FileTreeBuilder (groovy 2.5.23 API)

groovy.util.FileTreeBuilder

A builder dedicated at generating a file directory structure from a specification. For example, imagine that you want to create the following tree:

 src/
  |--- main
  |     |--- groovy
  |            |--- Foo.groovy
  |--- test
        |--- groovy
               |--- FooTest.groovy

Then you can create the structure using:


     def tree = new FileTreeBuilder()
     tree.dir('src') {
        dir('main') {
           dir('groovy') {
              file('Foo.groovy', 'println "Hello"')
           }
        }
        dir('test') {
           dir('groovy') {
              file('FooTest.groovy', 'class FooTest extends GroovyTestCase {}')
           }
        }
     }

or with this shorthand syntax:


     def tree = new FileTreeBuilder()
     tree.src {
        main {
           groovy {
              'Foo.groovy'('println "Hello"')
           }
        }
        test {
           groovy {
              'FooTest.groovy'('class FooTest extends GroovyTestCase {}')
           }
        }
     }

Since:: 2.4.2

Properties Summary

Properties
Type	Name and description
`File`	`baseDir`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`FileTreeBuilder (File baseDir = new File('.')`

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`File`	`call(Closure spec)`
	`File`	`dir(String name)` Creates a new empty directory
	`File`	`dir(String name, Closure cl)` Creates a new directory and allows to specify a subdirectory structure using the closure as a specification
	`File`	`file(String name, CharSequence contents)` Creates a file with the specified name and the text contents using the system default encoding.
	`File`	`file(String name, byte[] contents)` Creates a file with the specified name and the specified binary contents
	`File`	`file(String name, File source)` Creates a file with the specified name and the contents from the source file (copy).
	`File`	`file(String name, Closure spec)` Creates a new file in the current directory, whose contents is going to be generated in the closure.
	`def`	`methodMissing(String name, def args)`

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- Property Detail
  - File baseDir
- Constructor Detail
  - FileTreeBuilder(File baseDir = new File('.')
- Method Detail
  - File call(@DelegatesTo(value = FileTreeBuilder, strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST) Closure spec)
  - File dir(String name)
    
    Creates a new empty directory
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the directory to create
    Returns:
    the created directory
  - File dir(String name, @DelegatesTo(value = FileTreeBuilder, strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST) Closure cl)
    
    Creates a new directory and allows to specify a subdirectory structure using the closure as a specification
    Parameters:
    name - name of the directory to be created
    cl - specification of the subdirectory structure
    Returns:
    the created directory
  - File file(String name, CharSequence contents)
    
    Creates a file with the specified name and the text contents using the system default encoding.
    Parameters:
    name - name of the file to be created
    contents - the contents of the file, written using the system default encoding
    Returns:
    the file being created
  - File file(String name, byte[] contents)
    
    Creates a file with the specified name and the specified binary contents
    Parameters:
    name - name of the file to be created
    contents - the contents of the file
    Returns:
    the file being created
  - File file(String name, File source)
    
    Creates a file with the specified name and the contents from the source file (copy).
    Parameters:
    name - name of the file to be created
    contents - the contents of the file
    Returns:
    the file being created
  - File file(String name, @DelegatesTo(value = File, strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST) Closure spec)
    
    Creates a new file in the current directory, whose contents is going to be generated in the closure. The delegate of the closure is the file being created.
    Parameters:
    name - name of the file to create
    spec - closure for generating the file contents
    Returns:
    the created file
  - @SuppressWarnings('Instanceof') def methodMissing(String name, def args)

Summary:
Property
Constructor
Method

| Detail:
Property
Constructor
Method

[Groovy] Class FileTreeBuilder

Properties Summary

Constructor Summary

Methods Summary

Inherited Methods Summary

Property Detail

File baseDir

Constructor Detail

FileTreeBuilder(File baseDir = new File('.')

Method Detail

File call(@DelegatesTo(value = FileTreeBuilder, strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST) Closure spec)

File dir(String name)

File dir(String name, @DelegatesTo(value = FileTreeBuilder, strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST) Closure cl)

File file(String name, CharSequence contents)

File file(String name, byte[] contents)

File file(String name, File source)

File file(String name, @DelegatesTo(value = File, strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST) Closure spec)

@SuppressWarnings('Instanceof') def methodMissing(String name, def args)