NAME
Path::Tiny - File path utility
VERSION
version 0.072
SYNOPSIS
use Path::Tiny;
# creating Path::Tiny objects
$dir = path("/tmp");
$foo = path("foo.txt");
$subdir = $dir->child("foo");
$bar = $subdir->child("bar.txt");
# stringifies as cleaned up path
$file = path("./foo.txt");
print $file; # "foo.txt"
# reading files
$guts = $file->slurp;
$guts = $file->slurp_utf8;
@lines = $file->lines;
@lines = $file->lines_utf8;
($head) = $file->lines( {count => 1} );
($tail) = $file->lines( {count => -1} );
# writing files
$bar->spew( @data );
$bar->spew_utf8( @data );
# reading directories
for ( $dir->children ) { ... }
$iter = $dir->iterator;
while ( my $next = $iter->() ) { ... }
DESCRIPTION
This module provide a small, fast utility for working with file paths.
It is friendlier to use than File::Spec and provides easy access to
functions from several other core file handling modules. It aims to be
smaller and faster than many alternatives on CPAN while helping people
do many common things in consistent and less error-prone ways.
Path::Tiny does not try to work for anything except Unix-like and Win32
platforms. Even then, it might break if you try something particularly
obscure or tortuous. (Quick! What does this mean:
"///../../..//./././a//b/.././c/././"? And how does it differ on Win32?)
All paths are forced to have Unix-style forward slashes. Stringifying
the object gives you back the path (after some clean up).
File input/output methods "flock" handles before reading or writing, as
appropriate (if supported by the platform).
The *_utf8 methods ("slurp_utf8", "lines_utf8", etc.) operate in raw
mode. On Windows, that means they will not have CRLF translation from
the ":crlf" IO layer. Installing Unicode::UTF8 0.58 or later will speed
up *_utf8 situations in many cases and is highly recommended.
CONSTRUCTORS
path
$path = path("foo/bar");
$path = path("/tmp", "file.txt"); # list
$path = path("."); # cwd
$path = path("~user/file.txt"); # tilde processing
Constructs a "Path::Tiny" object. It doesn't matter if you give a file
or directory path. It's still up to you to call directory-like methods
only on directories and file-like methods only on files. This function
is exported automatically by default.
The first argument must be defined and have non-zero length or an
exception will be thrown. This prevents subtle, dangerous errors with
code like "path( maybe_undef() )->remove_tree".
If the first component of the path is a tilde ('~') then the component
will be replaced with the output of "glob('~')". If the first component
of the path is a tilde followed by a user name then the component will
be replaced with output of "glob('~username')". Behaviour for
non-existent users depends on the output of "glob" on the system.
On Windows, if the path consists of a drive identifier without a path
component ("C:" or "D:"), it will be expanded to the absolute path of
the current directory on that volume using "Cwd::getdcwd()".
If called with a single "Path::Tiny" argument, the original is returned
unless the original is holding a temporary file or directory reference
in which case a stringified copy is made.
$path = path("foo/bar");
$temp = Path::Tiny->tempfile;
$p2 = path($path); # like $p2 = $path
$t2 = path($temp); # like $t2 = path( "$temp" )
This optimizes copies without proliferating references unexpectedly if a
copy is made by code outside your control.
Current API available since 0.017.
new
$path = Path::Tiny->new("foo/bar");
This is just like "path", but with method call overhead. (Why would you
do that?)
Current API available since 0.001.
cwd
$path = Path::Tiny->cwd; # path( Cwd::getcwd )
$path = cwd; # optional export
Gives you the absolute path to the current directory as a "Path::Tiny"
object. This is slightly faster than "path(".")->absolute".
"cwd" may be exported on request and used as a function instead of as a
method.
Current API available since 0.018.
rootdir
$path = Path::Tiny->rootdir; # /
$path = rootdir; # optional export
Gives you "File::Spec->rootdir" as a "Path::Tiny" object if you're too
picky for "path("/")".
"rootdir" may be exported on request and used as a function instead of
as a method.
Current API available since 0.018.
tempfile, tempdir
$temp = Path::Tiny->tempfile( @options );
$temp = Path::Tiny->tempdir( @options );
$temp = tempfile( @options ); # optional export
$temp = tempdir( @options ); # optional export
"tempfile" passes the options to "File::Temp->new" and returns a
"Path::Tiny" object with the file name. The "TMPDIR" option is enabled
by default.
