File IO Library

file.GetDirectories( path )

Get all child directories of the specified path, relative to the PAYDAY 2 executable.
path The path to check for child directories.

file.GetDirectories( "mods/" )

file.GetFiles( dir )

Get all files inside the specified directory dir.
dir The directory to check for any child files.

file.GetFiles( "mods/base/lua/" )

file.RemoveDirectory( path )

Removes an empty directory at directory path.
path The path to the directory to remove.
returns True if the directory was removed, false if the directory could not be removed.

local removed = file.RemoveDirectory( "mods/my_mod/" )

file.DirectoryExists( path )

Checks if directory at path exists or not.
path The path to the directory to check if it exists.
returns True if the directory exists, false is the directory does not.

local path = "mods/my_mod/"
if file.DirectoryExists( path ) then
	file.RemoveDirectory( path )
end

io.file_is_readable( file_path )

Checks if the file at file_path is able to be opened by the Lua state.
file_path The file to check if the Lua state is able to open or not.
returns True if the file is openable by Lua, false otherwise.

local path = "mods/saves/save_data.lua"
if io.file_is_readable( path ) then
	-- Read file
end

io.remove_directory_and_files( path )

Recursively removes all child files and folders from the directory specified at path.
path The directory to attempt to remove all child files and folders.
returns True if the directory and all children were removed, false if the remove failed at any point during the remove.

local function uninstall_my_mod()
	io.remove_directory_and_files( "mods/my_mod/" )
end