What is infer-owner?
The infer-owner npm package is designed to infer the owner of a file or directory based on the ownership of its parent directories. It is particularly useful in file system operations where maintaining the correct file ownership is crucial, such as in deployment scripts or file management utilities. This package helps ensure that files and directories are created with the appropriate ownership, reflecting the ownership of their parent directories, thus maintaining consistency and security in file operations.
Infer ownership of a file or directory
This feature allows you to infer the ownership (user ID and group ID) of a file or directory by analyzing its parent directories. The function returns a Promise that resolves with an object containing the `uid` and `gid` of the inferred owner.
const inferOwner = require('infer-owner');
inferOwner('/path/to/file/or/directory').then(owner => {
console.log(owner); // { uid: 1000, gid: 1000 }
});