The resulting "File::Temp" object is cached. When the "Path::Tiny"
object is destroyed, the "File::Temp" object will be as well.
"File::Temp" annoyingly requires you to specify a custom template in
slightly different ways depending on which function or method you call,
but "Path::Tiny" lets you ignore that and can take either a leading
template or a "TEMPLATE" option and does the right thing.
$temp = Path::Tiny->tempfile( "customXXXXXXXX" ); # ok
$temp = Path::Tiny->tempfile( TEMPLATE => "customXXXXXXXX" ); # ok
The tempfile path object will be normalized to have an absolute path,
even if created in a relative directory using "DIR".
"tempdir" is just like "tempfile", except it calls "File::Temp->newdir"
instead.
Both "tempfile" and "tempdir" may be exported on request and used as
functions instead of as methods.
Note: for tempfiles, the filehandles from File::Temp are closed and not
reused. This is not as secure as using File::Temp handles directly, but
is less prone to deadlocks or access problems on some platforms. Think
of what "Path::Tiny" gives you to be just a temporary file name that
gets cleaned up.
Current API available since 0.018.
METHODS
absolute
$abs = path("foo/bar")->absolute;
$abs = path("foo/bar")->absolute("/tmp");
Returns a new "Path::Tiny" object with an absolute path (or itself if
already absolute). Unless an argument is given, the current directory is
used as the absolute base path. The argument must be absolute or you
won't get an absolute result.
This will not resolve upward directories ("foo/../bar") unless
"canonpath" in File::Spec would normally do so on your platform. If you
need them resolved, you must call the more expensive "realpath" method
instead.
On Windows, an absolute path without a volume component will have it
added based on the current drive.
Current API available since 0.001.
append, append_raw, append_utf8
path("foo.txt")->append(@data);
path("foo.txt")->append(\@data);
path("foo.txt")->append({binmode => ":raw"}, @data);
path("foo.txt")->append_raw(@data);
path("foo.txt")->append_utf8(@data);
Appends data to a file. The file is locked with "flock" prior to
writing. An optional hash reference may be used to pass options. Valid
options are:
* "binmode": passed to "binmode()" on the handle used for writing.
* "truncate": truncates the file after locking and before appending
The "truncate" option is a way to replace the contents of a file in
place, unlike "spew" which writes to a temporary file and then replaces
the original (if it exists).
"append_raw" is like "append" with a "binmode" of ":unix" for fast,
unbuffered, raw write.
"append_utf8" is like "append" with a "binmode" of
":unix:encoding(UTF-8)". If Unicode::UTF8 0.58+ is installed, a raw
append will be done instead on the data encoded with "Unicode::UTF8".
Current API available since 0.060.
assert
$path = path("foo.txt")->assert( sub { $_->exists } );
Returns the invocant after asserting that a code reference argument
returns true. When the assertion code reference runs, it will have the
invocant object in the $_ variable. If it returns false, an exception
will be thrown. The assertion code reference may also throw its own
exception.
If no assertion is provided, the invocant is returned without error.
Current API available since 0.062.
basename
$name = path("foo/bar.txt")->basename; # bar.txt
$name = path("foo.txt")->basename('.txt'); # foo
$name = path("foo.txt")->basename(qr/.txt/); # foo
$name = path("foo.txt")->basename(@suffixes);
Returns the file portion or last directory portion of a path.
Given a list of suffixes as strings or regular expressions, any that
match at the end of the file portion or last directory portion will be
removed before the result is returned.
Current API available since 0.054.
canonpath
$canonical = path("foo/bar")->canonpath; # foo\bar on Windows
Returns a string with the canonical format of the path name for the
platform. In particular, this means directory separators will be "\" on
Windows.
Current API available since 0.001.
child
$file = path("/tmp")->child("foo.txt"); # "/tmp/foo.txt"
$file = path("/tmp")->child(@parts);
Returns a new "Path::Tiny" object relative to the original. Works like
"catfile" or "catdir" from File::Spec, but without caring about file or
directories.
Current API available since 0.001.
children
@paths = path("/tmp")->children;
@paths = path("/tmp")->children( qr/\.txt$/ );
Returns a list of "Path::Tiny" objects for all files and directories
within a directory. Excludes "." and ".." automatically.
