Functions
int	ecore_file_init (void)
	Initializes the Ecore_File library.
int	ecore_file_shutdown (void)
	Shuts down the Ecore_File library.
long long	ecore_file_mod_time (const char *file)
	Gets the time of the last modification to the given file.
long long	ecore_file_size (const char *file)
	Gets the size of the given file.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_exists (const char *file)
	Checks if the given file exists.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_is_dir (const char *file)
	Checks if the given file is a directory.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_mkdir (const char *dir)
	Creates a new directory.
int	ecore_file_mkdirs (const char **dirs)
	Creates complete directory in a batch.
int	ecore_file_mksubdirs (const char base, const char *subdirs)
	Creates complete list of sub-directories in a batch (optimized).
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_rmdir (const char *dir)
	Deletes the given empty directory.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_recursive_rm (const char *dir)
	Deletes the given directory and all its contents.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_mkpath (const char *path)
	Creates a complete path.
int	ecore_file_mkpaths (const char **paths)
	Creates complete paths in a batch.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_cp (const char src, const char dst)
	Copies the given file to the given destination.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_mv (const char src, const char dst)
	Moves the given file to the given destination.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_symlink (const char src, const char dest)
	Creates a symbolic link.
char *	ecore_file_realpath (const char *file)
	Gets the canonicalized absolute path name.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_unlink (const char *file)
	Deletes the given file.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_remove (const char *file)
	Removes the given file or directory.
const char *	ecore_file_file_get (const char *path)
	Gets the filename from a given path.
char *	ecore_file_dir_get (const char *file)
	Gets the directory where the given file resides.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_can_read (const char *file)
	Checks if the given file can be read.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_can_write (const char *file)
	Checks if the given file can be written.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_can_exec (const char *file)
	Checks if the given file can be executed.
char *	ecore_file_readlink (const char *link)
	Gets the path pointed by the given link.
Eina_List *	ecore_file_ls (const char *dir)
	Gets the list of the files and directories in the given directory.
char *	ecore_file_app_exe_get (const char *app)
	Returns the executable from the given command.
char *	ecore_file_escape_name (const char *filename)
	Adds the escape sequence ('\') to the given file name.
char *	ecore_file_strip_ext (const char *path)
	Removes the extension from the given file name.
int	ecore_file_dir_is_empty (const char *dir)
	Checks if the given directory is empty.
Ecore_File_Monitor *	ecore_file_monitor_add (const char path, Ecore_File_Monitor_Cb func, void data)
	Monitors the given path using inotify, Windows notification, or polling.
void	ecore_file_monitor_del (Ecore_File_Monitor *em)
	Stops the monitoring of the given path.
const char *	ecore_file_monitor_path_get (Ecore_File_Monitor *em)
	Gets the monitored path.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_path_dir_exists (const char *in_dir)
	Checks if the given directory is in PATH.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_app_installed (const char *exe)
	Checks if the given application is installed.
Eina_List *	ecore_file_app_list (void)
	Gets a list of all the applications installed on the system.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_download (const char url, const char dst, Ecore_File_Download_Completion_Cb completion_cb, Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb progress_cb, void data, Ecore_File_Download_Job *job_ret)
	Downloads the given url to the given destination.
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_download_full (const char url, const char dst, Ecore_File_Download_Completion_Cb completion_cb, Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb progress_cb, void data, Ecore_File_Download_Job job_ret, Eina_Hash headers)
	Downloads the given url to the given destination with additional headers.
void	ecore_file_download_abort_all (void)
	Aborts all downloads.
void	ecore_file_download_abort (Ecore_File_Download_Job *job)
	Aborts the given download job and call the completion_cb callback with a status of 1 (error).
Eina_Bool	ecore_file_download_protocol_available (const char *protocol)
	Checks if the given protocol is available.
Typedefs
typedef struct _Ecore_File_Monitor	Ecore_File_Monitor
typedef struct _Ecore_File_Download_Job	Ecore_File_Download_Job
typedef void(*	Ecore_File_Monitor_Cb )(void data, Ecore_File_Monitor em, Ecore_File_Event event, const char *path)
typedef void(*	Ecore_File_Download_Completion_Cb )(void data, const char file, int status)
typedef int(*	Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb )(void data, const char file, long int dltotal, long int dlnow, long int ultotal, long int ulnow)

Typedef Documentation

Ecore_File_Download_Completion_Cb

Callback type used when a download is finished.

