moveFiles.go

package filefriend

import (
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
)

// MoveFiles moves all the files in given slice to destination.
// Uses the passed in destination parameter to select folder to move to.
// Cleanup will delete all trailing folders that are empty after move.
//
// Returns the updated slice containing, all the files or potensial error that occurred.
func MoveFiles(files []*File, dest string, cleanup bool) error {

	// create folder if not exist
	dest = SanitizePath(dest)
	err := CreateFolder(dest)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	for _, file := range files {

		// get new and old paths
		newPath := dest + file.name + file.extension
		oldPath := file.path + "\\" + file.name + file.extension

		// move path (from -> to)
		moved := Move(oldPath, newPath)

		// handle potensial error occurring during move
		if moved != nil {
			return moved
		}

		// if 'clenup' flag is set to true
		// check if old folder is empty
		// if its empty, remove it
		dirFiles, err := ioutil.ReadDir(file.folder)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// delete folder if empty after move
		if len(dirFiles) == 0 {
			os.Remove(file.folder)
		}

		// if no errors, get new updated file info
		updatedFileInfo, err := GetFileInfo(newPath)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// set updated file info at old file
		*file = *updatedFileInfo
	}

	return nil
}