Quickly create, use and delete temporary directories

This package allows you to quickly create, use and delete a temporary directory in the system's temporary directory.

Here's a quick example on how to create a temporary file and delete it:

use Spatie\TemporaryDirectory\TemporaryDirectory;

$temporaryDirectory = (new TemporaryDirectory())->create();

// Get a path inside the temporary directory
$temporaryDirectory->path('temporaryfile.txt');

// Delete the temporary directory and all the files inside it
$temporaryDirectory->delete();

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require spatie/temporary-directory

Usage

Creating a temporary directory

To create a temporary directory simply call the create method of the TemporaryDirectory. By default the temporary directory will be created in a timestamped directory in your system's temporary directory (usually /tmp).

(new TemporaryDirectory())->create();

Naming your temporary directory

If you want to use a custom name for your temporary directory instead of the timestamp call the name method before the create method.

(new TemporaryDirectory())
   ->name(string $name)
   ->create();

By default an exception will be thrown when if a directory already exists with the given $name. You can override this behaviour by calling the force method in combination with the name method.

(new TemporaryDirectory())
   ->name(string $name)
   ->force()
   ->create();

Setting a custom location for a temporary directory

You can set a custom location in which your temporary directory will be created by passing the $location argument to the TemporaryDirectory constructor.

(new TemporaryDirectory(string $location))
   ->create();

Optionally you can call the location method with a $location argument.

(new TemporaryDirectory())
   ->location(string $location)
   ->create();

Determining paths within the temporary directory

You can use the path method to determine the full path to a file or directory in the temporary directory:

$temporaryDirectory = (new TemporaryDirectory())->create();
$temporaryDirectory->path('dumps/datadump.dat'); // return  /tmp/1485941876276/dumps/datadump.dat

Emptying a temporary folder

Use the empty method to delete all the files inside the temporary directory.

$temporaryDirectory->empty();

Deleting a temporary folder

Once you're done processing your temporary data you can delete the entire temporary directory using the delete method. All files inside of it will be deleted.

$temporaryDirectory->delete();

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information what has changed recently.

Testing

$ composer test

Postcardware

You're free to use this package (it's MIT-licensed), but if it makes it to your production environment we highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using.

Our address is: Spatie, Samberstraat 69D, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium.

The best postcards will get published on the open source page on our website.

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email freek@spatie.be instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Alex Vanderbist
• All Contributors

About Spatie

Spatie is a webdesign agency based in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects on our website.

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.