path-type
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Package description
The path-type npm package is a simple utility that provides functions to check the type of a filesystem path. It can determine whether a path is a file, directory, symbolic link, etc. It is useful for validating paths and handling them conditionally based on their type.
isFile
Checks if a path is a file.
const pathType = require('path-type');
pathType.isFile('source.js').then(isFile => {
console.log(isFile); //=> true or false
});isDirectory
Checks if a path is a directory.
const pathType = require('path-type');
pathType.isDirectory('source').then(isDirectory => {
console.log(isDirectory); //=> true or false
});isSymlink
Checks if a path is a symbolic link.
const pathType = require('path-type');
pathType.isSymlink('link').then(isSymlink => {
console.log(isSymlink); //=> true or false
});fs-extra is a package that extends the built-in fs module, providing additional methods and also includes the functionality to check path types. It is more comprehensive than path-type as it includes file system operations beyond type checking.
fs-promise is a package that promisifies the Node.js fs module and adds support for promises to file system operations, including checking if a path is a file or directory. It is similar to path-type but is integrated with the fs module's other functionalities.
Readme
Check if a path is a file, directory, or symlink
$ npm install path-type
import {isFile} from 'path-type';
console.log(await isFile('package.json'));
//=> true
Check whether the passed path is a file.
Returns a Promise<boolean>.
Type: string
The path to check.
Check whether the passed path is a directory.
Returns a Promise<boolean>.
Check whether the passed path is a symlink.
Returns a Promise<boolean>.
Synchronously check whether the passed path is a file.
Returns a boolean.
Synchronously check whether the passed path is a directory.
Returns a boolean.
Synchronously check whether the passed path is a symlink.
Returns a boolean.
FAQs
Check if a path is a file, directory, or symlink
The npm package path-type receives a total of 46,101,475 weekly downloads. As such, path-type popularity was classified as popular.
We found that path-type demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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