If an optional "qr//" argument is provided, it only returns objects for
child names that match the given regular expression. Only the base name
is used for matching:
@paths = path("/tmp")->children( qr/^foo/ );
# matches children like the glob foo*
Current API available since 0.028.
chmod
path("foo.txt")->chmod(0777);
path("foo.txt")->chmod("0755");
path("foo.txt")->chmod("go-w");
path("foo.txt")->chmod("a=r,u+wx");
Sets file or directory permissions. The argument can be a numeric mode,
a octal string beginning with a "0" or a limited subset of the symbolic
mode use by /bin/chmod.
The symbolic mode must be a comma-delimited list of mode clauses.
Clauses must match "qr/\A([augo]+)([=+-])([rwx]+)\z/", which defines
"who", "op" and "perms" parameters for each clause. Unlike /bin/chmod,
all three parameters are required for each clause, multiple ops are not
allowed and permissions "stugoX" are not supported. (See File::chmod for
more complex needs.)
Current API available since 0.053.
copy
path("/tmp/foo.txt")->copy("/tmp/bar.txt");
Copies a file using File::Copy's "copy" function. Upon success, returns
the "Path::Tiny" object for the newly copied file.
Current API available since 0.070.
digest
$obj = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->digest; # SHA-256
$obj = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->digest("MD5"); # user-selected
$obj = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->digest( { chunk_size => 1e6 }, "MD5" );
Returns a hexadecimal digest for a file. An optional hash reference of
options may be given. The only option is "chunk_size". If "chunk_size"
is given, that many bytes will be read at a time. If not provided, the
entire file will be slurped into memory to compute the digest.
Any subsequent arguments are passed to the constructor for Digest to
select an algorithm. If no arguments are given, the default is SHA-256.
Current API available since 0.056.
dirname (deprecated)
$name = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->dirname; # "/tmp/"
Returns the directory portion you would get from calling
"File::Spec->splitpath( $path->stringify )" or "." for a path without a
parent directory portion. Because File::Spec is inconsistent, the result
might or might not have a trailing slash. Because of this, this method
is deprecated.
A better, more consistently approach is likely
"$path->parent->stringify", which will not have a trailing slash except
for a root directory.
Deprecated in 0.056.
exists, is_file, is_dir
if ( path("/tmp")->exists ) { ... } # -e
if ( path("/tmp")->is_dir ) { ... } # -d
if ( path("/tmp")->is_file ) { ... } # -e && ! -d
Implements file test operations, this means the file or directory
actually has to exist on the filesystem. Until then, it's just a path.
Note: "is_file" is not "-f" because "-f" is not the opposite of "-d".
"-f" means "plain file", excluding symlinks, devices, etc. that often
can be read just like files.
Use "-f" instead if you really mean to check for a plain file.
Current API available since 0.053.
filehandle
$fh = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->filehandle($mode, $binmode);
$fh = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->filehandle({ locked => 1 }, $mode, $binmode);
$fh = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->filehandle({ exclusive => 1 }, $mode, $binmode);
Returns an open file handle. The $mode argument must be a Perl-style
read/write mode string ("<" ,">", "<<", etc.). If a $binmode is given,
it is set during the "open" call.
An optional hash reference may be used to pass options.
The "locked" option governs file locking; if true, handles opened for
writing, appending or read-write are locked with "LOCK_EX"; otherwise,
they are locked with "LOCK_SH". When using "locked", ">" or "+>" modes
will delay truncation until after the lock is acquired.
The "exclusive" option causes the open() call to fail if the file
already exists. This corresponds to the O_EXCL flag to sysopen /
open(2). "exclusive" implies "locked" and will set it for you if you
forget it.
See "openr", "openw", "openrw", and "opena" for sugar.
Current API available since 0.066.
is_absolute, is_relative
if ( path("/tmp")->is_absolute ) { ... }
if ( path("/tmp")->is_relative ) { ... }
Booleans for whether the path appears absolute or relative.
Current API available since 0.001.
is_rootdir
while ( ! $path->is_rootdir ) {
$path = $path->parent;
...
}
Boolean for whether the path is the root directory of the volume. I.e.
the "dirname" is "q[/]" and the "basename" is "q[]".
