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Diffstat (limited to 'util.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | util.py | 16 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from gitdb.util import ( __all__ = ( "stream_copy", "join_path", "to_native_path_windows", "to_native_path_linux", "join_path_native", "Stats", "IndexFileSHA1Writer", "Iterable", "IterableList", - "BlockingLockFile", "LockFile", 'Actor', 'get_user_id' ) + "BlockingLockFile", "LockFile", 'Actor', 'get_user_id', 'assure_directory_exists') #{ Utility Methods @@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ def join_path_native(a, *p): needed to play it safe on my dear windows and to assure nice paths that only use '\'""" return to_native_path(join_path(a, *p)) + +def assure_directory_exists(path, is_file=False): + """Assure that the directory pointed to by path exists. + :param is_file: If True, path is assumed to be a file and handled correctly. + Otherwise it must be a directory + :return: True if the directory was created, False if it already existed""" + if is_file: + path = os.path.dirname(path) + #END handle file + if not os.path.isdir(path): + os.makedirs(path) + return True + return False + def get_user_id(): """:return: string identifying the currently active system user as name@node |