Revision history for Perl extension File::Util.pm
2.29
Wed Oct 17 09:38:36 CDT 2012
Fixed bug where list_dir() did not continue to recurse if it encountered
an error while running with the --fatals-as-warning flag. If running
in default mode, it is normal behavior for File::Util to abort execution
on error, but when running with --fatals-as-warning flag, such errors
should not have caused recursion to fail. (CPAN RT# 52319)
Changed the brackets surrounding error messages to "<<" and ">>" so that
the glyphs display in most terminals.
Modified/updated documentation and test suite to accomodate these new
changes.
2.28
Sat Sep 29 17:38:47 CDT 2012
Adding a patch to fix breakage under Perl 5.17 (CPAN RT#31013)
Fix spelling error in documentation and code comments (CPAN RT# #64854)
2.27
Sat Dec 6 13:10:00 CST 2008
Fixed a bug that caused root directories using Micro$oft filesystem
notation to be mis-read when using the '--dirs-only' flag for
File::Util::list_dir()
3.26
Tue Dec 2 20:07:09 CST 2008
Added to test suite in order to avoid errant test failures
when flock'ing on solaris. This is a big deal, since the point of
File::Util is to be easy, and portable!
Added some yet more extra examples in the documentation.
3.25
Mon Dec 1 15:11:20 CST 2008
Fixed a bug in File::Util::touch()
Added some extra examples and corrected one minor error in the
documentation.
3.24
Wed May 23 16:27:20 CDT 2007
Added method File::Util::last_changed (get inode change time for a file)
Added method File::Util::touch (works like *nix touch command)
Both touch and last_changed are autoloaded methods
Applied patch from S. Muskiewicz that fixes the File::Util::last_modified
method that was using a similar but incorrect "-" file test operator.
3.23
Fri Feb 15 07:34:29 CST 2008
No major code changes. Small bug fixes--
Corrected syntax on package makefile that causes warnings to be
generated in cases of older Perl versions. Also corrected a problem
in the documentation where the section "Get the path preceeding a
file name" was showing incorrect information.
3.22
Wed May 23 16:27:20 CDT 2007
Fixed windows-specific bugs associated with the handling of newlines
and directory path separators. Now compatible with Strawberry Perl
and once again Active$tate Perl for MSWin*.
3.21
Mon May 21 18:22:11 CDT 2007
Fixed solaris-specific bug in test suite causing a simple regular
expression to fail. Previous changes up to this point merit a public
release, pending the fixing of afforementioned bug, hence this release.
3.20_2
Mon May 21 16:15:23 CDT 2007
Fixed small but important incompatibility with some versions of
Exception::Handler
3.20_1
Fri May 18 15:42:01 CDT 2007
Improved error handling mechanism even more, and created 31 new test
scenarios to make sure that any failure events are handled correctly.
Fixed some small latent bugs, for example, corrected file handle
reference verification error handling--checking for validity of
file handle references.
3.19
Wed May 16 18:07:49 CDT 2007
Documentation. Documentation. Documentation. Small corrections and
several enhancements. More examples.
Improved error-handling mechanism by adding cascading logic to prioritize
fatality-handling rules of failed calls over the rules of the File::Util
object, whether they be defaults or manually set up via File::Util::new()
3.18
Tue Feb 27 15:54:51 CST 2007
Finished documentation for ALL methods. Whew! That was a lot of
writing. The documentation will continue to evolve.
Implemented the --use-sysopen flag for File::Util::open_handle()
and thereafter the following extra open modes for it (only valid if
the --use-sysopen flag is used):
rwcreate
rwupdate
rwclobber
rwappend
(See the documentation for more details about this new feature).
Added new method File::Util::release_open_file() for the purpose
of releasing file locks placed on file handles by the
File::Util::open_file() method, that is, when file locking is
NOT turned off. If file locking is disabled by the user, this new
method has no effect.
3.17_*
Fri Feb 23 - Mon Feb 26
Developer's releases (testing); not released to the public.
3.16
Tue Feb 20 14:16:45 CST 2007
Fixed problem with method File::Util::make_dir() when used with
absolute pathnames (path names starting with "/", for example).
Fixed documentation error concerning the File::Util::list_dir method,
specifically regarding the "--pattern" option flag.
