/*
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 *
 * Copyright 2011 Milian Wolff <mail@milianw.de>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 */

#ifndef KDEVPLATFORM_FILEUTILS_H
#define KDEVPLATFORM_FILEUTILS_H

#include "utilexport.h"

class QString;

namespace KDevelop {

/**
 * Removes the local directory @p dir with all its contents.
 *
 * This is especially useful in cases where we want to remove
 * a directory synchronously. The alternative @c KIO::NetAccess::del
 * uses a nested eventloop *and* requires a UI. The function below
 * requires neither but is of course limited to local files.
 *
 * @warning The user is not asked for permission.
 *
 * @param dir The path to the local directory that should be removed.
 *
 * @return @c true if the directory could be removed or did not
 *         exist in the first place and @c false otherwise.
 */
bool KDEVPLATFORMUTIL_EXPORT removeDirectory(const QString& dir);

}

#endif // KDEVPLATFORM_FILEUTILS_H