File

Like all languages, you have a few data manipulation functions.

file createfile appendfile existfile image_resizefile image_rotate_90file is_directoryfile loadfile count_line dirfile count_linesfile meta_datafile cur_abs_dirfile cur_canonical_dirfile pwdfile sizefile last_modifiedfile mkdirfile deletefile copy_dirfile copy_filefile copy_formatfile inifile ini_strfile dir_listfile dir_list_regexfile b64_readfile b64_writefile writer_openfile writer_existfile writer_showfile writer_add_linefile writer_add_bytesfile writer_flushfile writer_closefile writer_closeallfile reader_openfile reader_existfile reader_showfile reader_get_linefile reader_get_bytesfile reader_closefile reader_closeall

file create <filePath> <data> <encoding>

Description

Create a new text file

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required
data: String data - String - required
encoding: The file encoding (ex: 'UTF-8') - String - not required

admin
file create "data/.id" (string generate_random_str 12);

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admin
file create "data/.id" (string generate_random_str 12;) "utf-8"

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file append <filePath> <data> <encoding>

Description

Append a text into a file

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required
data: String data - String - required
encoding: The file encoding (ex: 'UTF-8') - String - not required

admin
file append "data/.id" (string generate_random_str 12);

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admin
file append "data/.id" (string generate_random_str 12;) "utf-8"

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file exist <filePath>

Description

To check if a file already exist

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file exist "data/.id"

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file image_resize <filePath> <width> <height>

Description

To resize an image

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required
width: The target width - String - required
height: The target height - String - required

admin
file image_resize "data/image.png" 100 80

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file image_rotate_90 <filePath>

Description

To resize an image

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file image_rotate_90 "data/image.png"

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file is_directory <filePath>

Description

To check if a file is a directory

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file is_directory "data/.id"

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file load <filePath> <encoding>

Description

To get text from a file

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required
encoding: The file encoding (ex: 'UTF-8') - String - not required

admin
file load "data/.id";

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XdoZMCbr6o7IUElQ8fDGqtVFoDAksJRRpxbk

admin
file load "data/.id" "UTF-8"

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file count_line dir <dirPath> <endOfFile>

Description

Count the number of line in a directory

Parameters

dirPath: The directory - String - required
endOfFile: The end of file (ex: '.java') - String - required

admin
file count_line dir "/Users/jimmitry/Documents/jpayet/INNOV-AI/MENTDB" ".java"

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file count_lines <filePath>

Description

Count the number of line in a file

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file count_lines "data/.id"

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file meta_data <filePath> <attribute>

Description

Get meta data of a file

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required
attribute: The attribute (creationTime|lastAccessTime|lastModifiedTime|author) - String - required

admin
file meta_data "data/.id" "creationTime"

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2018-02-25T17:55:17Z

file cur_abs_dir

Description

Get the current absolute directory path

admin
file cur_abs_dir

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/Users/jimmitry/Documents/jpayet/INNOV-AI/MENTDB/MentDB_Server/.

file cur_canonical_dir

Description

Get the current canonical directory path

admin
file cur_canonical_dir

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/Users/jimmitry/Documents/jpayet/INNOV-AI/MENTDB/MentDB_Server

file pwd

Description

Get the current absolute directory path

admin
file pwd

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/Users/jimmitry/Documents/jpayet/INNOV-AI/MENTDB/MentDB_Server/.

file size <filePath>

Description

Get size in bytes of a file or a directory

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file size "data/.id"

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file last_modified <filePath>

Description

Get last modified timestamp of a file or a directory

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file last_modified "data/.id"

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2018-10-10 10:00:00

file mkdir <dirPath>

Description

Create a new directory

Parameters

dirPath: The path to the directory - String - required

admin
file mkdir "dir";

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file delete <path>

Description

Delete a file or a directory

Parameters

path: The path to the directory or to the file - String - required

admin
file delete "dir";

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file copy_dir <oldDirPath> <newDirPath>

Description

Copy a directory

Parameters

oldDirPath: The old directory path - String - required
newDirPath: The new directory path - String - required

admin
file copy_dir "logs" "logs2";

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admin
file delete "logs2"

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file copy_file <oldFilePath> <newFilePath>

Description

Copy a file

Parameters

oldFilePath: The old file path - String - required
newFilePath: The new file path - String - required

admin
file copy_file "read-me.txt" "read-me2.txt";

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admin
file delete "read-me2.txt"

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file copy_format <source> <sourceEncoding> <target> <targetEncoding>

Description

Copy a file to another format

Parameters

source: The source file path - String - required
sourceEncoding: The source file encoding (ex: 'UTF-8') - String - not required
target: The new file path - String - required
targetEncoding: The target file encoding (ex: 'UTF-8') - String - not required

admin
file copy_format "read-me.txt" "utf-8" "read-me2.txt" "utf-8";

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admin
file delete "read-me2.txt"

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file ini <path> <section> <field>

Description

Get a value in a configuration file (.INI file)

