PathsAndFiles.hpp File Reference

Header file containing functions for creating files and folders. More...

#include <unistd.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
#include "VCluster/VCluster.hpp"

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Functions
static std::string	get_cwd ()
	Gets the current working directory and returns path as string.
static bool	check_if_file_exists (std::string path)
	Checks if a file already exists.
static void	create_file_if_not_exist (std::string path)
	Creates a file if not already existent.
static bool	check_if_directory_exists (std::string path)
	Checks if a directory already exists.
static void	create_directory_if_not_exist (std::string path, bool silent=0)
	Creates a directory if not already existent.

Detailed Description

Header file containing functions for creating files and folders.

Author

Justina Stark

Date

December 2019

Definition in file PathsAndFiles.hpp.

Function Documentation

check_if_directory_exists()

static bool check_if_directory_exists ( std::string  path )

static

Checks if a directory already exists.

Parameters

path	Std::string with path of directory for which existence should be checked.

Returns

True, if directory exists, false if not.

Definition at line 85 of file PathsAndFiles.hpp.

check_if_file_exists()

static bool check_if_file_exists ( std::string  path )

static

Checks if a file already exists.

Parameters

path	Std::string with path of file for which existence should be checked.

Returns

True, if file exists, false if not.

Definition at line 42 of file PathsAndFiles.hpp.

create_directory_if_not_exist()

static void create_directory_if_not_exist ( std::string  path, bool  silent = 0  )

static

Creates a directory if not already existent.

Parameters

path	Std::string that contains path including name of the folder that should be created.

Definition at line 103 of file PathsAndFiles.hpp.

create_file_if_not_exist()

static void create_file_if_not_exist ( std::string  path )

static

Creates a file if not already existent.

Parameters

path	Std::string that contains path including filename of the file that should be created.

Definition at line 66 of file PathsAndFiles.hpp.

get_cwd()

static std::string get_cwd ( )

static

Gets the current working directory and returns path as string.

Returns

Std::string of path to current working directory.

Definition at line 24 of file PathsAndFiles.hpp.