https://github.com/mumez/fileman

FileMan is a thin wrapper for various Smalltalk file libraries. It provides simple, portable interfaces for manipulating files and directories.
https://github.com/mumez/fileman

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

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mumez/fileman
• Owner: mumez
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-07-08T03:48:58.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-22T09:26:49.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-24T14:32:32.918Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Topics: cuis, fileman, pharo, smalltalk
• Language: Smalltalk
• Size: 123 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# 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](https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev) now includes FileMan as a default file library.

[Repository for Cuis version](https://github.com/mumez/Cuis-Smalltalk-FileMan) is kept for historical reasons.

### VW version

VW version is available on [Public StORE repository](http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/publicRepository/). Please load FileMan(Bundle) from StORE.

## Installation

### Pharo & Squeak

```smalltalk

Metacello new

  baseline: 'FileMan';

  repository: 'github://mumez/FileMan/repository';

  load.

```

### Older Squeak (before version 5.3)

```smalltalk

Installer squeaksource

    project: 'MetacelloRepository';

    install: 'ConfigurationOfFileMan'. 

(Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfFileMan) perform: #load.

```

## Example code

```smalltalk

"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.