This works even on "MSWin32" with drives and UNC volumes:
path("C:/")->is_rootdir; # true
path("//server/share/")->is_rootdir; #true
Current API available since 0.038.
iterator
$iter = path("/tmp")->iterator( \%options );
Returns a code reference that walks a directory lazily. Each invocation
returns a "Path::Tiny" object or undef when the iterator is exhausted.
$iter = path("/tmp")->iterator;
while ( $path = $iter->() ) {
...
}
The current and parent directory entries ("." and "..") will not be
included.
If the "recurse" option is true, the iterator will walk the directory
recursively, breadth-first. If the "follow_symlinks" option is also
true, directory links will be followed recursively. There is no
protection against loops when following links. If a directory is not
readable, it will not be followed.
The default is the same as:
$iter = path("/tmp")->iterator( {
recurse => 0,
follow_symlinks => 0,
} );
For a more powerful, recursive iterator with built-in loop avoidance,
see Path::Iterator::Rule.
See also "visit".
Current API available since 0.016.
lines, lines_raw, lines_utf8
@contents = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->lines;
@contents = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->lines(\%options);
@contents = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->lines_raw;
@contents = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->lines_utf8;
@contents = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->lines( { chomp => 1, count => 4 } );
Returns a list of lines from a file. Optionally takes a hash-reference
of options. Valid options are "binmode", "count" and "chomp".
If "binmode" is provided, it will be set on the handle prior to reading.
If a positive "count" is provided, that many lines will be returned from
the start of the file. If a negative "count" is provided, the entire
file will be read, but only "abs(count)" will be kept and returned. If
"abs(count)" exceeds the number of lines in the file, all lines will be
returned.
If "chomp" is set, any end-of-line character sequences ("CR", "CRLF", or
"LF") will be removed from the lines returned.
Because the return is a list, "lines" in scalar context will return the
number of lines (and throw away the data).
$number_of_lines = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->lines;
"lines_raw" is like "lines" with a "binmode" of ":raw". We use ":raw"
instead of ":unix" so PerlIO buffering can manage reading by line.
"lines_utf8" is like "lines" with a "binmode" of ":raw:encoding(UTF-8)".
If Unicode::UTF8 0.58+ is installed, a raw UTF-8 slurp will be done and
then the lines will be split. This is actually faster than relying on
":encoding(UTF-8)", though a bit memory intensive. If memory use is a
concern, consider "openr_utf8" and iterating directly on the handle.
Current API available since 0.065.
mkpath
path("foo/bar/baz")->mkpath;
path("foo/bar/baz")->mkpath( \%options );
Like calling "make_path" from File::Path. An optional hash reference is
passed through to "make_path". Errors will be trapped and an exception
thrown. Returns the list of directories created or an empty list if the
directories already exist, just like "make_path".
Current API available since 0.001.
move
path("foo.txt")->move("bar.txt");
Just like "rename".
Current API available since 0.001.
openr, openw, openrw, opena
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openr($binmode); # read
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openr_raw;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openr_utf8;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openw($binmode); # write
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openw_raw;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openw_utf8;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->opena($binmode); # append
$fh = path("foo.txt")->opena_raw;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->opena_utf8;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openrw($binmode); # read/write
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openrw_raw;
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openrw_utf8;
Returns a file handle opened in the specified mode. The "openr" style
methods take a single "binmode" argument. All of the "open*" methods
have "open*_raw" and "open*_utf8" equivalents that use ":raw" and
":raw:encoding(UTF-8)", respectively.
An optional hash reference may be used to pass options. The only option
is "locked". If true, handles opened for writing, appending or
read-write are locked with "LOCK_EX"; otherwise, they are locked for
"LOCK_SH".
$fh = path("foo.txt")->openrw_utf8( { locked => 1 } );
See "filehandle" for more on locking.
Current API available since 0.011.
parent
$parent = path("foo/bar/baz")->parent; # foo/bar
$parent = path("foo/wibble.txt")->parent; # foo
$parent = path("foo/bar/baz")->parent(2); # foo
Returns a "Path::Tiny" object corresponding to the parent directory of
the original directory or file. An optional positive integer argument is
the number of parent directories upwards to return. "parent" by itself
is equivalent to parent(1).
