Files

File Helper

The Files helper class contains functions that assist in working with files.

in($path)

The in method returns a boolean value indicating whether the given file exists in the specified path.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

if (Files::in('path/to/file.txt')) {
    echo 'File exists!';
} else {
    echo 'File does not exist!';
}

read($path)

The read method reads the contents of the specified file and returns it as a string.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

$content = Files::read('path/to/file.txt');

echo $content;

write($path, $content)

The write method writes the specified content to the specified file. If the containing directory does not exist, it will attempt to create it.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

Files::write('path/to/file.txt', 'Hello, world!');

append($path, $content)

The append method appends the specified content to the specified file.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

Files::append('path/to/file.txt', 'Hello, world!');

delete($path)

The delete method deletes the specified file.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

Files::delete('path/to/file.txt');

copy($source, $destination)

The copy method copies the specified file to the specified destination. If the containing directory does not exist, it will attempt to create it. If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

Files::copy('path/to/file.txt', 'path/to/destination/file.txt');

move($source, $destination)

The move method moves the specified file to the specified destination. If the containing directory does not exist, it will attempt to create it. If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

Files::move('path/to/file.txt', 'path/to/destination/file.txt');

size($path)

The size method returns the size of the specified file in bytes.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

$size = Files::size('path/to/file.txt');

echo $size;

readJson($path)

The readJson method reads the contents of the specified JSON file and returns it as an array.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

$data = Files::readJson('path/to/file.json');

print_r($data);

writeJson($path, $data)

The writeJson method writes the specified data to the specified JSON file. If the containing directory does not exist, it will attempt to create it.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

$data = ['name' => 'John Doe', 'age' => 30];

Files::writeJson('path/to/file.json', $data);

appendJson($path, $data)

The appendJson method appends the specified data to the specified JSON file. It uses array_merge to merge the existing data with the new data.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

$data = ['name' => 'Jane Doe', 'age' => 25];

Files::appendJson('path/to/file.json', $data);

deleteJson($path, $key)

The deleteJson method deletes the specified key from the specified JSON file.

use Monarch\Helpers\Files;

Files::deleteJson('path/to/file.json', 'name');