recls.Ruby
recursive ls, for Ruby
Introduction
recls stands for recursive ls. The first recls library was a C library with a C++ wrapper. There have been several implementations in other languages. recls.Ruby is the Ruby version.
Table of Contents
Introduction
T.B.C.
Installation & usage
Install using gem install recls-ruby or add it to your Gemfile.
Components
The main components of recls.Ruby are:
- the
Reclsmodule; and - the
Recls::Entryclass
The Recls module
T.B.C.
The Recls::Entry class
This class represents a file-system entry, and is created either by the Recls.stat() method, or is returned from the searches (see above). It has the following (simplified) interface:
```Ruby module Recls
# A file-system entry class Entry
# ##########################
# Name-related attributes
# (String) A normalised form of #path that can be used in comparisons
attr_reader :compare_path
# (String) The full-path of the instance
attr_reader :path
# (String) The (Windows) short-form of #path, or +nil+ if not on Windows
attr_reader :short_path
# (String) The (Windows) drive. +nil+ if does not exist
attr_reader :drive
# (String) The full path of the entry's directory (taking into account the
# #drive if on Windows)
attr_reader :directory_path
alias_method :dirname, :directory_path
# (String) The entry's directory (excluding the #drive if on Windows)
attr_reader :directory
# ([String]) An array of directory parts, where each part ends in Recls::PATH_NAME_SEPARATOR
attr_reader :directory_parts
# (String) The entry's file name (combination of #stem + #extension)
attr_reader :file_full_name
# (String) The (Windows) short-form of #basename, or +nil+ if not on Windows
attr_reader :file_short_name
alias_method :basename, :file_full_name
# (String) The entry's file stem
attr_reader :file_name_only
alias_method :stem, :file_name_only
# (String) The entry's file extension
attr_reader :file_extension
alias_method :extension, :file_extension
# (String) The search directory if specified; +nil+ otherwise
attr_reader :search_directory
# (String) The #path relative to #search_directory; +nil+ if no search directory specified
attr_reader :search_relative_path
# (String) The #directory relative to #search_directory; +nil+ if no search directory specified
attr_reader :search_relative_directory
# (String) The #directory_path relative to #search_directory; +nil+ if no search directory specified
attr_reader :search_relative_directory_path
# ([String]) The #directory_parts relative to #search_directory; +nil+ if no search directory specified
attr_reader :search_relative_directory_parts
# ##########################
# Nature attributes
# indicates whether the given entry existed at the time the entry
# instance was created
def exist?
. . .
end
# indicates whether the given entry is hidden
def hidden?
. . .
end
# indicates whether the given entry is readonly
def readonly?
. . .
end
if Recls::Ximpl::OS::OS_IS_WINDOWS
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry has the *system* bit
def system?
. . .
end
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry has the *archive* bit
def archive?
. . .
end
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry is a device
def device?
. . .
end
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry is *normal*
def normal?
. . .
end
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry has the *temporary* bit
def temporary?
. . .
end
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry has the *compressed* bit
def compressed?
. . .
end
# [WINDOWS-ONLY] Indicates whether the entry has the *encrypted* bit
def encrypted?
. . .
end end
# indicates whether the given entry represents a directory
def directory?
. . .
end
alias_method :dir?, :directory?
# indicates whether the given entry represents a file
def file?
. . .
end
# indicates whether the given entry represents a link
def link?
. . .
end
# indicates whether the given entry represents a socket
def socket?
. . .
end
# ##########################
# Size attributes
# indicates the size of the given entry
def size
. . .
end
# ##########################
# File-system entry attributes
# indicates the device of the given entry
#
# On Windows, this will be 0 if the entry cannot be
# opened
def dev
. . .
end
# indicates the ino of the given entry
#
# On Windows, this will be 0 if the entry cannot be
# opened
def ino
. . .
end
# number of links to the given entry
#
# On Windows, this will be 0 if the entry cannot be
# opened
def nlink
. . .
end
# ##########################
# Time attributes
# indicates the last access time of the entry
def last_access_time
. . .
end
# indicates the modification time of the entry
def modification_time
. . .
end
# ##########################
# Comparison
# determines whether rhs is an instance of Entry and
# refers to the same path
def eql?(rhs)
. . .
end
# determines whether rhs refers to the same path
def ==(rhs)
. . .
end
# compares this instance with rhs
def <=>(rhs)
. . .
end
# the hash
def hash
. . .
end
# ##########################
# Conversion
# represents the entry as a string (in the form of
# the full path)
def to_s
. . .
end
# represents the entry as a string (in the form of
# the full path)
def to_str
. . .
end end # class Entry end # module Recls
############################## end of file #############################
```
Examples
Examples are provided in the examples directory, along with a markdown description for each. A detailed list TOC of them is provided in EXAMPLES.md.
Project Information
Where to get help
Contribution guidelines
Defect reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome on https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls.Ruby.
Dependencies
None
Dependents
recls.Ruby is used in the libCLImate.Ruby library.
Related projects
License
recls.Ruby is released under the 3-clause BSD license. See LICENSE for details.
Compatibility
For v2.8.x onwards, recls.Ruby is compatible only with Ruby 2.0+; all other past and current versions work with Ruby 1.9.3+.