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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/filename.h
3 // Purpose: wxFileName - encapsulates a file path
4 // Author: Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 28.12.00
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) 2000 Robert Roebling
9 // Licence: wxWindows license
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_FILENAME_H_
13 #define _WX_FILENAME_H_
14
15 #if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
16 #pragma interface "filename.h"
17 #endif
18
19 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
20 #include "wx/string.h"
21 #endif
22
23 /*
24 TODO:
25
26 1. support for drives under Windows
27 2. more file operations:
28 a) chmod()
29 b) [acm]time() - get and set
30 c) file size
31 d) file permissions with readable accessors for most common bits
32 such as IsReadable() &c
33 e) rename()?
34 3. SameFileAs() function to compare inodes under Unix
35 */
36
37 // ridiculously enough, this will replace DirExists with wxDirExists etc
38 #include "wx/filefn.h"
39 #include "wx/datetime.h"
40
41 class WXDLLEXPORT wxFile;
42
43 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
44 // constants
45 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
46
47 // the various values for the path format: this mainly affects the path
48 // separator but also whether or not the path has the drive part (as under
49 // Windows)
50 enum wxPathFormat
51 {
52 wxPATH_NATIVE = 0, // the path format for the current platform
53 wxPATH_UNIX,
54 wxPATH_MAC,
55 wxPATH_DOS,
56 wxPATH_VMS,
57
58 wxPATH_BEOS = wxPATH_UNIX,
59 wxPATH_WIN = wxPATH_DOS,
60 wxPATH_OS2 = wxPATH_DOS
61 };
62
63 // the kind of normalization to do with the file name: these values can be
64 // or'd together to perform several operations at once
65 enum wxPathNormalize
66 {
67 wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS = 0x0001, // replace env vars with their values
68 wxPATH_NORM_DOTS = 0x0002, // squeeze all .. and . and prepend cwd
69 wxPATH_NORM_TILDE = 0x0004, // Unix only: replace ~ and ~user
70 wxPATH_NORM_CASE = 0x0008, // if case insensitive => tolower
71 wxPATH_NORM_ABSOLUTE = 0x0010, // make the path absolute
72 wxPATH_NORM_LONG = 0x0020, // make the path the long form
73 wxPATH_NORM_ALL = 0x003f
74 };
75
76 // what exactly should GetPath() return?
77 enum
78 {
79 wxPATH_GET_VOLUME = 0x0001, // include the volume if applicable
80 wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR = 0x0002 // terminate the path with the separator
81 };
82
83 // MkDir flags
84 enum
85 {
86 wxPATH_MKDIR_FULL = 0x0001 // create directories recursively
87 };
88
89 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
90 // wxFileName: encapsulates a file path
91 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
92
93 class WXDLLEXPORT wxFileName
94 {
95 public:
96 // constructors and assignment
97
98 // the usual stuff
99 wxFileName() { Clear(); }
100 wxFileName( const wxFileName &filepath ) { Assign(filepath); }
101
102 // from a full filename: if it terminates with a '/', a directory path
103 // is contructed (the name will be empty), otherwise a file name and
104 // extension are extracted from it
105 wxFileName( const wxString& fullpath, wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE )
106 { Assign( fullpath, format ); }
107
108 // from a directory name and a file name
109 wxFileName(const wxString& path,
110 const wxString& name,
111 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE)
112 { Assign(path, name, format); }
113
114 // from a volume, directory name, file base name and extension
115 wxFileName(const wxString& volume,
116 const wxString& path,
117 const wxString& name,
118 const wxString& ext,
119 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE)
120 { Assign(volume, path, name, ext, format); }
121
122 // from a directory name, file base name and extension
123 wxFileName(const wxString& path,
124 const wxString& name,
125 const wxString& ext,
126 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE)
127 { Assign(path, name, ext, format); }
128
129 // the same for delayed initialization
130
131 void Assign(const wxFileName& filepath);
132
133 void Assign(const wxString& fullpath,
134 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
135
136 void Assign(const wxString& volume,
137 const wxString& path,
138 const wxString& name,
139 const wxString& ext,
140 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
141
142 void Assign(const wxString& path,
143 const wxString& name,
144 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
145
146 void Assign(const wxString& path,
147 const wxString& name,
148 const wxString& ext,
149 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE)
150 {
151 // empty volume
152 Assign(_T(""), path, name, ext, format);
153 }
154
155 void AssignDir(const wxString& dir, wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
156
157 // assorted assignment operators
158
159 wxFileName& operator=(const wxFileName& filename)
160 { Assign(filename); return *this; }
161
162 wxFileName& operator=(const wxString& filename)
163 { Assign(filename); return *this; }
164
165 // reset all components to default, uninitialized state
166 void Clear();
167
168 // static pseudo constructors
169 static wxFileName FileName(const wxString& file);
170 static wxFileName DirName(const wxString& dir);
171
172 // file tests
173
174 // is the filename valid at all?
