@particle/tmp

Tools for working with temporary files and directories.

Installation

npm install @particle/tmp --save

const tmp = require('@particle/tmp');

API

@particle/tmp

• @particle/tmp
  • static
    • .setGracefulCleanup ⇒ undefined
    • .createDir([options]) ⇒ Promise.<(TmpDir|Error)>
    • .createFile([options]) ⇒ Promise.<(TmpFile|Error)>
  • inner
    • ~TmpOptions : Object
    • ~TmpDir : Object
    • ~TmpFile : Object

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tmp.setGracefulCleanup ⇒ undefined

Enables cleanup of temporary files even when an uncaught exception occurs

Kind: static property of @particle/tmp
Example

tmp.setGracefulCleanup();

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tmp.createDir([options]) ⇒ Promise.<(TmpDir|Error)>

Create a new directory within the user's temp dir

Kind: static method of @particle/tmp
Returns: Promise.<(TmpDir|Error)> - A resolved promise containing either info about the newly created directory or an error

Param	Type	Description
[options]	TmpOptions	Options object

Example

const dir = await tmp.createDir();
dir.path; // '/path/to/the/new/tmp/dir'
await dir.cleanup(); // remove newly created temp directory

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tmp.createFile([options]) ⇒ Promise.<(TmpFile|Error)>

Create a new file within the user's temp dir

Kind: static method of @particle/tmp
Returns: Promise.<(TmpFile|Error)> - A resolved promise containing either info about the newly created file or an error

Param	Type	Description
[options]	TmpOptions	Options object

Example

const file = await tmp.createFile();
file.fd; // 61344
file.path; // '/path/to/the/new/tmp/file'
await file.cleanup(); // remove newly created temp file

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@particle/tmp~TmpOptions : Object

Kind: inner typedef of @particle/tmp
Properties

Name	Type	Default	Description
[mode]	string	"0600"	File mode to create with, uses 0600 on file creation and 0700 on directory creation by default
[prefix]	string	"particle-"	Prefix assigned to created files and directories
[dir]	string	"<based on environment>"	Temp directory location
[tries]	number	3	Number of times to try getting a unique filename before giving up
[keep]	boolean	false	Retain the created temporary file or directory
[unsafeCleanup]	boolean	true	Recursively remove the created temporary directory, even when it's not empty

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@particle/tmp~TmpDir : Object

Kind: inner typedef of @particle/tmp
Properties

Name	Type	Description
path	string	Filename of newly created temp directory
cleanup	function	Function to call to remove newly created temp directory

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@particle/tmp~TmpFile : Object

Kind: inner typedef of @particle/tmp
Properties

Name	Type	Description
path	string	Filename of newly created temp file
fd	number	File descriptor of newly created temp file
cleanup	function	Function to call to remove newly created temp file

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NOTE: Unfortunately, docs have a nasty habit of falling out of date. When in doubt, check usage in tests