file
File input and output operations
Import
_ <- fat.file
Type contributions
| Name | Signature | Brief |
|---|---|---|
| FileInfo | (modTime: Epoch, size: Text) | File metadata |
Methods
| Name | Signature | Brief |
|---|---|---|
| basePath | (): Text | Extract path where app was called |
| exists | (path: Text): Boolean | Check file exists on provided path |
| read | (path: Text): Text | Read file from path (text mode) |
| readBin | (path: Text): Chunk | Read file from path (binary mode) |
| write | (path: Text, src): Boolean | Write src to file and return success |
| append | (path: Text, src): Boolean | Append to file and return success |
| remove | (path: Text): Boolean | Remove file and return success |
| isDir | (path: Text): Boolean | Check if path is a directory |
| mkDir | (path: Text, safe: Boolean) | Create a directory |
| lsDir | (path: Text): List | Get list of files in a directory |
| stat | (path: Text): FileInfo | Get file metadata |
Usage Notes
read
On exception:
- logs error to
stderr - returns
null
readcannot see builtin "files", butreadLibfrom SDK lib can
write/append
Exceptions:
- logs error to
stderr - returns
false
mkDir
If safe is set to true, the directory gets 0700 permission instead of default 0755, which is less protected.