175 bool IsOk() const { return !m_dirs.IsEmpty() || !m_name.IsEmpty(); }
176
177 // does the file with this name exists?
178 bool FileExists() const;
179 static bool FileExists( const wxString &file );
180
181 // does the directory with this name exists?
182 bool DirExists() const;
183 static bool DirExists( const wxString &dir );
184
185 // VZ: also need: IsDirWritable(), IsFileExecutable() &c (TODO)
186
187 // time functions
188
189 // set the file last access/mod and creation times
190 // (any of the pointers may be NULL)
191 bool SetTimes(const wxDateTime *dtAccess,
192 const wxDateTime *dtMod,
193 const wxDateTime *dtCreate);
194
195 // set the access and modification times to the current moment
196 bool Touch();
197
198 // return the last access, last modification and create times
199 // (any of the pointers may be NULL)
200 bool GetTimes(wxDateTime *dtAccess,
201 wxDateTime *dtMod,
202 wxDateTime *dtCreate) const;
203
204 // convenience wrapper: get just the last mod time of the file
205 wxDateTime GetModificationTime() const
206 {
207 wxDateTime dtMod;
208 (void)GetTimes(NULL, &dtMod, NULL);
209 return dtMod;
210 }
211
212 #ifdef __WXMAC__
213 bool MacSetTypeAndCreator( wxUint32 type , wxUint32 creator ) ;
214 bool MacGetTypeAndCreator( wxUint32 *type , wxUint32 *creator ) ;
215 // gets the 'common' type and creator for a certain extension
216 static bool MacFindDefaultTypeAndCreator( const wxString& ext , wxUint32 *type , wxUint32 *creator ) ;
217 // registers application defined extensions and their default type and creator
218 static void MacRegisterDefaultTypeAndCreator( const wxString& ext , wxUint32 type , wxUint32 creator ) ;
219 // looks up the appropriate type and creator from the registration and then sets
220 bool MacSetDefaultTypeAndCreator() ;
221 #endif
222
223 // various file/dir operations
224
225 // retrieve the value of the current working directory
226 void AssignCwd(const wxString& volume = wxEmptyString);
227 static wxString GetCwd(const wxString& volume = wxEmptyString);
228
229 // change the current working directory
230 bool SetCwd();
231 static bool SetCwd( const wxString &cwd );
232
233 // get the value of user home (Unix only mainly)
234 void AssignHomeDir();
235 static wxString GetHomeDir();
236
237 // get a temp file name starting with the specified prefix and open the
238 // file passed to us using this name for writing (atomically if
239 // possible)
240 void AssignTempFileName(const wxString& prefix, wxFile *fileTemp = NULL);
241 static wxString CreateTempFileName(const wxString& prefix,
242 wxFile *fileTemp = NULL);
243
244 // directory creation and removal.
245 // if full is TRUE, will try to make each directory in the path.
246 bool Mkdir( int perm = 0777, int flags = 0);
247 static bool Mkdir( const wxString &dir, int perm = 0777, int flags = 0 );
248
249 bool Rmdir();
250 static bool Rmdir( const wxString &dir );
251
252 // operations on the path
253
254 // normalize the path: with the default flags value, the path will be
255 // made absolute, without any ".." and "." and all environment
256 // variables will be expanded in it
257 //
258 // this may be done using another (than current) value of cwd
259 bool Normalize(int flags = wxPATH_NORM_ALL,
260 const wxString& cwd = wxEmptyString,
261 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
262
263 // get a path path relative to the given base directory, i.e. opposite
264 // of Normalize
265 //
266 // pass an empty string to get a path relative to the working directory
267 //
268 // returns TRUE if the file name was modified, FALSE if we failed to do
269 // anything with it (happens when the file is on a different volume,
270 // for example)
271 bool MakeRelativeTo(const wxString& pathBase = _T(""),
272 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
273
274 // make the path absolute
275 //
276 // this may be done using another (than current) value of cwd
277 bool MakeAbsolute(const wxString& cwd = wxEmptyString,
278 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE)
279 { return Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_DOTS | wxPATH_NORM_ABSOLUTE |
280 wxPATH_NORM_TILDE, cwd, format); }
281
282 // Comparison
283
284 // compares with the rules of the given platforms format
285 bool SameAs(const wxFileName& filepath,
286 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE) const;
287
288 // compare with another filename object
289 bool operator==(const wxFileName& filename) const
290 { return SameAs(filename); }
291 bool operator!=(const wxFileName& filename) const
292 { return !SameAs(filename); }
293
294 // compare with a filename string interpreted as a native file name
295 bool operator==(const wxString& filename) const
296 { return SameAs(wxFileName(filename)); }
297 bool operator!=(const wxString& filename) const
298 { return !SameAs(wxFileName(filename)); }
299
300 // are the file names of this type cases sensitive?
