1 | # readdirp [![Weekly downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dw/readdirp.svg)](https://github.com/paulmillr/readdirp)
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3 | Recursive version of [fs.readdir](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_readdir_path_options_callback). Exposes a **stream API** and a **promise API**.
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6 | ```sh
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7 | npm install readdirp
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8 | ```
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9 |
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10 | ```javascript
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11 | const readdirp = require('readdirp');
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12 |
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13 | // Use streams to achieve small RAM & CPU footprint.
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14 | // 1) Streams example with for-await.
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15 | for await (const entry of readdirp('.')) {
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16 | const {path} = entry;
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17 | console.log(`${JSON.stringify({path})}`);
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18 | }
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19 |
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20 | // 2) Streams example, non for-await.
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21 | // Print out all JS files along with their size within the current folder & subfolders.
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22 | readdirp('.', {fileFilter: '*.js', alwaysStat: true})
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23 | .on('data', (entry) => {
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24 | const {path, stats: {size}} = entry;
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25 | console.log(`${JSON.stringify({path, size})}`);
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26 | })
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27 | // Optionally call stream.destroy() in `warn()` in order to abort and cause 'close' to be emitted
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28 | .on('warn', error => console.error('non-fatal error', error))
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29 | .on('error', error => console.error('fatal error', error))
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30 | .on('end', () => console.log('done'));
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31 |
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32 | // 3) Promise example. More RAM and CPU than streams / for-await.
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33 | const files = await readdirp.promise('.');
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34 | console.log(files.map(file => file.path));
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35 |
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36 | // Other options.
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37 | readdirp('test', {
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38 | fileFilter: '*.js',
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39 | directoryFilter: ['!.git', '!*modules']
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40 | // directoryFilter: (di) => di.basename.length === 9
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41 | type: 'files_directories',
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42 | depth: 1
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43 | });
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44 | ```
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45 |
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46 | For more examples, check out `examples` directory.
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47 |
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48 | ## API
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49 |
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50 | `const stream = readdirp(root[, options])` — **Stream API**
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51 |
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52 | - Reads given root recursively and returns a `stream` of [entry infos](#entryinfo)
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53 | - Optionally can be used like `for await (const entry of stream)` with node.js 10+ (`asyncIterator`).
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54 | - `on('data', (entry) => {})` [entry info](#entryinfo) for every file / dir.
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55 | - `on('warn', (error) => {})` non-fatal `Error` that prevents a file / dir from being processed. Example: inaccessible to the user.
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56 | - `on('error', (error) => {})` fatal `Error` which also ends the stream. Example: illegal options where passed.
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57 | - `on('end')` — we are done. Called when all entries were found and no more will be emitted.
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58 | - `on('close')` — stream is destroyed via `stream.destroy()`.
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59 | Could be useful if you want to manually abort even on a non fatal error.
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60 | At that point the stream is no longer `readable` and no more entries, warning or errors are emitted
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61 | - To learn more about streams, consult the very detailed [nodejs streams documentation](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html)
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62 | or the [stream-handbook](https://github.com/substack/stream-handbook)
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63 |
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64 | `const entries = await readdirp.promise(root[, options])` — **Promise API**. Returns a list of [entry infos](#entryinfo).
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65 |
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66 | First argument is awalys `root`, path in which to start reading and recursing into subdirectories.
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67 |
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68 | ### options
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69 |
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70 | - `fileFilter: ["*.js"]`: filter to include or exclude files. A `Function`, Glob string or Array of glob strings.
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71 | - **Function**: a function that takes an entry info as a parameter and returns true to include or false to exclude the entry
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72 | - **Glob string**: a string (e.g., `*.js`) which is matched using [picomatch](https://github.com/micromatch/picomatch), so go there for more
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73 | information. Globstars (`**`) are not supported since specifying a recursive pattern for an already recursive function doesn't make sense. Negated globs (as explained in the minimatch documentation) are allowed, e.g., `!*.txt` matches everything but text files.
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74 | - **Array of glob strings**: either need to be all inclusive or all exclusive (negated) patterns otherwise an error is thrown.
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75 | `['*.json', '*.js']` includes all JavaScript and Json files.
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76 | `['!.git', '!node_modules']` includes all directories except the '.git' and 'node_modules'.
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77 | - Directories that do not pass a filter will not be recursed into.
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78 | - `directoryFilter: ['!.git']`: filter to include/exclude directories found and to recurse into. Directories that do not pass a filter will not be recursed into.
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79 | - `depth: 5`: depth at which to stop recursing even if more subdirectories are found
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80 | - `type: 'files'`: determines if data events on the stream should be emitted for `'files'` (default), `'directories'`, `'files_directories'`, or `'all'`. Setting to `'all'` will also include entries for other types of file descriptors like character devices, unix sockets and named pipes.
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81 | - `alwaysStat: false`: always return `stats` property for every file. Default is `false`, readdirp will return `Dirent` entries. Setting it to `true` can double readdir execution time - use it only when you need file `size`, `mtime` etc. Cannot be enabled on node <10.10.0.
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82 | - `lstat: false`: include symlink entries in the stream along with files. When `true`, `fs.lstat` would be used instead of `fs.stat`
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83 |
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84 | ### `EntryInfo`
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85 |
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86 | Has the following properties:
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87 |
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88 | - `path: 'assets/javascripts/react.js'`: path to the file/directory (relative to given root)
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89 | - `fullPath: '/Users/dev/projects/app/assets/javascripts/react.js'`: full path to the file/directory found
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90 | - `basename: 'react.js'`: name of the file/directory
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91 | - `dirent: fs.Dirent`: built-in [dir entry object](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_class_fs_dirent) - only with `alwaysStat: false`
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92 | - `stats: fs.Stats`: built in [stat object](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_class_fs_stats) - only with `alwaysStat: true`
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93 |
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94 | ## Changelog
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95 |
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96 | - 3.5 (Oct 13, 2020) disallows recursive directory-based symlinks.
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97 | Before, it could have entered infinite loop.
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98 | - 3.4 (Mar 19, 2020) adds support for directory-based symlinks.
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99 | - 3.3 (Dec 6, 2019) stabilizes RAM consumption and enables perf management with `highWaterMark` option. Fixes race conditions related to `for-await` looping.
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100 | - 3.2 (Oct 14, 2019) improves performance by 250% and makes streams implementation more idiomatic.
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101 | - 3.1 (Jul 7, 2019) brings `bigint` support to `stat` output on Windows. This is backwards-incompatible for some cases. Be careful. It you use it incorrectly, you'll see "TypeError: Cannot mix BigInt and other types, use explicit conversions".
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102 | - 3.0 brings huge performance improvements and stream backpressure support.
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103 | - Upgrading 2.x to 3.x:
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104 | - Signature changed from `readdirp(options)` to `readdirp(root, options)`
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105 | - Replaced callback API with promise API.
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106 | - Renamed `entryType` option to `type`
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107 | - Renamed `entryType: 'both'` to `'files_directories'`
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108 | - `EntryInfo`
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109 | - Renamed `stat` to `stats`
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110 | - Emitted only when `alwaysStat: true`
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111 | - `dirent` is emitted instead of `stats` by default with `alwaysStat: false`
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112 | - Renamed `name` to `basename`
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113 | - Removed `parentDir` and `fullParentDir` properties
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114 | - Supported node.js versions:
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115 | - 3.x: node 8+
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116 | - 2.x: node 0.6+
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117 |
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118 | ## License
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119 |
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120 | Copyright (c) 2012-2019 Thorsten Lorenz, Paul Miller (<https://paulmillr.com>)
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122 | MIT License, see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.
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