org.apache.groovy.nio.extensions

## Class NioExtensions

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport
  - - org.apache.groovy.nio.extensions.NioExtensions

-     public class NioExtensions
      extends DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport

  This class defines new groovy methods for Readers, Writers, InputStreams and OutputStreams which appear on normal JDK classes inside the Groovy environment. Static methods are used with the first parameter being the destination class, i.e. `public static T eachLine(InputStream self, Closure c)` provides a `eachLine(Closure c)` method for `InputStream`.

  NOTE: While this class contains many 'public' static methods, it is primarily regarded as an internal class (its internal package name suggests this also). We value backwards compatibility of these methods when used within Groovy but value less backwards compatibility at the Java method call level. I.e. future versions of Groovy may remove or move a method call in this file but would normally aim to keep the method available from within Groovy.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NioExtensions()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | `append(Path self, byte[] bytes)` Append bytes to the end of a Path.
    `static void` | `append(Path self, InputStream stream)` Append binary data to the file.
    `static void` | `append(Path self, Object text)` Append the text at the end of the Path without writing a BOM.
    `static void` | `append(Path self, Object text, boolean writeBom)` Append the text at the end of the Path.
    `static void` | `append(Path self, Object text, String charset)` Append the text at the end of the Path without writing a BOM, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path self, Object text, String charset, boolean writeBom)` Append the text at the end of the Path, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Reader reader)` Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File without writing a BOM.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Reader reader, boolean writeBom)` Append the text supplied by the Reader at the end of the File, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Reader reader, String charset)` Append the text supplied by the Reader at the end of the File without writing a BOM, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Reader reader, String charset, boolean writeBom)` Append the text supplied by the Reader at the end of the File, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Writer writer)` Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File without writing a BOM.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Writer writer, boolean writeBom)` Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Writer writer, String charset)` Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File without writing a BOM, using a specified encoding.
    `static void` | `append(Path file, Writer writer, String charset, boolean writeBom)` Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File, using a specified encoding.
    `static <T> T` | `asType(Path path, Class<T> c)` Converts this Path to a `Writable` or delegates to default `DefaultGroovyMethods.asType(Object, Class)`.
    `static Path` | `asWritable(Path self)` Converts this Path to a `Writable`.
    `static Path` | `asWritable(Path self, String encoding)` Allows a file to return a Writable implementation that can output itself to a Writer stream.
    `static boolean` | `deleteDir(Path self)` Deletes a directory with all contained files and subdirectories.
    `static void` | `eachByte(Path self, Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of this Path
    `static void` | `eachByte(Path self, int bufferLen, Closure closure)` Traverse through the bytes of this Path, bufferLen bytes at a time.
    `static void` | `eachDir(Path self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each subdirectory in this directory, ignoring regular files.
    `static void` | `eachDirMatch(Path self, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each subdirectory whose name (dir.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method to determine if a match occurs.
    `static void` | `eachDirRecurse(Path self, Closure closure)` Recursively processes each descendant subdirectory in this directory.
    `static void` | `eachFile(Path self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory.
    `static void` | `eachFile(Path self, FileType fileType, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory.
    `static void` | `eachFileMatch(Path self, FileType fileType, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method to determine if a match occurs.
    `static void` | `eachFileMatch(Path self, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method to determine if a match occurs.
    `static void` | `eachFileRecurse(Path self, Closure closure)` Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories.
    `static void` | `eachFileRecurse(Path self, FileType fileType, Closure closure)` Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories.
    `static <T> T` | `eachLine(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this path line by line.
    `static <T> T` | `eachLine(Path self, int firstLine, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
    `static <T> T` | `eachLine(Path self, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
    `static <T> T` | `eachLine(Path self, String charset, int firstLine, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
    `static void` | `eachObject(Path self, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given file object by object.
    `static Writable` | `filterLine(Path self, Closure closure)` Filters the lines of a Path and creates a Writable in return to stream the filtered lines.
    `static Writable` | `filterLine(Path self, String charset, Closure closure)` Filters the lines of a Path and creates a Writable in return to stream the filtered lines.
    `static void` | `filterLine(Path self, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from this Path, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
    `static void` | `filterLine(Path self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from this Path, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
    `static byte[]` | `getBytes(Path self)` Read the content of the Path and returns it as a byte[].
    `static String` | `getText(Path self)` Read the content of the Path and returns it as a String.
    `static String` | `getText(Path self, String charset)` Read the content of the Path using the specified encoding and return it as a String.
    `static Path` | `leftShift(Path self, byte[] bytes)` Write bytes to a Path.
    `static Path` | `leftShift(Path path, InputStream data)` Append binary data to the file.
    `static Path` | `leftShift(Path self, Object text)` Write the text to the Path.
    `static DataInputStream` | `newDataInputStream(Path self)` Create a data input stream for this file
