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   35
   36:- module(files_ex,
   37          [ set_time_file/3,            % +File, -OldTimes, +NewTimes
   38            link_file/3,                % +OldPath, +NewPath, +Type
   39            relative_file_name/3,       % ?AbsPath, +RelTo, ?RelPath
   40            directory_file_path/3,      % +Dir, +File, -Path
   41            copy_file/2,                % +From, +To
   42            make_directory_path/1,      % +Directory
   43            copy_directory/2,           % +Source, +Destination
   44            delete_directory_and_contents/1, % +Dir
   45            delete_directory_contents/1 % +Dir
   46          ]).   47:- use_module(library(apply)).

Extended operations on files

This module provides additional operations on files. This covers both more obscure and possible non-portable low-level operations and high-level utilities.

Using these Prolog primitives is typically to be preferred over using operating system primitives through shell/1 or process_create/3 because (1) there are no potential file name quoting issues, (2) there is no dependency on operating system commands and (3) using the implementations from this library is usually faster. */

   63:- use_foreign_library(foreign(files), install_files).
 set_time_file(+File, -OldTimes, +NewTimes) is det
Query and set POSIX time attributes of a file. Both OldTimes and NewTimes are lists of option-terms. Times are represented in SWI-Prolog's standard floating point numbers. New times may be specified as now to indicate the current time. Defined options are:
access(Time)
Describes the time of last access of the file. This value can be read and written.
modified(Time)
Describes the time the contents of the file was last modified. This value can be read and written.
changed(Time)
Describes the time the file-structure itself was changed by adding (link()) or removing (unlink()) names.

Below are some example queries. The first retrieves the access-time, while the second sets the last-modified time to the current time.

?- set_time_file(foo, [access(Access)], []).
?- set_time_file(foo, [], [modified(now)]).
 link_file(+OldPath, +NewPath, +Type) is det
Create a link in the filesystem from NewPath to OldPath. Type defines the type of link and is one of hard or symbolic.

With some limitations, these functions also work on Windows. First of all, the unerlying filesystem must support links. This requires NTFS. Second, symbolic links are only supported in Vista and later.

Errors
- domain_error(link_type, Type) if the requested link-type is unknown or not supported on the target OS.
 relative_file_name(+Path:atom, +RelTo:atom, -RelPath:atom) is det
relative_file_name(-Path:atom, +RelTo:atom, +RelPath:atom) is det
True when RelPath is Path, relative to RelTo. Path and RelTo are first handed to absolute_file_name/2, which makes the absolute and canonical. Below are two examples:
?- relative_file_name('/home/janw/nice',
                      '/home/janw/deep/dir/file', Path).
Path = '../../nice'.

