# # A utility class for managing temporary files. When you create a Tempfile # object, it will create a temporary file with a unique filename. A Tempfile # objects behaves just like a File object, and you can perform all the usual # file operations on it: reading data, writing data, changing its permissions, # etc. So although this class does not explicitly document all instance methods # supported by File, you can in fact call any File instance method on a Tempfile # object. # # ## Synopsis # # require 'tempfile' # # file = Tempfile.new('foo') # file.path # => A unique filename in the OS's temp directory, # # e.g.: "/tmp/foo.24722.0" # # This filename contains 'foo' in its basename. # file.write("hello world") # file.rewind # file.read # => "hello world" # file.close # file.unlink # deletes the temp file # # ## Good practices # # ### Explicit close # # When a Tempfile object is garbage collected, or when the Ruby interpreter # exits, its associated temporary file is automatically deleted. This means that # it's unnecessary to explicitly delete a Tempfile after use, though it's a good # practice to do so: not explicitly deleting unused Tempfiles can potentially # leave behind a large number of temp files on the filesystem until they're # garbage collected. The existence of these temp files can make it harder to # determine a new Tempfile filename. # # Therefore, one should always call #unlink or close in an ensure block, like # this: # # file = Tempfile.new('foo') # begin # # ...do something with file... # ensure # file.close # file.unlink # deletes the temp file # end # # Tempfile.create { ... } exists for this purpose and is more convenient to use. # Note that Tempfile.create returns a File instance instead of a Tempfile, which # also avoids the overhead and complications of delegation. # # Tempfile.open('foo') do |file| # # ...do something with file... # end # # ### Unlink after creation # # On POSIX systems, it's possible to unlink a file right after creating it, and # before closing it. This removes the filesystem entry without closing the file # handle, so it ensures that only the processes that already had the file handle # open can access the file's contents. It's strongly recommended that you do # this if you do not want any other processes to be able to read from or write # to the Tempfile, and you do not need to know the Tempfile's filename either. # # For example, a practical use case for unlink-after-creation would be this: you # need a large byte buffer that's too large to comfortably fit in RAM, e.g. when # you're writing a web server and you want to buffer the client's file upload # data. # # Please refer to #unlink for more information and a code example. # # ## Minor notes # # Tempfile's filename picking method is both thread-safe and inter-process-safe: # it guarantees that no other threads or processes will pick the same filename. # # Tempfile itself however may not be entirely thread-safe. If you access the # same Tempfile object from multiple threads then you should protect it with a # mutex. # class Tempfile < File # # Creates a file in the underlying file system; returns a new File object based # on that file. # # With no block given and no arguments, creates and returns file whose: # # * Class is [File](rdoc-ref:File) (not Tempfile). # * Directory is the system temporary directory (system-dependent). # * Generated filename is unique in that directory. # * Permissions are `0600`; see [File # Permissions](rdoc-ref:File@File+Permissions). # * Mode is `'w+'` (read/write mode, positioned at the end). # # # With no block, the file is not removed automatically, and so should be # explicitly removed. # # Example: # # f = Tempfile.create # => # # f.class # => File # f.path # => "/tmp/20220505-9795-17ky6f6" # f.stat.mode.to_s(8) # => "100600" # File.exist?(f.path) # => true # File.unlink(f.path) # File.exist?(f.path) # => false # # Argument `basename`, if given, may be one of: # # * A string: the generated filename begins with `basename`: # # Tempfile.create('foo') # => # # # * An array of two strings `[prefix, suffix]`: the generated filename begins # with `prefix` and ends with `suffix`: # # Tempfile.create(%w/foo .jpg/) # => # # # # With arguments `basename` and `tmpdir`, the file is created in directory # `tmpdir`: # # Tempfile.create('foo', '.') # => # # # Keyword arguments `mode` and `options` are passed directly to method # [File.open](rdoc-ref:File.open): # # * The value given with `mode` must be an integer, and may be expressed as # the logical OR of constants defined in # [File::Constants](rdoc-ref:File::Constants). # * For `options`, see [Open Options](rdoc-ref:IO@Open+Options). # # # With a block given, creates the file as above, passes it to the block, and # returns the block's value; before the return, the file object is closed and # the underlying file is removed: # # Tempfile.create {|file| file.path } # => "/tmp/20220505-9795-rkists" # # Related: Tempfile.new. # def self.create: (?String | [ String, String ] basename, ?String? tmpdir, ?mode: Integer, **untyped) -> File | [A] (?String | [ String, String ] basename, ?String? tmpdir, ?mode: Integer, **untyped) { (File) -> A } -> A # # Creates a new Tempfile. # # This method is not recommended and exists mostly for backward compatibility. # Please use Tempfile.create instead, which avoids the cost of delegation, does # not rely on a finalizer, and also unlinks the file when given a block. # # Tempfile.open is still appropriate if you need the Tempfile