Is there a use case for using `checkIfExists: fals...
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Simon Pearce
10/24/2025, 11:38 AMIs there a use case for using
checkIfExists: falsefilen
Nicolas Vannieuwkerke
10/24/2025, 11:43 AM--outdirj
Jim Downie
10/24/2025, 11:44 AMfile(blah, checkIfExists: false).text = “hello world”👍 1
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Simon Pearce
10/24/2025, 11:53 AMI was just thinking that the default should be changed to true
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Nicolas Vannieuwkerke
10/24/2025, 11:53 AMI'd disagree for code clarity personally
Nicolas Vannieuwkerke
10/24/2025, 11:54 AMPlus in nf-schema already does an exists check so in those cases you'd rather not check for existence again
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Phil Ewels
10/25/2025, 10:18 AMChecking file existence can be an expensive operation