on this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
*/
/***************************************************************************
- escape.cpp - escaping of strings
+ filefunc.cpp - functions for working with FS
-------------------
begin : Sun Nov 14 1999
copyright : (C) 1999 by Intra2net AG
std::vector< std::string >& result,
bool include_dot_names )
{
+ // code copied to get_dir_count; keep in sync
DIR* dir = ::opendir( path.c_str());
if (!dir)
{
} // eo get_dir(const std::string&,bool)
+/**
+ * @brief count entries in directory, like get_dir(path, include_dot_names).size()
+ * @param path the path to the directory whose contents should be read.
+ * @param include_dot_names determines if dot-files should be included in the count.
+ * @return the number of entries in the directory; return -1 in case of error
+ */
+int get_dir_count(const std::string& path, bool include_dot_names)
+{
+ // code is a simplified copy of get_dir, above. Keep in sync
+ int result = 0;
+ DIR* dir = ::opendir( path.c_str());
+ if (!dir)
+ return -1;
+ struct dirent store, *entry = NULL;
+ while (readdir_r(dir, &store, &entry) == 0 && entry != NULL)
+ {
+ if (entry->d_name == NULL)
+ continue; // should not happen
+ else if (! include_dot_names && (entry->d_name)[0] == '.')
+ continue;
+ ++result;
+ }
+ ::closedir(dir);
+ return result;
+}
+
/**
* @brief removes a file from a filesystem.
/**
Create a unique temporary directory from path_template.
@param Path template. The last six characters must be XXXXXX.
- @param error Will contain the error if the return value is false [optional]
+ @param error Will contain the error if the return value is empty [optional]
@return Name of new directory or empty string on error.
+
+ @seealso: classes in tmpfstream which offer functionality based on mkstemp
*/
std::string mkdtemp(const std::string &path_template, std::string *error)
{