detect-file

Detects if a file exists and returns the resolved filepath.
Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save detect-fileInstall with yarn:
$ yarn add detect-fileUsage
var detect = require('detect-file');API
detect
Detect the given filepath if it exists.
Params
filepath{String}: filepath to detect.options{Object}: Additional options.options.nocase{Boolean}: Set this totrueto force case-insensitive filename checks. This is useful on case sensitive file systems.returns{String}: Returns the detected filepath if it exists, otherwise returnsnull.
Example
var res = detect('package.json');
console.log(res);
//=> "package.json"
var res = detect('fake-file.json');
console.log(res)
//=> nullCase sensitive file systems
When using the nocase option, this library will attempt
to detect the filepath with the following methods:
- Try to read all files in the
filepathusingfs.readdirSync. If successful andfilepathis a directory, return thefilepath. - Try to read all files in the
filepath’s directory usingfs.readdirSync. If successful, do case insensitive comparasions of thefilepathto the files infilepath’s directory.
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Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Building docs
(This project’s readme.md is generated by verb, please don’t edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)
To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verbRunning tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm testAuthor
Brian Woodward
License
Copyright © 2017, Brian Woodward. Released under the MIT License.
This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.6.0, on August 05, 2017.