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class File
  # Write to a file atomically.  Useful for situations where you don't
  # want other processes or threads to see half-written files.
  #
  #   File.atomic_write("important.file") do |file|
  #     file.write("hello")
  #   end
  #
  # If your temp directory is not on the same filesystem as the file you're
  # trying to write, you can provide a different temporary directory.
  #
  #   File.atomic_write("/data/something.important", "/data/tmp") do |f|
  #     file.write("hello")
  #   end
  def self.atomic_write(file_name, temp_dir = Dir.tmpdir)
    require 'tempfile' unless defined?(Tempfile)

    temp_file = Tempfile.new(basename(file_name), temp_dir)
    yield temp_file
    temp_file.close

    begin
      # Get original file permissions
      old_stat = stat(file_name)
    rescue Errno::ENOENT
      # No old permissions, write a temp file to determine the defaults
      check_name = join(dirname(file_name), ".permissions_check.#{Thread.current.object_id}.#{Process.pid}.#{rand(1000000)}")
      open(check_name, "w") { }
      old_stat = stat(check_name)
      unlink(check_name)
    end

    # Overwrite original file with temp file
    rename(temp_file.path, file_name)

    # Set correct permissions on new file
    chown(old_stat.uid, old_stat.gid, file_name)
    chmod(old_stat.mode, file_name)
  end
end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 2 rubygems

Version	Path
activesupport-3.0.0.beta	lib/active_support/core_ext/file/atomic.rb
activesupport-3.0.pre	lib/active_support/core_ext/file/atomic.rb
recliner-0.0.1	vendor/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/file/atomic.rb