]]--
+--- LuCI filesystem library.
module("luci.fs", package.seeall)
require("posix")
--- Access
+--- Test for file access permission on given path.
+-- @class function
+-- @name access
+-- @param str String value containing the path
+-- @return Number containing the return code, 0 on sucess or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description (if any)
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno (if any)
access = posix.access
--- Glob
+--- Evaluate given shell glob pattern and return a table containing all matching
+-- file and directory entries.
+-- @class function
+-- @name glob
+-- @param filename String containing the path of the file to read
+-- @return Table containing file and directory entries or nil if no matches
+-- @return String containing the error description (if no matches)
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno (if no matches)
glob = posix.glob
--- Checks whether a file exists
+--- Checks wheather the given path exists and points to a regular file.
+-- @param filename String containing the path of the file to read
+-- @return Boolean indicating wheather given path points to regular file
function isfile(filename)
return posix.stat(filename, "type") == "regular"
end
--- Returns the content of file
+--- Read the whole content of the given file into memory.
+-- @param filename String containing the path of the file to read
+-- @return String containing the file contents or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error message on error
function readfile(filename)
local fp, err = io.open(filename)
return data
end
--- Writes given data to a file
+--- Write the contents of given string to given file.
+-- @param filename String containing the path of the file to read
+-- @param data String containing the data to write
+-- @return Boolean containing true on success or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error message on error
function writefile(filename, data)
local fp, err = io.open(filename, "w")
return true
end
--- Returns the file modification date/time of "path"
+--- Get the last modification time of given file path in Unix epoch format.
+-- @param path String containing the path of the file or directory to read
+-- @return Number containing the epoch time or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description (if any)
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno (if any)
function mtime(path)
return posix.stat(path, "mtime")
end
--- basename wrapper
+--- Return the last element - usually the filename - from the given path with
+-- the directory component stripped.
+-- @class function
+-- @name basename
+-- @param path String containing the path to strip
+-- @return String containing the base name of given path
+-- @see dirname
basename = posix.basename
--- dirname wrapper
+--- Return the directory component of the given path with the last element
+-- stripped of.
+-- @class function
+-- @name dirname
+-- @param path String containing the path to strip
+-- @return String containing the directory component of given path
+-- @see basename
dirname = posix.dirname
--- dir wrapper
+--- Return a table containing all entries of the specified directory.
+-- @class function
+-- @name dir
+-- @param path String containing the path of the directory to scan
+-- @return Table containing file and directory entries or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
dir = posix.dir
--- wrapper for posix.mkdir
+--- Create a new directory, recursively on demand.
+-- @param path String with the name or path of the directory to create
+-- @param recursive Create multiple directory levels (optional, default is true)
+-- @return Number with the return code, 0 on sucess or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
function mkdir(path, recursive)
if recursive then
local base = "."
end
end
--- Alias for posix.rmdir
+--- Remove the given empty directory.
+-- @class function
+-- @name rmdir
+-- @param path String containing the path of the directory to remove
+-- @return Number with the return code, 0 on sucess or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
rmdir = posix.rmdir
--- Alias for posix.stat
+--- Get information about given file or directory.
+-- @class function
+-- @name stat
+-- @param path String containing the path of the directory to query
+-- @return Table containing file or directory properties or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
stat = posix.stat
--- Alias for posix.chmod
+--- Set permissions on given file or directory.
+-- @class function
+-- @name chmod
+-- @param path String containing the path of the directory
+-- @param perm String containing the permissions to set ([ugoa][+-][rwx])
+-- @return Number with the return code, 0 on sucess or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
chmod = posix.chmod
--- Alias for posix.link
+--- Create a hardlink from given file to specified target file path.
+-- @class function
+-- @name link
+-- @param path1 String containing the source path of a file to hardlink
+-- @param path2 String containing the destination path for the link
+-- @return Number with the return code, 0 on sucess or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
link = posix.link
--- Alias for posix.unlink
+--- Remove the given file.
+-- @class function
+-- @name unlink
+-- @param path String containing the path of the file to remove
+-- @return Number with the return code, 0 on sucess or nil on error
+-- @return String containing the error description on error
+-- @return Number containing the os specific errno on error
unlink = posix.unlink
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