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diff --git a/include/nana/filesystem/filesystem.hpp b/include/nana/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
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@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+/*
+ *	A filesystem Implementation
+ *	Copyright(C) 2003 Jinhao(cnjinhao@hotmail.com)
+ *
+ *	Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+ *	(See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+ *	http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ *
+ *	@file: stdex/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
+ *	@description:
+ *		file_iterator is a toolkit for applying each file and directory in a
+ *	specified path.
+ */
+
+// http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/experimental/fs
+// http://cpprocks.com/introduction-to-tr2-filesystem-library-in-vs2012/  --- TR2 filesystem in VS2012
+// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh874694%28v=vs.140%29.aspx   ---  C++ 14, the <filesystem> header VS2015
+// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh874694%28v=vs.120%29.aspx   --- <filesystem> header VS2013
+// http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n4100.pdf      --- last pdf of std draft N4100    2014-07-04
+// http://cplusplus.github.io/filesystem-ts/working-draft.html            --- in html format
+// http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n4099.html     --- in html format
+// http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/256220             --- The filesystem TS unanimously approved by ISO.
+// http://theboostcpplibraries.com/boost.filesystem                       --- Boost docs
+// http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/libs/filesystem/doc/index.htm     --- 
+// http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_34_0/libs/filesystem/doc/index.htm
+// http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/boost/filesystem.hpp 
+
+
+#ifndef NANA_FILESYSTEM_HPP
+#define NANA_FILESYSTEM_HPP
+#include <iterator>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <nana/deploy.hpp>
+
+#ifdef NANA_WINDOWS
+	#include <windows.h>
+	typedef HANDLE find_handle_t;
+#elif defined(NANA_LINUX)
+	#include <sys/stat.h>
+	#include <sys/types.h>
+	#include <dirent.h>
+	typedef DIR* find_handle_t;
+#endif
+
+ // namespace std { namespace experimental { namespace filesystem { inline namespace v1 {
+
+namespace nana
+{
+namespace filesystem
+{
+	struct fileinfo
+	{
+		fileinfo();
+#ifdef NANA_WINDOWS
+		fileinfo(const WIN32_FIND_DATA& wfd);
+#elif NANA_LINUX
+		fileinfo(const nana::string& filename, const struct stat &);
+#endif
+		nana::string name;
+
+		unsigned long size;
+		bool directory;
+	};
+
+
+    /// an iterator for a sequence of directory_entry elements representing the files in a directory, not an recursive_directory_iterator
+	//template<typename FileInfo>
+	class directory_iterator 		:public std::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag, fileinfo>
+	{
+	public:
+		typedef fileinfo value_type;
+
+		directory_iterator():end_(true), handle_(nullptr){}
+
+		directory_iterator(const nana::string& file_path)
+			:end_(false), handle_(nullptr)
+		{
+			_m_prepare(file_path);
+		}
+
+		const value_type&
+		operator*() const { return value_; }
+
+		const value_type*
+		operator->() const { return &(operator*()); }
+
+		directory_iterator& operator++()
+		{ _m_read(); return *this; }
+
+		directory_iterator operator++(int)
+		{
+			directory_iterator tmp = *this;
+			_m_read();
+			return tmp;
+		}
+
+		bool equal(const directory_iterator& x) const
+		{
+			if(end_ && (end_ == x.end_)) return true;
+			return (value_.name == x.value_.name);
+		}
+	private:
+		template<typename Char>
+		static bool _m_ignore(const Char * p)
+		{
+			while(*p == '.')
