findup-sync

What is findup-sync?

The findup-sync npm package is used to search for files or directories by name in the file system, starting from a given directory and moving up the directory tree until a match is found or the root is reached. It is particularly useful for finding configuration files or other resources that may be located at various levels of a directory structure.

What are findup-sync's main functionalities?

Find a file or directory by name

This feature allows you to find a file or directory by its name. The function will start searching from the current directory and move up the directory tree until it finds a match or reaches the root.

const findupSync = require('findup-sync');
const path = findupSync('filename.ext');

Use a glob pattern to find files or directories

This feature enables the use of glob patterns to find files or directories. It will return the first match found when searching up the directory tree.

const findupSync = require('findup-sync');
const path = findupSync('*.ext');

Specify a custom starting directory

With this feature, you can specify a custom starting directory from which the search will begin, rather than using the current working directory.

const findupSync = require('findup-sync');
const path = findupSync('filename.ext', { cwd: '/starting/directory' });

Other packages similar to findup-sync

glob

The 'glob' package allows for pattern matching based on the rules used by the shell (e.g., bash). It's similar to findup-sync in that it can search for files, but it does not have the built-in functionality to search up the directory tree.

globby

Globby is a wrapper around 'glob' that supports multiple patterns and provides a Promise API. It's similar to findup-sync in terms of searching for files using patterns, but like 'glob', it does not natively support searching up the directory tree.

locate-path

Locate-path is designed to find a file or directory by walking up parent directories. It's similar to findup-sync but offers a Promise-based API and is more minimalistic.

README

findup-sync

Find the first file matching a given pattern in the current directory or the nearest ancestor directory.

Getting Started

Install the module with: npm install findup-sync

var findup = require('findup-sync');

// Start looking in the CWD.
var filepath1 = findup('{a,b}*.txt');

// Start looking somewhere else, and ignore case (probably a good idea).
var filepath2 = findup('{a,b}*.txt', {cwd: '/some/path', nocase: true});

Usage

findup(patternOrPatterns [, minimatchOptions])

patternOrPatterns

Type: String or Array
Default: none

One or more wildcard glob patterns. Or just filenames.

minimatchOptions

Type: Object
Default: {}

Options to be passed to minimatch.

Note that if you want to start in a different directory than the current working directory, specify a cwd property here.