How to get a list of files matching a filemask (wildcard) in Clojure?

Question

Is there an easy way to get a list of files matching a specified filemask? By filemask I mean classic wildcard, not regexp.

I can use file-seq and then filter with regexp created from a wildcard. However, it is not trivial (consider escaping etc.)

I am also aware of FilenameUtils.wildcardMatch() from Apache Commons, but I'm reluctant to add such a dependency for a tiny tool I'm building.

There must exist something in the Clojure ecosystem I am not aware of.

Answer 1

I'm not aware of any such tool written in Clojure.

java.nio.file.PathMatcher can do wildcard matching, see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/find.html

Answer 2

clj-glob fits the bill: http://github.com/jkk/clj-glob

It may or may not be production-ready depending on your needs (e.g., hasn't been fully tested with Windows), but it has worked well for my purposes.

P.S., patches welcome.