File storage API ================ .. module:: django.core.files.storage Getting the current storage class --------------------------------- Django provides two convenient ways to access the current storage class: .. class:: DefaultStorage :class:`~django.core.files.storage.DefaultStorage` provides lazy access to the current default storage system as defined by :setting:`DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE`. :class:`DefaultStorage` uses :func:`~django.core.files.storage.get_storage_class` internally. .. function:: get_storage_class([import_path=None]) Returns a class or module which implements the storage API. When called without the ``import_path`` parameter ``get_storage_class`` will return the current default storage system as defined by :setting:`DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE`. If ``import_path`` is provided, ``get_storage_class`` will attempt to import the class or module from the given path and will return it if successful. An exception will be raised if the import is unsuccessful. The FileSystemStorage Class --------------------------- .. class:: FileSystemStorage The :class:`~django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage` class implements basic file storage on a local filesystem. It inherits from :class:`~django.core.files.storage.Storage` and provides implementations for all the public methods thereof. .. note:: The :class:`FileSystemStorage.delete` method will not raise raise an exception if the given file name does not exist. The Storage Class ----------------- .. class:: Storage The :class:`~django.core.files.storage.Storage` class provides a standardized API for storing files, along with a set of default behaviors that all other storage systems can inherit or override as necessary. .. method:: accessed_time(name) .. versionadded:: 1.3 Returns a ``datetime`` object containing the last accessed time of the file. For storage systems that aren't able to return the last accessed time this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead. .. method:: created_time(name) .. versionadded:: 1.3 Returns a ``datetime`` object containing the creation time of the file. For storage systems that aren't able to return the creation time this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead. .. method:: delete(name) Deletes the file referenced by ``name``. If deletion is not supported on the targest storage system this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead .. method:: exists(name) Returns ``True`` if a file referened by the given name already exists in the storage system, or ``False`` if the name is available for a new file. .. method:: get_available_name(name) Returns a filename based on the ``name`` parameter that's free and available for new content to be written to on the target storage system. .. method:: get_valid_name(name) Returns a filename based on the ``name`` parameter that's suitable for use on the target storage system. .. method:: listdir(path) Lists the contents of the specified path, returning a 2-tuple of lists; the first item being directories, the second item being files. For storage systems that aren't ale to provide such a listing, this will raise a ``NotImplementedError`` instead. .. method:: modified_time(name) .. versionadded:: 1.3 Returns a ``datetime`` object containing the last modified time. For storage systems that aren't able to return the last modified time, this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead. .. method:: open(name, mode='rb') Opens the file given by ``name``. Note that although the returned file is guaranteed to be a ``File`` object, it might actually be some subclass. In the case of remote file storage this means that reading/writing could be quite slow, so be warned. .. method:: path(name) The local filesystem path where the file can be opened using Python's standard ``open()``. For storage systems that aren't accessible from the local filesystem, this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead. .. method:: save(name, content) Saves a new file using the storage system, preferably with the name specified. If there already exists a file with this name ``name``, the storage system may modify the filename as necessary to get a unique name. The actual name of the stored file will be returned. The ``content`` argument must be an instance of :class:`django.core.files.File` or of a subclass of :class:`~django.core.files.File`. .. method:: size(name) Returns the total size, in bytes, of the file referenced by ``name``. For storage systems that aren't able to return the file size this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead. .. method:: url(name) Returns the URL where the contents of the file referenced by ``name`` can be accessed. For storage systems that don't support access by URL this will raise ``NotImplementedError`` instead.