abstract-file

abstract-file

It can be used on any virtual file system, and stream supports. Inspired by vinyl. Try to keep compatibility with vinyl.

• abstract file information class

• abstract property-manager to manage the file attributes.

• abstract file operation ability
  • abstract load supports
    • load read:true, buffer:true
    • load stat
    • load content

• abstract folder/directory supports: It's the array of file object and read-dir-stream
• abstract path.js
• abstract fs: It should apply via AbstractFile.fs = fs
• abstract cwd: It should apply via fs.cwd = process.cwd

Usage

the File and Folder implementation are in the custom-file package.

API

Properties

• path (File|String): the file path. it will be internally stored as absolute path always.
  • It will get path string from the object's path attribute if it's an file object.
• cwd (String): the current working directroy.
• base (String): the base directory. used to calc the relative path. the default is cwd if it's empty.
• history (ArrayOf String): the history of the path changes.
• stat (Stat): the file stats object. the isDirectory() method be used.
• contents (String|Buffer|ArrayOf(File)|Stream): the contents of the file.
  • It's the array of File object or a read-dir-stream if the file is a folder.
• skipSize (Integer): the skipped length from beginning of contents. used by getContent(). only for buffer.
• relative (String): readonly. the relative path from path to base.
• dirname (String): readonly. the dirname of the path.
• basename (String): readonly. the basename of the path.
• extname (String): readonly. the extname of the path.

Methods

• constructor([aPath, ]aOptions[, done])
  • aPath (String): the file path. it will be stored as absolute path always.
  • aOptions (Object):
    • path (String): the same as the aPath argument.
    • cwd (String): the current working directroy.
    • base (String): the base directory. used to calc the relative path. the default is cwd if it's empty.
    • load (Boolean): whether load file data(stat and contents). defaults to false
    • read (Boolean): whether load file contents. defaults to false. only for load is true.
    • buffer (Boolean): whether load file contents as buffer or stream, defaults to true. only available for load and read both are true.
    • text (Boolean): whether load file contents as text, defaults to false. only available for load, read and buffer both are true.
  • done (Function): the callback function only available for load is true.
    • the loadSync will be used if no done function.
• load(aOptions, done): Asynchronous load file stat and content.
  • read (Boolean): whether load file contents. defaults to false.
  • buffer (Boolean): whether load file contents as buffer or stream, defaults to true. only available for read is true.
  • text (Boolean): whether load file contents as text, defaults to false. only available for read and buffer both are true.
  • done Function(err, content): the callback function. the content only available when read is true
• loadSync(aOptions): Synchronous load file stat and content.
  • read (Boolean): whether load file contents. defaults to false.
  • buffer (Boolean): whether load file contents as buffer or stream, defaults to true. only available for read is true.
  • text (Boolean): whether load file contents as text, defaults to false. only available for read and buffer both are true.
  • return contents only available when read is true
• loadContent(aOptions, done): Asynchronous load file contents.
  • buffer (Boolean): whether load file contents as buffer or stream, defaults to true.
  • text (Boolean): whether load file contents as text, defaults to false. only available for buffer is true.
  • reload (Boolean): whether force to reload the contents from the file. defaults to false.
  • overwrite (Boolean): whether assign to this.contents after loading the contents from the file. defaults to true.
  • done Function(err, content): the callback function.
• loadContentSync(aOptions): Synchronous load file contents.
  • buffer (Boolean): whether load file contents as buffer or stream, defaults to true.
  • text (Boolean): whether load file contents as text, defaults to false. only available for buffer is true.
  • reload (Boolean): whether force to reload the contents from the file. defaults to false.
  • overwrite (Boolean): whether assign to this.contents after loading the contents from the file. defaults to true.
  • return contents
• getContent(aOptions, done): Asynchronous get the file contents buffer, skipSize used. only available for File(not for folder)
  • done Function(err, content): the callback function.
• getContentSync(aOptions): Synchronous get the file contents buffer, skipSize used. only available for File(not for folder)
• loadStat(aOptions, done): Asynchronous load file stats.
  • done Function(err, stat): the callback function.
• loadStatSync(aOptions): Synchronous load file stats.
  • return stat
• pipe(stream[, options]): pipe it to the stream.
  • stream (Writable Stream): The destination stream for writing data.
  • options (Object): Pipe options
    • end (Boolean): End the writer when the reader ends. Default = true
• validate(aFile, raiseError=true): the aFile object whether is valid.
• isDirectory(): whether is directory.
• isBuffer(): whether contents is buffer.
• isStream(): whether contents is stream.
• toString(): return the path.
• replaceExt(extname): return the replaced extname's path string.

these methods should be overrides:

• _validate(aFile): the aFile object whether is valid.
• _loadContentSync(aFile)
• _loadStatSync(aFile)
• _loadContent(aFile, done): optional
• _loadStat(aFile, done): optional
• _inspect()

Changes

v0.3

• broken the default value of the buffer option is true now.

• add the reload,overwrite option to loadContent/loadContentSync

• assign the skipSize from options after loading.

• add extName readonly property
• add replaceExt method to get the replaced extname's path string.

License

MIT