This is a solution using NSURL
.
It expects an NSURL
object as parameter and returns either the original path if the url is an alias or nil
.
func resolveFinderAlias(url:NSURL) -> String? {
var isAlias : AnyObject?
do {
try url.getResourceValue(&isAlias, forKey: NSURLIsAliasFileKey)
if isAlias as! Bool {
do {
let original = try NSURL(byResolvingAliasFileAtURL: url, options: NSURLBookmarkResolutionOptions())
return original.path!
} catch let error as NSError {
print(error)
}
}
} catch _ {}
return nil
}
Swift 3:
func resolveFinderAlias(at url: URL) -> String? {
do {
let resourceValues = try url.resourceValues(forKeys: [.isAliasFileKey])
if resourceValues.isAliasFile! {
let original = try URL(resolvingAliasFileAt: url)
return original.path
}
} catch {
print(error)
}
return nil
}
Be aware to provide appropriate entitlements if the function is called in a sandboxed environment.