fileapi

-- This is the file API
-- I made this to make writing files n' stuff
-- easier
-- Chock500 - 22|12|12,016HE

os.loadAPI("chockos/config")

function writeFile(directory,name,contents)
  -- Simply input the directory of the new file,
  -- then put in the name and then what you want
  -- to put inside
  local file = io.open(directory.."/"..name,"w")
  file:write(contents)
  file:close()
end


function readFile(destination)
  -- This literally takes the destination of a file
  -- and returns its contents, that's it.
  local file = fs.open(destination,"r")
  contents = file.readAll()
  file.close()
  return contents
end

function listFiles(directory,x,y,pre)
  -- this lists files
  -- it prints them beginning at x,y
  -- point it at a directory
  -- pre can be any string or true
  -- when true, it prints a different prefix,
  -- depending on whether or not it is a directory
  pref = pre
  y = y - 1
  files = fs.list(directory)
  length = table.getn(files)
  listLoop = 1
  while listLoop <= length do
    term.setCursorPos(x,y+listLoop)
    if pre == true then
      if fs.isDir(directory..files[listLoop]) then
        pref = "[] "
        term.setTextColour(colours.lightBlue)
      else
        pref = ">> "
        term.setTextColor(colours.blue)
      end
    end
    print(pref..files[listLoop])
    listLoop = listLoop+1
  end
  term.setTextColour(config.defaultTextColour())
end