Directories in Miranda
Here’s the translation of the Go code to Java, with explanations in Markdown format suitable for Hugo:
Our first program will demonstrate working with directories in the file system. Here’s the full source code:
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class Directories {
private static void check(IOException e) {
if (e != null) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create a new sub-directory in the current working directory.
File subdir = new File("subdir");
boolean created = subdir.mkdir();
if (!created) {
System.out.println("Failed to create directory");
return;
}
// When creating temporary directories, it's good practice to delete them when done.
// We'll use a try-with-resources to ensure cleanup.
try {
// Helper method to create a new empty file.
createEmptyFile("subdir/file1");
// We can create a hierarchy of directories, including parents.
// This is similar to the command-line `mkdir -p`.
File parentChild = new File("subdir/parent/child");
parentChild.mkdirs();
createEmptyFile("subdir/parent/file2");
createEmptyFile("subdir/parent/file3");
createEmptyFile("subdir/parent/child/file4");
// list directory contents
File parentDir = new File("subdir/parent");
System.out.println("Listing subdir/parent");
for (File entry : parentDir.listFiles()) {
System.out.println(" " + entry.getName() + " " + entry.isDirectory());
}
// Change the current working directory
System.setProperty("user.dir", "subdir/parent/child");
// Now we'll see the contents of subdir/parent/child when listing the current directory.
File currentDir = new File(".");
System.out.println("Listing subdir/parent/child");
for (File entry : currentDir.listFiles()) {
System.out.println(" " + entry.getName() + " " + entry.isDirectory());
}
// Change back to where we started
System.setProperty("user.dir", "../../..");
// We can also visit a directory recursively, including all its sub-directories.
System.out.println("Visiting subdir");
Files.walkFileTree(Paths.get("subdir"), new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
@Override
public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
System.out.println(" " + file + " " + Files.isDirectory(file));
return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
}
@Override
public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
System.out.println(" " + dir + " " + Files.isDirectory(dir));
return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
}
});
} finally {
// Clean up
deleteDirectory(new File("subdir"));
}
}
private static void createEmptyFile(String name) throws IOException {
Files.write(Paths.get(name), new byte[0]);
}
private static void deleteDirectory(File directory) {
File[] files = directory.listFiles();
if (files != null) {
for (File file : files) {
if (file.isDirectory()) {
deleteDirectory(file);
} else {
file.delete();
}
}
}
directory.delete();
}
}
To run the program, compile it and use java
:
$ javac Directories.java
$ java Directories
Listing subdir/parent
child true
file2 false
file3 false
Listing subdir/parent/child
file4 false
Visiting subdir
subdir true
subdir/file1 false
subdir/parent true
subdir/parent/child true
subdir/parent/child/file4 false
subdir/parent/file2 false
subdir/parent/file3 false
This Java program demonstrates various operations with directories:
- Creating directories using
mkdir()
andmkdirs()
. - Creating empty files.
- Listing directory contents.
- Changing the current working directory.
- Recursively walking a directory tree.
Note that Java doesn’t have a direct equivalent to Go’s defer
statement for cleanup, so we use a try-finally block to ensure the temporary directory is deleted at the end.
The Files.walkFileTree()
method is used to recursively visit all files and directories, which is similar to Go’s filepath.WalkDir()
.
Remember to handle exceptions appropriately in a real-world application.