is-text-path

What is is-text-path?

The is-text-path npm package is a simple utility to check if a given file path points to a text file. It helps in determining whether a file is a text file based on its extension.

What are is-text-path's main functionalities?

Check if a path is a text file

This feature allows you to check if a given file path points to a text file. The function returns true if the file is a text file based on its extension, otherwise false.

const isTextPath = require('is-text-path');

const filePath = 'example.txt';
const result = isTextPath(filePath);
console.log(result); // true

Other packages similar to is-text-path

is-binary-path

The is-binary-path package checks if a given file path points to a binary file. It is similar to is-text-path but focuses on binary files instead of text files.

file-type

The file-type package detects the file type of a Buffer or Uint8Array. It is more comprehensive than is-text-path as it can identify a wide range of file types, not just text files.

mime

The mime package is used to look up the MIME type of a file based on its extension. It provides more detailed information about the file type compared to is-text-path, which only checks if a file is a text file.

README

is-text-path

Check if a file path is a text file

Install

npm install is-text-path

Usage

import isTextPath from 'is-text-path';

isTextPath('source/unicorn.txt');
//=> true

isTextPath('source/unicorn.png');
//=> false

Related

• text-extensions - List of text file extensions
• is-binary-path - Check if a file path is a binary file