Ecore_File_Download_Job

Abstract type used when aborting a download.

Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb

Callback type used while a download is in progress.

Ecore_File_Monitor

Abstract type used when monitoring a directory.

Ecore_File_Monitor_Cb

Callback type used when a monitored directory has changes.

Enumeration Type Documentation

enum _Ecore_File_Event

The event type returned when a file or directory is monitored.

Enumerator:

ECORE_FILE_EVENT_NONE	No event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_CREATED_FILE	Created file event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_CREATED_DIRECTORY	Created directory event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_DELETED_FILE	Deleted file event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_DELETED_DIRECTORY	Deleted directory event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_DELETED_SELF	Deleted monitored directory event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_MODIFIED	Modified file or directory event.
ECORE_FILE_EVENT_CLOSED	Closed file event

enum _Ecore_File_Progress_Return

What to do with the download as a return from the Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb function, if provided.

Enumerator:

ECORE_FILE_PROGRESS_CONTINUE	Continue the download.
ECORE_FILE_PROGRESS_ABORT	Abort the download.

Function Documentation

char* ecore_file_app_exe_get ( const char * app )

Returns the executable from the given command.

Parameters:

app	The application command, with parameters.

Returns:: The executable from app as a newly allocated string. Arguments are removed and escape characters are handled. If app is NULL, or on failure, the function returns NULL. When not needed anymore, the returned value must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_app_installed ( const char * exe )

Checks if the given application is installed.

Parameters:

exe	The name of the application

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the exe is in PATH and is executable, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function checks if exe exists in PATH and is executable. If exe is NULL or is not executable, the function returns EINA_FALSE, otherwise it returns EINA_TRUE.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_List* ecore_file_app_list ( void )

Gets a list of all the applications installed on the system.

Returns:: An Eina_List containing all the executable files in the system.

This function returns a list of allocated strings of all the executable files. If no files are found, the function returns NULL. When not needed anymore, the element of the list must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_can_exec ( const char * file )

Checks if the given file can be executed.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the file can be executed, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function returns EINA_TRUE if file can be executed, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_can_read ( const char * file )

Checks if the given file can be read.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the file is readable, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function returns EINA_TRUE if file can be read, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_can_write ( const char * file )

Checks if the given file can be written.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the file is writable, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function returns EINA_TRUE if file can be written, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_cp	(	const char *	src,
		const char *	dst
	)

Copies the given file to the given destination.

Parameters:

src	The name of the source file.
dst	The name of the destination file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function copies src to dst. If the absolute path name of src and dst can not be computed, or if they are equal, or if the copy fails, the function returns EINA_FALSE, otherwise it returns EINA_TRUE.

Since :: 3.0

char* ecore_file_dir_get ( const char * file )

Gets the directory where the given file resides.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: The directory name.

This function returns the directory where file resides as newly allocated string. If file is NULL or on error, this function returns NULL. When not needed anymore, the returned value must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

int ecore_file_dir_is_empty ( const char * dir )

Checks if the given directory is empty.

Parameters:

dir	The name of the directory to check.

Returns:: 1 if directory is empty, 0 if it has at least one file, or -1 in case of errors.

This functions checks if dir is empty. The '.' and '..' files will be ignored. If dir is empty, 1 is returned, if it contains at least one file, 0 is returned. On failure, -1 is returned.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_download	(	const char *	url,
		const char *	dst,
		Ecore_File_Download_Completion_Cb	completion_cb,
		Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb	progress_cb,
		void *	data,
		Ecore_File_Download_Job **	job_ret
	)

Downloads the given url to the given destination.

