how to use the close function from the fs-extra library in typescript

To use the close function from the fs-extra library in TypeScript, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install the fs-extra library using npm:

    npm install fs-extra
    
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  2. Import the fs-extra library and the promises module from Node.js:

    index.ts
    import { promises as fs } from 'fs-extra';
    
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  3. Call the close function on the file descriptor:

    index.ts
    const fileDescriptor = await fs.open('file.txt', 'w');
    await fs.close(fileDescriptor);
    
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    The close function takes the file descriptor as an argument and returns a promise that resolves when the file is closed. You can use the await keyword to wait for the promise to resolve.

Here's an example of how to use the close function to write data to a file and then close it:

index.ts
import { promises as fs } from 'fs-extra';

async function writeFileAndClose() {
  const fileDescriptor = await fs.open('file.txt', 'w');
  await fs.write(fileDescriptor, 'Hello, world!');
  await fs.close(fileDescriptor);
}

writeFileAndClose().catch(console.error);
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In this example, the writeFileAndClose function opens the file 'file.txt' for writing, writes the string 'Hello, world!' to it using the write function, and then closes the file using the close function. The catch function is used to log any errors that occur during the file handling.

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