Alpha Framework 3.1.0 API Documentation

FileUtils

A utility class for carrying out various file system tasks.

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John Collins dev@alphaframework.org

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Table of Contents

$extensionToMIMEMappings  : array<string|int, mixed>
A hash array for mapping file extensions to MIME types.
copy()  : mixed
Recursively copies the indicated folder, or single file, to the destination location.
deleteDirectoryContents()  : mixed
Recursively deletes the contents of the directory indicated (the directory itself is not deleted).
getDirectoryContents()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Gets the contents of the directory recursively as a nested hash array (dirname => file1, file2, file3...).
getMIMETypeByExtension()  : string
Method that allows you to determine a MIME type for a file which you provide the extension for.
listDirectoryContents()  : int
Renders the contents of the directory as a HTML list.
zip()  : mixed
Recursively compresses the contents of the source directory indicated to the destintation zip archive.

Properties

$extensionToMIMEMappings

A hash array for mapping file extensions to MIME types.

private static array<string|int, mixed> $extensionToMIMEMappings = array('3dm' => 'x-world/x-3dmf', '3dmf' => 'x-world/x-3dmf', 'a' => 'application/octet-stream', 'aab' => 'application/x-authorware-bin', 'aam' => 'application/x-authorware-map', 'aas' => 'application/x-authorware-seg', 'abc' => 'text/vnd.abc', 'acgi' => 'text/html', 'afl' => 'video/animaflex', 'ai' => 'application/postscript', 'aif' => 'audio/aiff', 'aifc' => 'audio/aiff', 'aiff' => 'audio/aiff', 'aim' => 'application/x-aim', 'aip' => 'text/x-audiosoft-intra', 'ani' => 'application/x-navi-animation', 'aos' => 'application/x-nokia-9000-communicator-add-on-software', 'aps' => 'application/mime', 'arc' => 'application/octet-stream', 'arj' => 'application/arj', 'art' => 'image/x-jg', 'asf' => 'video/x-ms-asf', 'asm' => 'text/x-asm', 'asp' => 'text/asp', 'asx' => 'application/x-mplayer2', 'au' => 'audio/basic', 'avi' => 'application/x-troff-msvideo', 'avs' => 'video/avs-video', 'bcpio' => 'application/x-bcpio', 'bin' => 'application/octet-stream', 'bm' => 'image/bmp', 'bmp' => 'image/bmp', 'boo' => 'application/book', 'book' => 'application/book', 'boz' => 'application/x-bzip2', 'bsh' => 'application/x-bsh', 'bz' => 'application/x-bzip', 'bz2' => 'application/x-bzip2', 'c' => 'text/plain', 'c++' => 'text/plain', 'cat' => 'application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat', 'cc' => 'text/plain', 'ccad' => 'application/clariscad', 'cco' => 'application/x-cocoa', 'cdf' => 'application/cdf', 'cer' => 'application/pkix-cert', 'cha' => 'application/x-chat', 'chat' => 'application/x-chat', 'class' => 'application/java', 'com' => 'application/octet-stream', 'conf' => 'text/plain', 'cpio' => 'application/x-cpio', 'cpp' => 'text/x-c', 'cpt' => 'application/mac-compactpro', 'crl' => 'application/pkcs-crl', 'crt' => 'application/pkix-cert', 'csh' => 'application/x-csh', 'css' => 'application/x-pointplus', 'cxx' => 'text/plain', 'dcr' => 'application/x-director', 'deepv' => 'application/x-deepv', 'def' => 'text/plain', 'der' => 'application/x-x509-ca-cert', 'dif' => 'video/x-dv', 'dir' => 'application/x-director', 'dl' => 'video/dl', 'doc' => 'application/msword', 'dot' => 'application/msword', 'docx' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document', 'dp' => 'application/commonground', 'drw' => 'application/drafting', 'dump' => 'application/octet-stream', 'dv' => 'video/x-dv', 'dvi' => 'application/x-dvi', 'dwf' => 'drawing/x-dwf (old)', 'dwg' => 'application/acad', 'dxf' => 'application/dxf', 'dxr' => 'application/x-director', 'el' => 'text/x-script.elisp', 'elc' => 'application/x-bytecode.elisp (compiled elisp)', 'env' => 'application/x-envoy', 