Test whether a path exists on the filesystem.
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Test whether a path exists on the filesystem.
npm install @stdlib/fs-exists
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var exists = require( '@stdlib/fs-exists' );
Asynchronously tests whether a path exists on the filesystem.
exists( __dirname, done );
function done( bool ) {
if ( bool ) {
console.log( '...path exists.' );
} else {
console.log( '...path does not exist.' );
}
}
The above callback signature matches the now deprecated fs.exists()
API. The function also accepts the more conventional error
-first style callback signature found in most asynchronous Node APIs.
exists( __dirname, done );
function done( error, bool ) {
if ( error ) {
console.error( error.message );
}
if ( bool ) {
console.log( '...path exists.' );
} else {
console.log( '...path does not exist.' );
}
}
Synchronously tests whether a path exists on the filesystem.
var bool = exists.sync( __dirname );
// returns <boolean>
The following is considered an anti-pattern:
var path = require( 'path' );
var readFileSync = require( '@stdlib/fs-read-file' ).sync;
var file = path.join( __dirname, 'foo.js' );
if ( exists.sync( __dirname ) ) {
file = readFileSync( file );
}
Because time elapses between checking for existence and performing IO, at the time IO is performed, the path is no longer guaranteed to exist. In other words, a race condition exists between the process attempting to read and another process attempting to delete.
Instead, the following pattern is preferred, where errors
are handled explicitly:
var path = require( 'path' );
var readFileSync = require( '@stdlib/fs-read-file' ).sync;
var file = path.join( __dirname, 'foo.js' );
try {
file = readFileSync( file );
} catch ( error ) {
console.log( 'unable to read file.' );
console.error( error );
}
Nevertheless, use cases exist where one desires to check existence without performing IO. For example,
var path = require( 'path' );
var writeFileSync = require( '@stdlib/fs-write-file' ).sync;
var file = path.join( __dirname, 'foo.js' );
if ( exists.sync( file ) ) {
console.log( 'Don\'t overwrite the file!' );
} else {
writeFileSync( file, 'beep', {
'encoding': 'utf8'
});
}
var exists = require( '@stdlib/fs-exists' );
/* Sync */
console.log( exists.sync( __dirname ) );
// => true
console.log( exists.sync( 'beepboop' ) );
// => false
/* Async */
exists( __dirname, done );
exists( 'beepboop', done );
function done( error, bool ) {
if ( error ) {
console.error( error.message );
} else {
console.log( bool );
}
}
To use as a general utility, install the CLI package globally
npm install -g @stdlib/fs-exists-cli
Usage: exists [options] <path>
Options:
-h, --help Print this message.
-V, --version Print the package version.
stderr
.stdout
.$ exists ./../
true || <error_message>
@stdlib/fs-read-file
: read the entire contents of a file.
@stdlib/fs-read-dir
: read the entire contents of a directory.
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