@humanfs/memory

by Nicholas C. Zakas

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Description

The humanfs bindings for using memory instead of writing to disk.

[!WARNING] This project is experimental and may change significantly before v1.0.0. Use at your own caution and definitely not in production!

Installation

Node.js

Install using your favorite package manager for Node.js:

npm install @humanfs/memory

# or

pnpm install @humanfs/memory

# or

yarn add @humanfs/memory

# or

bun install @humanfs/memory

Then you can import the Hfs class like this:

import { hfs } from "@humanfs/memory";

Deno

Install using JSR:

deno add @humanfs/memory

# or

jsr add @humanfs/memory

Then you can import the Hfs class like this:

import { hfs } from "@humanfs/memory";

Browser

It's recommended to import the minified version to save bandwidth:

import { hfs } from "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@humanfs/memory?min";

However, you can also import the unminified version for debugging purposes:

import { hfs } from "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@humanfs/memory";

Usage

The easiest way to use humanfs in your project is to import the hfs object:

import { hfs } from "@humanfs/memory";

Then, you can use the API methods:

// 1. Files

// read from a text file
const text = await hfs.text("file.txt");

// read from a JSON file
const json = await hfs.json("file.json");

// read raw bytes from a text file
const arrayBuffer = await hfs.arrayBuffer("file.txt");

// write text to a file
await hfs.write("file.txt", "Hello world!");

// write bytes to a file
await hfs.write("file.txt", new TextEncoder().encode("Hello world!"));

// append text to a file
await hfs.append("file.txt", "Hello world!");

// append bytes to a file
await hfs.append("file.txt", new TextEncoder().encode("Hello world!"));

// does the file exist?
const found = await hfs.isFile("file.txt");

// how big is the file?
const size = await hfs.size("file.txt");

// when was the file modified?
const mtime = await hfs.lastModified("file.txt");

// copy a file from one location to another
await hfs.copy("file.txt", "file-copy.txt");

// move a file from one location to another
await hfs.move("file.txt", "renamed.txt");

// delete a file
await hfs.delete("file.txt");

// 2. Directories

// create a directory
await hfs.createDirectory("dir");

// create a directory recursively
await hfs.createDirectory("dir/subdir");

// does the directory exist?
const dirFound = await hfs.isDirectory("dir");

// copy the entire directory
hfs.copyAll("from-dir", "to-dir");

// move the entire directory
hfs.moveAll("from-dir", "to-dir");

// delete a directory
await hfs.delete("dir");

// delete a non-empty directory
await hfs.deleteAll("dir");

If you'd like to create your own instance, import the MemoryHfs constructor:

import { MemoryHfs } from "@humanfs/memory";

const hfs = new MemoryHfs();

If you'd like to use just the impl, import the MemoryHfsImpl constructor:

import { MemoryHfsImpl } from "@humanfs/memory";

const hfs = new MemoryHfsImpl();

License

Apache 2.0