File Actions

addSMBFileACE

Add Access Control Entry (ACE) to a file/directory on an SMB/CIFS file system.

Property	Value	Description
smbFilesystem*	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (must be SMB/CIFS filesystem)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the target file or directory
principal*	text, expression, variable	The user or group to which the ACE applies. For single-domain environments, this will be the sAMAAccountName. If you are referencing a user account that is on another trusted domain, use the objectSid of the user
type*	choice (ALLOW, DENY), text, expression, variable	the ACE type
mask*	choice (NONE, READ_ONLY, READ_EXECUTE, CHANGE, FULL), text, expression, variable	the permissions mask
containerInherit*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE will be inherited by directories
objectInherit*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE will by files
inheritOnly*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE does not apply to the current file/directory
noPropagateInherit*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE does not propagate inheritance
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

smbFS = defineRemoteFilesystem("smb", "smbtestserver", "/testdir")
result = addSMBFileACE(smbFS, "/testdir", "testuser", "ALLOW",
"CHANGE", true, true, false, false)

buildFilePath

Build a file path from a directory path, file name, and optional added extension.

Property	Value	Description
parentPath*	text, expression, variable	the parent path of the file
name*	text, expression, variable	the file name
ext	text, expression, variable	the added extension
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

path = buildFilePath("/home/bsmith","students","csv")

clearSMBFileACE

Clear Access Control Entry (ACE) from a file/directory on an SMB/CIFS file system.

Property	Value	Description
smbFilesystem*	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (must be SMB/CIFS filesystem)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the target file or directory
principal*	text, expression, variable	the User or Group to clear
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

smbFS = defineRemoteFilesystem("smb", "smbtestserver", "/testdir")
result = clearSMBFileACE(smbFS, "/testdir", "testuser")

copyFile

Copy a file or directory.

Property	Value	Description
srcFilesystem	expression, variable	the source filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
srcPath*	text, expression, variable	the path of the source file or directory
destFilesystem	expression, variable	the destination filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
destPath*	text, expression, variable	the path of the destination file or directory
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

srcfs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host1","user","password","/")
destfs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host2","user","password","/")
result = copyFile(srcfs,"etc/hosts",destfs,"etc/hosts")

createDirectory

Create a directory.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the directory
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

fs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host","user","password",
"/home/bsmith")
createDirectory(fs,"dir1")

defineRemoteFilesystem

Define a remote filesystem.

Property	Value	Description
protocol*	choice (sftp, ftp, ftps, smb, s3), text, expression, variable	The remote access protocol
host*	text, expression, variable	The remote host name, address, or s3 [<region-or-endpoint>:]<bucket-name>
port	expression, variable	The remote port (default: depends on protocol)
user	text, expression, variable	The remote username (default:none)
password	password, string, expression, variable	The remote password (default:none)
basePath*	text, expression, variable	The path to the base of the filesystem object or Record containing extra configuration properties to customize the connection
extraProperties	expression, variable	Defined below as applicable

Field	Value
connectTimeout	S3/FTP/FTPS Connection Timeout (in milliseconds (ms))
dataTimeout	FTP/FTPS Data Timeout or S3 Request Timeout (ms)
ftpsImplicitMode	Set to true to use implicit mode (default explicit)
ftpsProtC	Set to true to use PROT C (default is P)
ftpsProtS	Set to true to use PROT S (default is P)
ftpsProtE	Set to true to use PROT E (default is P)
ftpsTrustAll	Set to true to trust all TLS Certificates
ftpsTrustSelfSigned	Set to true to trust a self-signed TLS Certificate from the defined host
sftp.passPhrase	The passphrase for sftp.privateKey (required if sftp.privateKey is passphrase protected).
sftp.privateKey	SSH private key as a String in OpenSSH/PEM format.
sftp.publicKey	SSH public key as a String in OpenSSH/PEM format (required if the sftp.privateKey is in a format that does not include the public key).
socketTimeout	S3/FTP/FTPS Socket Timeout or SFTP Timeout (ms)
userDirIsRoot	true = basePath is relative to the user's home directory false= (default) basePath is relative to the root directory where home is the directory where the user is initially placed upon login and root directory corresponds to the path / which may be the actual root of the physical file system or may be a virtual root, depending on how the file server is configured. Applies only to ftp and sftp.
Various Properties for JCIFS NG	Multiple properties for JCIFS NG are now supported in RapidIdentity. These properties can be used for troubleshooting, performance enhancements, etc. as needed. Note This is only applicable when protocol = smb

