Node.js get file extension

Question

Im creating a file upload function in node.js with express 3.

I would like to grab the file extension of the image. so i can rename the file and then append the file

Answer 1

Try this one

const path = require('path');

function getExt(str) {
  const basename = path.basename(str);
  const firstDot = basename.indexOf('.');
  const lastDot = basename.lastIndexOf('.');
  const extname = path.extname(basename).replace(/(\.[a-z0-9]+).*/i, '$1');

  if (firstDot === lastDot) {
    return extname;
  }

  return basename.slice(firstDot, lastDot) + extname;
}

// all are `.gz`
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.gz'));
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.gz~'));
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.gz+cdf2'));
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.gz?quz=zaz'));

// all are `.tar.gz`
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.tar.gz'));
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.tar.gz~'));
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.tar.gz+cdf2'));
console.log(getExt('/home/charlike/bar/file.tar.gz?quz=zaz'));