😎 Dir Parser v2 😎
dir-parser
Parse a directory and generate it's structure tree.
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1. What is dir-parser
1.1 Introduction
👍👍👍Dir parser is a powerful folder analysis tool based on nodejs, which can be used in command line or JavaScript code. There are many practical parameters that can be set to help you get the formatted folder tree and internal information.
1.2 Installation
1.2.1 Global install
- yarn:
$ yarn global add dir-parser
- npm:
$ npm install -g dir-parser
1.2.2 Local install
- yarn:
$ yarn add dir-parser
or $ yarn add dir-parser -D
- npm:
$ npm install dir-parser
or $ npm install dir-parser -D
2. Command Line
2.1 Print help info
$ parser -h
(or: $ parser --help
)
Usage: parser [options]
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-v, --version output the version number
-c, --config [config] config file, Optional.
-i, --input <input> target directory (default: "./")
-o, --output <output> output path (default: "./")
-d, --depth <depth> depth of a parse process, 0 means no limit (default: 0)
-l, --lineType <lineType> line type of tree, "dash" or "solid" (default: "solid")
-e, --excludes <excludes..> exclude some directories or files by name.
-x, --excPaths <excPaths..> exclude directories or files by path.
-p, --patterns <patterns...> filter directories or files by RegExp.
-g, --generate [fileName] generate a dir-info file to the output path, "dir-info.txt" is default.
-r, --reverse reverse the parsed dir-tree nodes.
-s, --silent not show the parsed dir-tree in terminal.
-f, --fileFirst print files first, before directories.
-F, --fileOnly pase files only.
-D, --dirOnly pase directories only, and it only takes effect when fileOnly is false.
-I, --ignores <ignores..> ignore some directories or files by name.
-N, --no-dirInfo hide file and directory number info on the result top.
-G, --glob <glob> filter files with glob patterns.
--paths <paths..> filter directories or files by path.
--includes <includes..> filter directories or files by name.
--excPatterns <excPatterns...> exclude directories or files by RegExp.
-H, --Help output chinese usage information.(打印中文帮助信息.)
-h, --help output usage information
2.2 Generate dir-tree
To run demo, you need to install express-generator
:
Run:
$ npm install -g express-generator
$ express myapp
$ cd myapp
$ parser
myapp ( Directories: 7, Files: 9 )
├── bin
│ └── www
├── public
│ ├── images/
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── stylesheets
│ └── style.css
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
└── package.json
2.3 With parameters
2.3.1 excludes
👉 Exclude some directories or files by name.
$ # git init
$ npm install
$ parser -e .git,node_modules,public
or: $ parser --excludes .git,node_modules,public
myapp ( Directories: 3, Files: 9 )
├── bin
│ └── www
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
Name has white space:
$ touch 'white space.txt'
$ parser -e '[".git", "node_modules", "public", "white space.txt"]'
$ rm -rf white\ space.txt
myapp ( Directories: 3, Files: 9 )
├── bin
│ └── www
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.2 ignores
👉 Ignore some directories or files by name.
$ parser -e node_modules -I bin,public
or: $ parser -e node_modules --ignores bin,public
myapp ( Directories: 4, Files: 8 )
├── bin/
├── public/
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.3 glob
👉 Filter by glob pattern. Note: glob pattern must be enclosed in quotation marks
$ parser -e node_modules -G '**/*.js'
or: $ parser -e node_modules --glob '**/*.js'
myapp ( Directories: 1, Files: 3 )
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
└── app.js
2.3.4 patterns
👉 Filter directories or files by RegExp.
