Ignore directory entries that begin with dot('.').

cdist/core/__init__.py

@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ from cdist.core.cdist_object import IllegalObjectIdError
 from cdist.core.explorer import Explorer
 from cdist.core.manifest import Manifest
 from cdist.core.code import Code
+from cdist.core.util import listdir

cdist/core/cdist_object.py

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class CdistObject(object):
     @classmethod
     def list_type_names(cls, object_base_path):
         """Return a list of type names"""
-        return os.listdir(object_base_path)
+        return cdist.core.listdir(object_base_path)
 
     @staticmethod
     def split_name(object_name):

cdist/core/cdist_type.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import os
 
 import cdist
+import cdist.core
 
 
 class NoSuchTypeError(cdist.Error):
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ class CdistType(object):
     @classmethod
     def list_type_names(cls, base_path):
         """Return a list of type names"""
-        return os.listdir(base_path)
+        return cdist.core.listdir(base_path)
 
     _instances = {}
 
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ class CdistType(object):
         """Return a list of available explorers"""
         if not self.__explorers:
             try:
-                self.__explorers = os.listdir(os.path.join(self.absolute_path,
-                                                           "explorer"))
+                self.__explorers = cdist.core.listdir(
+                    os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "explorer"))
             except EnvironmentError:
                 # error ignored
                 self.__explorers = []
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class CdistType(object):
                 defaults_dir = os.path.join(self.absolute_path,
                                             "parameter",
                                             "default")
-                for name in os.listdir(defaults_dir):
+                for name in cdist.core.listdir(defaults_dir):
                     try:
                         with open(os.path.join(defaults_dir, name)) as fd:
                             defaults[name] = fd.read().strip()

cdist/core/util.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# 2017 Darko Poljak (darko.poljak at gmail.com)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+import os
+
+
+def listdir(path='.', include_dot=False):
+    """os.listdir but do not include entries whose names begin with a dot('.')
+       if include_dot is False.
+    """
+    return [x for x in os.listdir(path) if include_dot or not _ishidden(x)]
+
+
+def _ishidden(path):
+    return path[0] in ('.', b'.'[0])