    `static DataOutputStream` | `newDataOutputStream(Path self)` Creates a new data output stream for this file.
    `static BufferedInputStream` | `newInputStream(Path self)` Creates a buffered input stream for this file.
    `static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(Path self)` Create an object input stream for this file.
    `static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(Path self, ClassLoader classLoader)` Create an object input stream for this path using the given class loader.
    `static ObjectOutputStream` | `newObjectOutputStream(Path self)` Create an object output stream for this path.
    `static BufferedOutputStream` | `newOutputStream(Path self)` Create a buffered output stream for this file.
    `static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(Path self)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file.
    `static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(Path self, String charset)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.
    `static BufferedReader` | `newReader(Path self)` Create a buffered reader for this file.
    `static BufferedReader` | `newReader(Path self, String charset)` Create a buffered reader for this file, using the specified charset as the encoding.
    `static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(Path self)` Create a buffered writer for this file.
    `static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(Path self, boolean append)` Creates a buffered writer for this file, optionally appending to the existing file content.
    `static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(Path self, String charset)` Creates a buffered writer for this file without writing a BOM, writing data using the given encoding.
    `static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(Path self, String charset, boolean append)` Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file without writing a BOM.
    `static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(Path self, String charset, boolean append, boolean writeBom)` Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file.
    `static byte[]` | `readBytes(Path self)` Reads the content of the file into a byte array.
    `static List<String>` | `readLines(Path self)` Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
    `static List<String>` | `readLines(Path self, String charset)` Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
    `static boolean` | `renameTo(Path self, String newPathName)` Renames a file.
    `static boolean` | `renameTo(Path self, URI newPathName)` Renames a file.
    `static void` | `setBytes(Path self, byte[] bytes)` Write the bytes from the byte array to the Path.
    `static void` | `setText(Path self, String text)` Synonym for write(text) allowing file.text = 'foo'.
    `static void` | `setText(Path self, String text, String charset)` Synonym for write(text, charset) allowing:
    `static long` | `size(Path self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Path`.
    `static <T> T` | `splitEachLine(Path self, Pattern pattern, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
    `static <T> T` | `splitEachLine(Path self, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern.
    `static <T> T` | `splitEachLine(Path self, String regex, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
    `static <T> T` | `splitEachLine(Path self, String regex, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
    `static void` | `traverse(Path self, Closure closure)` Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories.
    `static void` | `traverse(Path self, Map<String,Object> options)` Invokes the closure specified with key 'visit' in the options Map for each descendant file in this directory tree.
    `static void` | `traverse(Path self, Map<String,Object> options, Closure closure)` Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories.
    `static <T> T` | `withCloseable(Closeable self, Closure<T> action)` Deprecated.
    `static <T> T` | `withDataInputStream(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new DataInputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withDataOutputStream(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new DataOutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withInputStream(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new InputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withObjectInputStream(Path self, ClassLoader classLoader, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file associated with the given class loader and pass it to the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withObjectInputStream(Path path, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withObjectOutputStream(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this path and then pass it to the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withOutputStream(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Creates a new OutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withPrintWriter(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file which is then passed it into the given closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withPrintWriter(Path self, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file.
    `static <T> T` | `withReader(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new BufferedReader for this file and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
    `static <T> T` | `withReader(Path self, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new BufferedReader for this file using the specified charset and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
    `static <T> T` | `withWriter(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns.
    `static <T> T` | `withWriter(Path self, String charset, boolean writeBom, Closure<T> closure)` Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns.
    `static <T> T` | `withWriter(Path self, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns.
    `static <T> T` | `withWriterAppend(Path self, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new BufferedWriter for this file in append mode.
    `static <T> T` | `withWriterAppend(Path self, String charset, boolean writeBom, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file.
    `static <T> T` | `withWriterAppend(Path self, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file.
    `static void` | `write(Path self, String text)` Write the text to the Path without writing a BOM .
    `static void` | `write(Path self, String text, boolean writeBom)` Write the text to the Path.
    `static void` | `write(Path self, String text, String charset)` Write the text to the Path without writing a BOM, using the specified encoding.
    `static void` | `write(Path self, String text, String charset, boolean writeBom)` Write the text to the Path, using the specified encoding.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport

      `cloneSimilarCollection, cloneSimilarMap, closeQuietly, closeWithWarning, createSimilarArray, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarList, createSimilarMap, createSimilarOrDefaultCollection, createSimilarQueue, createSimilarSet, normaliseIndex, sameType, subListBorders, subListBorders, writeUTF16BomIfRequired, writeUTF16BomIfRequired, writeUTF16BomIfRequired, writeUTF16BomIfRequired`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NioExtensions

          public NioExtensions()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### size

          public static long size(Path self)
                           throws IOException

      Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Path`.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a `Path` object
      Returns:
        the file's size (length)
      Throws:
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newObjectOutputStream

          public static ObjectOutputStream newObjectOutputStream(Path self)
                                                          throws IOException

      Create an object output stream for this path.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a `Path` object
      Returns:
        an object output stream
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withObjectOutputStream

          public static <T> T withObjectOutputStream(Path self,
                                                     Closure<T> closure)
                                              throws IOException

      Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this path and then pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### newObjectInputStream

          public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(Path self)
                                                        throws IOException

      Create an object input stream for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a `Path` object
      Returns:
        an object input stream
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newObjectInputStream

          public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(Path self,
                                                               ClassLoader classLoader)
                                                        throws IOException

      Create an object input stream for this path using the given class loader.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a `Path` object
        `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
      Returns:
        an object input stream
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### eachObject

          public static void eachObject(Path self,
                                        Closure closure)
                                 throws IOException,
                                        ClassNotFoundException

      Iterates through the given file object by object.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a `Path` object
        `closure` - a closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
        `ClassNotFoundException` - if the class is not found.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.eachObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### withObjectInputStream

          public static <T> T withObjectInputStream(Path path,
                                                    Closure<T> closure)
                                             throws IOException

      Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `path` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### withObjectInputStream

          public static <T> T withObjectInputStream(Path self,
                                                    ClassLoader classLoader,
                                                    Closure<T> closure)
                                             throws IOException

      Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file associated with the given class loader and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachLine

          public static <T> T eachLine(Path self,
                                       Closure<T> closure)
                                throws IOException

      Iterates through this path line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachLine(Path, int, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachLine

          public static <T> T eachLine(Path self,
                                       String charset,
                                       Closure<T> closure)
                                throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachLine(Path, String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachLine

          public static <T> T eachLine(Path self,
                                       int firstLine,
                                       Closure<T> closure)
                                throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachLine

          public static <T> T eachLine(Path self,
                                       String charset,
                                       int firstLine,
                                       Closure<T> closure)
                                throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
        `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### splitEachLine

          public static <T> T splitEachLine(Path self,
                                            String regex,
                                            Closure<T> closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
        `PatternSyntaxException` - if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, String, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### splitEachLine

          public static <T> T splitEachLine(Path self,
                                            Pattern pattern,
                                            Closure<T> closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression Pattern. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### splitEachLine

          public static <T> T splitEachLine(Path self,
                                            String regex,
                                            String charset,
                                            Closure<T> closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
        `PatternSyntaxException` - if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, String, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### splitEachLine

          public static <T> T splitEachLine(Path self,
                                            Pattern pattern,
                                            String charset,
                                            Closure<T> closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### readLines

          public static List<String> readLines(Path self)
                                        throws IOException

      Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a List of lines
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.readLines(java.io.Reader)`

    - #### readLines

          public static List<String> readLines(Path self,
                                               String charset)
                                        throws IOException

      Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
      Returns:
        a List of lines
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.readLines(java.io.Reader)`

    - #### getText

          public static String getText(Path self,
                                       String charset)
                                throws IOException

      Read the content of the Path using the specified encoding and return it as a String.
      Parameters:
        `self` - the file whose content we want to read
        `charset` - the charset used to read the content of the file
      Returns:
        a String containing the content of the file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### getText

          public static String getText(Path self)
                                throws IOException

      Read the content of the Path and returns it as a String.
      Parameters:
        `self` - the file whose content we want to read
      Returns:
        a String containing the content of the file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### getBytes

          public static byte[] getBytes(Path self)
                                 throws IOException

      Read the content of the Path and returns it as a byte[].
      Parameters:
        `self` - the file whose content we want to read
      Returns:
        a String containing the content of the file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### setBytes

          public static void setBytes(Path self,
                                      byte[] bytes)
                               throws IOException

      Write the bytes from the byte array to the Path.
      Parameters:
        `self` - the file to write to
        `bytes` - the byte[] to write to the file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### write

          public static void write(Path self,
                                   String text)
                            throws IOException

      Write the text to the Path without writing a BOM .
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to write to the Path
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### write

          public static void write(Path self,
                                   String text,
                                   boolean writeBom)
                            throws IOException

      Write the text to the Path. If the default charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias) and `writeBom` is `true`, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to write to the Path
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### setText

          public static void setText(Path self,
                                     String text)
                              throws IOException

      Synonym for write(text) allowing file.text = 'foo'.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to write to the Path
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `write(Path, String)`

    - #### setText

          public static void setText(Path self,
                                     String text,
                                     String charset)
                              throws IOException

      Synonym for write(text, charset) allowing:

           myFile.setText('some text', charset)

      or with some help from `ExpandoMetaClass`, you could do something like:

           myFile.metaClass.setText = { String s  -> delegate.setText(s, 'UTF-8') }
           myfile.text = 'some text'

      Parameters:
        `self` - A Path
        `charset` - The charset used when writing to the file
        `text` - The text to write to the Path
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `write(Path, String, String)`

    - #### leftShift

          public static Path leftShift(Path self,
                                       Object text)
                                throws IOException

      Write the text to the Path.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to write to the Path
      Returns:
        the original file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### leftShift

          public static Path leftShift(Path self,
                                       byte[] bytes)
                                throws IOException

      Write bytes to a Path.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `bytes` - the byte array to append to the end of the Path
      Returns:
        the original file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### leftShift

          public static Path leftShift(Path path,
                                       InputStream data)
                                throws IOException

      Append binary data to the file. See `append(Path, java.io.InputStream)`
      Parameters:
        `path` - a Path
        `data` - an InputStream of data to write to the file
      Returns:
        the file
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### write

          public static void write(Path self,
                                   String text,
                                   String charset)
                            throws IOException

      Write the text to the Path without writing a BOM, using the specified encoding.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to write to the Path
        `charset` - the charset used
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### write

          public static void write(Path self,
                                   String text,
                                   String charset,
                                   boolean writeBom)
                            throws IOException

      Write the text to the Path, using the specified encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias) and `writeBom` is `true`, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to write to the Path
        `charset` - the charset used
        `writeBom` - whether to write a BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path self,
                                    Object text)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text at the end of the Path without writing a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to append at the end of the Path
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Reader reader)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File without writing a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a Path
        `reader` - the Reader supplying the text to append at the end of the File
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Writer writer)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File without writing a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `writer` - the Writer supplying the text to append at the end of the File
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path self,
                                    byte[] bytes)
                             throws IOException

      Append bytes to the end of a Path. It will not be interpreted as text.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `bytes` - the byte array to append to the end of the Path
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path self,
                                    InputStream stream)
                             throws IOException

      Append binary data to the file. It will not be interpreted as text.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `stream` - stream to read data from.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path self,
                                    Object text,
                                    boolean writeBom)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text at the end of the Path. If the default charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias) and `writeBom` is `true`, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to append at the end of the Path
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path self,
                                    Object text,
                                    String charset)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text at the end of the Path without writing a BOM, using a specified encoding.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to append at the end of the Path
        `charset` - the charset used
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path self,
                                    Object text,
                                    String charset,
                                    boolean writeBom)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text at the end of the Path, using a specified encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text is appended.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `text` - the text to append at the end of the Path
        `charset` - the charset used
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Writer writer,
                                    boolean writeBom)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File, using a specified encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text is appended.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `writer` - the Writer supplying the text to append at the end of the File
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Writer writer,
                                    String charset)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File without writing a BOM, using a specified encoding.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `writer` - the Writer supplying the text to append at the end of the File
        `charset` - the charset used
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Writer writer,
                                    String charset,
                                    boolean writeBom)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Writer at the end of the File, using a specified encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text is appended.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `writer` - the Writer supplying the text to append at the end of the File
        `charset` - the charset used
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Reader reader,
                                    boolean writeBom)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Reader at the end of the File, using a specified encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text is appended.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `reader` - the Reader supplying the text to append at the end of the File
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Reader reader,
                                    String charset)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Reader at the end of the File without writing a BOM, using a specified encoding.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `reader` - the Reader supplying the text to append at the end of the File
        `charset` - the charset used
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### append

          public static void append(Path file,
                                    Reader reader,
                                    String charset,
                                    boolean writeBom)
                             throws IOException

      Append the text supplied by the Reader at the end of the File, using a specified encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the file before the text is appended.
      Parameters:
        `file` - a File
        `reader` - the Reader supplying the text to append at the end of the File
        `charset` - the charset used
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### eachFile

          public static void eachFile(Path self,
                                      FileType fileType,
                                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory. Both regular files and subfolders/subdirectories can be processed depending on the fileType enum value.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `fileType` - if normal files or directories or both should be processed
        `closure` - the closure to invoke
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### eachFile

          public static void eachFile(Path self,
                                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory. Both regular files and subfolders/subdirectories are processed.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `closure` - a closure (the parameter is the Path for the 'child' file)
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachFile(Path, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachDir

          public static void eachDir(Path self,
                                     Closure closure)
                              throws IOException

      Invokes the closure for each subdirectory in this directory, ignoring regular files.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `closure` - a closure (the parameter is the Path for the subdirectory file)
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachFile(Path, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachFileRecurse

          public static void eachFileRecurse(Path self,
                                             FileType fileType,
                                             Closure closure)
                                      throws IOException

      Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories. Processing consists of potentially calling `closure` passing it the current file (which may be a normal file or subdirectory) and then if a subdirectory was encountered, recursively processing the subdirectory. Whether the closure is called is determined by whether the file was a normal file or subdirectory and the value of fileType.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `fileType` - if normal files or directories or both should be processed
        `closure` - the closure to invoke on each file
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### traverse

          public static void traverse(Path self,
                                      Map<String,Object> options,
                                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories. Processing consists of potentially calling `closure` passing it the current file (which may be a normal file or subdirectory) and then if a subdirectory was encountered, recursively processing the subdirectory.

      The traversal can be adapted by providing various options in the `options` Map according to the following keys:

      type
        A `FileType` enum to determine if normal files or directories or both are processed
      preDir
        A `Closure` run before each directory is processed and optionally returning a `FileVisitResult` value which can be used to control subsequent processing.
      preRoot
        A boolean indicating that the 'preDir' closure should be applied at the root level
      postDir
        A `Closure` run after each directory is processed and optionally returning a `FileVisitResult` value which can be used to control subsequent processing.
      postRoot
        A boolean indicating that the 'postDir' closure should be applied at the root level
      visitRoot
        A boolean indicating that the given closure should be applied for the root dir (not applicable if the 'type' is set to `FileType.FILES`)
      maxDepth
        The maximum number of directory levels when recursing (default is -1 which means infinite, set to 0 for no recursion)
      filter
        A filter to perform on traversed files/directories (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method). If set, only files/dirs which match are candidates for visiting.
      nameFilter
        A filter to perform on the name of traversed files/directories (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method). If set, only files/dirs which match are candidates for visiting. (Must not be set if 'filter' is set)
      excludeFilter
        A filter to perform on traversed files/directories (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method). If set, any candidates which match won't be visited.
      excludeNameFilter
        A filter to perform on the names of traversed files/directories (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method). If set, any candidates which match won't be visited. (Must not be set if 'excludeFilter' is set)
      sort
        A `Closure` which if set causes the files and subdirectories for each directory to be processed in sorted order. Note that even when processing only files, the order of visited subdirectories will be affected by this parameter.
      This example prints out file counts and size aggregates for groovy source files within a directory tree:

           def totalSize = 0
           def count = 0
           def sortByTypeThenName = { a, b  ->
               a.isFile() != b.isFile() ? a.isFile()  <=> b.isFile() : a.name  <=> b.name
           }
           rootDir.traverse(
                   type         : FILES,
                   nameFilter   : ~/.*\.groovy/,
                   preDir       : { if (it.name == '.svn') return SKIP_SUBTREE },
                   postDir      : { println "Found $count files in $it.name totalling $totalSize bytes"
                                   totalSize = 0; count = 0 },
                   postRoot     : true
                   sort         : sortByTypeThenName
           ) {it  -> totalSize += it.size(); count++ }

      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `options` - a Map of options to alter the traversal behavior
        `closure` - the Closure to invoke on each file/directory and optionally returning a `FileVisitResult` value which can be used to control subsequent processing
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory or illegal filter combinations are supplied
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `DefaultGroovyMethods.sort(java.lang.Iterable, groovy.lang.Closure)`, `FileVisitResult`, `FileType`

