DirectoryValidator.cpp

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// Mantid Repository : https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid
//
// Copyright © 2018 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory UKRI,
//   NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory, European Spallation Source,
//   Institut Laue - Langevin & CSNS, Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS
// SPDX - License - Identifier: GPL - 3.0 +
#include "MantidKernel/DirectoryValidator.h"
#include "MantidKernel/IValidator.h"
#include <Poco/Exception.h>
#include <Poco/File.h>
#include <Poco/Path.h>
#include <memory>
 
namespace Mantid::Kernel {
 
DirectoryValidator::DirectoryValidator(bool testDirectoryExists) : FileValidator() {
  this->m_testExist = testDirectoryExists;
}
 
std::vector<std::string> DirectoryValidator::allowedValues() const { return std::vector<std::string>(); }
 
IValidator_sptr DirectoryValidator::clone() const { return std::make_shared<DirectoryValidator>(*this); }
 
std::string DirectoryValidator::checkValidity(const std::string &value) const {
  // Check if the path is syntactically valid
  if (!Poco::Path().tryParse(value)) {
    return "Error in path syntax: \"" + value + "\".";
  }
 
  // If the path is required to exist check it is there
  if (m_testExist) {
    try {
      if (value.empty() || !Poco::File(value).exists())
        return "Directory \"" + value + "\" not found";
      if (!Poco::File(value).isDirectory())
        return "Directory \"" + value + "\" specified is actually a file";
    } catch (Poco::FileException &) {
      return "Error accessing directory \"" + value + "\"";
    }
  }
 
  // Otherwise we are okay, file extensions are just a suggestion so no
  // validation on them is necessary
  return "";
}
 
} // namespace Mantid::Kernel