Robust operating system directory functionality

Table of Contents

• Install
• import
• CLI Commands
  • How to Use
  • copy
  • move
• Directory Functionality
  • join()
  • param()
  • paramDir()
  • copyTo()
  • moveTo()
  • rename()
  • delete()
  • each()
  • eachFilePath()
  • recur()
  • recurFiles()
• String Manipulations
  • isDirectory
  • isFile
  • isLikeFile
  • getLastName
• Directory Sync Examples
  • require
  • dirExists()
  • exists()
  • delete()
  • copyTo()
  • moveTo()
• File Functionality
  • copyTo()
  • moveTo()
  • delete()
  • param()
  • getMimeType()
  • stat()
  • write()
  • append()
  • readJson()

Install

npm install ack-path

Import

How to import this package

var Path = require('ack-path')(__dirname)

console.log( Path.path === __dirname )//true test

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CLI Commands

Timesaver script commands

How to Use

Using the most basic command as an example, you can invoke the copy command, using any of the following methods:

package.json script example

"scripts":{
  "copy": "ack-path copy ./relativeFrom ./relativeTo"
}

from command terminal example

./node_modules/bin/ack-path copy ./relativeFrom ./relativeTo

Copy

ack-path copy ./relativeFrom ./relativeTo

Move

ack-path move ./relativeFrom ./relativeTo

Delete

ack-path delete ./relativePath

Directory Functionality

.join()

write file promise

Path.join('file-name.js').writeFile(string).then().catch()

.param()

Create directory if not existant. Does not take into condsideration if path is actually a file (file path will be created as a folder)

Path.param().then()

.paramDir()

Create directory if not existant. Takes condsideration if path is actually a file and only creates folder pathing

Returns promise with context of this Path

Path.paramDir().then()

.copyTo()

Path.copyTo(__dirname+'-copy').then()

.moveTo()

move entire directory or single file

Path.moveTo( newPath:string, overwrite:boolean ).then()

Path.moveTo(__dirname+'-moved').then()

.rename()

in-place rename directory or single file

Path.rename( newName:string, overwrite:boolean ).then()

Path.rename('new-item-name', true).then()

.delete()

path delete promise

Path.delete().then()

.each()

file and folder looper

• Based on options, you can recursively read directories and/or files. returns promise
• Runs using npm package readdir. See npm readdir for more usage instructions.
• Arguments
  • eachCall function(String:path, Number:index)
  • options
    • recursive : true
    • INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES : true
    • INCLUDE_HIDDEN : true
    • filter : ['/.js','/.jade']
    • excludeByName : name=>yesNo

Path.each( itemStringPath=>itemStringPath ).then( itemPathArray=>console.log(itemPathArray) )

.eachFilePath()

Loop folder to fire callback for each file found. Only produces file results. see eachPath function

Path.eachFilePath( fileStringPath=>fileStringPath ).then( filePathArray=>console.log(filePathArray) )

recur

Recursively loop folder to fire callback for each item found. See eachPath function

Path.recur( ItemPath=>ItemPath.path ).then( pathStringArray=>console.log(pathStringArray) )

.recurFiles()

Recursively loop folder to fire callback for each file found. See eachPath function

Path.recurFiles( filePath=>console.log('file', filePath) )

String Manipulations

var PathTest = require('ack-path')('/test/file.js')

PathTest.removeExt().path == "/test/file"
PathTest.removeFile().path == "/test/"

isDirectory

hard-checks file system if item is a folder

require('ack-path')('/test/file.js').isDirectory().then(res=>res==false)

isFile

hard-checks file system if item is a file

require('ack-path')('/test/file.js').isFile().then(res=>res==true)

isLikeFile

Checks string for a file extension

require('ack-path')('/test/file.js').isLikeFile() == true

getLastName

Returns item after last slash

require('ack-path')('/test/file.js').getLastName() == 'file.js'
require('ack-path')('/test/folder/').getLastName() == 'folder'

SYNC Examples

.sync().dirExists()

considers if path is actually a file

PathSync.dirExists()

.sync().exists()

PathSync.exists()

.sync().delete()

PathSync.delete()

.sync().copyTo()

PathSync.copyTo()

.sync().moveTo()

PathSync.copyTo()

File Functionality

A more file specific set of objective functionality

require.file

var File = require('ack-path')(__dirname).file('file-name.js')
var filePath = File.path

.file().copyTo()

File.copyTo(__filename+'.copy').then()

.file().moveTo()

File.moveTo(__filename+'.newname').then()

.file().delete()

File.delete().then()

.file().getMimeType()

File.getMimeType()//Ex: application/javascript

.file().stat()

File.stat().then(stats=>stats.size)

.file().write()

File.write(string).then()

.file().param()

just like write but if file already exists, no error will be thrown

File.param(string).then()

.file().append()

File.append(string).then()

.file().readJson()

File.readJson().then()