how to use the dirent function from fs-extra in javascript

To use the dirent function from fs-extra in Javascript, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install fs-extra by running the following command in the terminal:
index.tsx
npm install fs-extra
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  1. Import the fs and fs-extra modules in your Javascript file:
index.tsx
const fs = require('fs');
const fse = require('fs-extra');
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  1. Use the fse.readdir function to list all files in a directory, along with their dirent information, like this:
index.tsx
// Files in a directory with their dirent information
fse.readdir(directoryPath, { withFileTypes: true }, (error, files) => {
  if (error) throw error;

  files.forEach(file => {
    console.log(file.name, file.isDirectory(), file.isFile());
  });
});
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  1. You can also use fs.readdirSync function to synchronously list all files in a directory, along with their dirent information, like this:
index.tsx
// Synchronous version of above code
const files = fs.readdirSync(directoryPath, { withFileTypes: true });

files.forEach(file => {
  console.log(file.name, file.isDirectory(), file.isFile());
});
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Note: The dirent object contains information about a directory entry, such as its name, type, and other attributes.

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