itkFileTools.h

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#ifndef __itkFileTools_h
#define __itkFileTools_h

namespace itk
{

class FileTools
{
public:

  static void CreateDirectory( const char* fn );

  static void CreateFile( const char* fn );
};

} // namespace itk

// here comes the implementation

#include <string>
#include "itksys/SystemTools.hxx"
#include "itkMacro.h"

namespace itk
{

inline void
FileTools::CreateDirectory( const char* dir )
{
  if ( dir == 0 || itksys::SystemTools::FileExists(dir,true) )
    {
    ExceptionObject eo( __FILE__, __LINE__, "directory cannot be created" );
    throw eo;
    }

  // do nothing if it already exists
  std::string s(dir);
  if ( s == "" || s == "." || itksys::SystemTools::FileIsDirectory(dir) )
    {
    return;
    }

  // create it
  itksys::SystemTools::MakeDirectory( dir );

  // check successful or not
  if ( !itksys::SystemTools::FileIsDirectory(dir) )
    {
    ExceptionObject eo( __FILE__, __LINE__, "directory cannot be created" );
    throw eo;
    }
}

inline void
FileTools::CreateFile( const char* fn )
{
  if ( fn == 0 || *fn == 0 || itksys::SystemTools::FileIsDirectory(fn) )
    {
    ExceptionObject eo( __FILE__, __LINE__, "file cannot be created" );
    throw eo;
    }

  // do nothing if it already exists
  if ( itksys::SystemTools::FileExists(fn,true) )
    {
    return;
    }

  // make sure the directory exists
  std::string dir = itksys::SystemTools::GetFilenamePath( fn );
  FileTools::CreateDirectory( dir.c_str() );

  // create the file
  itksys::SystemTools::Touch( fn, true );

  // check successful or not
  if ( !itksys::SystemTools::FileExists(fn,true) )
    {
    ExceptionObject eo( __FILE__, __LINE__, "file cannot be created" );
    throw eo;
    }
}

} // namespace itk

#endif // __itkFileTools_h