write-json-file

write-json-file

Stringify and write JSON to a file atomically

Creates directories for you as needed.

Install

$ npm install write-json-file

Usage

import {writeJsonFile} from 'write-json-file';

await writeJsonFile('foo.json', {foo: true});

API

writeJsonFile(filePath, data, options?)

Returns a Promise.

writeJsonFile.sync(filePath, data, options?)

options

Type: object

indent

Type: string | number
Default: '\t'

Indentation as a string or number of spaces.

Pass in undefined for no formatting.

detectIndent

Type: boolean
Default: false

Detect indentation automatically if the file exists.

sortKeys

Type: boolean | Function
Default: false

Sort the keys recursively.

Optionally pass in a compare function.

replacer

Type: Function

Passed into JSON.stringify.

mode

Type: number
Default: 0o666

The mode used when writing the file.

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Related

• load-json-file - Read and parse a JSON file
• make-dir - Make a directory and its parents if needed