Function createSlaveDirectory

src/slave/paths.cpp:904–935

string createSlaveDirectory(
    const string& rootDir,
    const SlaveID& slaveId)
{
  // `slaveId` should be valid because it's assigned by the master but
  // we do a sanity check here before using it to create a directory.
  CHECK_NONE(common::validation::validateSlaveID(slaveId));

  const string directory = getSlavePath(rootDir, slaveId);

  Try<Nothing> mkdir = os::mkdir(directory);

  CHECK_SOME(mkdir)
    << "Failed to create agent directory '" << directory << "'";

  // Remove the previous "latest" symlink.
  const string latest = getLatestSlavePath(rootDir);

  if (os::exists(latest)) {
    CHECK_SOME(os::rm(latest))
      << "Failed to remove latest symlink '" << latest << "'";
  }

  // Symlink the new slave directory to "latest".
  Try<Nothing> symlink = ::fs::symlink(directory, latest);

  CHECK_SOME(symlink)
    << "Failed to symlink directory '" << directory
    << "' to '" << latest << "'";

  return directory;
}


string createResourceProviderDirectory(