pub struct TempFile { /* private fields */ }
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A named temporary file that will be cleaned automatically after the last reference to it is dropped.

Implementations

Creates a new temporary file in the default location. When the instance goes out of scope, the file will be deleted.

Example
let file = TempFile::new().await?;

// The file exists.
let file_path = file.file_path().clone();
assert!(fs::metadata(file_path.clone()).await.is_ok());

// Deletes the file.
drop(file);

// The file was removed.
assert!(fs::metadata(file_path).await.is_err());

Creates a new temporary file in the specified location. When the instance goes out of scope, the file will be deleted.

Arguments
  • dir - The directory to create the file in.
Example
let file = TempFile::new_in(std::env::temp_dir()).await?;

// The file exists.
let file_path = file.file_path().clone();
assert!(fs::metadata(file_path.clone()).await.is_ok());

// Deletes the file.
drop(file);

// The file was removed.
assert!(fs::metadata(file_path).await.is_err());

Wraps a new instance of this type around an existing file. If ownership is set to Ownership::Borrowed, this method does not take ownership of the file, i.e. the file will not be deleted when the instance is dropped.

Arguments
  • path - The path of the file to wrap.
  • ownership - The ownership of the file.

Returns the path of the underlying temporary file.

Opens a new TempFile instance in read-write mode.

Creates a new TempFile instance that shares the same underlying file handle as the existing TempFile instance. Reads, writes, and seeks will affect both TempFile instances simultaneously.

Determines the ownership of the temporary file.

Example
let file = TempFile::new().await?;
assert_eq!(file.ownership(), Ownership::Owned);

Methods from Deref<Target = File>

Attempts to sync all OS-internal metadata to disk.

This function will attempt to ensure that all in-core data reaches the filesystem before returning.

Examples
use tokio::fs::File;
use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;

let mut file = File::create("foo.txt").await?;
file.write_all(b"hello, world!").await?;
file.sync_all().await?;

The write_all method is defined on the AsyncWriteExt trait.

This function is similar to sync_all, except that it may not synchronize file metadata to the filesystem.

This is intended for use cases that must synchronize content, but don’t need the metadata on disk. The goal of this method is to reduce disk operations.

Note that some platforms may simply implement this in terms of sync_all.

Examples
use tokio::fs::File;
use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;

let mut file = File::create("foo.txt").await?;
file.write_all(b"hello, world!").await?;
file.sync_data().await?;

The write_all method is defined on the AsyncWriteExt trait.

Truncates or extends the underlying file, updating the size of this file to become size.

If the size is less than the current file’s size, then the file will be shrunk. If it is greater than the current file’s size, then the file will be extended to size and have all of the intermediate data filled in with 0s.

Errors

This function will return an error if the file is not opened for writing.

Examples
use tokio::fs::File;
use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;

let mut file = File::create("foo.txt").await?;
file.write_all(b"hello, world!").await?;
file.set_len(10).await?;

The write_all method is defined on the AsyncWriteExt trait.

Queries metadata about the underlying file.

Examples
use tokio::fs::File;

let file = File::open("foo.txt").await?;
let metadata = file.metadata().await?;

println!("{:?}", metadata);

Creates a new File instance that shares the same underlying file handle as the existing File instance. Reads, writes, and seeks will affect both File instances simultaneously.

Examples
use tokio::fs::File;

let file = File::open("foo.txt").await?;
let file_clone = file.try_clone().await?;

Changes the permissions on the underlying file.

Platform-specific behavior

This function currently corresponds to the fchmod function on Unix and the SetFileInformationByHandle function on Windows. Note that, this may change in the future.

Errors

This function will return an error if the user lacks permission change attributes on the underlying file. It may also return an error in other os-specific unspecified cases.

Examples
use tokio::fs::File;

let file = File::open("foo.txt").await?;
let mut perms = file.metadata().await?.permissions();
perms.set_readonly(true);
file.set_permissions(perms).await?;

Trait Implementations

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

Forwarding AsyncWrite to the embedded TempFile

Attempts to read from the AsyncRead into buf. Read more

Forwarding AsyncSeek to the embedded File

Attempts to seek to an offset, in bytes, in a stream. Read more
Waits for a seek operation to complete. Read more

Forwarding AsyncWrite to the embedded File

Attempt to write bytes from buf into the object. Read more
Attempts to flush the object, ensuring that any buffered data reach their destination. Read more
Initiates or attempts to shut down this writer, returning success when the I/O connection has completely shut down. Read more
Like poll_write, except that it writes from a slice of buffers. Read more
Determines if this writer has an efficient poll_write_vectored implementation. Read more
Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

Allows implicit treatment of TempFile as a File.

The resulting type after dereferencing.
Dereferences the value.

Allows implicit treatment of TempFile as a mutable File.

Mutably dereferences the value.

Ensures the file handles are closed before the core reference is freed. If the core reference would be freed while handles are still open, it is possible that the underlying file cannot be deleted.

Executes the destructor for this type. Read more

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Gets the TypeId of self. Read more
Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

Returns the argument unchanged.

Calls U::from(self).

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From<T> for U chooses to do.

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
Performs the conversion.
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
Performs the conversion.