'eps' => 'application/postscript', 'es' => 'application/x-esrehber', 'etx' => 'text/x-setext', 'evy' => 'application/envoy', 'exe' => 'application/octet-stream', 'f' => 'text/plain', 'f77' => 'text/x-fortran', 'f90' => 'text/plain', 'fdf' => 'application/vnd.fdf', 'fif' => 'application/fractals', 'fli' => 'video/fli', 'flo' => 'image/florian', 'flx' => 'text/vnd.fmi.flexstor', 'fmf' => 'video/x-atomic3d-feature', 'for' => 'text/plain', 'fpx' => 'image/vnd.fpx', 'frl' => 'application/freeloader', 'funk' => 'audio/make', 'g' => 'text/plain', 'g3' => 'image/g3fax', 'gif' => 'image/gif', 'gl' => 'video/gl', 'gsd' => 'audio/x-gsm', 'gsm' => 'audio/x-gsm', 'gsp' => 'application/x-gsp', 'gss' => 'application/x-gss', 'gtar' => 'application/x-gtar', 'gz' => 'application/x-compressed', 'gzip' => 'application/x-gzip', 'h' => 'text/plain', 'hdf' => 'application/x-hdf', 'help' => 'application/x-helpfile', 'hgl' => 'application/vnd.hp-hpgl', 'hh' => 'text/plain', 'hlb' => 'text/x-script', 'hlp' => 'application/hlp', 'hpg' => 'application/vnd.hp-hpgl', 'hpgl' => 'application/vnd.hp-hpgl', 'hqx' => 'application/binhex', 'hta' => 'application/hta', 'htc' => 'text/x-component', 'htm' => 'text/html', 'html' => 'text/html', 'htmls' => 'text/html', 'htt' => 'text/webviewhtml', 'htx' => 'text/html', 'ice' => 'x-conference/x-cooltalk', 'ico' => 'image/x-icon', 'idc' => 'text/plain', 'ief' => 'image/ief', 'iefs' => 'image/ief', 'iges' => 'application/iges', 'igs' => 'application/iges', 'ima' => 'application/x-ima', 'imap' => 'application/x-httpd-imap', 'inf' => 'application/inf', 'ins' => 'application/x-internett-signup', 'ip' => 'application/x-ip2', 'isu' => 'video/x-isvideo', 'it' => 'audio/it', 'iv' => 'application/x-inventor', 'ivr' => 'i-world/i-vrml', 'ivy' => 'application/x-livescreen', 'jam' => 'audio/x-jam', 'jav' => 'text/plain', 'java' => 'text/plain', 'jcm' => 'application/x-java-commerce', 'jfif' => 'image/jpeg', 'jfif-tbnl' => 'image/jpeg', 'jpe' => 'image/jpeg', 'jpeg' => 'image/jpeg', 'jpg' => 'image/jpeg', 'jps' => 'image/x-jps', 'js' => 'application/x-javascript', 'jut' => 'image/jutvision', 'kar' => 'audio/midi', 'ksh' => 'application/x-ksh', 'la' => 'audio/nspaudio', 'lam' => 'audio/x-liveaudio', 'latex' => 'application/x-latex', 'lha' => 'application/lha', 'lhx' => 'application/octet-stream', 'list' => 'text/plain', 'lma' => 'audio/nspaudio', 'log' => 'text/plain', 'lsp' => 'application/x-lisp', 'lst' => 'text/plain', 'lsx' => 'text/x-la-asf', 'ltx' => 'application/x-latex', 'lzh' => 'application/octet-stream', 'lzx' => 'application/lzx', 'm' => 'text/plain', 'm1v' => 'video/mpeg', 'm2a' => 'audio/mpeg', 'm2v' => 'video/mpeg', 'm3u' => 'audio/x-mpequrl', 'man' => 'application/x-troff-man', 'map' => 'application/x-navimap', 'mar' => 'text/plain', 'mbd' => 'application/mbedlet', 'mc$' => 'application/x-magic-cap-package-1.0', 'mcd' => 'application/mcad', 'mcf' => 'image/vasa', 'mcp' => 'application/netmc', 'me' => 'application/x-troff-me', 'mht' => 'message/rfc822', 'mhtml' => 'message/rfc822', 'mid' => 'application/x-midi', 'midi' => 'application/x-midi', 'mif' => 'application/x-frame', 'mime' => 'message/rfc822', 'mjf' => 'audio/x-vnd.audioexplosion.mjuicemediafile', 'mjpg' => 'video/x-motion-jpeg', 'mm' => 'application/base64', 'mme' => 'application/base64', 'mod' => 'audio/mod', 'moov' => 'video/quicktime', 'mov' => 'video/quicktime', 'movie' => 'video/x-sgi-movie', 'mp2' => 'audio/mpeg', 'mp3' => 'audio/mpeg3', 'mpa' => 'audio/mpeg', 'mpc' => 'application/x-project', 'mpe' => 'video/mpeg', 'mpeg' => 'video/mpeg', 'mpg' => 'audio/mpeg', 'mpga' => 'audio/mpeg', 'mpp' => 'application/vnd.ms-project', 'mpt' => 'application/x-project', 'mpv' => 'application/x-project', 'mpx' => 'application/x-project', 'mrc' => 'application/marc', 'ms' => 'application/x-troff-ms', 'mv' => 'video/x-sgi-movie', 'my' => 'audio/make', 'mzz' => 