+				++p;
+			return (*p == 0);
+		}
+
+		void _m_prepare(const nana::string& file_path)
+		{
+		#if defined(NANA_WINDOWS)
+			path_ = file_path;
+			auto pat = file_path;
+			DWORD attr = ::GetFileAttributes(pat.data());
+			if((attr != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) && (attr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+				pat += STR("\\*");
+
+			::HANDLE handle = ::FindFirstFile(pat.data(), &wfd_);
+
+			if(handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+			{
+				end_ = true;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			while(_m_ignore(wfd_.cFileName))
+			{
+				if(::FindNextFile(handle, &wfd_) == 0)
+				{
+					end_ = true;
+					::FindClose(handle);
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+			value_ = value_type(wfd_);
+		#elif defined(NANA_LINUX)
+			path_ = nana::charset(file_path);
+			if(path_.size() && (path_[path_.size() - 1] != '/'))
+				path_ += '/';
+			find_handle_t handle = opendir(path_.c_str());
+			end_ = true;
+			if(handle)
+			{
+				struct dirent * dnt = readdir(handle);
+				if(dnt)
+				{
+					while(_m_ignore(dnt->d_name))
+					{
+						dnt = readdir(handle);
+						if(dnt == 0)
+						{
+							closedir(handle);
+							return;
+						}
+					}
+
+					struct stat fst;
+					if(stat((path_ + dnt->d_name).c_str(), &fst) == 0)
+					{
+						value_ = value_type(nana::charset(dnt->d_name), fst);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						value_.name = nana::charset(dnt->d_name);
+						value_.size = 0;
+						value_.directory = false;
+					}
+					end_ = false;
+				}
+			}
+		#endif
+			if(false == end_)
+			{
+				find_ptr_ = std::shared_ptr<find_handle_t>(new find_handle_t(handle), inner_handle_deleter());
+				handle_ = handle;
+			}
+		}
+
+		void _m_read()
+		{
+			if(handle_)
+			{
+			#if defined(NANA_WINDOWS)
+				if(::FindNextFile(handle_, &wfd_) != 0)
+				{
+					while(_m_ignore(wfd_.cFileName))
+					{
+						if(::FindNextFile(handle_, &wfd_) == 0)
+						{
+							end_ = true;
+							return;
+						}
+					}
+					value_ = value_type(wfd_);
+				}
+				else
+					end_ = true;
+			#elif defined(NANA_LINUX)
+				struct dirent * dnt = readdir(handle_);
+				if(dnt)
+				{
+					while(_m_ignore(dnt->d_name))
+					{
+						dnt = readdir(handle_);
+						if(dnt == 0)
+						{
+							end_ = true;
+							return;
+						}
+					}
+					struct stat fst;
+					if(stat((path_ + "/" + dnt->d_name).c_str(), &fst) == 0)
+						value_ = value_type(nana::charset(dnt->d_name), fst);
+					else
+						value_.name = nana::charset(dnt->d_name);
+				}
+				else
+					end_ = true;
+			#endif
+			}
+		}
+	private:
+		struct inner_handle_deleter
+		{
+			void operator()(find_handle_t * handle)
+			{
+				if(handle && *handle)
+				{
+  				#if defined(NANA_WINDOWS)
+					::FindClose(*handle);
+            	#elif defined(NANA_LINUX)
+					::closedir(*handle);
+				#endif
+				}
+				delete handle;
+			}
+		};
+	private:
+		bool	end_;
+
+#if defined(NANA_WINDOWS)
+		WIN32_FIND_DATA		wfd_;
+		nana::string	path_;
+#elif defined(NANA_LINUX)
+		std::string	path_;
+#endif
+		std::shared_ptr<find_handle_t> find_ptr_;
+
+		find_handle_t	handle_;
+		value_type	value_;
+	};
+
+	//template<typename Value_Type>
+	inline bool operator==(const directory_iterator/*<Value_Type>*/ & x, const directory_iterator/*<Value_Type>*/ & y)
+	{
+	   return x.equal(y);
+	}
+
+	//template<typename Value_Type>
+	inline bool operator!=(const directory_iterator/*<Value_Type>*/ & x, const directory_iterator/*<Value_Type>*/ & y)
+	{
+	   return !x.equal(y);
+	}
+
+	//using directory_iterator = directory_iterator<fileinfo> ;
+}//end namespace filesystem
+}//end namespace nana
+
+#endif