Chemical Data Processing Library C++ API - Version 1.4.0
FileFunctions.hpp
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2  * FileFunctions.hpp
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23 
29 #ifndef CDPL_UTIL_FILEFUNCTIONS_HPP
30 #define CDPL_UTIL_FILEFUNCTIONS_HPP
31 
32 #include <string>
33 
34 #include "CDPL/Util/APIPrefix.hpp"
35 
36 
37 namespace CDPL
38 {
39 
40  namespace Util
41  {
42 
50  CDPL_UTIL_API std::string genCheckedTempFilePath(const std::string& dir = "",
51  const std::string& ptn = "%%%%-%%%%-%%%%-%%%%");
52 
59  CDPL_UTIL_API bool checkIfSameFile(const std::string& path1, const std::string& path2);
60 
66  CDPL_UTIL_API bool fileExists(const std::string& path);
67  } // namespace Util
68 } // namespace CDPL
69 
70 #endif // CDPL_UTIL_FILEFUNCTIONS_HPP
Definition of the preprocessor macro CDPL_UTIL_API.
#define CDPL_UTIL_API
Tells the compiler/linker which classes, functions and variables are part of the library API.
CDPL_UTIL_API std::string genCheckedTempFilePath(const std::string &dir="", const std::string &ptn="%%%%-%%%%-%%%%-%%%%")
Generates a temporary file path inside dir whose basename matches the supplied randomization ptn and ...
CDPL_UTIL_API bool checkIfSameFile(const std::string &path1, const std::string &path2)
Tells whether path1 and path2 refer to the same file (after resolving symlinks and case-insensitivity...
CDPL_UTIL_API bool fileExists(const std::string &path)
Tells whether the file at path exists.
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