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#ifndef OPENMS_SYSTEM_FILE_H
#define OPENMS_SYSTEM_FILE_H

#include <OpenMS/DATASTRUCTURES/StringList.h>
#include <OpenMS/DATASTRUCTURES/Param.h>
#include <OpenMS/config.h>


namespace OpenMS
{

  class TOPPBase;

  class OPENMS_DLLAPI File
  {
public:

    friend class TOPPBase;

    static String getExecutablePath();

    static bool exists(const String& file);

    static bool empty(const String& file);

    static bool remove(const String& file);

    static bool removeDirRecursively(const String& dir_name);

    static String absolutePath(const String& file);

    static String basename(const String& file);

    static String path(const String& file);

    static String removeExtension(const String& file);

    static bool readable(const String& file);

    static bool writable(const String& file);

    static bool isDirectory(const String& path);

    static String find(const String& filename, StringList directories = StringList());

    static bool fileList(const String& dir, const String& file_pattern, StringList& output, bool full_path = false);

    static String getUniqueName();

    static String getOpenMSDataPath();

    static String getTempDirectory();

    static String getUserDirectory();

    static Param getSystemParameters();

    static String findDatabase(const String& db_name);

    static String findExecutable(const String& toolName);

private:

    static Param getSystemParameterDefaults_();

    static bool isOpenMSDataPath_(const String& path);
  };

}

#endif // OPENMS_SYSTEM_FILE_H