Method File::Util::make_dir() now enforces the policy of failing when
asked to create a directory that already exists as a file of any kind.
Use the "--if-not-exists" flag if you are counting on the old behavior
or if you want to create directories which could possibly exist already.
More documentation added.
3.15
Fri Dec 22 14:12:45 CST 2006
Fixed broken test suite that was causing `make test` to fail falsely.
Revisited documentation, adding a little, and various small improvements.
3.14_8
Thu Dec 14 20:13:03 CST 2006
Fixed some error messages to be more clear. Tweaked the
File::Util::readlimit() method to provide better error messages if
called incorrectly. Modified File::Util::make_dir() to include
the --if-not-exists option.
More documentation added for various methods whose documentation had
yet to be written.
Fixed a broken test case in "make test" that was causing it to fail
falsely.
Releasing this version as an official release and NOT a developer's
release only.
3.14_7
Sat Jan 31 13:36:24 CST 2004
Changes to method File::Util::flock_rules() to output helpful error
message if specification of invalid file locking policy attempted.
flock_rules parameter for File::Util::new() constructor method no
longer accepted or recognized in the interest of speed and efficiency.
If you want to change the default flock rules for the File::Util object,
then call File::Util::flock_rules() with your desired ruleset as
specified in the documentation for this method.
Changed default max_dives number to 1000. (See documentation for the
File::Util::max_dives() method.)
Much more documentation added for various methods whose documentation
had yet to be written.
3.14_6
Mon Sep 22 11:10:46 CDT 2003
Changes to methods File::Util::list_dir() and
File::Util::escape_filename() increase efficiency and fix some bugs.
Both methods retain the same interface and return values in the same
manner.
Added new method File::Util::return_path() (see documentation).
Method File::Util::last_mod changed to File::Util::last_modified for
clarity, better readability, and consistency with other similar methods
in the File::Util namespace. (eg- File::Util::last_access, etc)
Added the following methods to @EXPORT_OK
File::Util::return_path()
File::Util::created()
File::Util::last_access()
File::Util::last_modified()
Much more documentation added. Test suite revisited to reflect changes
to the methods mentioned above.
3.14_2
1/14/03, 12:05 am
Much more documentation added. Various methods slightly altered to stay
in keeping with the docs and with standard conventions. Test suite
revisited somewhat.
3.14_1
1/2/03, 3:47 am
Added a substantial amount of new documentation. Spelling errors in
documentation files corrected.
Previously available method, File::Util::os(), has been dropped from the
namespace and is no longer part of the module.
Method File::Util::file_type() no longer includes the 'tty' keyword among
its list of recognized file types, as the native Perl file test for
divining a TTY file can only be used on open file handles.
The keywords returned by this method are all upper case strings as of
version 3.13_9, though the release notes for that version errantly did
not include this statement. The list of keywords otherwise remains
unchanged:
PLAIN TEXT
BINARY DIRECTORY
SYMLINK PIPE
SOCKET BLOCK
CHARACTER
3.14_0
12/27/02, 5:50 pm
File::Util no longer @ISA Handy::Dandy, and no longer includes it
as a prerequisite dependency. Added a little more documentation,
but it has a _long_ way to go as yet.
3.13_9
12/23/02, 3:22 pm
A few small changes; no longer lists Handy::Dandy::TimeTools as a
prerequisite dependency.
3.13_8
12/22/02, 11:31 pm
Method File::Util::file_type() now returns a list instead of a single
string of concatenated keyword substrings, the file type keywords being:
plain text
binary directory
symlink pipe
socket block
character tty
Methods File::Util::load_file() and File::Util::open_handle() both will
truly guarantee the uniqueness of the underlying file handle which is
auto-generated, whereas before measures to achieve the uniqueness of
the file handles were taken, but not verified.
POD documentation got a big update.
3.13_7
12/6/02, 2:56 pm
Almost ready for CPAN!
License changed from the GNU LGPL to Perl's own licensing scheme.
Various tweaks to compile-time sequences.
Previously subroutines, SL and NL are now constants. This makes them
easier to use when importing them to your main program. Instead of
having to type "print('foo' . NL . NL)", you can type the more intuitive
"print('foo' . NL x 2)". The same applies for SL, though it's not likely
you'll be wanting to print out more than one SL character in sequence.
This shouldn't break previous usage of these exported names.
