3 namespace Org\Mxchange\CoreFramework\Filesystem;
5 // Import framework stuff
6 use Org\Mxchange\CoreFramework\Generic\FrameworkInterface;
9 * An interface for directorties
11 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@shipsimu.org>
13 <<<<<<< HEAD:framework/main/interfaces/io/directory/class_FrameworkDirectory.php
14 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2017 Core Developer Team
16 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2016 Core Developer Team
17 >>>>>>> Some updates::inc/main/interfaces/io/directory/class_FrameworkDirectory.php
18 * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
19 * @link http://www.shipsimu.org
21 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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23 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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26 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
27 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
28 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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34 interface FrameworkDirectory extends FrameworkInterface {
36 * Read raw lines of data from a directory pointer and return the data
38 * @return $currentEntry Current entry from encapsulated iterator
40 function readRawDirectory ();
43 * Read lines from the current directory pointer except some parts
45 * @param $except Some parts of a directory we want to ignore. Valid: directory and file names, other values will be silently ignored
46 * @return SplFileInfo An instance of a SplFileInfo class
48 function readDirectoryExcept (array $except = array());
51 * Close a directory source and set it's instance to null and the path name
56 function closeDirectory ();
59 * Getter for the directory pointer
61 * @return $iteratorInstance The directory pointer which shall be a valid directory resource
63 function getDirectoryIteratorInstance ();
66 * Getter for path name
68 * @return $pathName The current path name
70 function getPathName ();