to be unlinked by # a finalizer and you cannot explicitly know where in the program the Tempfile # can be unlinked safely. # # If no block is given, this is a synonym for Tempfile.new. # # If a block is given, then a Tempfile object will be constructed, and the block # is run with the Tempfile object as argument. The Tempfile object will be # automatically closed after the block terminates. However, the file will # **not** be unlinked and needs to be manually unlinked with Tempfile#close! or # Tempfile#unlink. The finalizer will try to unlink but should not be relied # upon as it can keep the file on the disk much longer than intended. For # instance, on CRuby, finalizers can be delayed due to conservative stack # scanning and references left in unused memory. # # The call returns the value of the block. # # In any case, all arguments (`*args`) will be passed to Tempfile.new. # # Tempfile.open('foo', '/home/temp') do |f| # # ... do something with f ... # end # # # Equivalent: # f = Tempfile.open('foo', '/home/temp') # begin # # ... do something with f ... # ensure # f.close # end # def self.open: (*untyped args, **untyped) -> Tempfile | [A] (*untyped args, **untyped) { (Tempfile) -> A } -> A public # # Closes the file. If `unlink_now` is true, then the file will be unlinked # (deleted) after closing. Of course, you can choose to later call #unlink if # you do not unlink it now. # # If you don't explicitly unlink the temporary file, the removal will be delayed # until the object is finalized. # def close: (?boolish unlink_now) -> void # # Closes and unlinks (deletes) the file. Has the same effect as called # `close(true)`. # def close!: () -> void # # alias delete unlink def inspect: () -> String # # alias length size # # Opens or reopens the file with mode "r+". # def open: () -> File # # Returns the full path name of the temporary file. This will be nil if #unlink # has been called. # def path: () -> String? # # Returns the size of the temporary file. As a side effect, the IO buffer is # flushed before determining the size. # def size: () -> Integer # # Unlinks (deletes) the file from the filesystem. One should always unlink the # file after using it, as is explained in the "Explicit close" good practice # section in the Tempfile overview: # # file = Tempfile.new('foo') # begin # # ...do something with file... # ensure # file.close # file.unlink # deletes the temp file # end # # ### Unlink-before-close # # On POSIX systems it's possible to unlink a file before closing it. This # practice is explained in detail in the Tempfile overview (section "Unlink # after creation"); please refer there for more information. # # However, unlink-before-close may not be supported on non-POSIX operating # systems. Microsoft Windows is the most notable case: unlinking a non-closed # file will result in an error, which this method will silently ignore. If you # want to practice unlink-before-close whenever possible, then you should write # code like this: # # file = Tempfile.new('foo') # file.unlink # On Windows this silently fails. # begin # # ... do something with file ... # ensure # file.close! # Closes the file handle. If the file wasn't unlinked # # because #unlink failed, then this method will attempt # # to do so again. # end # def unlink: () -> void class Remover public def call: (*untyped args) -> void private def initialize: (::Tempfile tmpfile) -> void end # # Creates a file in the underlying file system; returns a new Tempfile object # based on that file. # # If possible, consider instead using Tempfile.create, which: # # * Avoids the performance cost of delegation, incurred when Tempfile.new # calls its superclass `DelegateClass(File)`. # * Does not rely on a finalizer to close and unlink the file, which can be # unreliable. # # # Creates and returns file whose: # # * Class is Tempfile (not File, as in Tempfile.create). # * Directory is the system temporary directory (system-dependent). # * Generated filename is unique in that directory. # * Permissions are `0600`; see [File # Permissions](rdoc-ref:File@File+Permissions). # * Mode is `'w+'` (read/write mode, positioned at the end). # # # The underlying file is removed when the Tempfile object dies and is reclaimed # by the garbage collector. # # Example: # # f = Tempfile.new # => # # f.class # => Tempfile # f.path # => "/tmp/20220505-17839-1s0kt30" # f.stat.mode.to_s(8) # => "100600" # File.exist?(f.path) # => true # File.unlink(f.path) # # File.exist?(f.path) # => false # # Argument `basename`, if given, may be one of: # # * A string: the generated filename begins with `basename`: # # Tempfile.new('foo') # => # # # * An array of two strings `[prefix, suffix]`: the generated filename begins # with `prefix` and ends with `suffix`: # # Tempfile.new(%w/foo .jpg/) # => # # # # With arguments `basename` and `tmpdir`, the file is created in directory # `tmpdir`: # # Tempfile.new('foo', '.') # => # # # Keyword arguments `mode` and `options` are passed directly to method # [File.open](rdoc-ref:File.open): # # * The value given with `mode` must be an integer, and may be expressed as # the logical OR of constants defined in # [File::Constants](rdoc-ref:File::Constants). # * For `options`, see [Open Options](rdoc-ref:IO@Open+Options). # # # Related: Tempfile.create. # def self.new: (?String | [ String, String ] basename, ?String? tmpdir, ?mode: Integer, **untyped) -> instance | [A] (?String | [ String, String ] basename, ?String? tmpdir, ?mode: Integer, **untyped) { (instance) -> A } -> A end