bling/helpers/filesystem.lua

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Lua

local Gio = require("lgi").Gio
local _filesystem = {}
--- Get a list of files from a given directory.
-- @string path The directory to search.
-- @tparam[opt] table exts Specific extensions to limit the search to. eg:`{ "jpg", "png" }`
-- If ommited, all files are considered.
-- @bool[opt=false] recursive List files from subdirectories
-- @staticfct bling.helpers.filesystem.get_random_file_from_dir
function _filesystem.list_directory_files(path, exts, recursive)
recursive = recursive or false
local files, valid_exts = {}, {}
-- Transforms { "jpg", ... } into { [jpg] = #, ... }
if exts then for i, j in ipairs(exts) do valid_exts[j:lower()] = i end end
-- Build a table of files from the path with the required extensions
local file_list = Gio.File.new_for_path(path):enumerate_children("standard::*", 0)
if file_list then
for file in function() return file_list:next_file() end do
local file_type = file:get_file_type()
if file_type == "REGULAR" then
local file_name = file:get_display_name()
if not exts or valid_exts[file_name:lower():match(".+%.(.*)$") or ""] then
table.insert(files, file_name)
end
elseif recursive and file_type == "DIRECTORY" then
local file_name = file:get_display_name()
files = gears.table.join(files, list_directory_files(file_name, exts, recursive))
end
end
end
return files
end
return _filesystem