NAME 
Parrot::IO::Directory - Directory
SYNOPSIS
use Parrot::IO::Directory;
DESCRIPTION
Use this to query and manipulate directories and their contents.
Class Methods
directory_class()
Returns the class used in the various directory creation methods. This default implementation returns file_class()
Returns the class used in the various file creation methods. This default implementation returns directory_with_path($path)
Returns the directory with the specified path.The directory is an instance of the class returned by file_with_path($path)
Returns the file with the specified path.The file is an instance of the class returned by tmp_directory($path)
Returns the directory for new($path)
Returns the instance for specified path.
Parrot::IO::Directory.
Parrot::IO::File.
directory_class.
file_class.
$path relative to the default temporary directory.
Instance Methods
create_path()
This is called from relative_path($directory)relative_path($file)relative_path($path)
Returns the specified path relative to the directory.
parent()
Returns the directory's parent directory. The root directory returns file_and_directory_names()
These are the names of all the files and subdirectories in the directory.
file_and_directory_paths()
These are the full paths of all the files and subdirectories in the directory.
file_paths()
These are the full paths of all the files in the directory.
directory_paths()
These are the full paths of all the subdirectories in the directory.
file_exists_with_name($name)
Returns whether a file with the specified name exists in the directory.
directory_exists_with_name($name)
Returns whether a subdirectory with the specified name exists in the directory.
files($recursive, $ignore)
This gives you an array of directories()
This gives you an array of instances of the same class as the directory itself.
file_suffixes($recursive, $ignore)
Use this to get an array of the file type suffixes used for files in the directory.files_with_suffix($suffix, $recursive, $ignore)
Use this to get a list of the files with a particular suffix.path_for_directory_with_name($name)
Returns the path for the subdirectory with the specified name in the directory.
path_for_file_with_name($name)
Returns the path for the file with the specified name in the directory.
directory_with_name($name)
Returns a directory with the specified name in the directory.
file_with_name($name)
Returns a file with the specified name in the directory.
existing_directory_with_name($name)
Returns a directory with the specified name in the directory.
existing_file_with_name($name)
Returns a file with the specified name in the directory.
path_for_directory_with_relative_path($path)
Returns the path for the subdirectory with the specified path taken relative to the directory.
path_for_file_with_relative_path($path)
Returns the path for the file with the specified with the specified path taken relative to the directory.
relative_path_is_directory($path)
Returns whether the specified relative path is a directory.
relative_path_is_file($path)
Returns whether the specified relative path is a file.
directory_with_relative_path($path)
Returns a directory with the specified relative path below the directory.
file_with_relative_path($path)
Returns a file with the specified relative path below the directory.
delete()
Deletes the directory and all its contents, removes the instance from the cache, and undefines it.Raises an exception if the delete fails.
delete_contents()
Deletes the contents of the directory.Raises an exception if the delete fails.
new() to create the path if necessary.
undef.
Parrot::IO::File instances.Set $recursive to true if you want all files in subdirectories to be included. To ignore everything below particular directories use a regex in $ignore.
$recursive and $ignore function as specified above for files().For example:
$parrot->file_suffixes(1, '^(SVN|icu)$');will give you all the suffixes used in Parrot ignoring all SVN and ICU files.Note that if there are files with no suffix then the empty string will be included in this list.
$recursive and $ignore function as specified above for files().Note that if $suffix is the empty string then this will return all the files with no suffix.
