file-stat.h

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#if ! defined (octave_file_stat_h)
#define octave_file_stat_h 1
 
#include "octave-config.h"
 
#include <string>
 
#include "oct-time.h"
 
#include <sys/types.h>
 
OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(octave)
OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(sys)
 
class OCTAVE_API base_file_stat
{
public:
 
  base_file_stat ()
    : m_initialized (false), m_fail (false), m_errmsg (), m_mode (),
      m_ino (), m_dev (), m_nlink (), m_uid (), m_gid (),
      m_size (), m_atime (), m_mtime (), m_ctime (), m_rdev (),
      m_blksize (), m_blocks () { }
 
  base_file_stat (const base_file_stat& fs)
    : m_initialized (fs.m_initialized), m_fail (fs.m_fail),
      m_errmsg (fs.m_errmsg), m_mode (fs.m_mode), m_ino (fs.m_ino),
      m_dev (fs.m_dev), m_nlink (fs.m_nlink), m_uid (fs.m_uid),
      m_gid (fs.m_gid), m_size (fs.m_size), m_atime (fs.m_atime),
      m_mtime (fs.m_mtime), m_ctime (fs.m_ctime), m_rdev (fs.m_rdev),
      m_blksize (fs.m_blksize), m_blocks (fs.m_blocks) { }
 
  base_file_stat& operator = (const base_file_stat& fs)
  {
    if (this != &fs)
      {
        m_initialized = fs.m_initialized;
        m_fail = fs.m_fail;
        m_errmsg = fs.m_errmsg;
        m_mode = fs.m_mode;
        m_ino = fs.m_ino;
        m_dev = fs.m_dev;
        m_nlink = fs.m_nlink;
        m_uid = fs.m_uid;
        m_gid = fs.m_gid;
        m_size = fs.m_size;
        m_atime = fs.m_atime;
        m_mtime = fs.m_mtime;
        m_ctime = fs.m_ctime;
        m_rdev = fs.m_rdev;
        m_blksize = fs.m_blksize;
        m_blocks = fs.m_blocks;
      }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  // The minimum difference in file time stamp values.
  // FIXME: This value should come from the filesystem itself.
  //        How can we get that info?
  sys::time time_resolution () const
  {
    static sys::time resolution (1.0);
    return resolution;
  }
 
  // File status and info.  The is_XXX functions will return false for
  // file_stat objects that are not properly initialized.  The others
  // should all return 0 (or the equivalent, for the given object)
  // which is likely not meaningful.
 
  bool is_blk () const;
  bool is_chr () const;
  bool is_dir () const;
  bool is_fifo () const;
  bool is_lnk () const;
  bool is_reg () const;
  bool is_sock () const;
 
  static bool is_blk (mode_t mode);
  static bool is_chr (mode_t mode);
  static bool is_dir (mode_t mode);
  static bool is_fifo (mode_t mode);
  static bool is_lnk (mode_t mode);
  static bool is_reg (mode_t mode);
  static bool is_sock (mode_t mode);
 
  static bool have_struct_stat_st_rdev ();
  static bool have_struct_stat_st_blksize ();
  static bool have_struct_stat_st_blocks ();
 
  ino_t ino () const { return m_ino; }
  dev_t dev () const { return m_dev; }
 
  nlink_t nlink () const { return m_nlink; }
 
  uid_t uid () const { return m_uid; }
  gid_t gid () const { return m_gid; }
 
  off_t size () const { return m_size; }
 
  sys::time atime () const { return m_atime; }
  sys::time mtime () const { return m_mtime; }
  sys::time ctime () const { return m_ctime; }
 
  dev_t rdev () const { return m_rdev; }
 
  long blksize () const { return m_blksize; }
  long blocks () const { return m_blocks; }
 
  mode_t mode () const { return m_mode; }
 
  std::string mode_as_string () const;
 
  bool ok () const { return m_initialized && ! m_fail; }
 
  operator bool () const { return ok (); }
 
  bool exists () const { return ok (); }
 
  std::string error () const { return ok () ? "" : m_errmsg; }
 
  // Has the file referenced by this object been modified since TIME?
  bool is_newer (const sys::time& time) const { return m_mtime > time; }
 
  // It's nice to be able to hide the file_stat object if we don't
  // really care about it.
  static int is_newer (const std::string&, const sys::time&);
 
protected:
 
  virtual ~base_file_stat () = default;
 
  // TRUE means we have already called stat.
  bool m_initialized;
 
  // TRUE means the stat for this file failed.
  bool m_fail;
 
  // If a failure occurs, this contains the system error text.
  std::string m_errmsg;
 
  // file type and permissions
  mode_t m_mode;
 
  // serial number
  ino_t m_ino;
 
  // device number
  dev_t m_dev;
 
  // number of links
  nlink_t m_nlink;
 
  // user ID of owner
  uid_t m_uid;
 
  // group ID of owner
  gid_t m_gid;
 
  // size in bytes, for regular files
  off_t m_size;
 
  // time of last access
  sys::time m_atime;
 
  // time of last modification
  sys::time m_mtime;
 
  // time of last file status change
  sys::time m_ctime;
 
  // device number for special files
  dev_t m_rdev;
 
  // best I/O block size
  long m_blksize;
 
  // number of 512-byte blocks allocated
  long m_blocks;
};
 
class OCTAVE_API file_stat : public base_file_stat
{
public:
 
  // This constructor must remain defined in the cpp file rather than in
  // the header file (bug #50234).
  file_stat (const std::string& n = "", bool fl = true);
 
  file_stat (const file_stat& fs)
    : base_file_stat (fs), m_file_name (fs.m_file_name),
      m_follow_links (fs.m_follow_links) { }
 
  file_stat& operator = (const file_stat& fs)
  {
    if (this != &fs)
      {
        base_file_stat::operator = (fs);
 
        m_file_name = fs.m_file_name;
        m_follow_links = fs.m_follow_links;
      }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  // This destructor must remain as an empty destructor defined in the
  // cpp file rather than in the header file (bug #50234).
  ~file_stat ();
 
  void get_stats (bool force = false)
  {
    if (! m_initialized || force)
      update_internal (force);
  }
 
  void get_stats (const std::string& n, bool force = false)
  {
    if (n != m_file_name || ! m_initialized || force)
      {
        m_initialized = false;
 
        m_file_name = n;
 
        update_internal (force);
      }
  }
 
private:
 
  // Name of the file.
  std::string m_file_name;
 
  // TRUE means follow symbolic links to the ultimate file (stat).
  // FALSE means get information about the link itself (lstat).
  bool m_follow_links;
 
  void update_internal (bool force = false);
};
 
class OCTAVE_API file_fstat : public base_file_stat
{
public:
 
  file_fstat () = delete;
 
  file_fstat (int n) : base_file_stat (), m_fid (n)
  {
    update_internal ();
  }
 
  OCTAVE_DEFAULT_COPY_MOVE_DELETE (file_fstat)
 
  void get_stats (bool force = false)
  {
    if (! m_initialized || force)
      update_internal (force);
  }
 
  void get_stats (int n, bool force = false)
  {
    if (n != m_fid || ! m_initialized || force)
      {
        m_initialized = false;
 
        m_fid = n;
 
        update_internal (force);
      }
  }
 
private:
 
  // Open file descriptor.
  int m_fid;
 
  void update_internal (bool force = false);
};
 
OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(sys)
OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
#endif