view sat/tools/common/files_utils.py @ 3118:02492db1ce39

quick frontend (app): call `getReady` once connected to bridge: namespaces and encryption plugins are only retrieved once backend is ready, else they may not yet be available (can happen notably when the backend is start at the same time as the frontend, e.g. on Android).
author Goffi <goffi@goffi.org>
date Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:08:26 +0100
parents 2e1c3d33099b
children d6da17f6e4ce
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# SAT: a jabber client
# Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)

# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.

# This program 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 Affero General Public License for more details.

# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

"""tools to help manipulating files"""
from pathlib import Path


def get_unique_name(path):
    """Generate a path with a name not conflicting with existing file

    @param path(str, Path): path to the file to create
    @return (Path): unique path (can be the same as path if there is no conflict)
    """
    ori_path = Path(path)
    idx = 1
    while path.exists():
        path = ori_path.with_name(ori_path.name  + f"_{idx}")
        idx += 1
    return path