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holyshared/peridot-temporary-plugin
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Temporary file / directory plugin for peridot-php

1.0.5(10y ago)01.2k6MITPHPPHP >=5.5.0

Since Mar 19Pushed 10y agoCompare

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peridot-temporary-plugin
========================

[](#peridot-temporary-plugin)

It provides an api to create a temporary directory or file.
Directory of file will be deleted at the end of the test.

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Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

First will first register the plugin.
Edit the **peridot.php**, write the code to register.

```
use holyshared\peridot\temporary\TemporaryPlugin;

return function(EventEmitterInterface $emitter)
{
    TemporaryPlugin::create()->registerTo($emitter);
};
```

### Create a temporary directory

[](#create-a-temporary-directory)

Create a temporary directory, call the **makeDirectory** method.
Directory name is generated by [UUID](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122.html), use the id.

Permissions can be specified in the argument.

```
beforeEach(function() {
    $this->temp = $this->makeDirectory(); //return holyshared\peridot\temporary\TemporaryDirectory instance
});
it('create temporary directory', function() {
    expect($this->temp->exists())->toBeTrue();
});
```

or

```
beforeEach(function() {
    $this->temp = $this->makeDirectory(0755);
});
it('create temporary directory', function() {
    expect($this->temp->exists())->toBeTrue();
});
```

### Create a temporary file

[](#create-a-temporary-file)

Create a temporary file, call the **makeFile** method.
File name is generated by [UUID](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122.html), use the id.

Permissions can be specified in the argument.

```
beforeEach(function() {
    $this->temp = $this->makeFile(); //return holyshared\peridot\temporary\TemporaryFile instance
});
it('create temporary file', function() {
    expect($this->temp->exists())->toBeTrue();
});
```

or

```
beforeEach(function() {
    $this->temp = $this->makeFile(0755);
});
it('create temporary file', function() {
    expect($this->temp->exists())->toBeTrue();
});
```

Write to a temporary file
-------------------------

[](#write-to-a-temporary-file)

You can output the data to a temporary file in the **write** or **writeln** method of TemporaryFile instance.

```
beforeEach(function() {
    $this->tempDirectory = $this->makeDirectory();
    $this->tempFile = $this->tempDirectory->createNewFile('report.txt');

    $this->tempFile->writeln('Hello world!!');
    $this->tempFile->writeln('Hello world!!');
});
afterEach(function() {
    $this->cleanUpTemporary();
});
```

or

```
beforeEach(function() {
    $tempDirectory = $this->makeDirectory();
    $tempFilePath = $tempDirectory->resolvePath('report.txt'); //File not created!!

    $tempFile = new SplFileObject($tempFilePath, 'w');
    $tempFile->fwrite('Hello world!!');
    $tempFile->fwrite('Hello world!!');
    $tempFile = null;
});
```

Running tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

Run with the following command.

```
composer test

```

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~16 days

Recently: every ~56 days

Total

18

Last Release

3792d ago

Major Versions

0.4.3 → 1.0.02015-05-01

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.4.0

1.0.0PHP >=5.5.0

### Community

Maintainers

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