Create util for clearing a path

src/archive/tar.rs

@@ -31,17 +31,11 @@ pub fn unpack_archive(
         let mut file = file?;
 
         let file_path = output_folder.join(file.path()?);
-        if file_path.exists() && !utils::user_wants_to_overwrite(&file_path, question_policy)? {
+        if utils::clear_path(&file_path, question_policy)?.is_none() {
+            // User doesn't want to overwrite
             continue;
         }
 
-        if file_path.is_dir() {
-            // ToDo: Maybe we should emphasise that `file_path` is a directory and everything inside it will be gone?
-            fs::remove_dir_all(&file_path)?;
-        } else if file_path.is_file() {
-            fs::remove_file(&file_path)?;
-        }
-
         file.unpack_in(output_folder)?;
 
         info!("{:?} extracted. ({})", output_folder.join(file.path()?), Bytes::new(file.size()));

src/archive/zip.rs

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use crate::{
     info,
     list::FileInArchive,
     utils::{
-        cd_into_same_dir_as, concatenate_os_str_list, dir_is_empty, get_invalid_utf8_paths, strip_cur_dir, to_utf,
-        user_wants_to_overwrite, Bytes,
+        cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, concatenate_os_str_list, dir_is_empty, get_invalid_utf8_paths, strip_cur_dir,
+        to_utf, Bytes,
     },
     QuestionPolicy,
 };
@@ -39,17 +39,11 @@ where
         };
 
         let file_path = into.join(file_path);
-        if file_path.exists() && !user_wants_to_overwrite(&file_path, question_policy)? {
+        if clear_path(&file_path, question_policy)?.is_none() {
+            // User doesn't want to overwrite
             continue;
         }
 
-        if file_path.is_dir() {
-            // ToDo: Maybe we should emphasise that `file_path` is a directory and everything inside it will be gone?
-            fs::remove_dir_all(&file_path)?;
-        } else if file_path.is_file() {
-            fs::remove_file(&file_path)?;
-        }
-
         check_for_comments(&file);
 
         match (&*file.name()).ends_with('/') {

src/utils/fs.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use std::{
 
 use fs_err as fs;
 
-use super::to_utf;
-use crate::{extension::Extension, info};
+use super::{to_utf, user_wants_to_overwrite};
+use crate::{extension::Extension, info, QuestionPolicy};
 
 /// Checks if given path points to an empty directory.
 pub fn dir_is_empty(dir_path: &Path) -> bool {
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ pub fn dir_is_empty(dir_path: &Path) -> bool {
     dir_path.read_dir().map(is_empty).unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
+/// Remove `path` asking the user to overwrite if necessary
+/// `Ok(Some(())` means the path is clear,
+/// `Ok(None)` means the user doesn't want to overwrite
+/// `Err(_)` is an error
+// ToDo: Actual type to translate the above might be clearer?
+pub fn clear_path(path: &Path, question_policy: QuestionPolicy) -> crate::Result<Option<()>> {
+    if path.exists() && !user_wants_to_overwrite(path, question_policy)? {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    if path.is_dir() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(path)?;
+    } else if path.is_file() {
+        fs::remove_file(path)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(Some(()))
+}
+
 /// Creates a directory at the path, if there is nothing there.
 pub fn create_dir_if_non_existent(path: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
     if !path.exists() {

src/utils/mod.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mod fs;
 mod question;
 
 pub use formatting::{concatenate_os_str_list, nice_directory_display, strip_cur_dir, to_utf, Bytes};
-pub use fs::{cd_into_same_dir_as, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, try_infer_extension};
+pub use fs::{cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, try_infer_extension};
 pub use question::{
     create_or_ask_overwrite, user_wants_to_continue_decompressing, user_wants_to_overwrite, QuestionPolicy,
 };