extra-1.4: Extra functions I use.

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System.IO.Extra

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Description

More IO functions. The functions include ones for reading files with specific encodings, strictly reading files, and writing files with encodings. There are also some simple temporary file functions, more advanced alternatives can be found in the exceptions package.

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module System.IO

captureOutput :: IO a -> IO (String, a) Source

Capture the stdout and stderr of a computation.

captureOutput (print 1) == return ("1\n",())

withBuffering :: Handle -> BufferMode -> IO a -> IO a Source

Execute an action with a custom BufferMode, a warpper around hSetBuffering.

Read encoding

readFileEncoding :: TextEncoding -> FilePath -> IO String Source

Like readFile, but setting an encoding.

readFileUTF8 :: FilePath -> IO String Source

Like readFile, but with the encoding utf8.

readFileBinary :: FilePath -> IO String Source

Like readFile, but for binary files.

Strict reading

readFile' :: FilePath -> IO String Source

A strict version of readFile. When the string is produced, the entire file will have been read into memory and the file handle will have been closed. Closing the file handle does not rely on the garbage collector.

\(filter isHexDigit -> s) -> fmap (== s) $ withTempFile $ \file -> do writeFile file s; readFile' file

readFileEncoding' :: TextEncoding -> FilePath -> IO String Source

A strict version of readFileEncoding, see readFile' for details.

readFileUTF8' :: FilePath -> IO String Source

A strict version of readFileUTF8, see readFile' for details.

readFileBinary' :: FilePath -> IO String Source

A strict version of readFileBinary, see readFile' for details.

Write with encoding

writeFileEncoding :: TextEncoding -> FilePath -> String -> IO () Source

Write a file with a particular encoding.

writeFileUTF8 :: FilePath -> String -> IO () Source

Write a file with the utf8 encoding.

\s -> withTempFile $ \file -> do writeFileUTF8 file s; fmap (== s) $ readFileUTF8' file

writeFileBinary :: FilePath -> String -> IO () Source

Write a binary file.

\s -> withTempFile $ \file -> do writeFileBinary file s; fmap (== s) $ readFileBinary' file

Temporary files

withTempFile :: (FilePath -> IO a) -> IO a Source

Create a temporary file in the temporary directory. The file will be deleted after the action completes (provided the file is not still open). The FilePath will not have any file extension, will exist, and will be zero bytes long. If you require a file with a specific name, use withTempDir.

withTempFile doesFileExist == return True
(doesFileExist =<< withTempFile return) == return False
withTempFile readFile' == return ""

withTempDir :: (FilePath -> IO a) -> IO a Source

Create a temporary directory inside the system temporary directory. The directory will be deleted after the action completes.

withTempDir doesDirectoryExist == return True
(doesDirectoryExist =<< withTempDir return) == return False
withTempDir listFiles == return []

newTempFile :: IO (FilePath, IO ()) Source

Provide a function to create a temporary file, and a way to delete a temporary file. Most users should use withTempFile which combines these operations.

newTempDir :: IO (FilePath, IO ()) Source

Provide a function to create a temporary directory, and a way to delete a temporary directory. Most users should use withTempDir which combines these operations.