# Class AlphaFileUtils

A utility class for carrying out various file system tasks

Package: alpha::util
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License: The BSD License
Author: John Collins <dev@alphaframework.org>
Version: $Id: AlphaFileUtils.inc 1602 2012-12-10 12:04:46Z alphadevx $
Since: 1.0
Located at util/AlphaFileUtils.inc

Methods summary
`public static string` | # `getMIMETypeByExtension( string $ext )` Method that allows you to determine a MIME type for a file which you provide the extension for. Method that allows you to determine a MIME type for a file which you provide the extension for. #### Parameters $ext `string` $ext The file extension. #### Returns `string` #### Throws ``IllegalArguementException`` #### Since 1.0
`public static integer` | # `listDirectoryContents( string $sourceDir, integer $fileCount = 0, array $excludeFiles = array() )` Renders the contents of the directory as a HTML list. Renders the contents of the directory as a HTML list. #### Parameters $sourceDir `string` $sourceDir The path to the source directory. $fileCount `integer` $fileCount The current file count (used in recursive calls). $excludeFiles `array` $excludeFiles An array of file names to exclude from the list rendered. #### Returns `integer` The current filecount for the directory. #### Throws ``AlphaException`` #### Since 1.0
`public static` | # `deleteDirectoryContents( string $sourceDir, array $excludeFiles = array() )` Recursively deletes the contents of the directory indicated. Recursively deletes the contents of the directory indicated. #### Parameters $sourceDir `string` $sourceDir The path to the source directory. $excludeFiles `array` $excludeFiles An array of file names to exclude from the deletion. #### Throws ``AlphaException`` #### Since 1.0
`public static` | # `copy( string $source, string $dest )` Recursively copies the indicated folder, or single file, to the desintation location Recursively copies the indicated folder, or single file, to the desintation location #### Parameters $source `string` $source The path to the source directory or file. $dest `string` $dest The destination source directory or file. #### Throws ``AlphaException`` #### Since 1.1
`public static` | # `zip( string $source, string $dest )` Recursively compresses the contens of the source directory indicated to the desintation zip archive Recursively compresses the contens of the source directory indicated to the desintation zip archive #### Parameters $source `string` $source The path to the source directory or file. $dest `string` $dest The destination zip file file. #### Throws ``AlphaException`` #### Since 1.1

Properties summary
`private static array` | $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/x-compressed', 'zoo' => 'application/octet-stream', 'zsh' => 'text/x-script.zsh', )` | # A hash array for mapping file extensions to MIME types. A hash array for mapping file extensions to MIME types. #### Since 1.0