Paths and Files
Tomo supports a built-in syntax for file and directory paths, with some logic to help prevent or mitigate the risks of errors caused by string manipulations of file paths. Tomo does not have a built-in datatype to represent files specifically, but instead relies on Paths as the API to do filesystem operations.
Syntax
Paths are domain-specific languages that have their
own dedicated syntax. A path literal begins with either (/,
(./, (../, or (~/ and continues until a
matching closing parenethesis:
>> (/tmp)
= (/tmp)
>> (~/path with/(parens) is/ok/)
= (~/path with/(parens) is/ok/)Interpolation
Paths can contain interpolations using $, just like strings.
However, there are certain values that cannot be interpolated:
- The literal string
. - The literal string
.. - Any text that contains a forward slash (
/)
The intended use for path interpolation is to take user input which may or
may not be trustworthy and interpret that value as a single path component
name, i.e. the name of a directory or file. If a user were to supply a value
like .. or foo/baz, it would risk navigating into a
directory other than intended. Paths can be created from text with slashes
using Path.from_text(text) if you need to use arbitrary text as a
file path.