FileSystem Question - Make a directory that doesn't exist

[Casey Kolb]

Hey all,

I'm running into an issue where if I want to save a file (like a user preset) into a new folder, there's no way to do it unless the folder already exists on the computer. Am I missing something? Here's a simple example:

var file = FileSystem.getFolder(FileSystem.UserPresets).getChildFile("Factory/Utility/test.preset");
Engine.saveUserPreset(file);

If Factory/Utilitydoesn't exist, the function won't do anything.

[Casey Kolb]

It looks like we just need some additional JUCE File Class functions in the Scripting API. createDirectory() would be really useful!

[DanH]

@Lunacy-Audio I'd love to be able to do this too, at the moment my plan is to either do a post install script to create the folders (which I've yet to learn), or have the user save those presets into the top level of User Presets, which will get messy!

[Casey Kolb]

The installer is a good temporary solution and isn't too hard.

I just added createDirectory() to the Scripting API. It's a pretty simple call, but I'm not sure if it's the cleanest solution, so I'll need to check with Christoph before I pull request. Looks something like this:

var newFolder = FileSystem.getFolder(FileSystem.UserPresets).createDirectory("NewFolder");

[d.healey]

@Lunacy-Audio said in FileSystem Question - Make a directory that doesn't exist:

The installer is a good temporary solution and isn't too hard.

I just added createDirectory() to the Scripting API. It's a pretty simple call, but I'm not sure if it's the cleanest solution, so I'll need to check with Christoph before I pull request. Looks something like this:

var newFolder = FileSystem.getFolder(FileSystem.UserPresets).createDirectory("NewFolder");

Did you make a pull request for this? What about a createFile function? (thinking for text/json files).

[Christoph Hart]

No need for createFile() - it‘s automatically created if you write a string or object

[Lindon]

@d-healey said in FileSystem Question - Make a directory that doesn't exist:

Did you make a pull request for this? What about a createFile function? (thinking for text/json files).

and this:

https://forum.hise.audio/topic/3833/filesystem-wheres-createfile/

[Casey Kolb]

@d-healey Just pull requested createDirectory!

[d.healey]

@Christoph-Hart said in FileSystem Question - Make a directory that doesn't exist:

No need for createFile() - it‘s automatically created if you write a string or object

I found a use case. When downloading a file, for an image cache for example, it's desirable to put these in a sub-folder.

@Lunacy-Audio said in FileSystem Question - Make a directory that doesn't exist:

@d-healey Just pull requested createDirectory!

And I just figured out how to merge your changes into my fork :D

[Dan Korneff]

@d-healey said in FileSystem Question - Make a directory that doesn't exist:

And I just figured out how to merge your changes into my fork

Please share your experience. I'll need to merge with my fork soon.

[d.healey]

@dustbro Add Lunacy Audio's fork as a remote repo, then pull in and merge his scriptnode-tweaks branch.

Actually this looks like a better way to just pull the pull request directly - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54033842/how-to-pull-a-pull-request-from-upstream-in-github

[Casey Kolb]

@d-healey @dustbro Forgive me, my Git fork is an absolute mess :face_screaming_in_fear: