view sat/tools/common/files_utils.py @ 3185:554b3b632378

memory (cache): purge + pathlib: - cache is now purged on backend startup (every file which has passed EOL will be deleted) - use of pathlib, getPath now returns a Path
author Goffi <goffi@goffi.org>
date Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:54:43 +0100
parents 559a625a236b
children 5ba0b1cdd45b
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#!/usr/bin/env python3


# SAT: a jabber client
# Copyright (C) 2009-2020 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.

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"""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(path)
    idx = 1
    while path.exists():
        path = ori_path.with_name(ori_path.name  + f"_{idx}")
        idx += 1
    return path