Small reference material section appended to the general documentation
file contained in 'docs-basic.txt' (part of this distribution)
3.13_4
11/14/02, 1:22 pm
Got rid of all variables in @EXPORT_OK, namely:
$OS
$EBCDIC
$NL
$SL
I wanted to export only methods, seeing as exporting variables just isn't
right, no matter how convenient it might be. There are two new methods,
and they are both autoloaded, namely:
File::Util::os()
File::Util::ebcdic()
These two methods take no arguments, and return only the value of the
previously EXPORT_OK'ed "$OS" and "$EBCDIC"
Added more thorough testing to distribution tests lineup, and an
additional set of tests in an automated "empty subclass test" of the
modules native methods and all those it inherits from its ancestral
classes.
More flock() related tweaking in private methods that implement
File::Util's automatic, transparent file locking mechanism.
3.13_3
11/13/02, 9:41 pm
Slightly optimized recursive directory listing features of package method
File::Util::list_dir() and moved less-used method File::Util::load_dir()
to AUTOLOAD.
Got rid of stupid method File::Util::EB which was previously
used for error bracketing around dynamic values quoted in error messages;
this has nothing to do with file handling -the purpose of this module.
Global vars $AUTOLOAD and $ATL are gone, since moving to the use of Perl's
native AUTOLOAD extension from the old autoloading mechanism.
Added/removed functionality tests in the distribution installer according
to these changes.
3.13_1
11/13/02, 1:40 am
Fixed problem that caused File::Util to not recognize its set flock
usage policy, and flock failthrough rule set when either was manually
set during runtime. Added more flock tests to distribution test scripts.
3.13_1
11/4/02, 12:28 pm
Further preparations made to ready the module for PAUSE upload.
3.13_0
Method 'list_dir()' now recognizes a new option, '--ignore-case'. When
this option is included among the other arguments you pass in, the list
of items returned will be sorted alphabetically from A to Z without
respect to character case.
Accordingly, when the '--ignore-case' option is used the contents of
a directory that would normally appear ordered like the items in
Example A would instead appear ordered like the items in the order of
Example B.
Example A. (default list order of directory contents)
Changes COPYING MANIFEST Makefile.PL README test.pl
Example B. (case insensitive order)
COPYING Changes Makefile.PL MANIFEST README test.pl
3.12_9
10/27/02, 1:54 pm
Various places where warnings were surfacing undesirably have been
corrected. General preparations made to upload File::Util to PAUSE and
ultimately be included in the CPAN.
3.12_7
10/10/02, 11:56 pm
Method 'list_dir_a()' no longer suffixes directory items with the
system path separator by force.
3.12_6
10/4/02, 4:22 am
Fixed serious problem with flock() wrapper which was previously not
working at all when global setting '--fatals-as-status' or global
setting '--fatals-as-warning' were used. An upgrade to the present
release of File::Util from versions predating this release (3.12_6) is
seriously recommended!
3.12_5
10/1/02, 7:46 pm
More performance improvements.
New argument flags recognized by method 'new':
'--fatals-as-warning' The new File::Util object will CORE::warn()
about otherwise fatal errors instead of
failing and exiting the process.
'--fatals-as-status' The new File::Util object will return(undef)
to method calls that would otherwise cause
fatal errors.
Method 'write_file' now recognizes the argument flag,
'--empty-writes-OK', as an alternative means of allowing the
creation of empty files without reaping a nasty fatal error. Up
until now, setting $File::Util::empty_writes to a true value was the
only way to accomplish this.
3.12_4
9/23/02, 2:30 pm
Fixed 'deep recursion' problem in AUTOLOAD
3.12_3
9/23/02, 1:18 pm
Added AUTOLOAD and moved lots of methods away into space. They get
AUTOLOAD-ed when needed, but not compiled as routines in the module.
This greatly improves compile-time and run-time performance now.
Got rid of methods 'get()' and 'set()'; they're largely useless.
Got rid of variable '$File::Util::canhackit'; no longer used.
3.12_2
9/11/02, 12:35 am
Moved to OOorNO interface design in order to provide both an Object-
Oriented and a Procedural (non-Object-Oriented) programming style
interface to File::Util.
1.10
Thursday, March 14, 2002, 1:29:55 AM
Constants are now class attributes independent of the constructor method.
