tar 0.4.2

// See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_%28computing%29#UStar_format
/// Indicate for the type of file described by a header.
///
/// Each `Header` has an `entry_type` method returning an instance of this type
/// which can be used to inspect what the header is describing.

/// A non-exhaustive enum representing the possible entry types
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
pub enum EntryType {
    /// Regular file
    Regular,
    /// Hard link
    Link,
    /// Symbolic link
    Symlink,
    /// Character device
    Char,
    /// Block device
    Block,
    /// Directory
    Directory,
    /// Named pipe (fifo)
    Fifo,
    /// Implementation-defined 'high-performance' type, treated as regular file
    Continuous,
    /// GNU extension - long file name
    GNULongName,
    /// GNU extension - long link name (link target)
    GNULongLink,
    /// Global extended header
    XGlobalHeader,
    /// Extended Header
    XHeader,
    /// Hints that destructuring should not be exhaustive.
    ///
    /// This enum may grow additional variants, so this makes sure clients
    /// don't count on exhaustive matching. (Otherwise, adding a new variant
    /// could break existing code.)
    #[doc(hidden)]
    __Nonexhaustive(u8),
}

impl EntryType {
    /// Creates a new entry type from a raw byte.
    ///
    /// Note that the other named constructors of entry type may be more
    /// appropriate to create a file type from.
    pub fn new(byte: u8) -> EntryType {
        match byte {
            b'\x00' |
            b'0' => EntryType::Regular,
            b'1' => EntryType::Link,
            b'2' => EntryType::Symlink,
            b'3' => EntryType::Char,
            b'4' => EntryType::Block,
            b'5' => EntryType::Directory,
            b'6' => EntryType::Fifo,
            b'7' => EntryType::Continuous,
            b'x' => EntryType::XHeader,
            b'g' => EntryType::XGlobalHeader,
            b'L' => EntryType::GNULongName,
            b'K' => EntryType::GNULongLink,
            b    => EntryType::__Nonexhaustive(b),
        }
    }

    /// Returns the raw underlying byte that this entry type represents.
    pub fn as_byte(&self) -> u8 {
        match self {
            &EntryType::Regular       => b'0',
            &EntryType::Link          => b'1',
            &EntryType::Symlink       => b'2',
            &EntryType::Char          => b'3',
            &EntryType::Block         => b'4',
            &EntryType::Directory     => b'5',
            &EntryType::Fifo          => b'6',
            &EntryType::Continuous    => b'7',
            &EntryType::XHeader       => b'x',
            &EntryType::XGlobalHeader => b'g',
            &EntryType::GNULongName   => b'L',
            &EntryType::GNULongLink   => b'K',
            &EntryType::__Nonexhaustive(b) => b,
        }
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a regular file.
    pub fn file() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Regular
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a hard link.
    pub fn hard_link() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Link
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a symlink.
    pub fn symlink() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Symlink
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a character special device.
    pub fn character_special() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Char
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a block special device.
    pub fn block_special() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Block
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a directory.
    pub fn dir() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Directory
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a FIFO.
    pub fn fifo() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Fifo
    }

    /// Creates a new entry type representing a contiguous file.
    pub fn contiguous() -> EntryType {
        EntryType::Continuous
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a regular file.
    pub fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Regular
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a hard link.
    pub fn is_hard_link(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Link
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a symlink.
    pub fn is_symlink(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Symlink
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a character special device.
    pub fn is_character_special(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Char
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a block special device.
    pub fn is_block_special(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Block
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a directory.
    pub fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Directory
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a FIFO.
    pub fn is_fifo(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Fifo
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a contiguous file.
    pub fn is_contiguous(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::Continuous
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a GNU long name header.
    pub fn is_gnu_longname(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::GNULongName
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a GNU long link header.
    pub fn is_gnu_longlink(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::GNULongLink
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a GNU long name header.
    pub fn is_pax_global_extensions(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::XGlobalHeader
    }

    /// Returns whether this type represents a GNU long link header.
    pub fn is_pax_local_extensions(&self) -> bool {
        self == &EntryType::XHeader
    }
}