Reader

abstract class Reader < Iterator<Buffer>

Read data from a file.

Typical use is to use the Reader factory function to instantiate an object of an appropriate derived class based on the file extension of the given path:

let reader <- make_reader(path);

The whole contents of the file can be read at once with:

let buffer <- reader.slurp();

Alternatively, where the root element of the file is an array, the contents may be read sequentially, one element at a time, using the Iterator interface, from which Reader derives.

Finally, close the file:

reader.close();

Member Functions

Name	Description
open	Open a file.
slurp	Read the whole contents of the file into a buffer.
close	Close the file.

Member Function Details

close

open

slurp