'application/x-vnd.audioexplosion.mzz', 'nap' => 'image/naplps', 'naplps' => 'image/naplps', 'nc' => 'application/x-netcdf', 'ncm' => 'application/vnd.nokia.configuration-message', 'nif' => 'image/x-niff', 'niff' => 'image/x-niff', 'nix' => 'application/x-mix-transfer', 'nsc' => 'application/x-conference', 'nvd' => 'application/x-navidoc', 'o' => 'application/octet-stream', 'oda' => 'application/oda', 'omc' => 'application/x-omc', 'omcd' => 'application/x-omcdatamaker', 'omcr' => 'application/x-omcregerator', 'p' => 'text/x-pascal', 'p10' => 'application/pkcs10', 'p12' => 'application/pkcs-12', 'p7a' => 'application/x-pkcs7-signature', 'p7c' => 'application/pkcs7-mime', 'p7m' => 'application/pkcs7-mime', 'p7r' => 'application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp', 'p7s' => 'application/pkcs7-signature', 'part' => 'application/pro_eng', 'pas' => 'text/pascal', 'pbm' => 'image/x-portable-bitmap', 'pcl' => 'application/vnd.hp-pcl', 'pct' => 'image/x-pict', 'pcx' => 'image/x-pcx', 'pdb' => 'chemical/x-pdb', 'pdf' => 'application/pdf', 'pfunk' => 'audio/make', 'pgm' => 'image/x-portable-graymap', 'pic' => 'image/pict', 'pict' => 'image/pict', 'pkg' => 'application/x-newton-compatible-pkg', 'pko' => 'application/vnd.ms-pki.pko', 'pl' => 'text/plain', 'plx' => 'application/x-pixclscript', 'pm' => 'image/x-xpixmap', 'pm4' => 'application/x-pagemaker', 'pm5' => 'application/x-pagemaker', 'png' => 'image/png', 'pnm' => 'application/x-portable-anymap', 'pot' => 'application/mspowerpoint', 'pov' => 'model/x-pov', 'ppa' => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint', 'ppm' => 'image/x-portable-pixmap', 'pps' => 'application/mspowerpoint', 'ppsx' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow', 'ppt' => 'application/mspowerpoint', 'pptx' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation', 'ppz' => 'application/mspowerpoint', 'pre' => 'application/x-freelance', 'prt' => 'application/pro_eng', 'ps' => 'application/postscript', 'psd' => 'application/octet-stream', 'pvu' => 'paleovu/x-pv', 'pwz' => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint', 'py' => 'text/x-script.phyton', 'pyc' => 'applicaiton/x-bytecode.python', 'qcp' => 'audio/vnd.qcelp', 'qd3' => 'x-world/x-3dmf', 'qd3d' => 'x-world/x-3dmf', 'qif' => 'image/x-quicktime', 'qt' => 'video/quicktime', 'qtc' => 'video/x-qtc', 'qti' => 'image/x-quicktime', 'qtif' => 'image/x-quicktime', 'ra' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio', 'ram' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio', 'ras' => 'application/x-cmu-raster', 'rast' => 'image/cmu-raster', 'rexx' => 'text/x-script.rexx', 'rf' => 'image/vnd.rn-realflash', 'rgb' => 'image/x-rgb', 'rm' => 'application/vnd.rn-realmedia', 'rmi' => 'audio/mid', 'rmm' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio', 'rmp' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio', 'rng' => 'application/ringing-tones', 'rnx' => 'application/vnd.rn-realplayer', 'roff' => 'application/x-troff', 'rp' => 'image/vnd.rn-realpix', 'rpm' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin', 'rt' => 'text/richtext', 'rtf' => 'application/rtf', 'rtx' => 'application/rtf', 'rv' => 'video/vnd.rn-realvideo', 's' => 'text/x-asm', 's3m' => 'audio/s3m', 'saveme' => 'application/octet-stream', 'sbk' => 'application/x-tbook', 'scm' => 'application/x-lotusscreencam', 'sdml' => 'text/plain', 'sdp' => 'application/sdp', 'sdr' => 'application/sounder', 'sea' => 'application/sea', 'set' => 'application/set', 'sgm' => 'text/sgml', 'sgml' => 'text/sgml', 'sh' => 'application/x-bsh', 'shar' => 'application/x-bsh', 'shtml' => 'text/html', 'sid' => 'audio/x-psid', 'sit' => 'application/x-sit', 'skd' => 'application/x-koan', 'skm' => 'application/x-koan', 'skp' => 'application/x-koan', 'skt' => 'application/x-koan', 'sl' => 'application/x-seelogo', 'smi' => 'application/smil', 'smil' => 'application/smil', 'snd' => 'audio/basic', 