kubo/commands/files/file.go

package files

import (
	"errors"
	"io"
	"os"
)

var (
	ErrNotDirectory = errors.New("Couln't call NextFile(), this isn't a directory")
	ErrNotReader    = errors.New("This file is a directory, can't use Reader functions")
)

// File is an interface that provides functionality for handling files/directories
// as values that can be supplied to commands. For directories, child files are
// accessed serially by calling `NextFile()`.
type File interface {
	// Files implement ReadCloser, but can only be read from or closed if they are not directories
	io.ReadCloser

	// FileName returns a full filename path associated with this file
	FileName() string

	// IsDirectory returns true if the File is a directory (and therefore supports calling `NextFile`)
	// and false if the File is a normal file (and therefor supports calling `Read` and `Close`)
	IsDirectory() bool

	// NextFile returns the next child file available (if the File is a directory).
	// It will return (nil, io.EOF) if no more files are available.
	// If the file is a regular file (not a directory), NextFile will return a non-nil error.
	NextFile() (File, error)
}

type StatFile interface {
	File

	Stat() os.FileInfo
}

type PeekFile interface {
	SizeFile

	Peek(n int) File
	Length() int
}

type SizeFile interface {
	File

	Size() (int64, error)
}