file-utils-easy

This is a simply file utils lib.

• Installation
• Usage
• API
• Test
• License

Installation

npm install file-utils-easy

WARNING: this package has been deprecated, upgrade your Node.js version and use default fs module instead.

Usage

const fue = require('file-utils-easy');

fue.readDirectoryFiles('path/')
  .then(files => doSomething(files))
  .catch(err => doSomethingElse())

API

• file-utils-easy
  • ~writeToFile(fileContent, filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~writeToFileStream(fileStream, filePath) ⇒ Promise
  • ~appendToFile(fileContent, filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~readFileStats(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<fs.Stats>
  • ~readDirectoryFiles(directory) ⇒ Promise.<array>
  • ~readFile(filePath, [encoding]) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~readJsonFile(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<object>
  • ~saveUrlToFile(url, filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~deleteFile(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~deleteDirectoryFiles(directory) ⇒ Promise.<array>
  • ~renameFile(from, to) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~copyFile(from, to) ⇒ Promise.<string>
  • ~existFile(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>

file-utils-easy~writeToFile(fileContent, filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Write a string to a file

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the filePath received in input

Param	Type	Description
fileContent	string	the payload of the file
filePath	string	path and filename: where store the file

file-utils-easy~writeToFileStream(fileStream, filePath) ⇒ Promise

Write a stream to a file

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise - resolve with the filePath when the stream finish

Param	Type	Description
fileStream	stream	the stream payload
filePath	string	path and filename: where store the file

file-utils-easy~appendToFile(fileContent, filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Append a string to a file

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the filePath received in input

Param	Type	Description
fileContent	string	the payload of the file
filePath	string	path and filename: where store the file

file-utils-easy~readFileStats(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<fs.Stats>

Read the metadata of the file

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<fs.Stats> - a node fs.Stats that provides information about a file
See: https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_class_fs_stats

Param	Type	Description
filePath	string	path and filename: the file to read

file-utils-easy~readDirectoryFiles(directory) ⇒ Promise.<array>

List the files names of a directory, ignoring directories

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<array> - strings names of the files in the input directory

Param	Type	Description
directory	string	path of the directory to read

file-utils-easy~readFile(filePath, [encoding]) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Read the content of a file

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the string content of the file

Param	Type	Default	Description
filePath	string		path and filename: the file to read
[encoding]	string	"'utf8'"	the encoding file

file-utils-easy~readJsonFile(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<object>

Read the content of a file as a UTF8 string and then parse it as a JSON

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<object> - resolve with the JSON content of the file

Param	Type	Description
filePath	string	path and filename: the file to read

file-utils-easy~saveUrlToFile(url, filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Save the content of a url to a file

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the filePath saved

Param	Type	Description
url	string	where will be done an HTTP/GET to get the content
filePath	string	path and filename where store the output of url

file-utils-easy~deleteFile(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Delete a file from the file system

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the filePath deleted

Param	Type	Description
filePath	string	path and filename: the file to delete

file-utils-easy~deleteDirectoryFiles(directory) ⇒ Promise.<array>

Delete all the files in a directory, applying an optional filter

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<array> - resolve with all the files deleted succesfully

Param	Type	Description
directory	string	path of the directory to clean

file-utils-easy~renameFile(from, to) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Rename a file to another path

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the destination filePath

Param	Type	Description
from	string	origin path and filename
to	string	destination path and filename

file-utils-easy~copyFile(from, to) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Copy a file to another path

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the destination filePath

Param	Type	Description
from	string	origin path and filename
to	string	destination path and filename

file-utils-easy~existFile(filePath) ⇒ Promise.<string>

Check if a file exists

Kind: inner method of file-utils-easy
Returns: Promise.<string> - resolve with the filePath that exists
Throws:

• error if the file doesn't exist

Param	Type	Description
filePath	string	path and filename: the file to control

Test

For run the tests simply execute:

npm test

License

Copyright Manuel Spigolon, Licensed under MIT.