GamePlay/gameplay/src/FileSystem.h

#ifndef FILESYSTEM_H_
#define FILESYSTEM_H_

namespace gameplay
{

class Properties;

/**
 * Defines a set of functions for interacting with the device filesystem.
 */
class FileSystem
{
public:

    /**
     * Destructor.
     */
    ~FileSystem();

    /**
     * Sets the path to the root of the resources folder for the game.
     *
     * Once set, all resource/file loading will load from the given path.
     * The default resource path is "./".
     * 
     * @param path The path to the root of the resources folder.
     */
    static void setResourcePath(const char* path);

    /**
     * Returns the currently set resource path.
     * 
     * @return The currently set resource path.
     */
    static const char* getResourcePath();

    /**
     * Loads a properties file containing a list of filesystem aliases.
     *
     * The specified aliases file is a valid properties file that contains one
     * or more namespaces with a list of fielsystem aliases that will be used
     * to establish soft links to files when reading files through this class.
     *
     * This can be helpful for managing loading of resources that may change
     * from one platform to another (such as texture formats). An aliases
     * file per-platform can be maintained and asset loading code can refer
     * to the alias name instead of the actual hard file name.
     *
     * @param aliasFilePath Path to a properties file containing filesystem aliases.
     * @see Properties
     */
    static void loadResourceAliases(const char* aliasFilePath);

    /**
     * Loads a set of filesystem aliases from the given Properties object.
     *
     * The specified properties object contains a single namespace with a list
     * of filesystem aliases that will be used to establish soft links to files
     * when reading files through this class.
     *
     * This can be helpful for managing loading of resources that may change
     * from one platform to another (such as texture formats). An aliases
     * file per-platform can be maintained and asset loading code can refer
     * to the alias name instead of the actual hard file name.
     *
     * @param properties Properties object containing filesystem aliases.
     * @see Properties
     */
    static void loadResourceAliases(Properties* properties);

    /**
     * Resolves a filesystem path.
     *
     * If the specified path is a filesystem alias, the alias will be
     * resolved and the physical file will be returned.
     *
     * Note that this method does not convert a relative path to an
     * absolute filesystem path.
     *
     * @param path Path to resolve.
     */
    static const char* resolvePath(const char* path);

    /**
     * Lists the files in the specified directory and adds the files to the vector. Excludes directories.
     * 
     * @param dirPath Directory path relative to the path set in <code>setResourcePath(const char*)</code>.
     * @param files The vector to append the files to.
     * 
     * @return True if successful, false if error.
     * @script{ignore}
     */
    static bool listFiles(const char* dirPath, std::vector<std::string>& files);

    /**
     * Checks if the file at the given path exists.
     * 
     * @param filePath The path to the file.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the file exists; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    static bool fileExists(const char* filePath);

    /**
     * Opens the specified file.
     *
     * The file at the specified location is opened, relative to the currently set
     * resource path.
     *
     * @param filePath The path to the file to be opened, relative to the currently set resource path.
     * @param mode The mode used to open the file, passed directly to fopen.
     * 
     * @see setResourcePath(const char*)
     * @script{ignore}
     */
    static FILE* openFile(const char* filePath, const char* mode);

    /**
     * Reads the entire contents of the specified file and returns its contents.
     *
     * The returned character array is allocated with new[] and must therefore
     * deleted by the caller using delete[].
     *
     * @param filePath The path to the file to be read.
     * @param fileSize The size of the file in bytes (optional).
     * 
     * @return A newly allocated (NULL-terminated) character array containing the
     *      contents of the file, or NULL if the file could not be read.
     */
    static char* readAll(const char* filePath, int* fileSize = NULL);

    /**
     * Determines if the file path is an absolute path for the current platform.
     * 
     * @param filePath The file path to test.
     * 
     * @return True if the path is an absolute path or false otherwise.
     */
    static bool isAbsolutePath(const char* filePath);

private:

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    FileSystem();
};

}

#endif