Creating Directories using NPM Module fs-extra

Question

I need some help.

I need to be able to create a directory structure which looks like the following:

parent
  child1
    folder1
    folder2
  child2
    folder1
    folder2

I'm currently using fs-extra (npm module). My issue is that the folder structure needs to be read from a .JSON file. When running say buildDir.js, it should read the .JSON file and create the above structure under a dist (distribution) folder. My current .JSON files looks like:

{
    "directories": [
        {
            "type": "folder",
            "name": "parent",
            "path": "parent/child1"
        },
        ...
    ]
}

p.s I'm quite new to Javascript so my code my be a little sparse in places. Any help would be great.

what did you try so far? – Arpit Solanki Jul 05 '17 at 08:44 — Arpit Solanki, Jul 05 '17 at 08:44

skiilaa · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-05T09:17:45.007

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var parsedJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("directories.json", "UTF-8"));
parsedJson.directories.forEach(function(value){
    if(value.type == "folder"){
        fs.mkdirSync(value.path);
    }
});
console.log("It worked!");

edited Jul 05 '17 at 09:17

answered Jul 05 '17 at 08:52

skiilaa

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Thanks for the reply. If the .JSON file is name directories.json, would the above look like: var parsedJson = JSON.parse(./directories.json); – sudodashell Jul 05 '17 at 08:58
@sudodashell Edited it to include that. – skiilaa Jul 05 '17 at 08:59
it worked! what would be the best way to log it out to the console like console.log("it worked") once all dirs have been created? – sudodashell Jul 05 '17 at 09:16
@sudodashell Add the console.log after the foreach. – skiilaa Jul 05 '17 at 09:17

Creating Directories using NPM Module fs-extra

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