Property	Value	Description
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

fs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host","user","password",
"/home/bsmith")

deleteFile

Delete a file or directory.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

fs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host","user","password",
"/home/bsmith")
fileExists = isFile(fs,"deleteme")
if(fileExists) {
deleteFile(fs,"deleteme")
} else {
log("There is no file to delete")
}

getFileExtension

Get the extension from a file name or file path.

Property	Value	Description
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

# should return "log"
ext = getFileExtension("apache.log")

getFileName

Get the name from a file path.

Property	Value	Description
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

# should return ".XAuthority"
ext = getFileName("/home/jdoe/.XAuthority")

getFileParentDirectory

Get the parent directory path from a file path

Property	Value	Description
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

# should return "/home/jdoe"
ext = getFileParentDirectory("/home/jdoe/.XAuthority")

getFileSize

Gets the file size in bytes.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

size = getFileSize("/tmp/temp.jpg")

getFileTimestamp

Get the file timestamp.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

fileTimestamp = getFileTimestamp("/tmp/temp.jpg")

isDirectory

Test if a path is a directory.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path to test
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

isDir = isDirectory("/tmp")

isFile

Test if a path is a file.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path to test
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

isFile = isFile("/tmp/temp.jpg")

listFiles

List the files in a directory.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the directory
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

logDirs = listFiles("log/jobs")
forEach(dir, logDirs) {
# process log directory
}

loadFileAsBytes

Load the contents of a file as byte array.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

image = loadFileAsBytes("images/test.jpg")

loadFileAsString

Load the contents of a file as a string.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
encoding	text, expression, variable	The character encoding of the file. Defaults ISO-8859-1
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

templateText = loadFileAsString("template/test.json")
template = parseJSON(templateText)

loadFileAsXML

Load the contents of a file as XML.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

soapTemplate = loadFileAsXML("template/soapEnvelope.xml")

moveFile

Move and/or rename a file or directory.

Property	Value	Description
srcFilesystem	expression, variable	the source filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
srcPath*	text, expression, variable	The path of the source file or directory.
destFilesystem	expression, variable	the destination filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
destPath*	text, expression, variable	the path of the destination file or directory
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

srcfs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host1","user","password","/")
destfs = defineRemoteFilesystem("sftp","host2","user","password","/")
result = moveFile(srcfs,"/home/jdoe/install.bin",destfs,
"/home/jdoe/install.bin")

saveToFile

Save to a file.

Property	Value	Description
filesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the file
value*	text, expression, variable	value to save to the file
encoding	text, expression, variable	the character encoding of the file (default: UTF8 for XML, ISO-8859-1 for string)(ignored if value is a byte array)
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

saveToFile("temp/hello.txt","hello")

setSMBFileACE

Set Access Control Entry (ACE) to a file/directory on an SMB/CIFS file system, replacing any existing ACE for the given principal.

