Folder Manager

What is it ?

This folder manager serves, as the name implies, to read, write, list, transform, clone, filter and display the contents of folders. All his methods are synchronous.

"Based on simplicity because we are human"

How to install ?

Open a console, go to your project folder with cd and type the following command.

npm install folder-manager

What does this package contain ?

Parameters :

• item represents a file object or a folder object.
• folder represents a folder object.
• file represents a file object.
• outputType denotes the typing of the expected value in return. He can be object, array and string.
• existingPath is nothing more than an existing full path.
• newPath is a new path commonly requested when creating a folder or a file.
• encoding is simply the encoding code for reading and writing files.
• json is just a stringable object. View the docs.
• Parameters whose names end with a question mark are Booleans. They simply ask whether or not the method cited by the parameter will be applied.
• The {} symbolize a function, what is inside are its possible arguments

Classes and functions :

Native functions

• function simplify( item [, outputType ])
  • returns : (Array[ Array || String] || Object || String) || false
• function read( existingPath [, encoding ])
  • returns : (File || Object) || false
• function write( item, newPath )
• function readFolder( existingPath [, filter{ name, ext, item } [, encoding ]])
  • returns : Folder || false
• function readFile( existingPath [, encoding ])
  • returns : File || false
• function copyFolder( existingPath, newPath [, filter{ name, ext, item } [, encoding ]])
  • returns : Folder
• function copyJSON( json [, replacer{ key, value } [, reviver{ key, value } ]])
  • returns : Object

Class File

• function write( newPath )
• function read( existingPath [, encoding ])
  • returns : this
• function simplify()
  • returns : String
• function toString()
  • returns : String
• function toJSON([ simplify? ])
  • returns : Object
• const path => Full path => String
• const fullname => Full file name => String
• const ext => File extession => String
• const type => Type of item => "file" || "unread file"
• const name => File name => String
• var content => File content => String

Class Folder

• function write( newPath )
• function read( existingPath [, filter [, encoding ]])
  • returns : this
• function forEach( function{ item } )
• function map( substitute{ item } )
  • returns : Array[ ?]
• function find( filter{ item } [, findAll? ])
  • returns : (Folder || File) || Array[ File || Folder] || undefined
• function values( filter{ item } )
  • returns : Array[ File || Folder]
• function keys( filter{ item } )
  • returns : Array[ String]
• function entries( filter{ item } )
  • returns : Array[ Array]
• function files( filter{ item } )
  • returns : Array[ File]
• function folders( filter{ item } )
  • returns : Array[ Folder]
• function simplify( [ outputType ])
  • returns : (Array[ Array || String] || Object || String) || false
• function toString()
  • returns : String
• function toJSON([ simplify? ])
  • returns : Object
• function toArray()
  • returns : Array
• function copyJSON( json [, replacer{ key, value } [, reviver{ key, value } ]])
  • returns : Object
• const path => Full path => String
• const fullname => Full folder name => String
• const type => Type of item => "folder" || "unread folder"
• const name => File name => String
• var content => Folder content => String

How to use ?

// A complete demonstration will be there soon