FileMan

Overview

FileMan is a thin wrapper for various Smalltalk file libraries. It provides simple, portable interfaces for manipulating files and directories.

Currently, FileMan can wrap those different Smalltalk file libraries.

FileDirectory (Squeak, Cuis)
FileSystem (Pharo)
Filename (VisualWorks)

This repository is mainly for Pharo and Squeak.

Cuis version

Cuis now includes FileMan as a default file library. Repository for Cuis version is kept for historical reasons.

VW version

VW version is available on Public StORE repository. Please load FileMan(Bundle) from StORE.

Installation

Pharo & Squeak

Metacello new
  baseline: 'FileMan';
  repository: 'github://mumez/FileMan/repository';
  load.

Older Squeak (before version 5.3)

Installer squeaksource
    project: 'MetacelloRepository';
    install: 'ConfigurationOfFileMan'. 
(Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfFileMan) perform: #load.

Example code

"Before (legacy Squeak)"
subDir := FileDirectory default directoryNamed: 'subDir'.
subDir assureExistence.
[str := subDir newFileNamed: 'file1'.
str nextPutAll: 'Hello!']
ensure: [str close].

"After installation of FileMan"
'./subDir' asDirectoryEntry at: 'file2' put: 'Hello!'

By installing FileMan, you can write simple, portable file manipulation code in different Smalltalk dialects/file libraries.