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api:filesystem [2015/02/01 01:42] solra_bizna [Filesystem API] Eek! That isn't actually possible in current version! |
api:filesystem [2020/07/25 22:58] (current) saphire Added link to Filesystem component |
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| - | This library allows a general way of interacting with file system components. While each component is it's own "folder", these folders can be "mounted" somewhere into a global directory tree. This allows seamlessly interacting on multiple file system components. | + | This library allows a general way of interacting with file system components. While each component is it's own "folder", these folders can be "mounted" somewhere into a global directory tree. This allows seamlessly interacting on multiple file system components. Not to be confused with the [[component:filesystem|Filesystem component]] with which this API works. |
| - `filesystem.isAutorunEnabled(): boolean` | - `filesystem.isAutorunEnabled(): boolean` | ||
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| Gets whether the path points to a directory. Returns false if not, either because the path points to a file, or `file.exists(path)` is false. | Gets whether the path points to a directory. Returns false if not, either because the path points to a file, or `file.exists(path)` is false. | ||
| - `filesystem.lastModified(path: string): number` | - `filesystem.lastModified(path: string): number` | ||
| - | Returns the *real world* unicode timestamp of the last time the file at the specified path was modified. For directories this is usually the time of their creation. | + | Returns the *real world* unix timestamp of the last time the file at the specified path was modified. For directories this is usually the time of their creation. |
| - `filesystem.list(path: string): function -> string or nil, string` | - `filesystem.list(path: string): function -> string or nil, string` | ||
| Returns an iterator over all elements in the directory at the specified path. Returns `nil` and an error messages if the path is invalid or some other error occurred. | Returns an iterator over all elements in the directory at the specified path. Returns `nil` and an error messages if the path is invalid or some other error occurred. | ||