ExistenceChecker

Checks the existence of files and directories in a given base path.

This class determines which candidate paths from the canonical list actually exist in the target repository, enabling selective export-ignore rules.

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• Full name: \FastForward\DevTools\GitAttributes\ExistenceChecker
• This class is marked as final and can't be subclassed
• This class implements: \FastForward\DevTools\GitAttributes\ExistenceCheckerInterface
• This class is a Final class

Methods

__construct

public __construct(\Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem $filesystem = new \Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem()): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$filesystem	\Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem

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exists

Checks if a path exists as a file or directory.

public exists(string $basePath, string $path): bool

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$basePath	string	the repository base path used to resolve the candidate
$path	string	The path to check (e.g., "/.github/" or "/.editorconfig")

Return Value:

True if the path exists as a file or directory

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filterExisting

Filters a list of paths to only those that exist.

public filterExisting(string $basePath, list<string> $paths): list<string>

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$basePath	string	the repository base path used to resolve the candidates
$paths	list	The paths to filter

Return Value:

Only the paths that exist

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isDirectory

Checks if a path is a directory.

public isDirectory(string $basePath, string $path): bool

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$basePath	string	the repository base path used to resolve the candidate
$path	string	The path to check (e.g., "/.github/")

Return Value:

True if the path exists and is a directory

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isFile

Checks if a path is a file.

public isFile(string $basePath, string $path): bool

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$basePath	string	the repository base path used to resolve the candidate
$path	string	The path to check (e.g., "/.editorconfig")

Return Value:

True if the path exists and is a file

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