Reference documentation for deal.II version 9.6.0
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PathSearch Class Reference

#include <deal.II/base/path_search.h>

Public Types

enum  Position { back , front , after_none }
 

Public Member Functions

 PathSearch (const std::string &cls, const unsigned int debug=0)
 
std::string find (const std::string &filename, const char *open_mode="r")
 
std::string find (const std::string &filename, const std::string &suffix, const char *open_mode="r")
 
template<typename StreamType >
void show (StreamType &stream) const
 
void add_path (const std::string &path, Position pos=back)
 
void add_suffix (const std::string &suffix, Position pos=back)
 

Static Public Member Functions

static void add_class (const std::string &cls)
 
static ::ExceptionBaseExcNoClass (std::string arg1)
 
static ::ExceptionBaseExcFileNotFound (std::string arg1, std::string arg2)
 

Private Types

using map_type = std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>::value_type
 

Static Private Member Functions

static void initialize_classes ()
 
static std::vector< std::string > & get_path_list (const std::string &cls)
 
static std::vector< std::string > & get_suffix_list (const std::string &cls)
 

Private Attributes

const std::string cls
 
std::vector< std::string > & my_path_list
 
std::vector< std::string > & my_suffix_list
 
const unsigned int debug
 

Static Private Attributes

static std::map< std::string, std::vector< std::string > > path_lists
 
static std::map< std::string, std::vector< std::string > > suffix_lists
 
static std::string empty
 

Detailed Description

Support for searching files in a list of paths and with a list of suffixes.

A list of search paths is maintained for each file class supported. A file class is defined by a unique string. The classes provided are

MESH
mesh input files in various formats (see GridIn)
PARAMETER
Parameter files (.prm)

Additional file classes can be added easily by using add_class().

Usage: First, you construct a PathSearch object for a certain file class, e.g. meshes. Then, you use the find() method to obtain a full path name and you can open the file.

::PathSearch search("MESH");
std::string full_name = search.find("grid");
std::ifstream in(full_name);
...

This piece of code will first traverse all paths in the list set up for file class MESH. If it manages to open a file, it returns the istream object. If not, it will try to append the first suffix of the suffix list and do the same. And so on. If no file is found in the end, an exception is thrown.

If you want to restrict your search to a certain mesh format, .inp for instance, then either use "grid.inp" in the code above or use the alternative find(const std::string&,const std::string&,const char*) function

std::string full_name = search.find("grid", ".inp");

Path lists are by default starting with the current directory ("./"), followed optionally by a standard directory of deal.II. Use show() to find out the path list for a given class. Paths and suffixes can be added using the functions add_path() and add_suffix(), respectively.

Note
Directories in the path list should always end with a trailing "/", while suffixes should always start with a dot. These characters are not added automatically (allowing you to do some real file name editing).
Deprecated
Use the std::filesystem facilities instead.

Definition at line 82 of file path_search.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ map_type

using PathSearch::map_type = std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>::value_type
private

Type of values in the class maps.

Definition at line 198 of file path_search.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ Position

Position for adding a new item to a list.

Enumerator
back 

Add new item at end of list.

front 

Add new item at front of list.

after_none 

Add in path list after empty element.

Definition at line 88 of file path_search.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PathSearch()

PathSearch::PathSearch ( const std::string & cls,
const unsigned int debug = 0 )

Constructor. The first argument is a string identifying the class of files to be searched for.

The debug argument determines the verbosity of this class.

Definition at line 102 of file path_search.cc.

Member Function Documentation

◆ find() [1/2]

std::string PathSearch::find ( const std::string & filename,
const char * open_mode = "r" )

Find a file in the class specified by the constructor and return its complete path name (including a possible suffix).

File search works by actually trying to open the file. If fopen is successful with the provided open_mode, then the file is found, otherwise the search continues.

Warning
Be careful with open_mode! In particular, use "w" with great care! If the file does not exist, it cannot be found. If it does exist, the fopen function will truncate it to zero length.
Parameters
filenameThe base name of the file to be found, without path components and suffix.
open_modeThe mode handed over to the fopen function.

Definition at line 170 of file path_search.cc.

◆ find() [2/2]

std::string PathSearch::find ( const std::string & filename,
const std::string & suffix,
const char * open_mode = "r" )

Find a file in the class specified by the constructor and return its complete path name. Do not use the standard suffix list, but only try to apply the suffix given.

File search works by actually trying to open the file. If fopen is successful with the provided open_mode, then the file is found, otherwise the search continues.

Warning
Be careful with open_mode! In particular, use "w" with great care! If the file does not exist, it cannot be found. If it does exist, the fopen function will truncate it to zero length.
Parameters
filenameThe base name of the file to be found, without path components and suffix.
suffixThe suffix to be used for opening.
open_modeThe mode handed over to the fopen function.

Definition at line 111 of file path_search.cc.

◆ show()

template<typename StreamType >
void PathSearch::show ( StreamType & stream) const
inline

Show the paths and suffixes used for this object.

Definition at line 262 of file path_search.h.

◆ add_class()

void PathSearch::add_class ( const std::string & cls)
static

Add a new class.

Definition at line 197 of file path_search.cc.

◆ add_path()

void PathSearch::add_path ( const std::string & path,
Position pos = back )

Add a path to the current class. See PathSearch::Position for possible position arguments.

Definition at line 213 of file path_search.cc.

◆ add_suffix()

void PathSearch::add_suffix ( const std::string & suffix,
Position pos = back )

Add a path to the current class. See PathSearch::Position for possible position arguments.

Definition at line 231 of file path_search.cc.

◆ initialize_classes()

void PathSearch::initialize_classes ( )
staticprivate

Initialize the static list objects for further use.

Definition at line 32 of file path_search.cc.

◆ get_path_list()

std::vector< std::string > & PathSearch::get_path_list ( const std::string & cls)
staticprivate

Get path list for a certain class. Used to set up my_path_list in constructor.

Definition at line 69 of file path_search.cc.

◆ get_suffix_list()

std::vector< std::string > & PathSearch::get_suffix_list ( const std::string & cls)
staticprivate

Get suffix list for a certain class. Used to set up my_suffix_list in constructor.

Definition at line 86 of file path_search.cc.

Member Data Documentation

◆ cls

const std::string PathSearch::cls
private

The file class handled by this object.

Definition at line 223 of file path_search.h.

◆ path_lists

std::map< std::string, std::vector< std::string > > PathSearch::path_lists
staticprivate

All path lists for all classes, such that we can build them only once.

Definition at line 228 of file path_search.h.

◆ suffix_lists

std::map< std::string, std::vector< std::string > > PathSearch::suffix_lists
staticprivate

List of suffixes for each class.

Definition at line 233 of file path_search.h.

◆ my_path_list

std::vector<std::string>& PathSearch::my_path_list
private

Path list for the class this object belongs to.

Definition at line 238 of file path_search.h.

◆ my_suffix_list

std::vector<std::string>& PathSearch::my_suffix_list
private

Suffix list for the class this object belongs to.

Definition at line 243 of file path_search.h.

◆ debug

const unsigned int PathSearch::debug
private

Debug flag. No output if zero.

Definition at line 248 of file path_search.h.

◆ empty

std::string PathSearch::empty
staticprivate

The empty string.

Definition at line 253 of file path_search.h.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files: