Introduction

This library helps to mask the underlying folder structure and simluates that all the files are stored under a single folder.
For example:
``js
/* test-1
|
-- a.txt
-- b.txt

test-2
|
-- c.txt
-- d.txt
-- sub-dir
|
-- x.txt
-- y.txt

test-3
|
-- e.txt
-- a.txt
*/
`

For the consumer of the library it will look like all the folders are merged from left to right and now under same folder.

`js
/*
-- b.txt
-- c.txt
-- c.txt
-- d.txt
-- sub-dir
|
-- x.txt
-- y.txt
-- e.txt
-- a.txt (since we are mergeing from left to right a.txt from test-1 gets overwritten by a.txt of test-3)
*/
`

This library simulates the behaviour of the broccoli-merge-trees

Usage

Constructor can take inputs of the type string, BroccoliNode or FSMerger expected format of Object explained here

`js
let FSMerge = require('fs-merger');
let fs = new FSMerge(['test-1', 'test-2', 'test-3']);
/* test-1
|
-- a.txt
-- b.txt

test-2
|
-- c.txt
-- d.txt
-- sub-dir
|
-- x.txt
-- y.txt

test-3
|
-- e.txt
-- a.txt
*/
let contentB = fs.readFileSync('b.txt'); // content of test-1/b.txt
let contentSubDir = fs.readFileSync('sub-dir/x.txt'); //content of test-2/sub-dir/x.txt
let contentA = fs.readFileSync('a.txt'); // content of test-3/a.txt; here we merge left to right, duplicate files are overwritten
`

FSMerger Special Object

This kind of input is supported only to help broccoli-persistent-filter to reduce the number of merges and funnels needed to be performed before it is passed down to
persistent filter's constructor is called.

This library will help in avoding unneccesary merge required before calling broccoli-persistent-filter plugin.

For example:
`js
// filter.js
const Filter = require('broccoli-persistent-filter');
class TestFilter extends Filter {
constructor(nodes) {
super(nodes);
}

processString(content) {
return content.replace(/broccoli/gi, filter);
}
};
`
`js
/* input structure
fixture
|
-- docs
|
-- c.txt
-- d.txt
-- example
|
-- map.js
*/
`

`js
// BrocFile.js
const Funnel = require('broccoli-funnel');
const MergeTree = require('broccoli-merge-trees');
let mergedTree = new MergeTree([
new Funnel('fixture/docs', {
destDir: 'documents'
}),
new Funnel('fixture/example', {
getDestinationPath: function (relativePath) {
if (relativePath.includes('map.js')) {
return 'metal.js';
}
return relativePath;
}
}),
]);
module.exports = new TestFilter(mergedTree);
`

`sh
broccoli build dist

output

dist

|

--documents

|

-- c.txt

-- d.txt

--example

|

-- metal.js

`
With this new library we can write the same above as following once PR is merged into broccoli-persistent-filter.

`js

let FSMergerObjectWithPrefix = {
root: 'fixture/docs',
prefix: 'documents'
}

let FSMergerObjectWithFileDest = {
root: 'fixture/example',
getDestinationPath: function (relativePath) {
if (relativePath.includes('map.js')) {
return 'metal.js';
}
return relativePath;
}
}

module.exports = new TestFilter([FSMergerObjectWithPrefix, FSMergerObjectWithFileDest]);

`

This new library helped in removing two funnels which where used only for the sake of renaming at the output of persitent filter and mergeTree was performed because persitent filter was restricted to accept only one inputNode.

FSMerger.fs

FSMerge.fs is a proxy for the file operations and few whitelisted fsmerger operations

Following are the operation which FSMerger.fs supports

All these are standard fs operations. Refer node guide for file handling
* readFileSync
* existsSync
* lstatSync
* statSync
* readdirSync
* readdir

Following are specfic to FSMerger
* readFileMeta

Reads the filemeta passed down while creating the new FSMerger instance for a specific root.
Ex:
`js
/*
fixture
|
-- docs
|
-- c.txt
-- d.txt
*/
let FSMergerObjectWithPrefix = {
root: 'fixture/docs',
prefix: 'documents'
}
let FSMerge = require('fs-merger');
let fsmerge = new FSMerge([FSMergerObjectWithPrefix]);
let filemeta = fsmerge.fs.readFileMeta('c.txt');
/*
filemeta will look something like this
{
path: 'fixture/docs/c.txt',
prefix: 'document'
getDestinationPath: undefined
}
*/

`
* at

This function is used to retrive file from a specfic input path (or root) directory. This function can used when we have same filename in mulitple inputPaths and we want spicific inputPath
ex:
`js
let FSMerge = require('fs-merger');
let fsmerge = new FSMerge(['test-1', 'test-2', 'test-3']);
/* test-1
|
-- a.txt
-- b.txt

test-2
|
-- c.txt
-- d.txt
-- sub-dir
|
-- x.txt
-- y.txt

test-3
|
-- e.txt
-- a.txt
*/
let contentA = fs.readFileSync('a.txt'); // content of test-3/a.txt; here we merge left to right, duplicate files are overwritten
let contentB = fsmerge.fs.at(0).readFileSync('a.txt'); // content of test-1/a.txt
let contentC = fsmerge.fs.at(2).readFileSync('a.txt'); // content of test-3/a.txt; here we merge left to right, duplicate files are overwritten
let contentSubDir = fsmerge.fs.at(1).readFileSync('sub-dir/x.txt'); //content of test-2/sub-dir/x.txt
`


* entries - performs same functionality as in walk-sync. Refer the walk-sync guide here.

* relativePathTo - Converts an absolute path into a relativePath and an at` index
suitable for use when calling the other FSMerger methods.