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Sarah Boyce 8d6a20b656 Fixed #35604, Refs #35326 -- Made FileSystemStorage.exists() behaviour independent from allow_overwrite.
Partially reverts 0b33a3abc2.

Storage.exists(name) was documented to "return False if
the name is available for a new file." but return True if
the file exists. This is ambiguous in the overwrite file
case. It will now always return whether the file exists.

Thank you to Natalia Bidart and Josh Schneier for the
review.
2024-07-24 14:55:10 +02:00

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================
File storage API
================
.. module:: django.core.files.storage
Getting the default storage class
=================================
Django provides convenient ways to access the default storage class:
.. data:: storages
Storage instances as defined by :setting:`STORAGES`.
.. class:: DefaultStorage
:class:`~django.core.files.storage.DefaultStorage` provides
lazy access to the default storage system as defined by ``default`` key in
:setting:`STORAGES`. :class:`DefaultStorage` uses
:data:`~django.core.files.storage.storages` internally.
.. data:: default_storage
:data:`~django.core.files.storage.default_storage` is an instance of the
:class:`~django.core.files.storage.DefaultStorage`.
The ``FileSystemStorage`` class
===============================
.. class:: FileSystemStorage(location=None, base_url=None, file_permissions_mode=None, directory_permissions_mode=None, allow_overwrite=False)
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 ``FileSystemStorage.delete()`` method will not raise an exception
if the given file name does not exist.
.. attribute:: location
Absolute path to the directory that will hold the files.
Defaults to the value of your :setting:`MEDIA_ROOT` setting.
.. attribute:: base_url
URL that serves the files stored at this location.
Defaults to the value of your :setting:`MEDIA_URL` setting.
.. attribute:: file_permissions_mode
The file system permissions that the file will receive when it is
saved. Defaults to :setting:`FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS`.
.. attribute:: directory_permissions_mode
The file system permissions that the directory will receive when it is
saved. Defaults to :setting:`FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS`.
.. attribute:: allow_overwrite
.. versionadded:: 5.1
Flag to control allowing saving a new file over an existing one.
Defaults to ``False``.
.. method:: get_created_time(name)
Returns a :class:`~datetime.datetime` of the system's ctime, i.e.
:func:`os.path.getctime`. On some systems (like Unix), this is the
time of the last metadata change, and on others (like Windows), it's
the creation time of the file.
The ``InMemoryStorage`` class
=============================
.. class:: InMemoryStorage(location=None, base_url=None, file_permissions_mode=None, directory_permissions_mode=None)
The :class:`~django.core.files.storage.InMemoryStorage` class implements
a memory-based file storage. It has no persistence, but can be useful for
speeding up tests by avoiding disk access.
.. attribute:: location
Absolute path to the directory name assigned to files. Defaults to the
value of your :setting:`MEDIA_ROOT` setting.
.. attribute:: base_url
URL that serves the files stored at this location.
Defaults to the value of your :setting:`MEDIA_URL` setting.
.. attribute:: file_permissions_mode
The file system permissions assigned to files, provided for
compatibility with ``FileSystemStorage``. Defaults to
:setting:`FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS`.
.. attribute:: directory_permissions_mode
The file system permissions assigned to directories, provided for
compatibility with ``FileSystemStorage``. Defaults to
:setting:`FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS`.
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.
.. note::
When methods return naive ``datetime`` objects, the effective timezone
used will be the current value of ``os.environ['TZ']``; note that this
is usually set from Django's :setting:`TIME_ZONE`.
.. method:: delete(name)
Deletes the file referenced by ``name``. If deletion is not supported
on the target storage system this will raise ``NotImplementedError``
instead.
.. method:: exists(name)
Returns ``True`` if a file referenced by the given name already exists
in the storage system.
.. method:: get_accessed_time(name)
Returns a :class:`~datetime.datetime` of the last accessed time of the
file. For storage systems unable to return the last accessed time this
will raise :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
If :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``True``, returns an aware ``datetime``,
otherwise returns a naive ``datetime`` in the local timezone.
.. method:: get_alternative_name(file_root, file_ext)
Returns an alternative filename based on the ``file_root`` and
``file_ext`` parameters, an underscore plus a random 7 character
alphanumeric string is appended to the filename before the extension.
.. method:: get_available_name(name, max_length=None)
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.
The length of the filename will not exceed ``max_length``, if provided.
If a free unique filename cannot be found, a
:exc:`SuspiciousFileOperation
<django.core.exceptions.SuspiciousOperation>` exception will be raised.
If a file with ``name`` already exists, :meth:`get_alternative_name` is
called to obtain an alternative name.
.. method:: get_created_time(name)
Returns a :class:`~datetime.datetime` of the creation time of the file.
For storage systems unable to return the creation time this will raise
:exc:`NotImplementedError`.
If :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``True``, returns an aware ``datetime``,
otherwise returns a naive ``datetime`` in the local timezone.
.. method:: get_modified_time(name)
Returns a :class:`~datetime.datetime` of the last modified time of the
file. For storage systems unable to return the last modified time this
will raise :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
If :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``True``, returns an aware ``datetime``,
otherwise returns a naive ``datetime`` in the local timezone.
.. method:: get_valid_name(name)
Returns a filename based on the ``name`` parameter that's suitable
for use on the target storage system.
.. method:: generate_filename(filename)
Validates the ``filename`` by calling :attr:`get_valid_name()` and
returns a filename to be passed to the :meth:`save` method.
The ``filename`` argument may include a path as returned by
:attr:`FileField.upload_to <django.db.models.FileField.upload_to>`.
In that case, the path won't be passed to :attr:`get_valid_name()` but
will be prepended back to the resulting name.
The default implementation uses :mod:`os.path` operations. Override
this method if that's not appropriate for your storage.
.. 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 able to provide such a listing, this will
raise a ``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, max_length=None)
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 ``max_length`` argument is passed along to
:meth:`get_available_name`.
The ``content`` argument must be an instance of
:class:`django.core.files.File` or a file-like object that can be
wrapped in ``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.