Feature #7361
closedAdding Pathname#touch
Description
Pathname has an #mkdir method to create a directory at the path, but does not have a #touch method to create an empty file at that path.
There were numerous cases where I had to fallback to using
new_file = Pathname.new('location/for/new/file')
FileUtils.touch(new_file)
instead of simply being able to use:
new_file.touch
I would like to add this method. If you like it, let me know. I will provide a patch then.
Updated by mame (Yusuke Endoh) almost 12 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Assigned
- Assignee set to akr (Akira Tanaka)
- Target version set to 2.6
Updated by Salzig (Ben Rexin) almost 10 years ago
Any way i can help?
Updated by djberg96 (Daniel Berger) almost 10 years ago
I'm a little surprise there isn't an option for this in FileUtils
. Something like FileUtils.touch('/location/for/new', :force => true)
. I'd be in favor of adding that, or an option to FileUtils.mkpath
.
Updated by dsisnero (Dominic Sisneros) over 8 years ago
Any update on this
class Pathname
def touch(options={})
FileUtils.touch(@path, options)
end
end
Pathname('test.pdf').touch(mtime: 1.hour.ago)
"#mkpath" almost works but doesn't have the mtime option
Updated by akr (Akira Tanaka) over 8 years ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Rejected
I don't like the method name "touch".
"touch" command has multiple features:
create empty file, update mtime.
So, the intent of touch method is ambiguous.
Updated by najamelan (Naja Melan) over 8 years ago
I prefer something like (warning, untested code):
def touch( subPath = '', **options )
path = @path
ret = self
if directory?
ret = join subPath
path = ret.to_path
end
FileUtils.touch( path, **options )
ret
end
lets you do:
mydir.touch 'somefile'
I think touch is a good name because everybody already knows it and it's what people will try out spontaneously before even looking in the docs why it doesn't work. Joel Spolsky explains quite well why this is a good thing.
Updated by shyouhei (Shyouhei Urabe) over 8 years ago
We don't always blindly import broken designs; for instance Ruby do not have creat(2) equivalent method. "Everybody knows it" is (definitely a good property but) not enough.
When it comes to touch, there already is FileUtils.touch
so your urgent needs are already satisfied I believe. Here on Pathname
let us consider a clearer design.
Updated by mame (Yusuke Endoh) about 1 month ago
- Related to Feature #17295: Feature: Create a directory and file with Pathname#touch added