Module asyncfile

This module implements asynchronous file reading and writing.

import asyncfile, asyncdispatch, os

proc main() {.async.} =
  var file = openAsync(getTempDir() / "foobar.txt", fmReadWrite)
  await file.write("test")
  file.setFilePos(0)
  let data = await file.readAll()
  doAssert data == "test"
  file.close()

waitFor main()

Imports

asyncdispatch, os, winlean

Types

AsyncFile = ref object
  fd: AsyncFD
  offset: int64

Procs

proc getFileSize(f: AsyncFile): int64 {.raises: [OSError], tags: [].}

Retrieves the specified file's size.

proc newAsyncFile(fd: AsyncFD): AsyncFile {.raises: [Exception, OSError],
                                        tags: [RootEffect].}

Creates AsyncFile with a previously opened file descriptor fd.

proc openAsync(filename: string; mode = fmRead): AsyncFile {.
    raises: [OSError, Exception], tags: [ReadDirEffect, RootEffect].}

Opens a file specified by the path in filename using the specified mode asynchronously.

proc readBuffer(f: AsyncFile; buf: pointer; size: int): Future[int] {.
    raises: [FutureError, Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

Read size bytes from the specified file asynchronously starting at the current position of the file pointer.

If the file pointer is past the end of the file then zero is returned and no bytes are read into buf

proc read(f: AsyncFile; size: int): Future[string] {.raises: [Exception, FutureError],
    tags: [RootEffect].}

Read size bytes from the specified file asynchronously starting at the current position of the file pointer.

If the file pointer is past the end of the file then an empty string is returned.

proc readLine(f: AsyncFile): Future[string] {.raises: [FutureError],
    tags: [RootEffect].}

Reads a single line from the specified file asynchronously.

proc getFilePos(f: AsyncFile): int64 {.raises: [], tags: [].}

Retrieves the current position of the file pointer that is used to read from the specified file. The file's first byte has the index zero.

proc setFilePos(f: AsyncFile; pos: int64) {.raises: [], tags: [].}

Sets the position of the file pointer that is used for read/write operations. The file's first byte has the index zero.

proc readAll(f: AsyncFile): Future[string] {.raises: [FutureError], tags: [RootEffect].}

Reads all data from the specified file.

proc writeBuffer(f: AsyncFile; buf: pointer; size: int): Future[void] {.
    raises: [FutureError, Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

Writes size bytes from buf to the file specified asynchronously.

The returned Future will complete once all data has been written to the specified file.

proc write(f: AsyncFile; data: string): Future[void] {.
    raises: [Exception, FutureError], tags: [RootEffect].}

Writes data to the file specified asynchronously.

The returned Future will complete once all data has been written to the specified file.

proc setFileSize(f: AsyncFile; length: int64) {.raises: [OSError], tags: [].}

Set a file length.

proc close(f: AsyncFile) {.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

Closes the file specified.

proc writeFromStream(f: AsyncFile; fs: FutureStream[string]): Future[void] {.
    raises: [FutureError], tags: [RootEffect].}

Reads data from the specified future stream until it is completed. The data which is read is written to the file immediately and freed from memory.

This procedure is perfect for saving streamed data to a file without wasting memory.

proc readToStream(f: AsyncFile; fs: FutureStream[string]): Future[void] {.
    raises: [FutureError], tags: [RootEffect].}

Writes data to the specified future stream as the file is read.