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//
// File.h
//
// $Id: //poco/Main/Foundation/include/Foundation/File.h#5 $
//
// Definition of the File class.
//
// Copyright (c) 2004, Guenter Obiltschnig/Applied Informatics.
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#ifndef Foundation_File_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_File_INCLUDED


#ifndef Foundation_Foundation_INCLUDED
#include "Foundation/Foundation.h"
#endif
#ifndef Foundation_Timestamp_INCLUDED
#include "Foundation/Timestamp.h"
#endif
#ifndef STD_VECTOR_INCLUDED
#include <vector>
#define STD_VECTOR_INCLUDED
#endif


#if defined(POCO_OS_FAMILY_WINDOWS)
#include "Foundation/File_WIN32.h"
#elif defined(POCO_OS_FAMILY_UNIX)
#include "Foundation/File_UNIX.h"
#else
#include "Foundation/File_VMS.h"
#endif


Foundation_BEGIN


class Path;


class Foundation_API File: private FileImp
	/// The File class provides methods for working with a file.
{
public:
	typedef FileSizeImp FileSize;

	File();
		/// Creates the file.

	File(const std::string& path);
		/// Creates the file.
		
	File(const char* path);
		/// Creates the file.

	File(const Path& path);
		/// Creates the file.
		
	File(const File& file);
		/// Copy constructor.

	virtual ~File();
		/// Destroys the file.
	
	File& operator = (const File& file);
		/// Assignment operator.

	File& operator = (const std::string& path);
		/// Assignment operator.

	File& operator = (const char* path);
		/// Assignment operator.

	File& operator = (const Path& path);
		/// Assignment operator.

	const std::string& path() const;
		/// Returns the path.
	
	bool exists() const;
		/// Returns true iff the file exists.
		
	bool canRead() const;
		/// Returns true iff the file is readable.
		
	bool canWrite() const;
		/// Returns true iff the file is writeable.
		
	bool isFile() const;
		/// Returns true iff the file is a regular file.
		
	bool isDirectory() const;
		/// Returns true iff the file is a directory.
	
	Timestamp created() const;
		/// Returns the creation date of the file.

	Timestamp getLastModified() const;
		/// Returns the modification date of the file.
		
	void setLastModified(const Timestamp& ts);
		/// Sets the modification date of the file.
		
	FileSize getSize() const;
		/// Returns the size of the file in bytes.
		
	void setSize(FileSize size);
		/// Sets the size of the file in bytes. Can be used
		/// to truncate a file.
		
	void setWriteable(bool flag = true);
		/// Makes the file writeable (if flag is true), or
		/// non-writeable (if flag is false) by setting the
		/// file's flags in the filesystem accordingly.
		
	void setReadOnly(bool flag = true);
		/// Makes the file non-writeable (if flag is true), or
		/// writeable (if flag is false) by setting the
		/// file's flags in the filesystem accordingly.
		
	void copyTo(const std::string& path) const;
		/// Copies the file to the given path. The target path
		/// can be a directory.

	void moveTo(const std::string& path);
		/// Copies the file to the given path and removes the
		/// original file. The target path can be a directory.
		
	void renameTo(const std::string& path);
		/// Renames the file to the new name.
		
	void remove(bool recursive = false);
		/// Deletes the file. If recursive is true and the
		/// file is a directory, recursively deletes all
		/// files in the directory.
	
	bool createFile();
		/// Creates a new, empty file in an atomic operation.
		/// Returns true if the file has been created and false
		/// if the file already exists. Throws an exception if
		/// an error occurs.
	
	bool createDirectory();
		/// Creates a directory. Returns true if the directory
		/// has been created and false if it already exists.
		/// Throws an exception if an error occurs.
	
	void createDirectories();
		/// Creates a directory (and all parent directories
		/// if necessary).
		
	void list(std::vector<std::string>& files) const;
		/// Fills the vector with the names of all
		/// files in the directory.

	void list(std::vector<File>& files) const;
		/// Fills the vector with the names of all
		/// files in the directory.

	bool operator == (const File& file) const;
	bool operator != (const File& file) const;
	bool operator <  (const File& file) const;
	bool operator <= (const File& file) const;
	bool operator >  (const File& file) const;
	bool operator >= (const File& file) const;
};


//
// inlines
//
inline const std::string& File::path() const
{
	return getPathImp();
}


inline bool File::operator == (const File& file) const
{
	return getPathImp() == file.getPathImp();
}


inline bool File::operator != (const File& file) const
{
	return getPathImp() != file.getPathImp();
}


inline bool File::operator < (const File& file) const
{
	return getPathImp() < file.getPathImp();
}


inline bool File::operator <= (const File& file) const
{
	return getPathImp() <= file.getPathImp();
}


inline bool File::operator > (const File& file) const
{
	return getPathImp() > file.getPathImp();
}


inline bool File::operator >= (const File& file) const
{
	return getPathImp() >= file.getPathImp();
}


Foundation_END


#endif // Foundation_File_INCLUDED