def makeShadowDirectory(self, fn):
'''Make a shadow directory for the **public** fn.'''
x = self; path = x.shadowDirName(fn)
if not g.os_path_exists(path):
# Force the creation of the directories.
g.makeAllNonExistentDirectories(path, c=None, force=True)
return g.os_path_exists(path) and g.os_path_isdir(path)
def create(self, fn):
'''Create the given file with empty contents.'''
theDir = g.os_path_dirname(fn)
g.makeAllNonExistentDirectories(theDir, c=self.c, force=True, verbose=True)
# Make the directories as needed.
try:
f = open(fn, mode='wb')
f.close()
g.note('created: %s' % (fn))
except IOError:
g.error('can not create: %s' % (fn))
except Exception:
g.error('unexpected error creating: %s' % (fn))
g.es_exception()
