fish-shell/tests/test_functions/mktemp.fish

# GNU and BSD mktemp differ in their handling of arguments
# Let's expose a simplified common interface
function mktemp
    # usage: mktemp [-d] [-t] [template]
    #
    # If the -d flag is given, create a directory.
    #
    # If the -t flag is given, treat the template as a filename relative
    # to the temporary directory. The template may contain slashes but only
    # the final path component is created by mktemp. The template must not be
    # absolute
    #
    # If no template is given, assume tmp.XXXXXXXXXX and -t.
    set -l opts
    while set -q argv[1]
        switch $argv[1]
        case -d
            set opts $opts d
        case -t
            set opts $opts t
        case --
            set -e argv[1]
            break
        case '-*'
            echo "mktemp: unknown flag $argv[1]" >&2
            _mktemp_help >&2
            exit 2
        case '*'
            break
        end
        set -e argv[1]
    end

    set -l template
    if set -q argv[1]
        set template $argv[1]
    else
        set template 'tmp.XXXXXXXXXX'
        set opts $opts t
    end

    if set -q argv[2]
        echo 'mktemp: too many templates' >&2
        _mktemp_help >&2
        exit 1
    end

    # GNU sed treats the final occurrence of a sequence of X's as the template token.
    # BSD sed only treats X's as the template token if they suffix the string.
    # So let's outlaw them anywhere besides the end.
    # Similarly GNU sed requires at least 3 X's, BSD sed requires none. Let's require 3.
    begin
        set -l IFS
        printf '%s' "$template" | read -la chars
        set -l found_x
        for c in $chars
            if test $c = X
                set found_x $found_x X
            else if set -q found_x[1]
                echo 'mktemp: X\'s may only occur at the end of the template' >&2
                _mktemp_help >&2
                exit 1
            end
        end
        if test (count $found_x) -lt 3
            echo "mktemp: too few X's in template '$template'" >&2
            _mktemp_usage >&2
            exit 1
        end
    end

    set -l args
    if contains d $opts
        set args $args -d
    end
    if contains t $opts
        switch $template
        case '/*'
            echo "mktemp: invalid template '$template' with -t, template must not be absolute" >&2
            _mktemp_help >&2
            exit 1
        end

        if set -q TMPDIR[1]
            set template $TMPDIR/$template
        else
            set template /tmp/$template
        end
    end
    set args $args $template

    command mktemp $args
end

function _mktemp_help
    echo 'usage: mktemp [-d] [-t] [template]'
    echo 'note: mktemp is a test function, see tests/test_functions/mktemp.fish'
end