Hi, how to I get a file modification time or times...

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[RTAkland]

Hi, how to I get a file modification time or timestamp with kotlin native on linux

[Filipp Zhinkin]

There is no way at the moment

[RTAkland]

Alright, thanks for replying this

[RTAkland]

Maybe I can use Cinterop to get

[Filipp Zhinkin]

It should be something like

import kotlinx.cinterop.*
import platform.posix.*
import kotlin.time.*

@OptIn(ExperimentalTime::class, ExperimentalForeignApi::class, UnsafeNumber::class)
public fun getMTime(path: Path): Instant {
    memScoped {
        val stat = alloc<stat>()
        if (lstat(path.toString(), stat.ptr) != 0) {
            throw IllegalStateException("Failed to get mtime for $path")
        }
        return Instant.fromEpochSeconds(stat.st_mtim.tv_sec.toLong(), stat.st_mtim.tv_nsec)
    }
}

[RTAkland]

wow, thanks, I will try it now ❤️