    - #### traverse

          public static void traverse(Path self,
                                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories. Convenience method for `traverse(Path, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure)` when no options to alter the traversal behavior are required.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `closure` - the Closure to invoke on each file/directory and optionally returning a `FileVisitResult` value which can be used to control subsequent processing
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `traverse(Path, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### traverse

          public static void traverse(Path self,
                                      Map<String,Object> options)
                               throws IOException

      Invokes the closure specified with key 'visit' in the options Map for each descendant file in this directory tree. Convenience method for `traverse(Path, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure)` allowing the 'visit' closure to be included in the options Map rather than as a parameter.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `options` - a Map of options to alter the traversal behavior
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory or illegal filter combinations are supplied
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `traverse(Path, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachFileRecurse

          public static void eachFileRecurse(Path self,
                                             Closure closure)
                                      throws IOException

      Processes each descendant file in this directory and any sub-directories. Processing consists of calling `closure` passing it the current file (which may be a normal file or subdirectory) and then if a subdirectory was encountered, recursively processing the subdirectory.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `closure` - a Closure
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachFileRecurse(Path, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachDirRecurse

          public static void eachDirRecurse(Path self,
                                            Closure closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Recursively processes each descendant subdirectory in this directory. Processing consists of calling `closure` passing it the current subdirectory and then recursively processing that subdirectory. Regular files are ignored during traversal.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `closure` - a closure
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachFileRecurse(Path, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachFileMatch

          public static void eachFileMatch(Path self,
                                           FileType fileType,
                                           Object nameFilter,
                                           Closure closure)
                                    throws IOException

      Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method to determine if a match occurs. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Both regular files and subdirectories may be candidates for matching depending on the value of fileType.

           // collect names of files in baseDir matching supplied regex pattern
           import static groovy.io.FileType.*
           def names = []
           baseDir.eachFileMatch FILES, ~/foo\d\.txt/, { names  << it.name }
           assert names == ['foo1.txt', 'foo2.txt']

           // remove all *.bak files in baseDir
           baseDir.eachFileMatch FILES, ~/.*\.bak/, { Path bak  -> bak.delete() }

           // print out files > 4K in size from baseDir
           baseDir.eachFileMatch FILES, { new Path(baseDir, it).size()  > 4096 }, { println "$it.name ${it.size()}" }

      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `fileType` - whether normal files or directories or both should be processed
        `nameFilter` - the filter to perform on the name of the file/directory (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method)
        `closure` - the closure to invoke
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### eachFileMatch

          public static void eachFileMatch(Path self,
                                           Object nameFilter,
                                           Closure closure)
                                    throws IOException

      Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method to determine if a match occurs. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Both regular files and subdirectories are matched.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `nameFilter` - the nameFilter to perform on the name of the file (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method)
        `closure` - the closure to invoke
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachFileMatch(Path, groovy.io.FileType, Object, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachDirMatch

          public static void eachDirMatch(Path self,
                                          Object nameFilter,
                                          Closure closure)
                                   throws IOException

      Invokes the closure for each subdirectory whose name (dir.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method to determine if a match occurs. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Only subdirectories are matched; regular files are ignored.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path (that happens to be a folder/directory)
        `nameFilter` - the nameFilter to perform on the name of the directory (using the `DefaultGroovyMethods.isCase(Object, Object)` method)
        `closure` - the closure to invoke
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the given directory does not exist
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provided Path object does not represent a directory
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `eachFileMatch(Path, groovy.io.FileType, Object, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### deleteDir

          public static boolean deleteDir(Path self)

      Deletes a directory with all contained files and subdirectories.

      The method returns

      - true, when deletion was successful
      - true, when it is called for a non existing directory
      - false, when it is called for a file which isn't a directory
      - false, when directory couldn't be deleted
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        true if the file doesn't exist or deletion was successful
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### renameTo

          public static boolean renameTo(Path self,
                                         String newPathName)

      Renames a file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `newPathName` - The new pathname for the named file
      Returns:
        `true` if and only if the renaming succeeded; `false` otherwise
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### renameTo

          public static boolean renameTo(Path self,
                                         URI newPathName)

      Renames a file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `newPathName` - The new target path specified as a URI object
      Returns:
        `true` if and only if the renaming succeeded; `false` otherwise
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### asWritable

          public static Path asWritable(Path self)