'sol' => 'application/solids', 'spc' => 'application/x-pkcs7-certificates', 'spl' => 'application/futuresplash', 'spr' => 'application/x-sprite', 'sprite' => 'application/x-sprite', 'src' => 'application/x-wais-source', 'ssi' => 'text/x-server-parsed-html', 'ssm' => 'application/streamingmedia', 'sst' => 'application/vnd.ms-pki.certstore', 'step' => 'application/step', 'stl' => 'application/sla', 'stp' => 'application/step', 'sv4cpio' => 'application/x-sv4cpio', 'sv4crc' => 'application/x-sv4crc', 'svf' => 'image/vnd.dwg', 'svr' => 'application/x-world', 'swf' => 'application/x-shockwave-flash', 't' => 'application/x-troff', 'talk' => 'text/x-speech', 'tar' => 'application/x-tar', 'tbk' => 'application/toolbook', 'tcl' => 'application/x-tcl', 'tcsh' => 'text/x-script.tcsh', 'tex' => 'application/x-tex', 'texi' => 'application/x-texinfo', 'texinfo' => 'application/x-texinfo', 'text' => 'application/plain', 'tgz' => 'application/gnutar', 'tif' => 'image/tiff', 'tiff' => 'image/tiff', 'tr' => 'application/x-troff', 'tsi' => 'audio/tsp-audio', 'tsp' => 'application/dsptype', 'tsv' => 'text/tab-separated-values', 'turbot' => 'image/florian', 'txt' => 'text/plain', 'uil' => 'text/x-uil', 'uni' => 'text/uri-list', 'unis' => 'text/uri-list', 'unv' => 'application/i-deas', 'uri' => 'text/uri-list', 'uris' => 'text/uri-list', 'ustar' => 'application/x-ustar', 'uu' => 'application/octet-stream', 'uue' => 'text/x-uuencode', 'vcd' => 'application/x-cdlink', 'vcs' => 'text/x-vcalendar', 'vda' => 'application/vda', 'vdo' => 'video/vdo', 'vew' => 'application/groupwise', 'viv' => 'video/vivo', 'vivo' => 'video/vivo', 'vmd' => 'application/vocaltec-media-desc', 'vmf' => 'application/vocaltec-media-file', 'voc' => 'audio/voc', 'vos' => 'video/vosaic', 'vox' => 'audio/voxware', 'vqe' => 'audio/x-twinvq-plugin', 'vqf' => 'audio/x-twinvq', 'vql' => 'audio/x-twinvq-plugin', 'vrml' => 'application/x-vrml', 'vrt' => 'x-world/x-vrt', 'vsd' => 'application/x-visio', 'vst' => 'application/x-visio', 'vsw' => 'application/x-visio', 'w60' => 'application/wordperfect6.0', 'w61' => 'application/wordperfect6.1', 'w6w' => 'application/msword', 'wav' => 'audio/wav', 'wb1' => 'application/x-qpro', 'wbmp' => 'image/vnd.wap.wbmp', 'web' => 'application/vnd.xara', 'wiz' => 'application/msword', 'wk1' => 'application/x-123', 'wmf' => 'windows/metafile', 'wml' => 'text/vnd.wap.wml', 'wmlc' => 'application/vnd.wap.wmlc', 'wmls' => 'text/vnd.wap.wmlscript', 'wmlsc' => 'application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc', 'word' => 'application/msword', 'wp' => 'application/wordperfect', 'wp5' => 'application/wordperfect', 'wp6' => 'application/wordperfect', 'wpd' => 'application/wordperfect', 'wq1' => 'application/x-lotus', 'wri' => 'application/mswrite', 'wrl' => 'application/x-world', 'wrz' => 'model/vrml', 'wsc' => 'text/scriplet', 'wsrc' => 'application/x-wais-source', 'wtk' => 'application/x-wintalk', 'xbm' => 'image/x-xbitmap', 'xdr' => 'video/x-amt-demorun', 'xgz' => 'xgl/drawing', 'xif' => 'image/vnd.xiff', 'xl' => 'application/excel', 'xla' => 'application/excel', 'xlb' => 'application/excel', 'xlc' => 'application/excel', 'xld' => 'application/excel', 'xlk' => 'application/excel', 'xll' => 'application/excel', 'xlm' => 'application/excel', 'xls' => 'application/excel', 'xlsx' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet', 'xlt' => 'application/excel', 'xlv' => 'application/excel', 'xlw' => 'application/excel', 'xm' => 'audio/xm', 'xml' => 'application/xml', 'xmz' => 'xgl/movie', 'xpix' => 'application/x-vnd.ls-xpix', 'xpm' => 'image/x-xpixmap', 'x-png' => 'image/png', 'xsr' => 'video/x-amt-showrun', 'xwd' => 'image/x-xwd', 'xyz' => 'chemical/x-pdb', 'z' => 'application/x-compress', 'zip' => 'application/zip', 'zoo' => 'application/octet-stream', 'zsh' => 'text/x-script.zsh')
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Methods