Parameters

path: The file path - String - required
section: The section - String - required
field: The field - String - required

admin
file ini "conf/server.conf" "AI" "FIRSTNAME"

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file ini_str <str> <section> <field>

Description

Get a value in a configuration string (.INI)

Parameters

str: The string config file - String - required
section: The section - String - required
field: The field - String - required

admin
file ini_str (file load "conf/server.conf") "AI" "FIRSTNAME"

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lisa

file dir_list <dirPath>

Description

List all files or folders in a directory

Parameters

dirPath: The path to the directory - String - required

admin
file dir_list "/Users/jimmitry/Documents/jpayet/INNOV-AI/MENTDB"

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[<br>  ".DS_Store",<br>  ".git",<br>  ".gitignore",<br>  ".metadata",<br>  ".recommenders",<br>  "MentDB_Editor",<br>  "MentDB_Server",<br>  "README.md",<br>  "RemoteSystemsTempFiles"<br>]

file dir_list_regex <dirPath> <regexFilter> <getFile> <getDirectory>

Description

List all files or folders in a directory with regex filter

Parameters

dirPath: The path to the directory - String - required
regexFilter: The regex expression - String - required
getFile: Get file or not - String - required
getDirectory: Get directory or not - String - required

admin
file dir_list_regex "/Users/jimmitry/Documents/jpayet/INNOV-AI/MENTDB" ".*.*" true true

mentdb
[<br>  ".DS_Store",<br>  ".git",<br>  ".gitignore",<br>  ".metadata",<br>  ".recommenders",<br>  "MentDB_Editor",<br>  "MentDB_Server",<br>  "README.md",<br>  "RemoteSystemsTempFiles"<br>]

file b64_read <filePath>

Description

This function allow you to get a binary file in base 64 format

Parameters

filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file b64_read "data/.id"

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file b64_write <dataB64> <filePath>

Description

This function allow you to write a binary file from a base 64 format

Parameters

dataB64: Data in base 64 - String - required
filePath: The path to the file - String - required

admin
file b64_write "dWdmNjJPUlZzMTkyMlk5eGd4R3I3SU5TM0pLSW1leWppeFph" "data/.id";

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file writer_open <writerId> <filePath> <append> <type> <encoding>

Description

Open a writer

Parameters

writerId: The writer id - String - required
filePath: The file path - String - required
append: A boolean to activate the append mode - String - required
type: The type (TEXT|BINARY) - String - required
encoding: The encoding (ex: 'utf-8') - String - required

admin
file writer_open "w1" "file.txt" true TEXT "utf-8";

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admin
file writer_open "w2" "image.png" true BINARY null;

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file writer_exist <writerId>

Description

Check if a writer is already opened

Parameters

writerId: The writer id - String - required

admin
file writer_exist "w1"

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file writer_show

Description

Show all writers

admin
file writer_show;

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[<br>  "w1",<br>  "w2"<br>]

file writer_add_line <writerId> <str>

Description

Add a new line to a writer

Parameters

writerId: The writer id - String - required
str: The string to add - String - required

admin
file writer_add_line "w1" "data";

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file writer_add_bytes <writerId> <bytes>

Description

Add a new bytes to a writer

Parameters

writerId: The writer id - String - required
bytes: The bytes to add - String - required

admin
file writer_add_bytes "w2" "data";

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file writer_flush <writerId>

Description

Flush a writer

Parameters

writerId: The writer id - String - required

admin
file writer_flush "w1";

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file writer_close <writerId>

Description

Close a writer

Parameters

writerId: The writer id - String - required

admin
file writer_close "w1";

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file writer_closeall

Description

Close all writers

admin
file writer_closeall;

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file reader_open <readerId> <filePath> <type> <encoding>

Description

Open a reader

Parameters

readerId: The reader id - String - required
filePath: The path to the file - String - required
type: The type (TEXT|BINARY) - String - required
encoding: The encoding (ex: 'utf-8') - String - required

admin
file reader_open "r1" "file.txt" TEXT "utf-8";

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admin
file reader_open "r2" "image.png" BINARY null

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file reader_exist <readerId>

Description

Check if a ready is already opened

Parameters

readerId: The reader id - String - required

admin
file reader_exist "r1"

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file reader_show

Description

Show all readers

admin
file reader_show;

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[<br>  "r2",<br>  "r1"<br>]

file reader_get_line <readerId>

Description

Get line from a reader (TEXT mode)

Parameters

readerId: The reader id - String - required

admin
file reader_get_line "r1"

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data

file reader_get_bytes <readerId> <nbBytes>

Description

Get bytes from a reader (BINARY mode)

Parameters

readerId: The reader id - String - required
nbBytes: The number of bytes - String - required

admin
file reader_get_bytes "r2" 1024

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data

file reader_close <readerId>

Description

Close a reader

Parameters

readerId: The reader id - String - required

admin
file reader_close "r1";

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file reader_closeall

Description

Close all readers

admin
file reader_closeall;

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admin
file delete "file.txt"

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admin
file delete "image.png"

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