      Converts this Path to a `Writable`.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a Path which wraps the input file and which implements Writable
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### asType

          public static <T> T asType(Path path,
                                     Class<T> c)

      Converts this Path to a `Writable` or delegates to default `DefaultGroovyMethods.asType(Object, Class)`.
      Parameters:
        `path` - a Path
        `c` - the desired class
      Returns:
        the converted object
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### asWritable

          public static Path asWritable(Path self,
                                        String encoding)

      Allows a file to return a Writable implementation that can output itself to a Writer stream.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `encoding` - the encoding to be used when reading the file's contents
      Returns:
        Path which wraps the input file and which implements Writable
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newReader

          public static BufferedReader newReader(Path self)
                                          throws IOException

      Create a buffered reader for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a BufferedReader
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newReader

          public static BufferedReader newReader(Path self,
                                                 String charset)
                                          throws IOException

      Create a buffered reader for this file, using the specified charset as the encoding.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset for this Path
      Returns:
        a BufferedReader
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the Path was not found
        `UnsupportedEncodingException` - if the encoding specified is not supported
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withReader

          public static <T> T withReader(Path self,
                                         Closure<T> closure)
                                  throws IOException

      Create a new BufferedReader for this file and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a file object
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withReader

          public static <T> T withReader(Path self,
                                         String charset,
                                         Closure<T> closure)
                                  throws IOException

      Create a new BufferedReader for this file using the specified charset and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns. The writer will use the given charset encoding, but will not write a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a file object
        `charset` - the charset for this input stream
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newOutputStream

          public static BufferedOutputStream newOutputStream(Path self)
                                                      throws IOException

      Create a buffered output stream for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a file object
      Returns:
        the created OutputStream
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newDataOutputStream

          public static DataOutputStream newDataOutputStream(Path self)
                                                      throws IOException

      Creates a new data output stream for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a file object
      Returns:
        the created DataOutputStream
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withOutputStream

          public static <T> T withOutputStream(Path self,
                                               Closure<T> closure)
                                        throws IOException

      Creates a new OutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### withInputStream

          public static <T> T withInputStream(Path self,
                                              Closure<T> closure)
                                       throws IOException

      Create a new InputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### withDataOutputStream

          public static <T> T withDataOutputStream(Path self,
                                                   Closure<T> closure)
                                            throws IOException

      Create a new DataOutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### withDataInputStream

          public static <T> T withDataInputStream(Path self,
                                                  Closure<T> closure)
                                           throws IOException

      Create a new DataInputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### newWriter

          public static BufferedWriter newWriter(Path self)
                                          throws IOException

      Create a buffered writer for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a BufferedWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newWriter

          public static BufferedWriter newWriter(Path self,
                                                 boolean append)
                                          throws IOException

      Creates a buffered writer for this file, optionally appending to the existing file content.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `append` - true if data should be appended to the file
      Returns:
        a BufferedWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newWriter

          public static BufferedWriter newWriter(Path self,
                                                 String charset,
                                                 boolean append)
                                          throws IOException

      Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file without writing a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the name of the encoding used to write in this file
        `append` - true if in append mode
      Returns:
        a BufferedWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newWriter

          public static BufferedWriter newWriter(Path self,
                                                 String charset,
                                                 boolean append,
                                                 boolean writeBom)
                                          throws IOException

      Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), the requisite byte order mark is written to the stream before the writer is returned.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the name of the encoding used to write in this file
        `append` - true if in append mode
        `writeBom` - whether to write a BOM
      Returns:
        a BufferedWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### newWriter

          public static BufferedWriter newWriter(Path self,
                                                 String charset)
                                          throws IOException

      Creates a buffered writer for this file without writing a BOM, writing data using the given encoding.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the name of the encoding used to write in this file
      Returns:
        a BufferedWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withWriter

          public static <T> T withWriter(Path self,
                                         Closure<T> closure)
                                  throws IOException

      Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns. The writer will not write a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withWriter

          public static <T> T withWriter(Path self,
                                         String charset,
                                         Closure<T> closure)
                                  throws IOException

      Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns. The writer will use the given charset encoding, but will not write a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset used
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withWriter

          public static <T> T withWriter(Path self,
                                         String charset,
                                         boolean writeBom,
                                         Closure<T> closure)
                                  throws IOException

      Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns. The writer will use the given charset encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the stream when the writer is created.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset used
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### withWriterAppend

          public static <T> T withWriterAppend(Path self,
                                               String charset,
                                               Closure<T> closure)
                                        throws IOException

      Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file. The writer is passed to the closure and will be closed before this method returns. The writer will use the given charset encoding, but will not write a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset used
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withWriterAppend

          public static <T> T withWriterAppend(Path self,
                                               String charset,
                                               boolean writeBom,
                                               Closure<T> closure)
                                        throws IOException

      Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file. The writer is passed to the closure and will be closed before this method returns. The writer will use the given charset encoding. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE" (or an equivalent alias), `writeBom` is `true`, and the file doesn't already exist, the requisite byte order mark is written to the stream when the writer is created.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset used
        `writeBom` - whether to write the BOM
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.5.0

    - #### withWriterAppend

          public static <T> T withWriterAppend(Path self,
                                               Closure<T> closure)
                                        throws IOException

      Create a new BufferedWriter for this file in append mode. The writer is passed to the closure and is closed after the closure returns. The writer will not write a BOM.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newPrintWriter

          public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(Path self)
                                            throws IOException

      Create a new PrintWriter for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        the created PrintWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newPrintWriter

          public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(Path self,
                                                   String charset)
                                            throws IOException

      Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset
      Returns:
        a PrintWriter
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withPrintWriter

          public static <T> T withPrintWriter(Path self,
                                              Closure<T> closure)
                                       throws IOException

      Create a new PrintWriter for this file which is then passed it into the given closure. This method ensures its the writer is closed after the closure returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withPrintWriter

          public static <T> T withPrintWriter(Path self,
                                              String charset,
                                              Closure<T> closure)
                                       throws IOException

      Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file. The writer is passed to the closure, and will be closed before this method returns.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - the charset
        `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newInputStream

          public static BufferedInputStream newInputStream(Path self)
                                                    throws IOException

      Creates a buffered input stream for this file.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a BufferedInputStream of the file
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the file is not found.
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### newDataInputStream

          public static DataInputStream newDataInputStream(Path self)
                                                    throws IOException

      Create a data input stream for this file
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a DataInputStream of the file
      Throws:
        `FileNotFoundException` - if the file is not found.
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### eachByte

          public static void eachByte(Path self,
                                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Traverse through each byte of this Path
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.eachByte(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### eachByte

          public static void eachByte(Path self,
                                      int bufferLen,
                                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Traverse through the bytes of this Path, bufferLen bytes at a time.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `bufferLen` - the length of the buffer to use.
        `closure` - a 2 parameter closure which is passed the byte[] and a number of bytes successfully read.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.eachByte(java.io.InputStream, int, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### filterLine

          public static Writable filterLine(Path self,
                                            Closure closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Filters the lines of a Path and creates a Writable in return to stream the filtered lines.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `closure` - a closure which returns a boolean indicating to filter the line or not
      Returns:
        a Writable closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if `self` is not readable
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### filterLine

          public static Writable filterLine(Path self,
                                            String charset,
                                            Closure closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Filters the lines of a Path and creates a Writable in return to stream the filtered lines.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure which returns a boolean indicating to filter the line or not
      Returns:
        a Writable closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### filterLine

          public static void filterLine(Path self,
                                        Writer writer,
                                        Closure closure)
                                 throws IOException

      Filter the lines from this Path, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `writer` - a writer destination to write filtered lines to
        `closure` - a closure which takes each line as a parameter and returns `true` if the line should be written to this writer.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if `self` is not readable
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### filterLine

          public static void filterLine(Path self,
                                        Writer writer,
                                        String charset,
                                        Closure closure)
                                 throws IOException

      Filter the lines from this Path, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
        `writer` - a writer destination to write filtered lines to
        `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure which takes each line as a parameter and returns `true` if the line should be written to this writer.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IO error occurs
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)`

    - #### readBytes

          public static byte[] readBytes(Path self)
                                  throws IOException

      Reads the content of the file into a byte array.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Path
      Returns:
        a byte array with the contents of the file.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### withCloseable

          @Deprecated
          public static <T> T withCloseable(Closeable self,
                                                         Closure<T> action)
                                                  throws IOException

      Deprecated.
      #deprecated use the variant in IOGroovyMethods
      Throws:
        `IOException`
      Since:
        2.3.0
      See Also:
        `IOGroovyMethods.withCloseable(java.io.Closeable, groovy.lang.Closure)`