fs-read-queue

Queue fs.readFile calls to the same file path.

The code in this module is inspired by the work done by mhiguera in this pull request.

Install with npm

$ npm i fs-read-queue --save

Usage

var readFile = require('fs-read-queue');

API

readFile

File reading function that will queue up calls to fs.readFile for the same filepath to prevent ENFILE errors.

Params

• fp {String}: File path to read
• options {String}: Additional options to pass to fs.readFile
• cb {Function}: Callback function that takes err and contents parameters. Will be called when the file is read.

Example

readFile('path/to/my/file', function (err, contents) {
  if (err) return console.error(err);
  console.log(contents);
});

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue

Author

Brian Woodward

• github/doowb
• twitter/doowb

License

Copyright © 2015 Brian Woodward Released under the MIT license.

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