File::Util objects should always get these constants regardless.
Constants and OS identification extended upon code from CGI.pm v.2.78
(go Lincoln, it's your birthday, get busy...) as such, File::Util got path
separator help to better support a wider variety of platforms.
Additionally, constants contributed to a major overhaul of how File::Util
handles newlines.
1.09
Thursday, March 14, 2002, 1:29:55 AM
Error messages got their own place as predefined key-value pairs in an
anonymous hash independent of any class methods. eg-they are committed to
memory at compile time for speedy destruction of intentionally halted
processes.
1.07
Saturday, February 9, 2002, 3:32:57 PM
new method: File::Util::open_handle. This method lets user pass a
typeglob reference (eg- *TYPG) and in return the user will get back a new
file handle which is opened to the filename of their specifications.
1.06
Tuesday, February 5, 2002, 9:47:35 AM
Fixed a bug in File::Util::stamp() which made times during the hour of
12:00 PM appear with the 'AM' suffix rather than the correct 'PM suffix.
Added a new format type to File::Util::stamp() called 'file' or 'filename'
which returns a timestamp suitable for placing into the name of a file
in order to archive old files or versions of code with a time/date stamp
embedded into the filename for easy lookup.
1.05
Wednesday, December 5, 2001, 1:36:48 AM
Added a few more methods of the same nature as File::Util::size(). Passing
in a format keyword argument returns a formatted timestamp. Format
keywords described in detail within the overview entry for previous
version 1.02. Now an overview of new methods:
File::Util::created([filename][format])
returns the creation time of the file in seconds since the epoch. The
value returned is then passed back in the same format as the value
returned from a call to Perl's built-in function: time()
consequently, the value returned is suitable for feeding to
localtime, or any private methods and functions expecting the same
type of input.
As such, a call to this method on a file which was created at:
Thursday, December 6, 2001, 4:27:57 PM
...would return the value: 1007684877
File::Util::last_mod([filename][format])
Returns the last modified time of the file you pass to it in seconds
since the epoch. Just as with the new created() method described
above, the value returned comes in the same format as the value
returned from a call to time(), and is therefore suitable for feeding
to localtime() or any other private function or method expecting input
of the same type.
As such, a call to this method on a file which was last modified at:
Sunday, December 2, 2001, 12:05:21 AM
...would return the value: 1007280321
File::Util::last_access([filename][format])
Same as the two previously described methods, only this method returns
the number of seconds since the epoch to the time when the specified
file was last accessed.
As such, a call to this method on a file which was last accessed at:
Thursday, December 6, 2001, 12:00:00 AM
...would return the value: 1007625600
1.04
Wednesday, December 5, 2001, 1:36:48 AM
Fixed some of the checks on files for existence, added the
File::Util::file_size([filename]) method which returns the size of the
filename you pass as the only argument.
1.03
Thursday, November 29, 2001, 12:54:07 AM
Re-visited the time/date methods to work out a bug which was causing file
creation and last-modified times to be returned with incorrect values.
1.02
Tuesday, November 27, 2001, 2:23:55 PM
More directory listing options. Method File::Util::stamp() now takes
optional format keyword argument; it lets you choose between different
output formats for the returned time stamp. Format keywords are thus:
--short 5/15/02, 4:22 pm
--formal Saturday, June 15, 2002, 4:22 pm
--long same as '--formal'
--succinct Sat 5/15/02 16:22:43
--ISO Sat, 15 Jun 2002 16.22.43 GMT
--filename -June-15-2002-16.22.43
--file same as '--filename'
--mdy 5/15/02
--hm 4:22 pm
--hms 4:22:43 pm
--24hms 16:22:43
--dayofmonth 15
--dayofyear 134 (1 - 365)
--dayofweek Saturday
--dayofweek, --num 7
--month June
--month, --num 6
--year 2002
--shortyear 02
--minute 22
--hour 16 (0 - 24)
--second 43
1.01
Wednesday, November 21, 2001, 4:00:00 PM
All methods now include very detailed error messages and a stack trace
to help quickly track down mistakes. You can fix mistakes now without
having to decipher some cryptic error message which no one can understand
and whose origin one can guess :o(
1.00
Sunday, September 23, 2001 4:18:30 PM
Initial release of File::Util.pm