module DirTree

Convert directory tree structure into a hash

Parameters: ↑

path

Root directory path for a hash

name

Do not specify explicitly as it is used for recursion

Returns: ↑

A hash representing the directory tree structure

Constants

VERSION

Public Class Methods

hash_tree(path, name = nil) click to toggle source 
# File lib/dir_tree.rb, line 16
def self.hash_tree(path, name = nil)
  key = name || path
  data = {}
  data[key] = children = {}
  Dir.foreach(path) do |entry|
    next if entry == '..' || entry == '.'
    full_path = File.join(path, entry)
    if File.directory?(full_path)
      children.update(hash_tree(full_path, entry))
    else
      children[entry] = nil
    end
  end
  data
end