Create a hidden folder for logging information in Ruby

Question

I want to create a hidden folder for logging information in Ruby, is there a way I can create a hidden folder, and keep it locked with a password, while at the same time logging information to a file inside of it?

Example:

module LogEmail 
  def log(email)
    username = Etc.getlogin
    Dir.mkdir <hidden-dir> unless File.Exists?(<hidden-dir>)

    separator = "[#{Date.today} #{Time.now.strftime('%T')}] ----------"
    File.open("c:/users/#{username}/<hidden-folder>/<log>", 'a+') { |s| s.puts(separator, email) }
  end
end

Is this possible?

Answer 1

I succeeded in creating a hidden folder using a shell command.

module LogEmail 
  def log(email)
    username = Etc.getlogin
    dir = "c:/users/#{username}/log"
    if File.exists?(dir)
      separator = "[#{Date.today} #{Time.now.strftime('%T')}] ----------"
      File.open("#{dir}/email_log.LOG", 'a+') { |s| s.puts(separator, email) }
    else
      Dir.mkdir(dir)
      `attrib +h #{dir}` #<= Creates a hidden folder.
      separator = "[#{Date.today} #{Time.now.strftime('%T')}] ----------"
      File.open("#{dir}/email_log.LOG", 'a+') { |s| s.puts(separator, email) }
    end  
  end
end