fs_commit.hpp

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    by Iris Morelle <shadowm2006@gmail.com>
    Part of the Battle for Wesnoth Project https://www.wesnoth.org/
 
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/**
 * @file
 * Atomic filesystem commit functions.
 */
 
#pragma once
 
#include "filesystem.hpp"
 
namespace filesystem
{
 
/**
 * Wrapper class that guarantees that file commit atomicity.
 *
 * It is possible for a signal or exception to cause a file write to be aborted
 * in the middle of the process, leaving potentially inconsistent contents
 * behind which may be read by the same or another application later and result
 * in errors or further data loss.
 *
 * This wrapper prevents this by providing callers with an interface to request
 * a write stream that will be actually associated to a temporary file. Once
 * the caller is done with the file, it should call the commit() method to
 * complete the process so that the temporary replaces the original in an
 * atomic step.
 *
 * The rationale for using an explicit commit() method instead of the class
 * destructor is that the destructor will also be invoked during exception
 * handling, which could still cause the destination file to end up in an
 * inconsistent state.
 *
 * Note that if the destructor is invoked before commit() is, the temporary
 * file will be left behind. This is deliberate so as to provide a way for
 * the user to look at the resulting file and optionally try to reconcile it
 * against the original.
 */
class atomic_commit
{
public:
    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @throws filesystem::io_exception if the operation fails in some way.
     */
    atomic_commit(const std::string& filename);
 
    atomic_commit(const atomic_commit&) = delete;
    atomic_commit& operator=(const atomic_commit&) = delete;
 
    ~atomic_commit();
 
    /**
     * Returns the write stream associated with the file.
     *
     * Before commit() is invoked, this refers to the temporary file; afterwards,
     * to the destination.
     */
    scoped_ostream& ostream()
    {
        return out_;
    }
 
    /**
     * Commits the new file contents to disk atomically.
     *
     * @throws filesystem::io_exception if the operation fails in some way.
     */
    void commit();
 
private:
    std::string temp_name_;
    std::string dest_name_;
    scoped_ostream out_;
#ifndef _WIN32
    int outfd_;
#else
    void* handle_; // Actually a HANDLE
#endif
};
 
}