$ parser -e node_modules -p .js$
or: $ parser -e node_modules --patterns .js$
myapp ( Directories: 1, Files: 3 )
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
└── app.js
2.3.5 lineType
👉 Line type of tree, "dash" or "solid" (default: "solid")
$ parser -e bin,node_modules -l dash
or: $ parser -e bin,node_modules --lineType dash
myapp ( Directories: 6, Files: 9 )
+-- public
¦ +-- images/
¦ +-- javascripts/
¦ +-- stylesheets
¦ +-- style.css
+-- routes
¦ +-- index.js
¦ +-- users.js
+-- views
¦ +-- error.jade
¦ +-- index.jade
¦ +-- layout.jade
+-- app.js
+-- package-lock.json
+-- package.json
2.3.6 depth
👉 Depth of a parse process, 0 means no limit (default: 0)
$ parser -e node_modules,views -d 2
or: $ parser -e node_modules,views --depth 2
myapp ( Directories: 6, Files: 6 )
├── bin
│ └── www
├── public
│ ├── images/
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── stylesheets/*
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.7 reverse
👉 Reverse the parsed dir-tree nodes.
$ parser -e node_modules,views -d 2 -r
or: $ parser -e node_modules,views -d 2 --reverse
myapp ( Directories: 6, Files: 6 )
├── routes
│ ├── users.js
│ └── index.js
├── public
│ ├── stylesheets/*
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── images/
├── bin
│ └── www
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
└── app.js
2.3.8 fileFirst
👉 Print files first, before directories.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin,views -f
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin,views --fileFirst
myapp ( Directories: 5, Files: 6 )
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── public
│ ├── images/
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── stylesheets
│ └── style.css
└── routes
├── index.js
└── users.js
2.3.9 fileOnly
👉 Pase files only.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin,views -F
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin,views --fileOnly
myapp ( Directories: 3, Files: 6 )
├── public
│ └── stylesheets
│ └── style.css
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.10 dirOnly
👉 Pase directories only, and it only takes effect when fileOnly is false.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin,views -D
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin,views --dirOnly
myapp ( Directories: 5 )
├── public
│ ├── images/
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── stylesheets/
└── routes/
2.3.11 dirInfo
👉 Hide file and directory number info on the result top.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin,public -N
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin,public --no-dirInfo
myapp
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.12 excPaths
👉 Exclude directories or files by path.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin -x myapp/public
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin -excPath myapp/public
myapp ( Directories: 2, Files: 8 )
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.13 excPatterns
👉 Exclude directories or files by RegExp.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin --excPatterns .jade$,.css$
myapp ( Directories: 6, Files: 5 )
├── public
│ ├── images/
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── stylesheets/
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views/
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.14 silent
👉 Not show the parsed dir-tree in terminal.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin,public -s
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin,public --silent
2.3.15 generate
👉 Generate a dir-info file to the output path, "dir-info.txt" is default.
$ parser -e node_modules,bin,public -sg
or: $ parser -e node_modules,bin,public -s --generate
$ cat dir-info.txt
myapp ( Directories: 2, Files: 8 )
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.3.16 config
👉 Config file, Optional.
