Method new

alpm-package/src/package.rs:67–94

Creates a new [`ExistingAbsoluteDir`] from `path`. Creates a directory at `path` if it does not exist yet. # Errors Returns an error if - `path` is not absolute, - `path` does not exist and cannot be created, - the metadata of `path` cannot be retrieved, - or `path` is not a directory.

(path: PathBuf)

    /// - the metadata of `path` cannot be retrieved,
    /// - or `path` is not a directory.
    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, crate::Error> {
        if !path.is_absolute() {
            return Err(alpm_common::Error::NonAbsolutePaths {
                paths: vec![path.clone()],
            }
            .into());
        }

        if !path.exists() {
            create_dir_all(&path).map_err(|source| crate::Error::IoPath {
                path: path.clone(),
                context: t!("error-io-create-abs-dir"),
                source,
            })?;
        }

        let metadata = path.metadata().map_err(|source| crate::Error::IoPath {
            path: path.clone(),
            context: t!("error-io-get-metadata"),
            source,
        })?;

        if !metadata.is_dir() {
            return Err(alpm_common::Error::NotADirectory { path: path.clone() }.into());
        }

        Ok(Self(path))
    }

    /// Coerces to a Path slice.
    ///