Current API available since 0.014.
realpath
$real = path("/baz/foo/../bar")->realpath;
$real = path("foo/../bar")->realpath;
Returns a new "Path::Tiny" object with all symbolic links and upward
directory parts resolved using Cwd's "realpath". Compared to "absolute",
this is more expensive as it must actually consult the filesystem.
If the parent path can't be resolved (e.g. if it includes directories
that don't exist), an exception will be thrown:
$real = path("doesnt_exist/foo")->realpath; # dies
However, if the parent path exists and only the last component (e.g.
filename) doesn't exist, the realpath will be the realpath of the parent
plus the non-existent last component:
$real = path("./aasdlfasdlf")->realpath; # works
The underlying Cwd module usually worked this way on Unix, but died on
Windows (and some Unixes) if the full path didn't exist. As of version
0.064, it's safe to use anywhere.
Current API available since 0.001.
relative
$rel = path("/tmp/foo/bar")->relative("/tmp"); # foo/bar
Returns a "Path::Tiny" object with a relative path name. Given the
trickiness of this, it's a thin wrapper around "File::Spec->abs2rel()".
Current API available since 0.001.
remove
path("foo.txt")->remove;
This is just like "unlink", except for its error handling: if the path
does not exist, it returns false; if deleting the file fails, it throws
an exception.
Current API available since 0.012.
remove_tree
# directory
path("foo/bar/baz")->remove_tree;
path("foo/bar/baz")->remove_tree( \%options );
path("foo/bar/baz")->remove_tree( { safe => 0 } ); # force remove
Like calling "remove_tree" from File::Path, but defaults to "safe" mode.
An optional hash reference is passed through to "remove_tree". Errors
will be trapped and an exception thrown. Returns the number of
directories deleted, just like "remove_tree".
If you want to remove a directory only if it is empty, use the built-in
"rmdir" function instead.
rmdir path("foo/bar/baz/");
Current API available since 0.013.
sibling
$foo = path("/tmp/foo.txt");
$sib = $foo->sibling("bar.txt"); # /tmp/bar.txt
$sib = $foo->sibling("baz", "bam.txt"); # /tmp/baz/bam.txt
Returns a new "Path::Tiny" object relative to the parent of the
original. This is slightly more efficient than
"$path->parent->child(...)".
Current API available since 0.058.
slurp, slurp_raw, slurp_utf8
$data = path("foo.txt")->slurp;
$data = path("foo.txt")->slurp( {binmode => ":raw"} );
$data = path("foo.txt")->slurp_raw;
$data = path("foo.txt")->slurp_utf8;
Reads file contents into a scalar. Takes an optional hash reference may
be used to pass options. The only option is "binmode", which is passed
to "binmode()" on the handle used for reading.
"slurp_raw" is like "slurp" with a "binmode" of ":unix" for a fast,
unbuffered, raw read.
"slurp_utf8" is like "slurp" with a "binmode" of
":unix:encoding(UTF-8)". If Unicode::UTF8 0.58+ is installed, a raw
slurp will be done instead and the result decoded with "Unicode::UTF8".
This is just as strict and is roughly an order of magnitude faster than
using ":encoding(UTF-8)".
Note: "slurp" and friends lock the filehandle before slurping. If you
plan to slurp from a file created with File::Temp, be sure to close
other handles or open without locking to avoid a deadlock:
my $tempfile = File::Temp->new(EXLOCK => 0);
my $guts = path($tempfile)->slurp;
Current API available since 0.004.
spew, spew_raw, spew_utf8
path("foo.txt")->spew(@data);
path("foo.txt")->spew(\@data);
path("foo.txt")->spew({binmode => ":raw"}, @data);
path("foo.txt")->spew_raw(@data);
path("foo.txt")->spew_utf8(@data);
Writes data to a file atomically. The file is written to a temporary
file in the same directory, then renamed over the original. An optional
hash reference may be used to pass options. The only option is
"binmode", which is passed to "binmode()" on the handle used for
writing.
"spew_raw" is like "spew" with a "binmode" of ":unix" for a fast,
unbuffered, raw write.
"spew_utf8" is like "spew" with a "binmode" of ":unix:encoding(UTF-8)".
If Unicode::UTF8 0.58+ is installed, a raw spew will be done instead on
the data encoded with "Unicode::UTF8".