Parameters:

url	The complete url to download.
dst	The local file to save the downloaded to.
completion_cb	A callback called on download complete.
progress_cb	A callback called during the download operation.
data	User data passed to both callbacks.
job_ret	Job used to abort the download.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the download start or EINA_FALSE on failure.

This function starts the download of the URL url and saves it to dst. url must provide the protocol, including 'http://', 'ftp://' or 'file://'. Ecore_File must be compiled with CURL to download using http and ftp protocols. If dst is ill-formed, or if it already exists, the function returns EINA_FALSE. When the download is complete, the callback completion_cb is called and data is passed to it. The status parameter of completion_cb will be filled with the status of the download (200, 404,...). The progress_cb is called during the download operation, each time a packet is received or when CURL wants. It can be used to display the percentage of the downloaded file. Return 0 from this callback, if provided, to continue the operation or anything else to abort the download. The only operations that can be aborted are those with protocol 'http' or 'ftp'. In that case job_ret can be passed to ecore_file_download_abort() to abort that download job. Similarly ecore_file_download_abort_all() can be used to abort all download operations. This function returns EINA_TRUE if the download starts, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

void ecore_file_download_abort ( Ecore_File_Download_Job * job )

Aborts the given download job and call the completion_cb callback with a status of 1 (error).

Parameters:

job	The download job to abort.

This function aborts a download operation started by ecore_file_download(). job is the Ecore_File_Download_Job structure filled by ecore_file_download(). If it is NULL, this function does nothing. To abort all the currently downloading operations, call ecore_file_download_abort_all().

Since :: 3.0

void ecore_file_download_abort_all ( void )

Aborts all downloads.

This function aborts all the downloads that have been started by ecore_file_download(). It loops over the started downloads and call ecore_file_download_abort() for each of them. To abort only one specific download operation, call ecore_file_download_abort().

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_download_full	(	const char *	url,
		const char *	dst,
		Ecore_File_Download_Completion_Cb	completion_cb,
		Ecore_File_Download_Progress_Cb	progress_cb,
		void *	data,
		Ecore_File_Download_Job **	job_ret,
		Eina_Hash *	headers
	)

Downloads the given url to the given destination with additional headers.

Parameters:

url	The complete url to download.
dst	The local file to save the downloaded to.
completion_cb	A callback called on download complete.
progress_cb	A callback called during the download operation.
data	User data passed to both callbacks.
job_ret	Job used to abort the download.
headers	pointer of header lists.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the download start or EINA_FALSE on failure.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_download_protocol_available ( const char * protocol )

Checks if the given protocol is available.

Parameters:

protocol The protocol to check.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if protocol is handled, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function returns EINA_TRUE if protocol is supported, EINA_FALSE otherwise. protocol can be 'http://', 'ftp://' or 'file://'. Ecore_FILE must be compiled with CURL to handle http and ftp protocols.

Since :: 3.0

char* ecore_file_escape_name ( const char * filename )

Adds the escape sequence ('\') to the given file name.

Parameters:

filename The file name.

Returns:: The file name with special characters escaped.

This function adds the escape sequence ('\') to the given file name and returns the result as a newly allocated string. If the length of the returned string is longer than PATH_MAX, or on failure, NULL is returned. When not needed anymore, the returned value must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_exists ( const char * file )

Checks if the given file exists.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the file exists, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function returns EINA_TRUE if file exists on local filesystem, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Examples:: theme_example_01.c, theme_example_02.c, and web_example_02.c.

const char* ecore_file_file_get ( const char * path )

Gets the filename from a given path.

Parameters:

path	The complete path.

Returns:: The file name.

This function returns the file name of path. If path is NULL, the functions returns NULL.

Since :: 3.0

int ecore_file_init ( void )

Initializes the Ecore_File library.

Returns:: 1 or greater on success, otherwise 0 on error.

This function sets up Ecore_File and the services it will use (monitoring, downloading, PATH related feature). It returns 0 on failure, otherwise it returns the number of times it has already been called.

