dmd.root.file

Read a file from disk and store it in memory.

Authors

Walter Bright, https://www.digitalmars.com

License

Boost License 1.0

Source: root/file.d

Documentation: https://dlang.org/phobos/dmd_root_file.html

Coverage: https://codecov.io/gh/dlang/dmd/src/master/src/dmd/root/file.d

  • Buffer

    Declaration

    struct Buffer;

    Owns a (rmem-managed) buffer.

    • extractSlice

      Declaration

      pure nothrow @nogc @safe ubyte[] extractSlice();

      Transfers ownership of the buffer to the caller.

  • File

    Declaration

    struct File;

    • ReadResult

      Declaration

      struct ReadResult;

      • extractSlice

        Declaration

        pure nothrow @nogc @safe ubyte[] extractSlice();

        Transfers ownership of the buffer to the caller.

      • extractDataZ

        Declaration

        pure nothrow @nogc ubyte[] extractDataZ();

        ditto Include the null-terminator at the end of the buffer in the returned array.

    • read

      Declaration

      static nothrow ReadResult read(const(char)[] name);

      Read the full content of a file.

    • write

      Declaration

      static nothrow bool write(const(char)* name, const void[] data);
      static nothrow bool write(const(char)[] name, const void[] data);

      Write a file, returning true on success.

    • remove

      Declaration

      static nothrow void remove(const(char)* name);

      Delete a file.

    • update

      Declaration

      static nothrow bool update(const(char)* namez, const void[] data);
      static nothrow bool update(const(char)[] name, const void[] data);

      Update file

      Discussion

      If the file exists and is identical to what is to be written, merely update the timestamp on the file. Otherwise, write the file.

      The idea is writes are much slower than reads, and build systems often wind up generating identical files.

      Parameters

      const(char)[] name

      name of file to update

      void[] data

      updated contents of file

      Return Value

      true on success

    • size

      Declaration

      static nothrow ulong size(const char* namez);

      Size of a file in bytes.

      Parameters

      char* namez

      null-terminated filename

      Return Value

      ulong.max on any error, the length otherwise.