video ffmpeg - post review fixes

- rename OS_PATH_SEPARATOR -> PS and use in all needed places
- change function name from `open_file` to `launch_default_app`
- move `mkdir`, `rm` and `launch_default_app` helper functions to libs
- add executable_path_widget to export module if needed, not to the
preferences
- add show_status
- remove support_format
- change function name `format` to `format_string`, add comments
- replace apostrophes by quote marks

lib/dtutils/file.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local dtutils_file = {}
 local dt = require "darktable"
 local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
+local dsys = require "lib/dtutils.system"
 
 local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
 
@@ -553,5 +554,50 @@ function dtutils_file.sanitize_filename(filename)
   return ds.sanitize(filename)
 end
 
+dtutils_file.libdoc.functions["mkdir"] = {
+  Name = [[mkdir]],
+  Synopsis = [[create the directory(ies) if they do not already exists]],
+  Usage = [[local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
+
+     df.mkdir(path)
+      path - string - a directory path]],
+  Description = [[mkdir creates directories if not already exists. It 
+    create whole parents subtree if needed
+  ]],
+  Return_Value = [[path - string - a directory path]],
+  Limitations = [[]],
+  Example = [[]],
+  See_Also = [[]],
+  Reference = [[]],
+  License = [[]],
+  Copyright = [[]],
+}
+function dtutils_file.mkdir(path) 
+  local mkdir_cmd = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "mkdir" or "mkdir -p"
+  return dsys.external_command(mkdir_cmd.." "..dtutils_file.sanitize_filename(path))
+end
+
+dtutils_file.libdoc.functions["rm"] = {
+  Name = [[rm]],
+  Synopsis = [[remove file or directory]],
+  Usage = [[local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
+
+     df.rm(path)
+      path - string - a file or directory path]],
+  Description = [[rm allow to recursively remove files or directories]],
+  Return_Value = [[path - string - a file or directory path]],
+  Limitations = [[]],
+  Example = [[]],
+  See_Also = [[]],
+  Reference = [[]],
+  License = [[]],
+  Copyright = [[]],
+}
+function dtutils_file.rm(path)
+  local rm_cmd = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "rmdir /S /Q" or "rm -r"
+  return dsys.external_command(rm_cmd.." "..dtutils_file.sanitize_filename(path))
+end
+
+
 return dtutils_file
 

lib/dtutils/system.lua

@@ -101,4 +101,34 @@ function dtutils_system.windows_command(command)
   return result
 end
 
+
+dtutils_system.libdoc.functions["launch_default_app"] = {
+  Name = [[launch_default_app]],
+  Synopsis = [[try to open file in default application]],
+  Usage = [[local dsys = require "lib/dtutils.file"
+
+    dsys.launch_default_app(path)
+      path - string - a file path]],
+  Description = [[launch_default_app allow to open file in application that is assigned as default 
+    one in users's system for given filetype
+  ]],
+  Return_Value = [[path - string - a file path]],
+  Limitations = [[]],
+  Example = [[]],
+  See_Also = [[]],
+  Reference = [[]],
+  License = [[]],
+  Copyright = [[]],
+}
+function dtutils_system.launch_default_app(path) 
+  local open_cmd = "xdg-open"
+  if (dt.configuration.running_os == "windows") then
+    open_cmd = "start"
+  elseif  (dt.configuration.running_os == "macos") then
+    open_cmd = "open"
+  end   
+  return dtutils_system.external_command(open_cmd..' "'..path..'"')
+end
+
+
 return dtutils_system