temptmp - Temp Files & Directories For Node (Again)

temptmp is a module for generating unique temporary file/directory names and files, as well as automatic tracking and cleanup. Tracking and cleanup can optionally use a session identifier such that independent tracking can be used without conflict in long running processes.

temptmp is inspired by node-temp and node-tmp.

Compatability

temptmp is written using ES6 & therefore requires newer Node.js (think 6.x+) features.

Installation

npm install temptmp

Usage

Setup

Create a new session with createSession, optionally passing a sessionId. You may also enable tracking or explicitly use the createTrackedSession API. Note that at any time pauseTracking or resumeTracking can be called.

const temptmp = require('temptmp').createTrackedSession('my_session');

Create temporary temptmp stuff

The APIs path, open, and mkdir take an optional options object and a completion callback.

Options

• prefix (String): A prefix for the temporary file name. Defaults to ''
• suffix (String): A suffix for the temporary file name. Defaults to ''
• dir (String): Directory to create temporary file/directory. Defaults to os.tmpdir
• mode (Number): Mode for new file/directory. Defaults to 0600 for files and 0700 for directories.
• flags (Number): Creation flags for files. Defaults to (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR | O_EXCL)

Cleanup

APIs

Get a Path

const temptmp = require('temptmp').createTrackedSession('my_session');

temptmp.path( (err, path) => {
  // path is present if !err
});

// though we asked for tracking, we didn't actually create any files

Create a File

// equiv to createTrackedSession('my_session')
const temptmp = require('temptmp').createSession('my_session', true);

temptmp.open( (err, tempFileInfo) => {
  // tempFileInfo.path and tempFileInfo.fd are avail if !err
});

// files created are auto-cleaned up at process exit since we asked for tracking

Create a Directory

//	note that we're not asking for tracking
const temptmp = require('temptmp').createSession('my_session');

temptmp.mkdir( { prefix : 'roffle', suffix : 'copter' }, (err, path) => {
  // path is present if !err
  // ...do stuff with path...
  // temptmp.cleanup(); // clean up tracked items in "my_session" only!
});

// we didn't ask for tracking; no additional cleanup here.

Other APIs

Remember that your temptmp object also has pauseTracking and resumeTracking to selectively track or omit particular files from tracking.

Contributing

Feel free to submit comments/feedback and PR requests. Note that I do not have intentions of supporting anything older than ES6. If you need this, fork away!

License

Released under the BSD 2-clause license:

Copyright (c) 2017, Bryan D. Ashby All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

• Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

• Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

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