NAME

Directory - an object representing a directory

SYNOPSIS

use Directory;

# OBJECT CONSTRUCTION
my $dir = Directory.new('/some/dir'); # relative paths OK, too
my $dir = Directory.new('~');
my $dir = Directory.new();   # current working directory, '.'

# METHODS
my $bool = Directory.new('/some/dir').exists;
my $bool = Directory.new('/some/dir').is-empty;
my @entries = Directory.new('/some/dir').list;
my $bool = Directory.new('/some/dir').mktree;
my $bool = Directory.new('/some/dir').create;
my $bool = Directory.new('/some/dir').rmtree;
my $bool = Directory.new('/some/dir').empty-directory;
my $path = Directory.new('/some/dir').path;
my $dir = Directory.new('/some/dir').open;
my $sequence = $dir.dir;
$dir.close;

DESCRIPTION

A Directory object wraps an IO::Dir object as well as the the subroutines found in the File::Directory::Tree distribution. The module aims to make working with directories simpler. The primary motivation was for type constraining class attributes representing directories.

CONSTRUCTION

new(Str:D $path?)

Creates a new Directory object from the $path supplied or with the path to the current working directory if no $path is given. An error is thrown if a file already exists at the $path. A path beginning with the ~ character is replaced with the value of the $*HOME> variable, if it contains a value.

METHODS

Built-in methods

exists

Returns a boolean value of True if the directory exists, False otherwise.

is-empty

Returns a boolean value of True if the directory is empty, False otherwise.

list(:Str, :absolute)

Returns an array of IO::Paths for each file and directory in the Directory object's path. Pass :Str to return strings instead and :absolute to return absolute paths.

path

Returns the IO::Path object for the Directory object.

`IO::Dir` methods

open

Opens the Directory object with the open method from IO::Dir. Unlike with the IO::Dir.open, no path is passed to the method.

dir(:Str, :absolute)

Runs the dir method from IO::Dir, returning a sequence of IO paths for files and directories contained by the Directory object. Pass :Str to return strings instead and :absolute to return absolute paths.

The Directory object must be opened with the open method before running this method.

close

Closes the Directory object with the close method from IO::Dir

`File::Directory::Tree Wrapper` methods

mktree($mask = 0o777)

A wrapper for the File::Directory::Tree's mktree command.

create($mask = 0o777)

Synonym for mktree method.

rmtree

A wrapper for the File::Directory::Tree's rmtree command.

empty-directory

A wrapper for the File::Directory::Tree's empty-directory command.

AUTHOR

Steve Dondley s@dondley.com

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.