?- relative_file_name(Path, '/home/janw/deep/dir/file', '../../nice').
Path = '/home/janw/nice'.
Arguments:
All- paths must be in canonical POSIX notation, i.e., using / to separate segments in the path. See prolog_to_os_filename/2.
bug
- This predicate is defined as a syntactical operation.
  128relative_file_name(Path, RelTo, RelPath) :- % +,+,-
  129    nonvar(Path),
  130    !,
  131    absolute_file_name(Path, AbsPath),
  132    absolute_file_name(RelTo, AbsRelTo),
  133    atomic_list_concat(PL, /, AbsPath),
  134    atomic_list_concat(RL, /, AbsRelTo),
  135    delete_common_prefix(PL, RL, PL1, PL2),
  136    to_dot_dot(PL2, DotDot, PL1),
  137    atomic_list_concat(DotDot, /, RelPath).
  138relative_file_name(Path, RelTo, RelPath) :-
  139    (   is_absolute_file_name(RelPath)
  140    ->  Path = RelPath
  141    ;   file_directory_name(RelTo, RelToDir),
  142        directory_file_path(RelToDir, RelPath, Path0),
  143        absolute_file_name(Path0, Path)
  144    ).
  145
  146delete_common_prefix([H|T01], [H|T02], T1, T2) :-
  147    !,
  148    delete_common_prefix(T01, T02, T1, T2).
  149delete_common_prefix(T1, T2, T1, T2).
  150
  151to_dot_dot([], Tail, Tail).
  152to_dot_dot([_], Tail, Tail) :- !.
  153to_dot_dot([_|T0], ['..'|T], Tail) :-
  154    to_dot_dot(T0, T, Tail).
 directory_file_path(+Directory, +File, -Path) is det
directory_file_path(?Directory, ?File, +Path) is det
True when Path is the full path-name for File in Dir. This is comparable to atom_concat(Directory, File, Path), but it ensures there is exactly one / between the two parts. Notes:
  168directory_file_path(Dir, File, Path) :-
  169    nonvar(Dir), nonvar(File),
  170    !,
  171    (   (   is_absolute_file_name(File)
  172        ;   Dir == '.'
  173        )
  174    ->  Path = File
  175    ;   sub_atom(Dir, _, _, 0, /)
  176    ->  atom_concat(Dir, File, Path)
  177    ;   atomic_list_concat([Dir, /, File], Path)
  178    ).
  179directory_file_path(Dir, File, Path) :-
  180    nonvar(Path),
  181    !,
  182    (   nonvar(Dir)
  183    ->  (   Dir == '.',
  184            \+ is_absolute_file_name(Path)
  185        ->  File = Path
  186        ;   sub_atom(Dir, _, _, 0, /)
  187        ->  atom_concat(Dir, File, Path)
  188        ;   atom_concat(Dir, /, TheDir)
  189        ->  atom_concat(TheDir, File, Path)
  190        )
  191    ;   nonvar(File)
  192    ->  atom_concat(Dir0, File, Path),
  193        strip_trailing_slash(Dir0, Dir)
  194    ;   file_directory_name(Path, Dir),
  195        file_base_name(Path, File)
  196    ).
  197directory_file_path(_, _, _) :-
  198    throw(error(instantiation_error(_), _)).
  199
  200strip_trailing_slash(Dir0, Dir) :-
  201    (   atom_concat(D, /, Dir0),
  202        D \== ''
  203    ->  Dir = D
  204    ;   Dir = Dir0
  205    ).
 copy_file(From, To) is det
Copy a file into a new file or directory. The data is copied as binary data.
  213copy_file(From, To) :-
  214    destination_file(To, From, Dest),
  215    setup_call_cleanup(
  216        open(Dest, write, Out, [type(binary)]),
  217        copy_from(From, Out),
  218        close(Out)).
  219
  220copy_from(File, Stream) :-
  221    setup_call_cleanup(
  222        open(File, read, In, [type(binary)]),
  223        copy_stream_data(In, Stream),
  224        close(In)).
  225
  226destination_file(Dir, File, Dest) :-
  227    exists_directory(Dir),
  228    !,
  229    file_base_name(File, Base),
  230    directory_file_path(Dir, Base, Dest).
  231destination_file(Dest, _, Dest).
 make_directory_path(+Dir) is det
Create Dir and all required components (like mkdir -p). Can raise various file-specific exceptions.
  239make_directory_path(Dir) :-
  240    make_directory_path_2(Dir),
  241    !.
  242make_directory_path(Dir) :-
  243    permission_error(create, directory, Dir).
  244
  245make_directory_path_2(Dir) :-
  246    exists_directory(Dir),
  247    !.
  248make_directory_path_2(Dir) :-
  249    atom_concat(RealDir, '/', Dir),
  250    RealDir \== '',
  251    !,
  252    make_directory_path_2(RealDir).
  253make_directory_path_2(Dir) :-
  254    Dir \== (/),
  255    !,
  256    file_directory_name(Dir, Parent),
  257    make_directory_path_2(Parent),
  258    E = error(existence_error(directory, _), _),
  259    catch(make_directory(Dir), E,
  260          (   exists_directory(Dir)
  261          ->  true
  262          ;   throw(E)
  263          )).
 copy_directory(+From, +To) is det
Copy the contents of the directory From to To (recursively). If To is the name of an existing directory, the contents of From are copied into To. I.e., no subdirectory using the basename of From is created.
  272copy_directory(From, To) :-
  273    (   exists_directory(To)
  274    ->  true
  275    ;   make_directory(To)
  276    ),
  277    directory_files(From, Entries),
  278    maplist(copy_directory_content(From, To), Entries).
  279
  280copy_directory_content(_From, _To, Special) :-
  281    special(Special),
  282    !.
  283copy_directory_content(From, To, Entry) :-
  284    directory_file_path(From, Entry, Source),
  285    directory_file_path(To, Entry, Dest),
  286    (   exists_directory(Source)
  287    ->  copy_directory(Source, Dest)
  288    ;   copy_file(Source, Dest)
  289    ).
  290
  291special(.).
  292special(..).
 delete_directory_and_contents(+Dir) is det
Recursively remove the directory Dir and its contents. If Dir is a symbolic link or symbolic links inside Dir are encountered, the links are removed rather than their content. Use with care!
  300delete_directory_and_contents(Dir) :-
  301    read_link(Dir, _, _),
  302    !,
  303    delete_file(Dir).
  304delete_directory_and_contents(Dir) :-
  305    directory_files(Dir, Files),
  306    maplist(delete_directory_contents(Dir), Files),
  307    E = error(existence_error(directory, _), _),
  308    catch(delete_directory(Dir), E,
  309          (   \+ exists_directory(Dir)
  310          ->  true
  311          ;   throw(E)
  312          )).
  313
  314delete_directory_contents(_, Entry) :-
  315    special(Entry),
  316    !.
  317delete_directory_contents(Dir, Entry) :-
  318    directory_file_path(Dir, Entry, Delete),
  319    (   exists_directory(Delete)
  320    ->  delete_directory_and_contents(Delete)
  321    ;   E = error(existence_error(file, _), _),
  322        catch(delete_file(Delete), E,
  323              (   \+ exists_file(Delete)
  324              ->  true
  325              ;   throw(E)))
  326    ).
 delete_directory_contents(+Dir) is det
Remove all content from directory Dir, without removing Dir itself. Similar to delete_directory_and_contents/2, if symbolic links are encountered in Dir, the links are removed rather than their content.
  335delete_directory_contents(Dir) :-
  336    directory_files(Dir, Files),
  337    maplist(delete_directory_contents(Dir), Files)