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#ifndef __STOUT_OS_POSIX_LS_HPP__
#define __STOUT_OS_POSIX_LS_HPP__

#include <dirent.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include <list>
#include <string>

#include <stout/error.hpp>
#include <stout/try.hpp>


namespace os {

inline Try<std::list<std::string>> ls(const std::string& directory)
{
  DIR* dir = opendir(directory.c_str());

  if (dir == nullptr) {
    return ErrnoError("Failed to opendir '" + directory + "'");
  }

  std::list<std::string> result;
  struct dirent* entry;

  // Zero `errno` before starting to call `readdir`. This is necessary
  // to allow us to determine when `readdir` returns an error.
  errno = 0;

  while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != nullptr) {
    if (strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0) {
      continue;
    }
    result.push_back(entry->d_name);
  }

  if (errno != 0) {
    // Preserve `readdir` error.
    Error error = ErrnoError("Failed to read directory");
    closedir(dir);
    return error;
  }

  if (closedir(dir) == -1) {
    return ErrnoError("Failed to close directory");
  }

  return result;
}

} // namespace os {

#endif // __STOUT_OS_POSIX_LS_HPP__