Merge pull request #19 from JaapWijnen/filehandle-extensions

added extension to initialize filehandle from path

README.md

@@ -244,5 +244,5 @@ https://codebasesaga.com/canopy/
 
 
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Sources/Extensions.swift

@@ -86,3 +86,24 @@ public extension Data {
         return to
     }
 }
+
+/// Extensions on `FileHandle` that work with `Path` rather than `String` or `URL`
+public extension FileHandle {
+    /// Initializes this `FileHandle` for reading at the location of the provided path.
+    @inlinable
+    convenience init(forReadingAt path: Path) throws {
+        try self.init(forReadingFrom: path.url)
+    }
+    
+    /// Initializes this `FileHandle` for writing at the location of the provided path.
+    @inlinable
+    convenience init(forWritingAt path: Path) throws {
+        try self.init(forWritingTo: path.url)
+    }
+    
+    /// Initializes this `FileHandle` for reading and writing at the location of the provided path.
+    @inlinable
+    convenience init(forUpdatingAt path: Path) throws {
+        try self.init(forUpdating: path.url)
+    }
+}