pferd/PFERD/temp_folder.py

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"""Helper functions and classes for temporary folders."""
from typing import Optional, Type
from types import TracebackType
import pathlib
import shutil
class TempFolder():
"""A temporary folder that can create files or nested temp folders."""
def __init__(self, path: pathlib.Path):
"""Create a new temporary folder for the given path."""
self.counter = 0
self.path = path
def __str__(self) -> str:
"""Format the folder as a string."""
return f"Folder at {self.path}"
def __enter__(self) -> 'TempFolder':
"""Context manager entry function."""
return self
def __exit__(self,
type: Optional[Type[BaseException]],
value: Optional[BaseException],
traceback: Optional[TracebackType]) -> Optional[bool]:
"""Context manager exit function. Calls cleanup()."""
self.cleanup()
return None
def new_file(self) -> pathlib.Path:
"""Return a unique path inside the folder, but don't create a file."""
name = f"tmp-{self.__inc_and_get_counter():03}"
return self.path.joinpath(name)
def new_folder(self, prefix: str = "") -> 'TempFolder':
"""Create a new nested temporary folder and return its path."""
name = f"{prefix if prefix else 'tmp'}-{self.__inc_and_get_counter():03}"
sub_path = self.path.joinpath(name)
sub_path.mkdir(parents=True)
return TempFolder(sub_path)
def cleanup(self) -> None:
"""Delete this folder and all contained files."""
shutil.rmtree(self.path.absolute())
def __inc_and_get_counter(self) -> int:
"""Get and increment the counter by one."""
counter = self.counter
self.counter += 1
return counter