package fs import ( "os" "path/filepath" "github.com/google/uuid" ) // SymlinksSupported tests if a storage path supports symlinks. func SymlinksSupported(storagePath string) (bool, error) { linkName := filepath.Join(storagePath, uuid.NewString()+"-link.tmp") targetName := filepath.Join(storagePath, uuid.NewString()+".tmp") // Delete files after test. defer func(link, target string) { _ = os.Remove(link) _ = os.Remove(target) }(linkName, targetName) // Create empty test target file. if targetFile, err := os.OpenFile(targetName, os.O_RDONLY|os.O_CREATE, os.ModePerm); err != nil { return false, err } else if err = targetFile.Close(); err != nil { return false, err } // Create test link. if err := os.Symlink(filepath.Base(targetName), linkName); err != nil { return false, err } // Resolve and compare test target. if linkTarget, err := Resolve(linkName); err != nil { return false, err } else { return linkTarget == targetName, nil } }