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author | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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committer | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.
BUG:215923
git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdelibs@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da
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diff --git a/kdecore/ktempdir.h b/kdecore/ktempdir.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e8455e479 --- /dev/null +++ b/kdecore/ktempdir.h @@ -0,0 +1,172 @@ +/* + This file is part of the KDE libraries + Copyright (c) 2003 Joseph Wenninger <jowenn@kde.org> + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public + License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Library General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License + along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to + the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, + Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +*/ + +#ifndef _KTEMPDIR_H_ +#define _KTEMPDIR_H_ + +#include <qstring.h> +#include <stdio.h> +#include <errno.h> +#include "kdelibs_export.h" + +class QDir; +class KTempDirPrivate; + +/** + * The KTempDir class creates a unique directory for temporary use. + * + * This is especially useful if you need to create a directory in a world + * writable directory like /tmp without being vulnerable to so called + * symlink attacks. + * + * KDE applications, however, shouldn't create files or directories in /tmp in the first + * place but use the "tmp" resource instead. The standard KTempDir + * constructor will do that by default. + * + * To create a temporary directory that starts with a certain name + * in the "tmp" resource, one should use: + * KTempDir(locateLocal("tmp", prefix)); + * + * KTempFile does not create any missing directories, but locateLocal() does. + * + * See also KStandardDirs + * + * @since 3.2 + * @author Joseph Wenninger <jowenn@kde.org> + */ +class KDECORE_EXPORT KTempDir +{ +public: + /** + * Creates a temporary directory with the name: + * \p \<directoryPrefix\>\<six letters\> + * + * The default \p directoryPrefix is "$KDEHOME/tmp-$HOST/appname" + * @param directoryPrefix the prefix of the file name, or + * QString::null for the default value + * @param mode the file permissions, + * almost always in octal. The first digit selects permissions for + * the user who owns the file: read (4), write (2), and execute + * (1); the second selects permissions for other users in the + * file's group, with the same values; and the fourth for other + * users not in the file's group, with the same values. + * + **/ + KTempDir(QString directoryPrefix=QString::null, + int mode = 0700 ); + + + /** + * The destructor deletes the directory and it's contents if autoDelete is enabled + **/ + ~KTempDir(); + + /** + * Turn automatic deletion on or off. + * Automatic deletion is off by default. + * @param autoDelete true to turn automatic deletion on + **/ + void setAutoDelete(bool autoDelete) { bAutoDelete = autoDelete; } + + /** + * Returns the status of the directory creation based on errno. (see errno.h) + * 0 means OK. + * + * You should check the status after object creation to check + * whether a directory could be created in the first place. + * + * @return the errno status, 0 means ok + **/ + int status() const; + + /** + * Returns the full path and name of the directory, including a trailing '/'. + * @return The name of the directory, or QString::null if creating the + * directory has failed or the directory has been unlinked + **/ + QString name() const; + + + /** + * Returns the QDir* of the temporary directory. + * @return QDir directory information of the directory or 0 if their is no managed directory + * The caller has to free the pointer open for writing to the + **/ + QDir *qDir(); + + /** + * Deletes the directory recursively + **/ + void unlink(); + + /** + * @return true if a temporary directory has successfully been created and not been unlinked yet + */ + bool existing() const; + + /** + * @brief Remove a directory and all its contents + * + * Remove recursively a directory, even if it is not empty + * or contains other directories. + * + * However the function works too when the @p path given + * is a non-directory file. In that case it simply remove that file. + * + * The function stops on the first error. + * + * @note This function is more meant for removing a directory + * not created by the user. For user-created directories, + * using KIO::NetAccess::del is recommended instead, + * especially as it has user feedback for long operations. + * + * @param path Path of the directory to delete + * @return true if successful, otherwise false + * (Use errno for more details about the error.) + * @since 3.5.2 + */ + static bool removeDir( const QString& path ); + +protected: + + /** + * Creates a "random" directory with specified mode + * @param directoryPrefix to use when creating temp directory + * (the rest is generated randomly) + * @param mode directory permissions + * @return bool true upon sucess + */ + bool create(const QString &directoryPrefix, int mode); + + /** + * Sets the errno value + * @param error the value to set the status to. + */ + void setError(int error) { mError = error; } + +private: + int mError; + QString mTmpName; + bool bExisting; + bool bAutoDelete; + + KTempDirPrivate *d; +}; + +#endif |