def replace_links(link, max_depth=10):
link_depth = 0
target = link
for attempt in range(0, max_depth):
if not islink(target):
break
target = readlink(target)
link_depth = attempt
if not link_depth:
logger.debug('{0} is not a link'.format(link))
elif link_depth > max_depth or (link_depth == max_depth and islink(target)):
logger.warning('Exceeded maximum depth {0} while following link {1}'.format(max_depth, link))
else:
logger.info('Changing sym-link: {0} to point directly to file: {1}'.format(link, target), 'COPYLINK')
os.unlink(link)
linktastic.symlink(target, link)
def test_islink_on_nonexistent_target():
assert filesystem.islink('/doesnotexist') is False
def test_islink_on_nonexistent_target():
assert filesystem.islink('/doesnotexist') == False
def islink(self, path):
"""Return True if path refers to an existing directory entry that is a symbolic link.
"""
return fs.islink(path)