NOTE: because the file is written to a temporary file and then renamed,
the new file will wind up with permissions based on your current umask.
This is a feature to protect you from a race condition that would
otherwise give different permissions than you might expect. If you
really want to keep the original mode flags, use "append" with the
"truncate" option.
Current API available since 0.011.
stat, lstat
$stat = path("foo.txt")->stat;
$stat = path("/some/symlink")->lstat;
Like calling "stat" or "lstat" from File::stat.
Current API available since 0.001.
stringify
$path = path("foo.txt");
say $path->stringify; # same as "$path"
Returns a string representation of the path. Unlike "canonpath", this
method returns the path standardized with Unix-style "/" directory
separators.
Current API available since 0.001.
subsumes
path("foo/bar")->subsumes("foo/bar/baz"); # true
path("/foo/bar")->subsumes("/foo/baz"); # false
Returns true if the first path is a prefix of the second path at a
directory boundary.
This does not resolve parent directory entries ("..") or symlinks:
path("foo/bar")->subsumes("foo/bar/../baz"); # true
If such things are important to you, ensure that both paths are resolved
to the filesystem with "realpath":
my $p1 = path("foo/bar")->realpath;
my $p2 = path("foo/bar/../baz")->realpath;
if ( $p1->subsumes($p2) ) { ... }
Current API available since 0.048.
touch
path("foo.txt")->touch;
path("foo.txt")->touch($epoch_secs);
Like the Unix "touch" utility. Creates the file if it doesn't exist, or
else changes the modification and access times to the current time. If
the first argument is the epoch seconds then it will be used.
Returns the path object so it can be easily chained with other methods:
# won't die if foo.txt doesn't exist
$content = path("foo.txt")->touch->slurp;
Current API available since 0.015.
touchpath
path("bar/baz/foo.txt")->touchpath;
Combines "mkpath" and "touch". Creates the parent directory if it
doesn't exist, before touching the file. Returns the path object like
"touch" does.
Current API available since 0.022.
visit
path("/tmp")->visit( \&callback, \%options );
Wraps the "iterator" method to execute a callback for each directory
entry. It returns a hash reference with any state accumulated during
iteration.
The options are the same as for "iterator": "recurse" and
"follow_symlinks". Both default to false.
The callback function will receive a "Path::Tiny" object as the first
argument and a hash reference to accumulate state as the second
argument. For example:
# collect files sizes
my $sizes = path("/tmp")->visit(
sub {
my ($path, $state) = @_;
return if $path->is_dir;
$state->{$path} = -s $path;
},
{ recurse => 1 }
);
For convenience, the "Path::Tiny" object will also be locally aliased as
the $_ global variable:
# print paths matching /foo/
path("/tmp")->visit( sub { say if /foo/ }, { recurse => 1} );
If the callback returns a reference to a false scalar value, iteration
will terminate. This is not the same as "pruning" a directory search;
this just stops all iteration and returns the state hash reference.
# find up to 10 files larger than 100K
my $files = path("/tmp")->visit(
sub {
my ($path, $state) = @_;
$state->{$path}++ if -s $path > 102400
return \0 if keys %$state == 10;
},
{ recurse => 1 }
);
If you want more flexible iteration, use a module like
Path::Iterator::Rule.
Current API available since 0.062.
volume
$vol = path("/tmp/foo.txt")->volume; # ""
$vol = path("C:/tmp/foo.txt")->volume; # "C:"
Returns the volume portion of the path. This is equivalent equivalent to
what File::Spec would give from "splitpath" and thus usually is the
empty string on Unix-like operating systems or the drive letter for an
absolute path on "MSWin32".
Current API available since 0.001.
EXCEPTION HANDLING
Simple usage errors will generally croak. Failures of underlying Perl
functions will be thrown as exceptions in the class "Path::Tiny::Error".
A "Path::Tiny::Error" object will be a hash reference with the following
fields:
* "op" — a description of the operation, usually function call and any
extra info
* "file" — the file or directory relating to the error
* "err" — hold $! at the time the error was thrown
* "msg" — a string combining the above data and a Carp-like short
stack trace
Exception objects will stringify as the "msg" field.
CAVEATS
File locking
If flock is not supported on a platform, it will not be used, even if
locking is requested.
See additional caveats below.
