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authorTimothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net>2011-11-06 15:56:40 -0600
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+/*
+ This file is part of the KDE libraries
+ Copyright (c) 1999 Waldo Bastian <bastian@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 _KSAVEFILE_H_
+#define _KSAVEFILE_H_
+
+#include <tqstring.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ktempfile.h>
+
+class KSaveFilePrivate;
+
+/**
+ * The KSaveFile class has been made to write out changes to an existing
+ * file atomically.
+ * This means that EITHER:
+ * a)
+ * All changes have been written successfully to the file.
+ *
+ * b)
+ * Some error occurred, no changes have been written whatsoever and the
+ * old file is still in place.
+ */
+class KDECORE_EXPORT KSaveFile
+{
+public:
+ /**
+ * Creates a new KSaveFile with the given file name.
+ * @param filename the path of the file
+ * @param mode the mode of the file (see chmod(1))
+ */
+ KSaveFile(const TQString &filename, int mode = 0666 );
+
+ /**
+ * The destructor closes the file.
+ * You might want to call close() explicitely though, to test whether it worked.
+ **/
+ ~KSaveFile();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the status of the file based on errno. (see errno.h)
+ * 0 means OK.
+ *
+ * You should check the status after object creation to check
+ * whether a file could be created in the first place.
+ *
+ * You may check the status after closing the file to verify that
+ * the file has indeed been written correctly.
+ * @return the errno status, 0 means ok
+ **/
+ int status() const
+ { return mTempFile.status(); }
+
+ /**
+ * The name of the file as passed to the constructor.
+ * @return The name of the file, or TQString::null if opening the
+ * file has failed
+ **/
+ TQString name() const;
+
+ /**
+ * An integer file descriptor open for writing to the file.
+ * @return The file descriptor, or a negative number if opening
+ * the temporary file failed
+ **/
+ int handle() const
+ { return mTempFile.handle(); }
+
+ /**
+ * A FILE* stream open for writing to the file.
+ * @return FILE* stream open for writing to the file, or 0
+ * if opening the temporary file failed
+ **/
+ FILE *fstream()
+ { return mTempFile.fstream(); }
+
+ /**
+ * A TQFile* open for writing to the file.
+ * @return A TQFile open for writing to the file, or 0 if
+ * opening the temporary file failed.
+ **/
+ TQFile *file()
+ { return mTempFile.file(); }
+
+ /**
+ * A TQTextStream* open for writing to the file.
+ * @return A TQTextStream that is open for writing to the file, or 0
+ * if opening the temporary file failed
+ **/
+ TQTextStream *textStream()
+ { return mTempFile.textStream(); }
+
+ /**
+ * A TQDataStream* open for writing to the file.
+ * @return A TQDataStream that is open for writing to the file, or 0
+ * if opening the file failed
+ **/
+ TQDataStream *dataStream()
+ { return mTempFile.dataStream(); }
+
+ /**
+ * Aborts the write operation and removes any intermediate files
+ * This implies a close.
+ **/
+ void abort();
+
+ /**
+ * Closes the file and makes the changes definitive.
+ * Returns 'true' is successful, or 'false' if an error has occurred.
+ * See status() for details about errors.
+ * @return true if successful, or false if an error has occurred.
+ **/
+ bool close();
+
+ /**
+ * Static method to create a backup file before saving.
+ * You can use this method even if you don't use KSaveFile.
+ * @param filename the file to backup
+ * @param backupDir optional directory where to save the backup file in.
+ * If empty (the default), the backup will be in the same directory as @p filename.
+ * @param backupExtension the extension to append to @p filename, "~" by default.
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+ static bool backupFile( const TQString& filename,
+ const TQString& backupDir = TQString::null,
+ const TQString& backupExtension = TQString::tqfromLatin1( "~" ) );
+
+private:
+ TQString mFileName;
+ KTempFile mTempFile;
+
+ KSaveFilePrivate *d;
+};
+
+#endif