Resolve a path by walking parent directories.
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> Resolve a path by walking parent directories.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path
`javascript`
var resolveParentPath = require( '@stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path' );
#### resolveParentPath( path\[, options], clbk )
Asynchronously resolves a path by walking parent directories.
`javascript
resolveParentPath( 'package.json', onPath );
function onPath( error, path ) {
if ( error ) {
throw error;
}
console.log( path );
// => '...'
}
`
The function accepts the following options:
- dir: base directory from which to begin walking. May be either an absolute path or a path relative to the current working directory.
By default, the function begins walking from the current working directory. To specify an alternative directory, set the dir option.
`javascript
var opts = {
'dir': __dirname
};
resolveParentPath( 'package.json', opts, onPath );
function onPath( error, path ) {
if ( error ) {
throw error;
}
console.log( path );
// => '...'
}
`
#### resolveParentPath.sync( path\[, options] )
Synchronously resolves a path by walking parent directories.
`javascript`
var path = resolveParentPath.sync( 'package.json' );
// returns '...'
The function accepts the same options as resolveParentPath().
- If unable to resolve a path, both functions return null.path.resolve
- This implementation is not similar in functionality to core [][node-core-path-resolve]. The latter performs string manipulation to generate a full path. This implementation walks parent directories to perform a search, thereby touching the file system. Accordingly, this implementation resolves a _real_ absolute file path and is intended for use when a target's location in a parent directory is unknown relative to a child directory; e.g., when wanting to find a package root from deep within a package directory.
`javascript
var resolveParentPath = require( '@stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path' );
var opts = {
'dir': __dirname
};
/ Sync /
var out = resolveParentPath.sync( 'package.json', opts );
// returns '...'
out = resolveParentPath.sync( 'non_existent_basename' );
// returns null
/ Async /
resolveParentPath( 'package.json', opts, onPath );
resolveParentPath( './../non_existent_path', onPath );
function onPath( error, path ) {
if ( error ) {
throw error;
}
console.log( path );
}
`
- [@stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path-cli][@stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path-cli]: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
- [@stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path-by][@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path-by]: resolve a path according to a predicate function by walking parent directories.
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