//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool find_file( std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& file_to_find, const std::string& search_path, bool recursive ) {
if( !path_exists( search_path ) ) return false; // search_path doesn't exist
if( !is_directory( search_path ) ) return false;// search_path not a directory
// search_path exists and is a directory
// check the current path for the file
std::string path = combine_path( search_path, file_to_find );
if( file_exists( path ) ) {
path_to_file = path;
return true;
}
// if not recursive, then failed to find file.
if( !recursive ) return false;
// otherwise enumerate all the subdirectories in the directory and search
// within those locations.
std::vector<std::string> child_dirs = get_subdirectories( search_path );
for( std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = child_dirs.begin(); it != child_dirs.end(); it++ ) {
std::string sub_path = *it;
try {
bool result = find_file( path_to_file, file_to_find, sub_path, true );
if( result ) return result;
} catch( std::exception ex ) {
}
}
// otherwise failed to find file.
return false;
}
bool search_for_file( const std::string &base_path,
const std::string &base_name,
const char **valid_exts,
std::string &result )
{
std::vector<std::string> result_list;
std::vector<std::string> ignore_list;
if ( get_filename_from_base(
result_list, ignore_list, base_path, base_name, valid_exts ) )
{
result = result_list.front();
return true;
}
std::vector<std::string> subs;
get_subdirectories( subs, base_path );
std::vector<std::string>::iterator itr;
for ( itr = subs.begin(); itr != subs.end(); ++itr )
{
if ( search_for_file(
base_path + (*itr) + "/",
base_name,
valid_exts,
result ) )
{
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
