poco/Foundation/include/Poco/TemporaryFile.h

//
// TemporaryFile.h
//
// $Id: //poco/Main/Foundation/include/Poco/TemporaryFile.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Filesystem
// Module:  TemporaryFile
//
// Definition of the TemporaryFile class.
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#ifndef Foundation_TemporaryFile_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_TemporaryFile_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include "Poco/File.h"


namespace Poco {


class Foundation_API TemporaryFile: public File
	/// The TemporaryFile class helps with the handling
	/// of temporary files.
	/// A unique name for the temporary file is
	/// automatically chosen and the file is placed
	/// in the directory reserved for temporary
	/// files (see Path::temp()).
	/// Obtain the path by calling the path() method
	/// (inherited from File).
	///
	/// The TemporaryFile class does not actually
	/// create the file - this is up to the application.
	/// The class does, however, delete the temporary
	/// file - either in the destructor, or immediately
	/// before the application terminates.
{
public:
	TemporaryFile();
		/// Creates the TemporaryFile.

	~TemporaryFile();
		/// Destroys the TemporaryFile and
		/// deletes the corresponding file on
		/// disk unless keep() or keepUntilExit()
		/// has been called.

	void keep();
		/// Disables automatic deletion of the file in 
		/// the destructor.
		
	void keepUntilExit();
		/// Disables automatic deletion of the file in
		/// the destructor, but registers the file
		/// for deletion at process termination.

	static void registerForDeletion(const std::string& path);
		/// Registers the given file for deletion
		/// at process termination.
		
	static std::string tempName();
		/// Returns a unique path name for a temporary
		/// file in the system's scratch directory
		/// (see Path::temp()).
	
private:
	bool _keep;
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_TemporaryFile_INCLUDED