namespace PBD {
-using std::string;
-using std::vector;
-
/**
* Get a list of files in a directory.
* @note You must join path with result to get the absolute path
* @param result A vector of filenames.
*/
void
-get_files_in_directory (const sys::path& path,
- vector<string>& result);
+get_files_in_directory (const std::string& path,
+ std::vector<std::string>& result);
/**
* Takes a directory path and returns all the files in the directory
* @param result A vector in which to place the resulting matches.
*/
void
-find_matching_files_in_directory (const sys::path& directory,
+find_matching_files_in_directory (const std::string& directory,
const Glib::PatternSpec& pattern,
- vector<sys::path>& result);
+ std::vector<std::string>& result);
/**
* Takes a number of directory paths and returns all the files matching
* @param result A vector in which to place the resulting matches.
*/
void
-find_matching_files_in_directories (const vector<sys::path>& directory_paths,
+find_matching_files_in_directories (const std::vector<std::string>& directory_paths,
const Glib::PatternSpec& pattern,
- vector<sys::path>& result);
+ std::vector<std::string>& result);
/**
* Takes a SearchPath and puts a list of all the files in the search path
void
find_matching_files_in_search_path (const SearchPath& search_path,
const Glib::PatternSpec& pattern,
- vector<sys::path>& result);
+ std::vector<std::string>& result);
/**
* Takes a search path and a file name and place the full path
*/
bool
find_file_in_search_path (const SearchPath& search_path,
- const string& filename,
- sys::path& result);
-
+ const std::string& filename,
+ std::string& result);
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to copy the contents of the file from_path to a new file
+ * at path to_path. If to_path exists it is overwritten.
+ *
+ * @return true if file was successfully copied
+ */
+bool copy_file(const std::string & from_path, const std::string & to_path);
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to copy all regular files from from_path to a new directory.
+ * This method does not recurse.
+ */
+void copy_files(const std::string & from_path, const std::string & to_dir);
+
+/**
+ * Take a (possibly) relative path and make it absolute
+ * @return An absolute path
+ */
+std::string get_absolute_path (const std::string &);
+
+/**
+ * Find out if `needle' is a file or directory within the
+ * directory `haystack'.
+ * @return true if it is.
+ */
+bool path_is_within (const std::string &, std::string);
+
+/**
+ * @return true if p1 and p2 both resolve to the same file
+ * @param p1 a file path.
+ * @param p2 a file path.
+ *
+ * Uses g_stat to check for identical st_dev and st_ino values.
+ */
+bool equivalent_paths (const std::string &p1, const std::string &p2);
+
+/// @return true if path at p exists and is writable, false otherwise
+bool exists_and_writable(const std::string & p);
+
} // namespace PBD
#endif