node-read-file-helper
Helper functions to read files as text, JSON, and additional formats.
Installation
npm i node-read-file-helper
Usage
const { readFileAsTextSync } = require('node-read-file-helper');
const path = require('path');
const asString = readFileAsTextSync(path.resolve('./myFile.txt'));Table of contents
Functions
Functions
readFileAsJSON
▸ readFileAsJSON<T>(path): Promise<T>
Reads the file as JSON content asynchronously
export
Type parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
T |
The JSON structure after parsing |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
path |
string |
The path to the file to read |
Returns
Promise<T>
Promise that will resolve to the parsed JSON
Defined in
index.ts:61
readFileAsJSONSync
▸ readFileAsJSONSync<T>(path): T
Reads the file as JSON content
export
Type parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
T |
The JSON structure after parsing |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
path |
string |
The path to the file to read |
Returns
T
The parsed JSON
Defined in
index.ts:49
readFileAsText
▸ readFileAsText(path): Promise<string>
Reads file as text asynchronously
export
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
path |
string |
The path to the file to read |
Returns
Promise<string>
The file contents
Defined in
index.ts:23
readFileAsTextSync
▸ readFileAsTextSync(path): string
Reads a file as text
export
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
path |
string |
The path to the file to read |
Returns
string
The file contents as text
Defined in
index.ts:10