Get all files recursively in directories NodejS

Question

I have a little problem with my function. I would like to get all files in many directories. Currently, I can retrieve the files in the file passed in parameters. I would li

Answer 1

With modern JavaScript (NodeJs 10) you can use async generator function and loop through them using for-await...of

// ES modules syntax that is included by default in NodeJS 14.
// For earlier versions, use `--experimental-modules` flag
import fs from "fs/promises"

// or, without ES modules, use this:
// const fs = require('fs').promises

async function run() {
  for await (const file of getFiles()) {
    console.log(file.path)
  }
}

async function* getFiles(path = `./`) {
  const entries = await fs.readdir(path, { withFileTypes: true })

  for (let file of entries) {
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
      yield* getFiles(`${path}${file.name}/`)
    } else {
      yield { ...file, path: path + file.name }
    }
  }
}

run()