/**
* Validate the path of the symbolic link object. The link doesn't need to exist.
* The symbolic link may not be an existing file or directory.
*
* @param FilesystemObject|string $path Filesystem object instance or the path as a string.
*
* @return bool True if the path of the filesystem object seems to be valid, false otherwise.
*/
public static function isValid($path)
{
// Convert the path into a string, return false if failed
if (($path = self::asPath($path, false)) === null) {
return false;
}
// Make sure the file is valid as FileSystemObject
if (!FilesystemObjectHelper::isValid($path)) {
return false;
}
// TODO: Use better validation!
// Make sure the symbolic link isn't a an existing file or directory, return the result.
return !(FilesystemObjectHelper::isFile($path) || FilesystemObjectHelper::isDirectory($path));
}
public static function from($path, $child = null)
{
// Create a filesystem object instance and make sure it's valid
if (($path = FilesystemObjectHelper::getCombinedPath($path, $child)) === null) {
return null;
}
// Return a File instance if the filesystem object is a file
if (FilesystemObjectHelper::isFile($path)) {
return new File($path);
}
// Return a Directory instance if the filesystem object is a directory
if (FilesystemObjectHelper::isDirectory($path)) {
return new Directory($path);
}
// Return a SymbolicLink instance if the filesystem object is a symbolic link
if (FilesystemObjectHelper::isSymbolicLink($path)) {
return new SymbolicLink($path);
}
// Return as filesystem object instance
return new FilesystemObject($path);
}
/**
* Validate a file instance or the path of a file. The file doesn't need to exist.
* The file may not be an existing directory or symbolic link.
*
* @param \carbon\core\io\filesystem\FilesystemObject|string $path Filesystem object instance or the path of a file as a string.
*
* @return bool True if the file path seems to be valid, false otherwise.
*/
public static function isValid($path)
{
// Convert the file into a string, return the false if failed
if (($path = self::asPath($path, false)) === null) {
return false;
}
// Make sure the file is valid as FileSystemObject
if (!FilesystemObjectHelper::isValid($path)) {
return false;
}
// Make sure the file isn't a directory or symbolic link, return the result
return !(FilesystemObjectHelper::isDirectory($path) || FilesystemObjectHelper::isSymbolicLink($path));
}
