import os
AUFS_METADATA = u'.wh..wh.'
AUFS_WHITEOUT = u'.wh.'
AUFS_WHITEOUT_PREFIX_LENGTH = len(AUFS_WHITEOUT)
def is_aufs_metadata(absolute):
""" Returns whether the given absolute references an AUFS metadata file. """
filename = os.path.basename(absolute)
return filename.startswith(AUFS_METADATA) or absolute.startswith(AUFS_METADATA)
def get_deleted_filename(absolute):
""" Returns the name of the deleted file referenced by the AUFS whiteout file at
the given path or None if the file path does not reference a whiteout file.
"""
if not filename.startswith(AUFS_WHITEOUT):
return None
return filename[AUFS_WHITEOUT_PREFIX_LENGTH:]
def get_deleted_prefix(absolute):
""" Returns the path prefix of the deleted file referenced by the AUFS whiteout file at
deleted_filename = get_deleted_filename(absolute)
if deleted_filename is None:
dirname = os.path.dirname(absolute)
return os.path.join('/', dirname, deleted_filename)[1:]