various failed attempts to remove non-empty folder via FTP cobbled together from example code and internal methods from various stackoverflow answers and gems.

failed_ftp_recursive_deletes.rb

REGEX = /^(?<type>.{1})(?<mode>\S+)\s+(?<number>\d+)\s+(?<owner>\S+)\s+(?<group>\S+)\s+(?<size>\d+)\s+(?<mod_time>.{12})\s+(?<filename>.+)$/
def delete_directory_contents(path, verbose = true)
    # files = @ftp_conn.nlst(path)
    # files.each do |file|
    #   if directory?("#{path}/#{file}")
    #     delete_directory_contents "#{path}/#{file}"
    #     @ftp_conn.rmdir("#{path}/#{file}")
    #   else
    #     @ftp_conn.delete("#{path}/#{file}")
    #   end
    # end
    # @ftp_conn.rmdir(path)


    ###########
    # recurse = []

    # @ftp_conn.list(path) do |e|
    #   entry = Net::FTP::List.parse(e)
    #   match_data = e.match(REGEX)
    #   @paths = "#{path}/#{entry.basename}".gsub(/\/+/, '/')

    #   if entry.dir?
    #     recurse << @paths
    #   elsif entry.file?
    #     @ftp_conn.delete("#{path}/#{match_data[:filename]}")
    #   else
    #     #
    #   end

    #   recurse.each do |r|
    #     delete_directory_contents(r)
    #   end
    # end
      ###########

    # begin
    #   puts "begin"
    #   flist = @ftp_conn.nlst(path)

    #   flist.each do |f|
    #     # Try to delete the file. If we fail then it's a directory
    #     begin
    #       puts "internal begin"
    #       if directory?(File.join(path,f))
    #         rmrf_dir(File.join(path,f))
    #       else
    #         @ftp_conn.delete(File.join(path,f))
    #         puts "rm #{f}" if verbose
    #       end
    #     rescue Exception => e
    #       rmrf_dir(File.join(path,f), verbose)
    #     end
    #   end
    # rescue Exception => e
    #   # If the directory is empty, error silently and continue execution
    # end

    # @ftp_conn.rmdir(path)
    # puts "rm -rf #{path}" if verbose
  end