What is SwiftTemporaryFile?

SwiftTemporaryFile provides functions related to temporary files. It was originally written as a part of SwiftCGIResponder.

Requirements

• Swift 5
• macOS(>=10.15) or Linux

Dependencies

Usage

import Foundation
import TemporaryFile

let tmpFile = TemporaryFile()
try! tmpFile.write(contentsOf: "Hello, World!".data(using:.utf8)!)
try! tmpFile.seek(toOffset: 0)
print(String(data: try! tmpFile.readToEnd()!, encoding: .utf8)!) // Prints "Hello, World!"
try! tmpFile.copy(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/my/directory/hello.txt"))

/*
You can explicitly close the temporary file by calling `try tmpFile.close()`,
though all of the temporary files are automatically closed at the end of program.
*/

import TemporaryFile

// You can pass a closure:
TemporaryFile { (tmpFile: TemporaryFile) -> Void in
  try! tmpFile.write(contentsOf: "Hello, World!".data(using:.utf8)!)
  // ... 
} // Automatically closed.

License

MIT License.
See "LICENSE.txt" for more information.