DiskService

public class DiskService

A service class to write and read data from the devices documents directory

Write

  • Write an instance of Data to a given fileName

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func write(data: Data, toFileName: String, isExcludedFromBackup: Bool = true) -> Bool

    Return Value

    Bool, indicating if the operation was successful

  • Write an instance of an object conforming to Encodable to a fileName

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func write<T>(encodable: T, toFileName: String, isExcludedFromBackup: Bool = true) -> Bool where T : Encodable

    Return Value

    Bool, indicating if the operation was successful

Read

  • Read a fileName and return the contents as Data

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func readData(fromFileName: String) -> Data?

    Return Value

    Data, if able to read file

  • Read a fileName, and parse the contents as an instance of a Decodable object

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func read<T>(type: T.Type, fromFileName: String) -> T? where T : Decodable

    Return Value

    An instance of the Decodable type, if able to read file and parse it

Delete

  • Delete a fileName

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func delete(fileName: String) -> Bool

    Return Value

    Bool, indicating if the operation was successful

  • Declaration

    Swift

    public static func delete(fileNames: [String]) -> Bool

Utility

  • Get the URL to the devices documents directory, if possible

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func documentsDirectory(isExcludedFromBackup: Bool = true) -> URL?

  • Check if a fileName exists in the documents directory or not

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func exists(fileName: String) -> URL?

  • Find all files in documents directory begining with prefix

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static func allFileNamesWith(prefix: String) -> [String]