FileDescriptor class abstract
A descriptor describing a single file.
In addition to the normal descriptor methods, this has read and readAsBytes methods that allows its contents to be read.
This may be extended outside this package.
- Inheritance
-
- Object
- Descriptor
- FileDescriptor
Constructors
- FileDescriptor(String name, Object? contents)
-
Creates a new FileDescriptor with
name
andcontents
.factory - FileDescriptor.binaryMatcher(String name, Matcher matcher)
-
Creates a new binary FileDescriptor with
name
that matches its binary contents againstmatcher
.factory - FileDescriptor.protected(String name)
- A protected constructor that's only intended for subclasses.
Properties
Methods
-
create(
[String? parent]) → Future< void> -
Creates this entry within the
parent
directory, which defaults to sandbox.override -
describe(
) → String -
Returns a human-friendly tree-style description of this descriptor.
override
-
noSuchMethod(
Invocation invocation) → dynamic -
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
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read(
) → Future< String> - Reads and decodes the contents of this descriptor as a UTF-8 string.
-
readAsBytes(
) → Stream< List< int> > - Reads the contents of this descriptor as a byte stream.
-
toString(
) → String -
A string representation of this object.
inherited
-
validate(
[String? parent]) → Future< void> -
Validates that the physical file system under
parent
(which defaults to sandbox) contains an entry that matches this descriptor.override
Operators
-
operator ==(
Object other) → bool -
The equality operator.
inherited