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Extended Classes

  • BufferedNodeProcess
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  • Directory
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Directory extended

Represents a directory on disk that can be watched for changes.

Construction

::constructor(directoryPath, [symlink])

Configures a new Directory instance, no files are accessed.

Argument Description
directoryPath

A String containing the absolute path to the directory

symlink optional

A Boolean indicating if the path is a symlink. (default: false)

::create([mode])

Creates the directory on disk that corresponds to ::getPath() if no such directory already exists.

Argument Description
mode optional

Number that defaults to 0777.

Return values

Returns a Promise that resolves once the directory is created on disk. It resolves to a boolean value that is true if the directory was created or false if it already existed.

Event Subscription

::onDidChange(callback)

Invoke the given callback when the directory's contents change.

Argument Description
callback()

Function to be called when the directory's contents change.

Return values

Returns a Disposable on which .dispose() can be called to unsubscribe.

Directory Metadata

::isFile()

Return values

Returns a Boolean, always false.

::isDirectory()

Return values

Returns a Boolean, always true.

::isSymbolicLink()

Return values

Returns a Boolean indicating whether or not this is a symbolic link

::exists()

Return values

Returns a promise that resolves to a Boolean, true if the directory exists, false otherwise.

::existsSync()

Return values

Returns a Boolean, true if the directory exists, false otherwise.

::isRoot()

Return a Boolean, true if this Directory is the root directory of the filesystem, or false if it isn't.

Managing Paths

::getPath()

This may include unfollowed symlinks or relative directory entries. Or it may be fully resolved, it depends on what you give it.

Return values

Returns the directory's String path.

::getRealPathSync()

All relative directory entries are removed and symlinks are resolved to their final destination.

Return values

Returns this directory's completely resolved String path.

::getBaseName()

Return values

Returns the String basename of the directory.

::relativize()

Return values

Returns the relative String path to the given path from this directory.

Traversing

::getParent()

Traverse to the parent directory.

Return values

Returns a Directory.

::getFile(filename)

Traverse within this Directory to a child File. This method doesn't actually check to see if the File exists, it just creates the File object.

Argument Description
filename

The String name of a File within this Directory.

Return values

Returns a File.

::getSubdirectory(dirname)

Traverse within this a Directory to a child Directory. This method doesn't actually check to see if the Directory exists, it just creates the Directory object.

Argument Description
dirname

The String name of the child Directory.

Return values

Returns a Directory.

::getEntriesSync()

Reads file entries in this directory from disk synchronously.

Return values

Returns an Array of File and Directory objects.

::getEntries(callback)

Reads file entries in this directory from disk asynchronously.

Argument Description
callback(error, entries)

A Function to call with the following arguments:

error

An Error, may be null.

entries

An Array of File and Directory objects.

::contains(pathToCheck)

Determines if the given path (real or symbolic) is inside this directory. This method does not actually check if the path exists, it just checks if the path is under this directory.

Argument Description
pathToCheck

The String path to check.

Return values

Returns a Boolean whether the given path is inside this directory.

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