$ touch parser.conf.json
$ vi parser.conf.json
{
"directory": "./",
"excludes": [ ".git", "node_modules", "bin", "public", "parser.conf.json" ],
"depth": "2",
"generate": "info.txt"
}
$ parser -c ./parser.conf.json
myapp ( Directories: 2, Files: 9 )
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── dir-info.txt
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
2.4 Use multiple commands together
parser -e node_modules,bin -I views -d 2 -Nr
myapp
├── views/
├── routes
│ ├── users.js
│ └── index.js
├── public
│ ├── stylesheets/*
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── images/
├── parser.conf.json
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
├── info.txt
├── dir-info.txt
└── app.js
3. In JavaScript
3.1 Interface
3.1.1 Main Function-parser
parser(dirPath: string, options: Options): Promise<Parsed>
3.1.2 Options
interface Options {
depth?: number;
reverse?: boolean;
fileFirst?: boolean;
fileOnly?: boolean;
dirOnly?: boolean;
getFiles?: boolean;
getChildren?: boolean;
dirTree?: boolean;
dirInfo?: boolean;
lineType?: 'solid' | 'dash';
excludes?: Array<string>;
excPaths?: Array<string>;
excPatterns?: Array<string>;
ignores: Array<string>;
includes: Array<string>;
paths?: Array<string>;
patterns?: Array<string>;
glob?: string;
}
3.1.3 Parsed
interface Parsed extends DirInfo {
dirTree: string;
children: Array<DirInfo | FileInfo>
files: Array<FileInfo>
}
3.1.4 DirInfo
interface DirInfo {
name: string;
type: 'directory';
size: number;
size_kb: number;
path: string;
absPath: string;
dir: string;
absDir: string;
dirNum: number;
fileNum: number;
children: Array<DirInfo | FileInfo>
}
3.1.5 FileInfo
interface FileInfo {
name: string;
base: string;
ext: string;
type: 'file';
size: number;
size_kb: number;
path: string;
absPath: string;
dir: string;
absDir: string;
}
3.2 Get dir-tree
3.2.1 Make dir-tree example
$ npm install dir-parser funclib
$ touch test.js
$ vi test.js
const fn = require('funclib');
const parser = require('dir-parser');
parser('./', {
excludes: ['.git', 'node_modules'],
}).then(parsed => {
fn.log(parsed.dirTree, '# parsed.dirTree');
});
3.2.2 Run dir-tree example
$ node test.js
==================================================================
[09:48:55] # parsed.dirTree
------------------------------------------------------------------
myapp
├── bin
│ └── www
├── public
│ ├── images/
│ ├── javascripts/
│ └── stylesheets
│ └── style.css
├── routes
│ ├── index.js
│ └── users.js
├── views
│ ├── error.jade
│ ├── index.jade
│ └── layout.jade
├── app.js
├── dir-info.txt
├── info.txt
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── parser.conf.json
└── test.js
==================================================================
3.3 Get dir-info
3.3.1 Make dir-info example
$ vi test.js
parser('./', {
excludes: ['.git', 'node_modules'],
}).then(parsed => {
console.log(fn.pretty(fn.pick(parsed, prop => prop !== 'dirTree')));
});
3.3.2 Run dir-info example
$ node test.js
{
"name": "myapp",
"type": "directory",
"path": "./",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp",
"dir": ".",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser",
"dirNum": 7,
"fileNum": 14
}
3.3.3 Make dir-children example
$ vi test.js
parser('./', {
excludes: ['.git', 'node_modules', 'public'],
getFiles: true,
getChildren: true,
dirTree: false
}).then(parsed => {
console.log(fn.pretty(parsed.children));
});
3.3.4 Run dir-children example
$ node test.js
[
{
"name": "bin",
"type": "directory",
"size": 1591,
"size_kb": "1.55kb",
"path": "bin",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/bin",
"dir": ".",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp",
"dirNum": 0,
"fileNum": 1,
"children": [
{
"name": "www",
"base": "www",
"ext": "",
"type": "file",
"size": 1591,
"size_kb": "1.55kb",
"path": "bin/www",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/bin/www",
"dir": "bin",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/bin"
}
]
},
{
"name": "routes",
"type": "directory",
"size": 408,
"size_kb": "0.4kb",
"path": "routes",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes",
"dir": ".",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp",
"dirNum": 0,
"fileNum": 2,
"children": [
{
"name": "index.js",
"base": "index",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 205,
"size_kb": "0.2kb",
"path": "routes/index.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes/index.js",
"dir": "routes",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes"
},
{
"name": "users.js",
"base": "users",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 203,
"size_kb": "0.2kb",
"path": "routes/users.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes/users.js",
"dir": "routes",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes"
}
]
},
{
"name": "app.js",
"base": "app",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 1075,
"size_kb": "1.05kb",
"path": "app.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/app.js",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "dir-info.txt",
"base": "dir-info",
"ext": ".txt",
