Method: RuboCop::ResultCache#save

Defined in:
lib/rubocop/result_cache.rb

#save(offenses) ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future. 



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# File 'lib/rubocop/result_cache.rb', line 125

def save(offenses)
  dir = File.dirname(@path)

  begin
    FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir)
  rescue Errno::EACCES, Errno::EROFS => e
    warn "Couldn't create cache directory. Continuing without cache.\n  #{e.message}"
    return
  end

  preliminary_path = "#{@path}_#{rand(1_000_000_000)}"
  # RuboCop must be in control of where its cached data is stored. A
  # symbolic link anywhere in the cache directory tree can be an
  # indication that a symlink attack is being waged.
  return if symlink_protection_triggered?(dir)

  File.open(preliminary_path, 'w', encoding: Encoding::UTF_8) do |f|
    f.write(@cached_data.to_json(offenses))
  end
  # The preliminary path is used so that if there are multiple RuboCop
  # processes trying to save data for the same inspected file
  # simultaneously, the only problem we run in to is a competition who gets
  # to write to the final file. The contents are the same, so no corruption
  # of data should occur.
  FileUtils.mv(preliminary_path, @path)
end