@extra-fs/promises
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Useful additions to inbuilt fs module{promises} .
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This package provides async versions of functions (in addition to the existing sync and callback-based functions) in the inbuilt fs module, exposed as *Async() from the fs.promises namespace. They can be used with Promise-based asynchronous programming using the await keyword. In addition, callback-based functions, such as readFile, also behave as async functions when a callback is not provided. The idea behind using *Async() function names is to provide a flat module.

In addition, convenience functions such as readFileText and readJson are included. For performing file/directory existence check async exists, assertExists, and assertNotExists can be used. Cleanup of one-item outer directories can be performed with dehuskdir. This package previously included which(), which is now instead suitably included in extra-child-process package.

Stability: Experimental.


const fs = require('extra-fs');


// 1. Read file text.
async function example1() {
  var text = fs.readFileTextSync('.npmignore');
  var text = await fs.readFileText('.npmignore');
  // → # Source only
  // → .gitmodules
  // → .github/
  // → .docs/
  // → ...
}
example1();


// 2. Read JSON file.
async function example2() {
  var json = fs.readJsonSync('package.json');
  var json = await fs.readJson('package.json');
  // → {
  // →   name: 'extra-fs',
  // →   version: '3.0.27',
  // →   description: 'Useful additions to inbuilt fs module.',
  // →   ...
  // → }
}
example2();


// 3. Assert that a file exists.
async function example3() {
  if (!(await fs.exists('LICENSE'))) throw 'May I see you license sir?';
  await fs.assertExists('LICENSE');
}
example3();


// 4. Get contents of a directory.
async function example4() {
  var contents = fs.readdirSync('src');
  var contents = await fs.readdir('src');
  // → [
  // →   'index.ts',
  // →   'promises.ts',
  // →   '_all.ts',
  // →   ...
  // → ]
}
example4();


Index

Property Description
open Open a file.
close Close a file.
read Read data from a file.
write Write data to a file.
readv Read an array of buffers from file.
writev Write an array of buffers to file.
ftruncate Shorten (truncate) a file.
futimes Change the file system timestamps of a file.
fstat Get information about a file.
fchmod Set the permissions of a file.
fchown Set the owner of a file.
...
link Create a hard link to a file or directory.
symlink Create a symbolic link to a file or directory.
readlink Read the contents of a symbolic link.
realpath Get canonical pathname by resolving ., ..
lutimes Change the file system timestamps of an object.
lstat Get information about a file, without dereferencing symbolic links.
lchown Set the owner of a symbolic link.
...
readFile Read the entire contents of a file.
writeFile Write data to the file, replace if it already exists.
appendFile Append data to a file, create if it does not exist.
truncate Shorten (truncate) a file.
unlink Remove a file or symbolic link.
utimes Change the file system timestamps of an object.
stat Get file status.
copyFile Copy source file to destination, overwite if exists.
readFileText Read file text with Unix EOL.
writeFileText Write file text with system EOL.
readJson Read JSON file as value.
writeJson Write object to JSON file.
watchFile Watch for changes on filename.
unwatchFile Stop watching for changes on filename.
watch Watch for changes on filename, where filename is either a file or a directory.
createReadStream Create a readable stream with 64kb highWaterMark.
createWriteStream Create a writeable stream from a desired start position.
...
mkdir Create a directory.
mkdtemp Create a unique temporary directory.
opendir Open a directory.
readdir Open a directory.
rmdir Remove a directory.
dehuskdir Remove outer one-item directories.
...
access Test a user's permissions for the file or directory.
chmod Change the permissions of a file.
chown Change owner and group of a file.
rename Rename/move a file or directory.
cp Copy source directory to destination, overwite if exists.
rm Remove a file or directory.
exists Check if file or directory exists.
assertExists Assert that a file or directory exists.
assertNotExists Assert that a file or directory does not exist.


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