"type": "file",
"size": 277,
"size_kb": "0.27kb",
"path": "dir-info.txt",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/dir-info.txt",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "info.txt",
"base": "info",
"ext": ".txt",
"type": "file",
"size": 301,
"size_kb": "0.29kb",
"path": "info.txt",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/info.txt",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "package-lock.json",
"base": "package-lock",
"ext": ".json",
"type": "file",
"size": 68550,
"size_kb": "66.94kb",
"path": "package-lock.json",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/package-lock.json",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "package.json",
"base": "package",
"ext": ".json",
"type": "file",
"size": 347,
"size_kb": "0.34kb",
"path": "package.json",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/package.json",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "parser.conf.json",
"base": "parser.conf",
"ext": ".json",
"type": "file",
"size": 145,
"size_kb": "0.14kb",
"path": "parser.conf.json",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/parser.conf.json",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "test.js",
"base": "test",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 554,
"size_kb": "0.54kb",
"path": "test.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/test.js",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
}
]
3.3.5 Make dir-files example
$ vi test.js
parser('./', {
excludes: ['.git', 'node_modules', 'public'],
getFiles: true,
getChildren: true,
dirTree: false
}).then(parsed => {
console.log(fn.pretty(parsed.files));
});
3.3.6 Run dir-files example
$ node test.js
[
{
"name": "www",
"base": "www",
"ext": "",
"type": "file",
"size": 1591,
"size_kb": "1.55kb",
"path": "bin/www",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/bin/www",
"dir": "bin",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/bin"
},
{
"name": "index.js",
"base": "index",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 205,
"size_kb": "0.2kb",
"path": "routes/index.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes/index.js",
"dir": "routes",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes"
},
{
"name": "users.js",
"base": "users",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 203,
"size_kb": "0.2kb",
"path": "routes/users.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes/users.js",
"dir": "routes",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/routes"
},
{
"name": "error.jade",
"base": "error",
"ext": ".jade",
"type": "file",
"size": 84,
"size_kb": "0.08kb",
"path": "views/error.jade",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/views/error.jade",
"dir": "views",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/views"
},
{
"name": "index.jade",
"base": "index",
"ext": ".jade",
"type": "file",
"size": 66,
"size_kb": "0.06kb",
"path": "views/index.jade",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/views/index.jade",
"dir": "views",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/views"
},
{
"name": "layout.jade",
"base": "layout",
"ext": ".jade",
"type": "file",
"size": 125,
"size_kb": "0.12kb",
"path": "views/layout.jade",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/views/layout.jade",
"dir": "views",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/views"
},
{
"name": "app.js",
"base": "app",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 1075,
"size_kb": "1.05kb",
"path": "app.js",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/app.js",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "dir-info.txt",
"base": "dir-info",
"ext": ".txt",
"type": "file",
"size": 277,
"size_kb": "0.27kb",
"path": "dir-info.txt",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/dir-info.txt",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "info.txt",
"base": "info",
"ext": ".txt",
"type": "file",
"size": 301,
"size_kb": "0.29kb",
"path": "info.txt",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/info.txt",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "package-lock.json",
"base": "package-lock",
"ext": ".json",
"type": "file",
"size": 68550,
"size_kb": "66.94kb",
"path": "package-lock.json",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/package-lock.json",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "package.json",
"base": "package",
"ext": ".json",
"type": "file",
"size": 347,
"size_kb": "0.34kb",
"path": "package.json",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/package.json",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "parser.conf.json",
"base": "parser.conf",
"ext": ".json",
"type": "file",
"size": 145,
"size_kb": "0.14kb",
"path": "parser.conf.json",
"absPath": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp/parser.conf.json",
"dir": "",
"absDir": "/Users/cntower/code/@cntower/dir-parser/myapp"
},
{
"name": "test.js",
"base": "test",
"ext": ".js",
"type": "file",
"size": 303,
"size_kb": "0.3kb",
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