When Ecore_File is not used anymore, call ecore_file_shutdown() to shut down the Ecore_File library.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_is_dir ( const char * file )

Checks if the given file is a directory.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the file exists and is a directory, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function returns EINA_TRUE if file exists exists and is a directory on local filesystem, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_List* ecore_file_ls ( const char * dir )

Gets the list of the files and directories in the given directory.

Parameters:

dir	The name of the directory to list

Returns:: Return an Eina_List containing all the files in the directory; on failure it returns NULL.

This function returns a list of allocated strings of all the files and directories contained in dir. The list will be sorted with strcoll as compare function. That means that you may want to set the current locale for the category LC_COLLATE with setlocale(). For more information see the manual pages of strcoll and setlocale. The list will not contain the directory entries for '.' and '..'. On failure, NULL is returned. When not needed anymore, the list elements must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_mkdir ( const char * dir )

Creates a new directory.

Parameters:

dir	The name of the directory to create

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on successful creation, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

int ecore_file_mkdirs ( const char ** dirs )

Creates complete directory in a batch.

Parameters:

dirs	The list of directories, null terminated.

Returns:: The number of successful directories created, -1 if dirs is NULL.

This function creates all the directories that are in the null terminated array dirs. The function loops over the directories and call ecore_file_mkdir(). This function returns -1 if dirs is NULL, otherwise if returns the number of successfully created directories.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_mkpath ( const char * path )

Creates a complete path.

Parameters:

path	The path to create

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function creates path and all the subdirectories it contains. The separator is '/' or '\'. If path exists, this function returns EINA_TRUE immediately. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

int ecore_file_mkpaths ( const char ** paths )

Creates complete paths in a batch.

Parameters:

paths list of paths, null terminated.

Returns:: The number of successful paths created, -1 if paths is NULL.

This function creates all the directories that are in the null terminated array paths. The function loops over the directories and call ecore_file_mkpath(), hence on Windows, '\' must be replaced by '/' before calling that function. This function returns -1 if paths is NULL. Otherwise if returns the number of successfully created directories.

Since :: 3.0

int ecore_file_mksubdirs	(	const char *	base,
		const char **	subdirs
	)

Creates complete list of sub-directories in a batch (optimized).

Parameters:

base	The base directory to act on.
subdirs	The list of directories, null terminated.

Returns:: The number of successful directories created, -1 on failure.

This function creates all the directories that are in the null terminated array subdirs in the base directory. If base does not exist, it will be created. The function loops over the directories and call ecore_file_mkdir(). The whole path of the directories must exist. So if base/a/b/c wants to be created, subdirs must contain "a", "a/b" and "a/b/c", in that order. This function returns -1 if subdirs or base are NULL, or if base is empty ("\0"). It returns 0 is base is not a directory or invalid, or if it can't be created. Otherwise if returns the number of successfully created directories.

Since :: 3.0

long long ecore_file_mod_time ( const char * file )

Gets the time of the last modification to the given file.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: Return the time of the last data modification, or 0 on failure.

This function returns the time of the last modification of file. On failure, it returns 0.

Since :: 3.0

Ecore_File_Monitor* ecore_file_monitor_add	(	const char *	path,
		Ecore_File_Monitor_Cb	func,
		void *	data
	)

Monitors the given path using inotify, Windows notification, or polling.

Parameters:

path	The path to monitor.
func	The function to call on changes.
data	The data passed to func.

Returns:: An Ecore_File_Monitor pointer or NULL on failure.

This function monitors path. If path is NULL, or is an empty string, or none of the notify methods (Inotify, Windows notification or polling) is available, or if path does not exist the function returns NULL. Otherwise, it returns a newly allocated Ecore_File_Monitor object and the monitoring begins. When one of the Ecore_File_Event event is notified, func is called and data is passed to func.Call ecore_file_monitor_del() to stop the monitoring.

