Creates a temporary file, returns a write stream, a path, and cleanup functions
npm install create-temp-filecreate-temp-file
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> A tiny node module that creates a temporary file, returns a write stream, a path, and cleanup functions
js
var createTempFile = require('create-temp-file')
var ws = createTempFile()
process.stdin.pipe(ws)
process.on('exit', ws.cleanupSync)
`
api
`js
var createTempFile = require('create-temp-file')
`
var ws = createTempFile([extension])
You can set the file extension for the temp file, or don't set an extension. E.g. '.png'.
ws is a write stream to the new temporary file with the following properties:
- ws.path is the absolute path to the temporary file. E.g. '/tmp/b285e724-226c-11e5-9981-82bd40254040.png'
- ws.cleanup([cb]) deletes the temporary file. Like fs.unlink
- ws.cleanupSync deletes the temporary file synchronously. Like fs.unlinkSync
If an error occurs in ws.cleanup() or ws.cleanupSync(), the error will be emitted. Catch any errors like this:
`js
ws.on('error', function (e) {
throw e
})
``