create temporary files and directories
npm install mktempcreate temporary files and directories
``sh`
$ npm install mktemp
`js
import * as os from 'node:os';
import * as path from 'node:path';
import * as mktemp from 'mktemp';
const tempDir = os.tmpdir();
mktemp.createFile(path.join(tempDir, 'XXXXX.txt'), function (err, path) {
if (err) throw err;
// path match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{5}\.txt$/
console.log(path);
});
// return value match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{5}\.tmp$/
mktemp.createFileSync(path.join(tempDir, 'XXXXX.tmp'));
mktemp.createDir(path.join(tempDir, 'XXXXXXX'), function (err, path) {
if (err) throw err;
// path match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{7}$/
console.log(path);
});
// return value match a /^XXX-[\da-zA-Z]{3}$/
mktemp.createDirSync(path.join(tempDir, 'XXX-XXX'));
`
if support Promise, can use Promise style.
`js
import * as mktemp from 'mktemp';
mktemp
.createFile('XXXXX.txt')
.then(function (path) {
// path match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{5}\.txt$/
console.log(path);
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.error(err);
});
mktemp
.createDir('XXXXX')
.then(function (path) {
// path match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{5}$/
console.log(path);
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.error(err);
});
`
mktemp functions are replace to random string from placeholder "X" in template. see example:
`js`
mktemp.createFileSync('XXXXXXX'); // match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{7}$/
mktemp.createFileSync('XXX.tmp'); // match a /^[\da-zA-Z]{3}\.tmp$/
mktemp.createFileSync('XXX-XXX'); // match a /^XXX-[\da-zA-Z]{3}$/
- templateString
- - filename templatemode
- Number
- - file permission mode (default: 0o600)callback
- function(err, path)
- - callback functionerr
- : Error|Null - error objectpath
- : String - path
create blank file of unique filename. return Promise if callback is not passed.
- templateString
- - filename templatemode
- Number
- - file permission mode (default: 0o600)return
- String
- - path
sync version createFile.
- templateString
- - dirname templatemode
- Number
- - directory permission mode (default: 0o700)callback
- function(err, path)
- - callback functionerr
- : Error|Null - error objectpath
- : String - path
create directory of unique dirname. return Promise if callback is not passed.
- templateString
- - dirname templatemode
- Number
- - directory permission mode (default: 0o700)return
- String` - path
-
sync version createDir.
The MIT license.