Property	Value	Description
smbFilesystem*	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use (must be SMB/CIFS filesystem)
path*	text, expression, variable	the path of the target file or directory
principal*	text, expression, variable	the User or Group to which the ACE applies
type*	choice (ALLOW, DENY), text, expression, variable	the ACE type
mask*	choice (NONE, READ_ONLY, READ_EXECUTE, CHANGE, FULL), text, expression, variable	the permissions mask
containerInherit*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE will be inherited by directories
objectInherit*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE will be inherited by files
inheritOnly*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE does not apply to the current file/directory
noPropagateInherit*	boolean, expression, variable	the ACE does not propagate inheritance
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

smbFS = defineRemoteFilesystem("smb", "smbtestserver", "/testdir")
result = setSMBFileACE(smbFS, "/testdir", "testuser", "ALLOW",
"CHANGE", true, true, false, false)

unzipFile

Extract the contents of a ZIP archive.

Property	Value	Description
zipFilesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use for the destination zip file (default: dss server managed files)
zipPath*	text, expression, variable	the path of the zip file
destFilesystem	expression, variable	the destination filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
destDir*	text, expression, variable	the path of the directory to receive the extracted files
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

result = unzipFile("log/jobs/test.zip", "log/jobs/test/")

zipFile

Create a ZIP archive from a file or directory.

Property	Value	Description
srcFilesystem	expression, variable	the source filesystem definition to use (default: dss server managed files)
srcPath*	text, expression, variable	the path or array of paths to the files or directories to add the the ZIP file
zipFilesystem	expression, variable	the filesystem definition to use for the destination zip file (default: dss server managed files)
zipPath*	text, expression, variable	the path of the zip file
compressionLevel	expression, variable	the level of compression to use (0-9)
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

# Add an item to the directories array for each directory
relative to the root / var / opt / idauto / dss / files /
to process
directories = createArray()
appendArrayItem(directories, "log/jobs/")
appendArrayItem(directories, "log/run/")
# Set deleteFiles to true
if the log files should be deleted after archival
deleteFiles = true
# Set deleteArchivesAfter to the number of days you want to retain
log files
for.Set it to 0 to keep all Archives.
deleteArchivesAfter = 30
# Set myActionName to the scheduled job name of this action to
avoid archiving it.
myActionName = "archiveLogs"
# Set deleteMyLogs to true
if the logs
for this job should be deleted after running
deleteMyLogs = true
# Begin code
currentTime = now()
parseDate = splitString(currentTime, " ")
currentDate = parseDate[2] + "-" + parseDate[1] + "-" + parseDate[3]
forEach(directory, directories) {
dir = listFiles(directory)
forEach(entry, dir) {
# Process directories
isDir = isDirectory(entry)
if (isDir && (entry != directory + myActionName)) {
parsePath = splitString(entry, "/")
path = directory + parsePath[2]
files = listFiles(entry)
# Find unique filename
for archive
archiveFile = path + "-" + currentDate + ".zip"
fileExists = isFile(archiveFile)
counter = 0
while (fileExists) {
archiveFile = path + "-" + currentDate
+ "-" + counter + ".zip"
fileExists = isFile(archiveFile)
counter = counter + 1
}
log("Creating archive: " + archiveFile)
retVal = zipFile(files, archiveFile)
if (retVal && deleteFiles) {
log("Deleting log files from " + path)
deleteFile(path)
} else {
}
} else {
}
# Process archives
for deletion
isAFile = isFile(entry)
isArchive = stringEndsWith(entry, ".zip", true)
if (isAFile && (deleteArchivesAfter != 0) && isArchive) {
datetime = getFileTimestamp(entry)
parseDate2 = splitString(datetime, " ")
fileDate = parseDate2[2] + "-" + parseDate2[1] + "-"
+ parseDate2[3]
dateFormat = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy")
difference = Math.round((dateFormat.parse(currentDate).getTime()
- dateFormat.parse(fileDate).getTime()) / (3600000 * 24))
# log("File: " + entry + " - " + difference)
if ((difference > deleteArchivesAfter)) {
log("Deleting archive " + entry)
deleteFile(entry)
} else {
}
} else {
}
}
logDirExists = isDirectory(directory + myActionName)
if (deleteMyLogs && logDirExists) {
log("Deleting my log files from " + directory + myActionName)
deleteFile(directory + myActionName)
} else {}
}