package flatfs import ( "io" "os" "time" ) // From: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30697324/how-to-check-if-directory-on-path-is-empty func DirIsEmpty(name string) (bool, error) { f, err := os.Open(name) if err != nil { return false, err } defer f.Close() _, err = f.Readdirnames(1) // Or f.Readdir(1) if err == io.EOF { return true, nil } return false, err // Either not empty or error, suits both cases } func readFile(filename string) (data []byte, err error) { // Fallback retry for temporary error. for i := 0; i < 6; i++ { data, err = readFileOnce(filename) if err == nil || !isTooManyFDError(err) { break } time.Sleep(time.Duration(i+1) * RetryDelay) } return data, err }