Fixes #4080, FileHelper::removeDirectory():

framework/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
     - Improved overall slug results.
     - Added note about the fact that intl is required for non-latin languages to requirements checker.
 - Enh #4028: Added ability to `yii\widgets\Menu` to encode each item's label separately (creocoder, umneeq)
+- Enh #4080: Added proper handling and support of the symlinked directories in `FileHelper`, added $options parameter in `FileHelper::removeDirectory()` (resurtm)
 - Enh: Added support for using sub-queries when building a DB query with `IN` condition (qiangxue)
 - Enh: Supported adding a new response formatter without the need to reconfigure existing formatters (qiangxue)
 - Enh: Added `yii\web\UrlManager::addRules()` to simplify adding new URL rules (qiangxue)

framework/helpers/BaseFileHelper.php

@@ -269,9 +269,17 @@ class BaseFileHelper
     /**
      * Removes a directory (and all its content) recursively.
      * @param string $dir the directory to be deleted recursively.
+     * @param array $options options for directory remove. Valid options are:
+     *
+     * - traverseSymlinks: boolean, whether symlinks to the directories should be traversed too.
+     *   Defaults to `false`, meaning the content of the symlinked directory would not be deleted.
+     *   Only symlink would be removed in that default case.
      */
-    public static function removeDirectory($dir)
+    public static function removeDirectory($dir, $options = [])
     {
+        if (!isset($options['traverseSymlinks'])) {
+            $options['traverseSymlinks'] = false;
+        }
         if (!is_dir($dir) || !($handle = opendir($dir))) {
             return;
         }
@@ -280,15 +288,24 @@ class BaseFileHelper
                 continue;
             }
             $path = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file;
+            if (is_link($path)) {
+                if ($options['traverseSymlinks'] && is_dir($path)) {
+                    static::removeDirectory($path, $options);
+                }
+                unlink($path);
+            } else {
                 if (is_file($path)) {
                     unlink($path);
                 } else {
-                static::removeDirectory($path);
+                    static::removeDirectory($path, $options);
+                }
             }
         }
         closedir($handle);
+        if (!is_link($dir)) {
             rmdir($dir);
         }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the files found under the specified directory and subdirectories.

tests/unit/framework/helpers/FileHelperTest.php

@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ class FileHelperTest extends TestCase
         foreach ($items as $name => $content) {
             $itemName = $basePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name;
             if (is_array($content)) {
+                if (isset($content[0], $content[1]) && $content[0] == 'symlink') {
+                    symlink($content[1], $itemName);
+                } else {
                     mkdir($itemName, 0777, true);
                     $this->createFileStructure($content, $itemName);
+                }
             } else {
                 file_put_contents($itemName, $content);
             }
@@ -195,6 +199,92 @@ class FileHelperTest extends TestCase
         FileHelper::removeDirectory($basePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'nonExisting');
     }
 
+    public function testRemoveDirectorySymlinks1()
+    {
+        if (strtolower(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) == 'win') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test this on MS Windows since symlinks are uncommon for it.');
+        }
+
+        $dirName = 'remove-directory-symlinks-1';
+        $this->createFileStructure([
+            $dirName => [
+                'file' => 'Symlinked file.',
+                'directory' => [
+                    'standard-file-1' => 'Standard file 1.'
+                ],
+                'symlinks' => [
+                    'standard-file-2' => 'Standard file 2.',
+                    'symlinked-file' => ['symlink', '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'file'],
+                    'symlinked-directory' => ['symlink', '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'directory'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $basePath = $this->testFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $dirName . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'file');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'directory'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-2');
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-file');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1');
+
+        FileHelper::removeDirectory($basePath . 'symlinks');
+
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'file');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'directory'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1'); // symlinked directory still have it's file
+        $this->assertFalse(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks'));
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-2');
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-file');
+        $this->assertFalse(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory'));
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1');
+    }
+
+    public function testRemoveDirectorySymlinks2()
+    {
+        if (strtolower(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) == 'win') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test this on MS Windows since symlinks are uncommon for it.');
+        }
+
+        $dirName = 'remove-directory-symlinks-2';
+        $this->createFileStructure([
+            $dirName => [
+                'file' => 'Symlinked file.',
+                'directory' => [
+                    'standard-file-1' => 'Standard file 1.'
+                ],
+                'symlinks' => [
+                    'standard-file-2' => 'Standard file 2.',
+                    'symlinked-file' => ['symlink', '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'file'],
+                    'symlinked-directory' => ['symlink', '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'directory'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $basePath = $this->testFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $dirName . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'file');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'directory'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-2');
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-file');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory'));
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1');
+
+        FileHelper::removeDirectory($basePath . 'symlinks', ['traverseSymlinks' => true]);
+
+        $this->assertFileExists($basePath . 'file');
+        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($basePath . 'directory'));
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1'); // symlinked directory doesn't have it's file now
+        $this->assertFalse(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks'));
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-2');
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-file');
+        $this->assertFalse(is_dir($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory'));
+        $this->assertFileNotExists($basePath . 'symlinks' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'symlinked-directory' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'standard-file-1');
+    }
+
     public function testFindFiles()
     {
         $dirName = 'test_dir';