Crate temp_file

temp-file

Provides a TempFile struct.

Features

• Makes a file in a system temporary directory
• Deletes the file on drop
• Optional file name prefix
• Optional file contents
• No dependencies
• forbid(unsafe_code)

Limitations

• Not security-hardened. See Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO - 7.10. Avoid Race Conditions and mkstemp.

Alternatives

• test-temp-file
  • Depends on crates which contain unsafe
  • Incomplete documentation
• temp_file_name
  • Does not delete file
  • Usage is not straightforward. Missing example.
• mktemp
  • Sets file mode 0600 on unix
  • Contains unsafe
  • No readme or online docs

Related Crates

• temp-dir

Example

use temp_file::TempFile;
let t = TempFile::new()
  .unwrap()
  .with_contents(b"abc")
  .unwrap();
// Prints "/tmp/1a9b0".
println!("{:?}", t.path());
assert_eq!(
  "abc",
  std::fs::read_to_string(t.path()).unwrap(),
);
// Prints "/tmp/1a9b1".
println!(
    "{:?}", TempFile::new().unwrap().path());

Cargo Geiger Safety Report

Structs

TempFile

The path of an existing writable file in a system temporary directory.

Functions

empty	Create a new empty file in a system temporary directory.
with_contents	Create a new file in a system temporary directory and writes contents to it.