Since :: 3.0

void ecore_file_monitor_del ( Ecore_File_Monitor * em )

Stops the monitoring of the given path.

Parameters:

em	The Ecore_File_Monitor to stop.

This function stops the the monitoring of the path that has been monitored by ecore_file_monitor_add(). em must be the value returned by ecore_file_monitor_add(). If em is NULL, or none of the notify methods (Inotify, Windows notification or polling) is available this function does nothing.

Since :: 3.0

const char* ecore_file_monitor_path_get ( Ecore_File_Monitor * em )

Gets the monitored path.

Parameters:

em	The Ecore_File_Monitor to query.

Returns:: The path that is monitored by em.

This function returns the monitored path that has been monitored by ecore_file_monitor_add(). em must be the value returned by ecore_file_monitor_add(). If em is NULL, the function returns NULL.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_mv	(	const char *	src,
		const char *	dst
	)

Moves the given file to the given destination.

Parameters:

src	The name of the source file.
dst	The name of the destination file.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function moves src to dst. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_path_dir_exists ( const char * in_dir )

Checks if the given directory is in PATH.

Parameters:

in_dir The name of the directory to search in PATH.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE if the directory exist in PATH, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function checks if in_dir is in the environment variable PATH. If in_dir is NULL, or if PATH is empty, or in_dir is not in PATH, the function returns EINA_FALSE, otherwise it returns EINA_TRUE.

Since :: 3.0

char* ecore_file_readlink ( const char * link )

Gets the path pointed by the given link.

Parameters:

link	The name of the link.

Returns:: The path pointed by link or NULL.

This function returns the path pointed by link as a newly allocated string. On failure, the function returns NULL. When not needed anymore, the returned value must be freed.

Note:: On windows, this function always returns NULL.

Since :: 3.0

char* ecore_file_realpath ( const char * file )

Gets the canonicalized absolute path name.

Parameters:

file	The file path.

Returns:: The canonicalized absolute pathname or an empty string on failure.

This function returns the absolute path name of file as a newly allocated string. If file is NULL, or on error, this function returns an empty string. Otherwise, it returns the absolute path name. When not needed anymore, the returned value must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

Examples:: web_example_02.c.

Eina_Bool ecore_file_recursive_rm ( const char * dir )

Deletes the given directory and all its contents.

Parameters:

dir	The name of the directory to delete.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function delete dir and all its contents. If dir is a link only the link is removed. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_remove ( const char * file )

Removes the given file or directory.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file or directory to delete.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function removes file. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_rmdir ( const char * dir )

Deletes the given empty directory.

Parameters:

dir	The name of the directory to delete.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function deletes dir. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

int ecore_file_shutdown ( void )

Shuts down the Ecore_File library.

Returns:: 0 when the library is completely shut down, 1 or greater otherwise.

This function shuts down the Ecore_File library. It returns 0 when it has been called the same number of times than ecore_file_init(). In that case it shuts down all the services it uses.

Since :: 3.0

long long ecore_file_size ( const char * file )

Gets the size of the given file.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file.

Returns:: Return the size of the file in bytes, or 0 on failure.

This function returns the size of file in bytes. On failure, it returns 0.

Since :: 3.0

char* ecore_file_strip_ext ( const char * path )

Removes the extension from the given file name.

Parameters:

path	The name of the file.

Returns:: A newly allocated string with the extension stripped out, or NULL on errors.

This function removes the extension from path and returns the result as a newly allocated string. If path is NULL, or on failure, the function returns NULL. When not needed anymore, the returned value must be freed.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_symlink	(	const char *	src,
		const char *	dest
	)

Creates a symbolic link.

Parameters:

src	The name of the file to link.
dest	The name of link.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function creates the symbolic link dest of src. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Note:: On windows, this function always returns EINA_FALSE.

Since :: 3.0

Eina_Bool ecore_file_unlink ( const char * file )

Deletes the given file.

Parameters:

file	The name of the file to delete.

Returns:: EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function deletes file. It returns EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

Since :: 3.0

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