gecko-dev/dom/chrome-webidl/IOUtils.webidl

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[ChromeOnly, Exposed=(Window, Worker)]
namespace IOUtils {
 /**
   * Reads up to |maxBytes| of the file at |path|. If |maxBytes| is unspecified,
   * the entire file is read.
   *
   * @param path      An absolute file path.
   * @param maxBytes  The max bytes to read from the file at path.
   */
  Promise<Uint8Array> read(DOMString path, optional unsigned long maxBytes);
  /**
   * Attempts to safely write |data| to a file at |path|.
   *
   * This operation can be made atomic by specifying the |tmpFile| option. If
   * specified, then this method ensures that the destination file is not
   * modified until the data is entirely written to the temporary file, after
   * which point the |tmpFile| is moved to the specified |path|.
   *
   * The target file can also be backed up to a |backupFile| before any writes
   * are performed to prevent data loss in case of corruption.
   *
   * @param path    An absolute file path.
   * @param data    Data to write to the file at path.
   */
  Promise<unsigned long long> writeAtomic(DOMString path, Uint8Array data, optional WriteAtomicOptions options = {});
  /**
   * Moves the file from |sourcePath| to |destPath|, creating necessary parents.
   * If |destPath| is a directory, then the source file will be moved into the
   * destination directory.
   *
   * @param sourcePath An absolute file path identifying the file or directory
   *                   to move.
   * @param destPath   An absolute file path identifying the destination
   *                   directory and/or file name.
   */
  Promise<void> move(DOMString sourcePath, DOMString destPath, optional MoveOptions options = {});
  /**
   * Removes a file or directory at |path| according to |options|.
   *
   * @param path An absolute file path identifying the file or directory to
   *             remove.
   */
  Promise<void> remove(DOMString path, optional RemoveOptions options = {});
  /**
   * Creates a new directory at |path| according to |options|.
   *
   * @param path An absolute file path identifying the directory to create.
   */
  Promise<void> makeDirectory(DOMString path, optional MakeDirectoryOptions options = {});
  /**
   * Obtains information about a file, such as size, modification dates, etc.
   *
   * @param path An absolute file path identifying the file or directory to
   *             inspect.
   *
   * @see FileInfo
   */
  Promise<FileInfo> stat(DOMString path);
  /**
   * Copies a file or directory from |sourcePath| to |destPath| according to
   * |options|.
   *
   * @param sourcePath An absolute file path identifying the source file to be
   *                   copied.
   * @param destPath   An absolute file path identifying the location for the
   */
  Promise<void> copy(DOMString sourcePath, DOMString destPath, optional CopyOptions options = {});
};

/**
 * Options to be passed to the |IOUtils.writeAtomic| method.
 */
dictionary WriteAtomicOptions {
  /**
   * If specified, backup the destination file to this path before writing.
   */
  DOMString backupFile;
  /**
   * If specified, write the data to a file at |tmpPath| instead of directly to
   * the destination. Once the write is complete, the destination will be
   * overwritten by a move. Specifying this option will make the write a little
   * slower, but also safer.
   */
  DOMString tmpPath;
  /**
   * If true, fail if the destination already exists.
   */
  boolean noOverwrite = false;
  /**
   * If true, force the OS to write its internal buffers to the disk.
   * This is considerably slower for the whole system, but safer in case of
   * an improper system shutdown (e.g. due to a kernel panic) or device
   * disconnection before the buffers are flushed.
   */
  boolean flush = false;
};

/**
 * Options to be passed to the |IOUtils.move| method.
 */
dictionary MoveOptions {
  /**
   * If true, fail if the destination already exists.
   */
  boolean noOverwrite = false;
};

/**
 * Options to be passed to the |IOUtils.remove| method.
 */
dictionary RemoveOptions {
  /**
   * If true, no error will be reported if the target file is missing.
   */
  boolean ignoreAbsent = true;
  /**
   * If true, and the target is a directory, recursively remove files.
   */
  boolean recursive = false;
};

/**
 * Options to be passed to the |IOUtils.makeDirectory| method.
 */
dictionary MakeDirectoryOptions {
  /**
   * If true, create the directory and all necessary ancestors if they do not
   * already exist. If false and any ancestor directories do not exist,
   * |makeDirectory| will reject with an error.
   */
  boolean createAncestors = true;
  /**
   * If true, succeed even if the directory already exists (default behavior).
   * Otherwise, fail if the directory already exists.
   */
  boolean ignoreExisting = true;
};

/**
 * Options to be passed to the |IOUtils.copy| method.
 */
dictionary CopyOptions {
  /**
   * If true, fail if the destination already exists.
   */
  boolean noOverwrite = false;
  /**
   * If true, copy the source recursively.
   */
  boolean recursive = false;
};

/**
 * Types of files that are recognized by the |IOUtils.stat| method.
 */
enum FileType { "regular", "directory", "other" };

/**
 * Basic metadata about a file.
 */
dictionary FileInfo {
  /**
   * The absolute path to the file on disk, as known when this file info was
   * obtained.
   */
  DOMString path;
  /**
   * Identifies if the file at |path| is a regular file, directory, or something
   * something else.
   */
  FileType type;
  /**
   * If this represents a regular file, the size of the file in bytes.
   * Otherwise, -1.
   */
  long long size;
  /**
   * The timestamp of the last file modification, represented in milliseconds
   * since Epoch (1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z).
   */
  long long lastModified;
};