/guitone-1.0rc5/src/util/Platform.h

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 *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Thomas Keller                                   *
 *   me@thomaskeller.biz                                                   *
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#ifndef PLATFORM_H
#define PLATFORM_H

#include <QString>
#include <QDir>

class Platform
{
public:
  /**
   * Opens a file or URL with the default registered handler
   * The URL is assumed to be valid. No security checks are performed.
   */
  static void openFile(const QString & filename, bool isSymlink = false);
  /**
   * Returns the name of the currently logged in user of the system
   */
  static QString getUsername();
  /**
   * Safely tries to create the directory path from the argument and if
   * the path already exists, ensures that its valid and writable
   */
  static QDir safeMakePath(const QString & path);
  /**
   * Executes rm -rf on the path
   */
  static void removeRecursively(const QString & path);
};

#endif