time-to-botec/js/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/README.md
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Read Directory

Read the contents of a directory.

Usage

var readDir = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-dir' );

readDir( path, clbk )

Asynchronously reads the contents of a directory.

readDir( __dirname, onRead );

function onRead( error, data ) {
    if ( error ) {
        console.error( error );
    } else {
        console.log( data );
        // => [...]
    }
}

readDir.sync( path )

Synchronously reads the contents of a directory.

var out = readDir.sync( __dirname );
if ( out instanceof Error ) {
    throw out;
}
console.log( out );
// => [...]

Notes

  • The difference between this module and fs.readdirSync() is that fs.readdirSync() will throw if an error is encountered (e.g., if given a non-existent path) and this module will return an error. Hence, the following anti-pattern

    var fs = require( 'fs' );
    
    var dir = '/path/to/dir';
    
    // Check for existence to prevent an error being thrown...
    if ( fs.existsSync( dir ) ) {
        dir = fs.readdirSync( dir );
    }
    

    can be replaced by an approach which addresses existence via error handling.

    var readDir = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-dir' );
    
    var dir = '/path/to/dir';
    
    // Explicitly handle the error...
    dir = readDir.sync( dir );
    if ( dir instanceof Error ) {
        // You choose what to do...
        throw dir;
    }
    

Examples

var readDir = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-dir' );

/* Sync */

var out = readDir.sync( __dirname );
// returns <Array>

console.log( out instanceof Error );
// => false

out = readDir.sync( 'beepboop' );
// returns <Error>

console.log( out instanceof Error );
// => true

/* Async */

readDir( __dirname, onRead );
readDir( 'beepboop', onRead );

function onRead( error, data ) {
    if ( error ) {
        if ( error.code === 'ENOENT' ) {
            console.error( 'Directory does not exist.' );
        } else {
            throw error;
        }
    } else {
        console.log( data );
    }
}

CLI

Usage

Usage: read-dir [options] <dirpath>

Options:

  -h,    --help                Print this message.
  -V,    --version             Print the package version.

Notes

  • Relative paths are resolved relative to the current working directory.
  • Errors are written to stderr.
  • Directory contents are written to stdout.

Examples

$ read-dir ./../
...
...