Hyperlinkv0.8.0-beta.28

FileSystem

FileSystem.GiBconsteffect/FileSystem.ts:573
(n: number): Size

Creates a Size representing gibibytes (1024³ bytes).

Details

Converts a number of gibibytes to the equivalent size in bytes. Uses binary gibibytes (1,073,741,824 bytes) rather than decimal gigabytes.

Example (Creating gibibyte sizes)

import { Effect, FileSystem } from "effect"

const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
  const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem

  // Use GiB values as size thresholds
  const maxArchiveSize = FileSystem.GiB(1)
  console.log(maxArchiveSize.toString()) // "1073741824"

  const tempFile = yield* fs.makeTempFile({ prefix: "archive-" })
  yield* fs.writeFileString(tempFile, "backup data")

  const info = yield* fs.stat(tempFile)
  console.log(info.size < maxArchiveSize) // true

  yield* fs.remove(tempFile)
})
sizes
export const GiB = (n: number): Size => Size(n * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
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