301 static bool IsCaseSensitive( wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE );
302
303 // is this filename absolute?
304 bool IsAbsolute(wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE) const;
305
306 // is this filename relative?
307 bool IsRelative(wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE) const
308 { return !IsAbsolute(format); }
309
310 // Information about path format
311
312 // get the string separating the volume from the path for this format,
313 // return an empty string if this format doesn't support the notion of
314 // volumes at all
315 static wxString GetVolumeSeparator(wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
316
317 // get the string of path separators for this format
318 static wxString GetPathSeparators(wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
319
320 // get the canonical path separator for this format
321 static wxChar GetPathSeparator(wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE)
322 { return GetPathSeparators(format)[0u]; }
323
324 // is the char a path separator for this format?
325 static bool IsPathSeparator(wxChar ch, wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
326
327 // Dir accessors
328 void AppendDir( const wxString &dir );
329 void PrependDir( const wxString &dir );
330 void InsertDir( int before, const wxString &dir );
331 void RemoveDir( int pos );
332 size_t GetDirCount() const { return m_dirs.GetCount(); }
333
334 // Other accessors
335 void SetExt( const wxString &ext ) { m_ext = ext; }
336 wxString GetExt() const { return m_ext; }
337 bool HasExt() const { return !m_ext.empty(); }
338
339 void SetName( const wxString &name ) { m_name = name; }
340 wxString GetName() const { return m_name; }
341 bool HasName() const { return !m_name.empty(); }
342
343 void SetVolume( const wxString &volume ) { m_volume = volume; }
344 wxString GetVolume() const { return m_volume; }
345 bool HasVolume() const { return !m_volume.empty(); }
346
347 // full name is the file name + extension (but without the path)
348 void SetFullName(const wxString& fullname);
349 wxString GetFullName() const;
350
351 const wxArrayString& GetDirs() const { return m_dirs; }
352
353 // flags are combination of wxPATH_GET_XXX flags
354 wxString GetPath(int flags = 0, wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE) const;
355
356 // Replace current path with this one
357 void SetPath( const wxString &path, wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE );
358
359 // Construct full path with name and ext
360 wxString GetFullPath( wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE ) const;
361
362 // Return the short form of the path (returns identity on non-Windows platforms)
363 wxString GetShortPath() const;
364
365 // Return the long form of the path (returns identity on non-Windows platforms)
366 wxString GetLongPath() const;
367
368 // Is this a file or directory (not necessarily an existing one)
369 bool IsDir() const { return m_name.empty() && m_ext.empty(); }
370
371 // various helpers
372
373 // get the canonical path format for this platform
374 static wxPathFormat GetFormat( wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE );
375
376 // split a fullpath into the volume, path, (base) name and extension
377 // (all of the pointers can be NULL)
378 static void SplitPath(const wxString& fullpath,
379 wxString *volume,
380 wxString *path,
381 wxString *name,
382 wxString *ext,
383 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
384
385 // compatibility version
386 static void SplitPath(const wxString& fullpath,
387 wxString *path,
388 wxString *name,
389 wxString *ext,
390 wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
391
392
393 // deprecated methods, don't use any more
394 // --------------------------------------
395
396 wxString GetPath( bool withSep, wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE ) const
397 { return GetPath(withSep ? wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR : 0, format); }
398
399 wxString GetPathWithSep(wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE ) const
400 { return GetPath(wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR, format); }
401
402 private:
403 // the drive/volume/device specification (always empty for Unix)
404 wxString m_volume;
405
406 // the path components of the file
407 wxArrayString m_dirs;
408
409 // the file name and extension (empty for directories)
410 wxString m_name,
411 m_ext;
412
413 // when m_dirs is empty it may mean either that we have no path at all or
414 // that our path is '/', i.e. the root directory
415 //
416 // we use m_relative to distinguish between these two cases, it will be
417 // TRUE in the former and FALSE in the latter
418 //
419 // NB: the path is not absolute just because m_relative is FALSE, it still
420 // needs the drive (i.e. volume) in some formats (Windows)
421 bool m_relative;
422 };
423
424 #endif // _WX_FILENAME_H_
425