
138 If the extension is empty, any extension is removed from the name.
141 ChangeExtension(std::string const & oldname, std::string const & extension);
143 /// Return the extension of the file (not including the .)
144 std::string const GetExtension(std::string const & name);
146 /** Guess the file format name (as in Format::name()) from contents.
147 Normally you don't want to use this directly, but rather
148 Formats::getFormatFromFile().
150 std::string const getFormatFromContents(std::string const & name);
152 /// check for zipped file
153 bool zippedFile(std::string const & name);
155 /** \return the name that LyX will give to the unzipped file \p zipped_file
156 if the second argument of unzipFile() is empty.
158 std::string const unzippedFileName(std::string const & zipped_file);
160 /** Unzip \p zipped_file.
161 The unzipped file is named \p unzipped_file if \p unzipped_file is not
162 empty, and unzippedFileName(\p zipped_file) otherwise.
163 Will overwrite an already existing unzipped file without warning.
165 std::string const unzipFile(std::string const & zipped_file,
166 std::string const & unzipped_file = std::string());
168 /// Returns true is path is absolute
169 bool AbsolutePath(std::string const & path);
171 /// Create absolute path. If impossible, don't do anything
172 std::string const ExpandPath(std::string const & path);
174 /** Convert relative path into absolute path based on a basepath.
175 If relpath is absolute, just use that.
176 If basepath doesn't exist use CWD.
178 std::string const MakeAbsPath(std::string const & RelPath = std::string(),
179 std::string const & BasePath = std::string());
181 /** Creates a nice compact path for displaying. The parameter
182 threshold, if given, specifies the maximal length of the path.
185 MakeDisplayPath(std::string const & path, unsigned int threshold = 1000);
187 /** Makes relative path out of absolute path.
188 If it is deeper than basepath,
189 it's easy. If basepath and abspath share something (they are all deeper
190 than some directory), it'll be rendered using ..'s. If they are completely
191 different, then the absolute path will be used as relative path
192 WARNING: the absolute path and base path must really be absolute paths!!!
195 MakeRelPath(std::string const & abspath, std::string const & basepath);
197 /// Strip filename from path name
198 std::string const OnlyPath(std::string const & fname);
200 /** Normalize a path. Constracts path/../path
201 * Also converts paths like /foo//bar ==> /foo/bar
203 std::string const NormalizePath(std::string const & path);
205 /// Strips path from filename
206 std::string const OnlyFilename(std::string const & fname);
208 /// Get the contents of a file as a huge std::string
209 std::string const GetFileContents(std::string const & fname);
211 /** Check and Replace Environmentvariables ${NAME} in Path.
212 Replaces all occurences of these, if they are found in the
214 Variables are defined by Var := '${' [a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]* '}'
216 std::string const ReplaceEnvironmentPath(std::string const & path);
218 /* Set \c link to the path \c file points to as a symbolic link.
219 If \c resolve is true, then \c link is an absolute path
220 Returns true if successful */
221 bool LyXReadLink(std::string const & file, std::string & link, bool resolve = false);
223 /// Uses kpsewhich to find tex files
224 std::string const findtexfile(std::string const & fil, std::string const & format);
226 /// remove the autosave-file and give a Message if it can't be done
227 void removeAutosaveFile(std::string const & filename);
229 /// read the BoundingBox entry from a ps/eps/pdf-file
230 std::string const readBB_from_PSFile(std::string const & file);
232 /** \param file1, file2 the two files to be compared. Must have absolute paths.
233 * \returns 1 if \c file1 has a more recent timestamp than \c file2,
234 * 0 if their timestamps are the same,
235 * -1 if \c file2 has a more recent timestamp than \c file1.
236 * If one of the files does not exist, the return value indicates the file
237 * which does exist. Eg, if \c file1 exists but \c file2 does not, return 1.
239 int compare_timestamps(std::string const & file1, std::string const & file2);
241 typedef std::pair<int, std::string> cmd_ret;
243 cmd_ret const RunCommand(std::string const & cmd);
245 } // namespace support