Write data to a file.
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> Write data to a file.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/fs-write-file
`javascript`
var writeFile = require( '@stdlib/fs-write-file' );
#### writeFile( file, data\[, options], clbk )
Asynchronously writes data to a file.
`javascript
var join = require( 'path' ).join;
var fpath = join( __dirname, 'examples', 'fixtures', 'file.txt' );
writeFile( fpath, 'beep boop\n', onWrite );
function onWrite( error ) {
if ( error ) {
throw error;
}
}
`
The data argument may be either a string or a [Buffer][@stdlib/buffer/ctor].
`javascript
var join = require( 'path' ).join;
var string2buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-from-string' );
var fpath = join( __dirname, 'examples', 'fixtures', 'file.txt' );
writeFile( fpath, string2buffer( 'beep boop\n' ), onWrite );
function onWrite( error ) {
if ( error ) {
throw error;
}
}
`
The function accepts the same options and has the same defaults as [fs.writeFile()][node-fs].
#### writeFile.sync( file, data\[, options] )
Synchronously writes data to a file.
`javascript
var join = require( 'path' ).join;
var fpath = join( __dirname, 'examples', 'fixtures', 'file.txt' );
var err = writeFile.sync( fpath, 'beep boop\n' );
if ( err instanceof Error ) {
throw err;
}
`
The function accepts the same options and has the same defaults as [fs.writeFileSync()][node-fs].
- The difference between this writeFile.sync and [fs.writeFileSync()][node-fs] is that [fs.writeFileSync()][node-fs] will throw if an error is encountered (e.g., if given a non-existent directory path) and this API will return an error. Hence, the following anti-pattern
`javascript
var fs = require( 'fs' );
// Check for directory path existence to prevent an error being thrown...
if ( fs.existsSync( '/path/to' ) ) {
fs.writeFileSync( '/path/to/file.txt', 'beep boop\n' );
}
`
can be replaced by an approach which addresses existence via error handling.
`javascript
var writeFile = require( '@stdlib/fs-write-file' );
// Explicitly handle the error...
var err = writeFile.sync( '/path/to/file.txt', 'beep boop\n' );
if ( err instanceof Error ) {
// You choose what to do...
throw err;
}
`
`javascript
var join = require( 'path' ).join;
var writeFile = require( '@stdlib/fs-write-file' );
var fpath = join( __dirname, 'examples', 'fixtures', 'file.txt' );
// Synchronously write data to a file:
var err = writeFile.sync( fpath, 'beep boop\n', 'utf8' );
// returns null
console.log( err instanceof Error );
// => false
// Asynchronously write data to a file:
writeFile( fpath, 'beep boop\n', onWrite );
function onWrite( error ) {
if ( error ) {
console.error( 'Error: %s', error.message );
}
console.log( 'Success!' );
}
`
- [@stdlib/fs-write-file-cli][@stdlib/fs-write-file-cli]: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
- [@stdlib/fs-exists][@stdlib/fs/exists]: test whether a path exists on the filesystem.
- [@stdlib/fs-read-file][@stdlib/fs/read-file]: read the entire contents of a file.
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