Filesystem

Functions
int	fs_makedir (const char *path)
int	fs_removedir (const char *path)
void	fs_listdir (const char *dir, FS_LISTDIR_CALLBACK cb, int type, void *user)
void	fs_listdir_fileinfo (const char *dir, FS_LISTDIR_CALLBACK_FILEINFO cb, int type, void *user)
int	fs_makedir_rec_for (const char *path)
int	fs_storage_path (const char *appname, char *path, int max)
int	fs_executable_path (char *buffer, int buffer_size)
int	fs_is_file (const char *path)
int	fs_is_dir (const char *path)
int	fs_is_relative_path (const char *path)
int	fs_chdir (const char *path)
char *	fs_getcwd (char *buffer, int buffer_size)
const char *	fs_filename (const char *path)
void	fs_split_file_extension (const char *filename, char *name, size_t name_size, char *extension=nullptr, size_t extension_size=0)
void	fs_normalize_path (char *path)
int	fs_parent_dir (char *path)
int	fs_remove (const char *filename)
int	fs_rename (const char *oldname, const char *newname)
int	fs_file_time (const char *name, time_t *created, time_t *modified)

Detailed Description

Utilities for accessing the file system.

Function Documentation

fs_chdir()

int fs_chdir

(

const char *

path

)

Changes the current working directory.

Parameters

path	New working directory path.

Returns

0 on success. 1 on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_executable_path()

int fs_executable_path	(	char *	buffer,
		int	buffer_size )

Gets the absolute path to the executable.

Parameters

buffer	Buffer that will receive the path of the executable.
buffer_size	Size of the buffer.

Returns

0 on success. Negative value on failure.

Remarks

The executable name is included in the result.

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_file_time()

int fs_file_time	(	const char *	name,
		time_t *	created,
		time_t *	modified )

Gets the creation and the last modification date of a file or directory.

Parameters

name	Path of a file or directory.
created	Pointer where the creation time will be stored.
modified	Pointer where the modification time will be stored.

Returns

0 on success. non-zero on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

Returned time is in seconds since UNIX Epoch.

fs_filename()

const char * fs_filename

(

const char *

path

)

Gets the name of a file or folder specified by a path, i.e. the last segment of the path.

Parameters

path	Path from which to retrieve the filename.

Returns

Filename of the path.

Remarks

Supports forward and backward slashes as path segment separator.

No distinction between files and folders is being made.

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_getcwd()

char * fs_getcwd	(	char *	buffer,
		int	buffer_size )

Gets the current working directory.

Parameters

buffer	Buffer that will receive the current working directory.
buffer_size	Size of the buffer.

Returns

Pointer to the buffer on success, nullptr on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_is_dir()

int fs_is_dir

(

const char *

path

)

Checks if a folder exists.

Parameters

path	The path to check.

Returns

1 if a folder with the given path exists.

0 on failure or if the folder does not exist.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_is_file()

int fs_is_file

(

const char *

path

)

Checks if a file exists.

Parameters

path	The path to check.

Returns

1 if a file with the given path exists.

0 on failure or if the file does not exist.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_is_relative_path()

int fs_is_relative_path

(

const char *

path

)

Checks whether a given path is relative or absolute.

Parameters

path	Path to check.

Returns

1 if relative, 0 if absolute.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_listdir()

void fs_listdir	(	const char *	dir,
		FS_LISTDIR_CALLBACK	cb,
		int	type,
		void *	user )

Lists the files and folders in a directory.

Parameters

dir	Directory to list.
cb	Callback function to call for each entry.
type	Type of the directory.
user	Pointer to give to the callback.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_listdir_fileinfo()

void fs_listdir_fileinfo	(	const char *	dir,
		FS_LISTDIR_CALLBACK_FILEINFO	cb,
		int	type,
		void *	user )

Lists the files and folders in a directory and gets additional file information.

Parameters

dir	Directory to list.
cb	Callback function to call for each entry.
type	Type of the directory.
user	Pointer to give to the callback.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_makedir()

int fs_makedir

(

const char *

path

)

Creates a directory.

Parameters

path	Directory to create.

Returns

0 on success. Negative value on failure.

Remarks

Does not create several directories if needed. "a/b/c" will result in a failure if b or a does not exist.

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_makedir_rec_for()

int fs_makedir_rec_for

(

const char *

path

)

Recursively creates parent directories for a file or directory.

Parameters

path	File or directory for which to create parent directories.

Returns

0 on success. Negative value on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_normalize_path()

void fs_normalize_path

(

char *

path

)

Normalizes the given path: replaces backslashes with regular slashes and removes trailing slashes.

Parameters

path	Path to normalize.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_parent_dir()

int fs_parent_dir

(

char *

path

)

Get the parent directory of a directory.

Parameters

path	Path of the directory. The parent will be store in this buffer as well.

Returns

0 on success. 1 on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_remove()

int fs_remove

(

const char *

filename

)

Deletes a file.

Parameters

filename

Path of the file to delete.

Returns

0 on success. 1 on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

Returns an error if the path specifies a directory name.

fs_removedir()

int fs_removedir

(

const char *

path

)

Removes a directory.

Parameters

path	Directory to remove.

Returns

0 on success. Negative value on failure.

Remarks

Cannot remove a non-empty directory.

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_rename()

int fs_rename	(	const char *	oldname,
		const char *	newname )

Renames the file or directory. If the paths differ the file will be moved.

Parameters

oldname	The current path of a file or directory.
newname	The new path for the file or directory.

Returns

0 on success. 1 on failure.

Remarks

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_split_file_extension()

void fs_split_file_extension	(	const char *	filename,
		char *	name,
		size_t	name_size,
		char *	extension = nullptr,
		size_t	extension_size = 0 )

Splits a filename into name (without extension) and file extension.

Parameters

filename	The filename to split.
name	Buffer that will receive the name without extension, may be nullptr.
name_size	Size of the name buffer (ignored if name is nullptr).
extension	Buffer that will receive the extension, may be nullptr.
extension_size	Size of the extension buffer (ignored if extension is nullptr).

Remarks

Does NOT handle forward and backward slashes.

No distinction between files and folders is being made.

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.

fs_storage_path()

int fs_storage_path	(	const char *	appname,
		char *	path,
		int	max )

Fetches per user configuration directory.

Parameters

appname	Name of the application.
path	Buffer that will receive the storage path.
max	Size of the buffer.

Returns

0 on success. Negative value on failure.

Remarks

Returns ~/.appname on UNIX based systems.

Returns ~/Library/Applications Support/appname on macOS.

Returns APPDATA%/Appname on Windows based systems.

The strings are treated as null-terminated strings.