copy()

Recursively copies the indicated folder, or single file, to the destination location.

public static copy(string $source, string $dest) : mixed
Parameters
$source : string

The path to the source directory or file.

$dest : string

The destination source directory or file.

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throws
AlphaException
since
1.1
Return values
mixed

deleteDirectoryContents()

Recursively deletes the contents of the directory indicated (the directory itself is not deleted).

public static deleteDirectoryContents(string $sourceDir[, array<string|int, string> $excludeFiles = array() ]) : mixed
Parameters
$sourceDir : string

The path to the source directory.

$excludeFiles : array<string|int, string> = array()

An array of file names to exclude from the deletion.

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throws
AlphaException
since
1.0
Return values
mixed

getDirectoryContents()

Gets the contents of the directory recursively as a nested hash array (dirname => file1, file2, file3...).

public static getDirectoryContents(string $sourceDir[, array<string|int, mixed> &$fileList = array() ]) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$sourceDir : string

The path to the source directory.

$fileList : array<string|int, mixed> = array()

The list of files generated (pass by reference).

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throws
AlphaException
since
3.0
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getMIMETypeByExtension()

Method that allows you to determine a MIME type for a file which you provide the extension for.

public static getMIMETypeByExtension(string $ext) : string
Parameters
$ext : string

The file extension.

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throws
IllegalArguementException
since
1.0
Return values
string

listDirectoryContents()

Renders the contents of the directory as a HTML list.

public static listDirectoryContents(string $sourceDir, string &$fileList, int $fileCount[, array<string|int, string> $excludeFiles = array() ]) : int
Parameters
$sourceDir : string

The path to the source directory.

$fileList : string

The HTML list of files generated (pass by reference).

$fileCount : int

The current file count (used in recursive calls).

$excludeFiles : array<string|int, string> = array()

An array of file names to exclude from the list rendered.

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throws
AlphaException
since
1.0
Return values
int

The current filecount for the directory.

zip()

Recursively compresses the contents of the source directory indicated to the destintation zip archive.

public static zip(string $source, string $dest) : mixed
Parameters
$source : string

The path to the source directory or file.

$dest : string

The destination zip file file.

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throws
AlphaException
since
1.1
Return values
mixed

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