NFS and BSD
On BSD, Perl's flock implementation may not work to lock files on an NFS
filesystem. Path::Tiny has some heuristics to detect this and will warn
once and let you continue in an unsafe mode. If you want this failure to
be fatal, you can fatalize the 'flock' warnings category:
use warnings FATAL => 'flock';
AIX and locking
AIX requires a write handle for locking. Therefore, calls that normally
open a read handle and take a shared lock instead will open a read-write
handle and take an exclusive lock. If the user does not have write
permission, no lock will be used.
utf8 vs UTF-8
All the *_utf8 methods use ":encoding(UTF-8)" -- either as
":unix:encoding(UTF-8)" (unbuffered) or ":raw:encoding(UTF-8)"
(buffered) -- which is strict against the Unicode spec and disallows
illegal Unicode codepoints or UTF-8 sequences.
Unfortunately, ":encoding(UTF-8)" is very, very slow. If you install
Unicode::UTF8 0.58 or later, that module will be used by some *_utf8
methods to encode or decode data after a raw, binary input/output
operation, which is much faster.
If you need the performance and can accept the security risk,
"slurp({binmode => ":unix:utf8"})" will be faster than
":unix:encoding(UTF-8)" (but not as fast as "Unicode::UTF8").
Note that the *_utf8 methods read in raw mode. There is no CRLF
translation on Windows. If you must have CRLF translation, use the
regular input/output methods with an appropriate binmode:
$path->spew_utf8($data); # raw
$path->spew({binmode => ":encoding(UTF-8)"}, $data; # LF -> CRLF
Consider PerlIO::utf8_strict for a faster PerlIO layer alternative to
":encoding(UTF-8)", though it does not appear to be as fast as the
"Unicode::UTF8" approach.
Default IO layers and the open pragma
If you have Perl 5.10 or later, file input/output methods ("slurp",
"spew", etc.) and high-level handle opening methods ( "filehandle",
"openr", "openw", etc. ) respect default encodings set by the "-C"
switch or lexical open settings of the caller. For UTF-8, this is almost
certainly slower than using the dedicated "_utf8" methods if you have
Unicode::UTF8.
TYPE CONSTRAINTS AND COERCION
A standard MooseX::Types library is available at
MooseX::Types::Path::Tiny. A Type::Tiny equivalent is available as
Types::Path::Tiny.
SEE ALSO
These are other file/path utilities, which may offer a different feature
set than "Path::Tiny".
* File::chmod
* File::Fu
* IO::All
* Path::Class
These iterators may be slightly faster than the recursive iterator in
"Path::Tiny":
* Path::Iterator::Rule
* File::Next
There are probably comparable, non-Tiny tools. Let me know if you want
me to add a module to the list.
This module was featured in the 2013 Perl Advent Calendar
<http://www.perladvent.org/2013/2013-12-18.html>.
SUPPORT
Bugs / Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests through the issue tracker at
<https://github.com/dagolden/Path-Tiny/issues>. You will be notified
automatically of any progress on your issue.
Source Code
This is open source software. The code repository is available for
public review and contribution under the terms of the license.
<https://github.com/dagolden/Path-Tiny>
git clone https://github.com/dagolden/Path-Tiny.git
AUTHOR
David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
CONTRIBUTORS
* Alex Efros <powerman@powerman.name>
* Chris Williams <bingos@cpan.org>
* David Steinbrunner <dsteinbrunner@pobox.com>
* Doug Bell <madcityzen@gmail.com>
* Gabor Szabo <szabgab@cpan.org>
* Gabriel Andrade <gabiruh@gmail.com>
* George Hartzell <hartzell@cpan.org>
* Geraud Continsouzas <geraud@scsi.nc>
* Goro Fuji <gfuji@cpan.org>
* Graham Knop <haarg@haarg.org>
* James Hunt <james@niftylogic.com>
* Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org>
* Martin Kjeldsen <mk@bluepipe.dk>
* Michael G. Schwern <mschwern@cpan.org>
* Philippe Bruhat (BooK) <book@cpan.org>
* Regina Verbae <regina-verbae@users.noreply.github.com>
* regina-verbae <regina-verbae@users.noreply.github.com>
* Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
* Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net>
* Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>
* Yanick Champoux <yanick@babyl.dyndns.org>
* 김도형 - Keedi Kim <keedi@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by David Golden.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004