Better file copier

Self proclaimed better file copier then the rest.

Better file copier is a node package to allow you to copy a file or folder. Yeah.... as simple as that...

But why bother making one?

Why?

• Because some major folder recursive copy package are unable to handle big file (greater than 0x1fffffe8 characters). Better Copy will copy anything regardless it size!
• Another file copier may hit your RAM harder the larger the file you copy. Better file copier will ensure that won't happen!
• More customize event on the process of copying, such as onBeforeCopy, or onAfterCopy, etc
• Options to switch into the OS' native file copy command
• Because I'm bored!

Usage

Bare minimum command :

const bCopy = require('better-copy');

//bCopy(from, to, options, callback)
bCopy('/path/to/your/moreThan2TBFiles.ext', '/path/to/destination/file.ext')

// the process is asynchronous
await bCopy('/path/to/your/moreThan2TBFiles.ext', '/path/to/destination/file.ext')

const bCopy = require('better-copy');

//use callback instead of the default promise
bCopy('/path/to/your/moreThan2TBFiles.ext', '/path/to/destination/file.ext', 
(result) => {
	console.log(result)
})


//...is equal with :
bCopy('/path/to/your/moreThan2TBFiles.ext', '/path/to/destination/file.ext')
.then((result) => {
	console.log(result)
})

Resolved result is an iterable object containing pairs of source & destination path :

{
    "/source/path/1" : [
	    "/destination/path/1",
	    "/destination/path/2"
	    ...
	    ]
	"/source/path/2" : [...]
}

A single command to copy both file or folders :

const bCopy = require('better-copy');

// copy file to a directory, assuming the same file name
bCopy('/path/to/your/file.txt', '/path/to/destination/folder');

// copy directory recursively
bCopy('/path/to/your/folder', '/path/to/destination/folder');

Copy from & into multiple file/directory at once:

const bCopy = require('better-copy');

// use an array as parameter for more than one input path
bCopy(['/path/to/your/folder1', '/path/to/some/file.txt'], '/path/to/destination/folder');

// Copy some file from multiple source into multiple directory
bCopy(['/path/to/your/folder1', '/path/to/some/file.txt'], 
	[
		'/path/to/destination/folder', 
		'/path/to/other/folder'
	]);

Get content of directory recursively Walk a directory

const bCopy = require('better-copy');

var dirContent = await bCopy.walk("your/directory/path");

Walk a directory

const bCopy = require('better-copy');

// use an array as parameter for more than one input path
bCopy.walk("your/directory/path", {
    onFile : function(filepath, stats) {
        // when meet a file
        console.log("File:", arguments);
    },
    onDir : function(filepath, stats) {
        // when meet a folder
        console.log("folder", arguments);
    }
})
.then((folderContents) => {
    // the recursive content of folder in array format
    console.log("Walk finished", folderContents)
})

Options

Default options

// The default value of the options parameter
bCopy('/path/to/your/folder1', '/path/to/destination/folder', 
	{
		filter:function(from, to) {
			// return false to exclude
			// return true to include
			return true;
		},
		onAfterCopy : function(from, to) {},
		onBeforeCopy : function(from, to) {},
		overwrite : false, // will overwrite the target if set true
		useShell : false, // use shell copy if possible (not all OS are supported)
				
	});

Filtering example

// Copy only the zip file
var path = require('path');
copy('F:/source/', ['F:/destination/'], {
	filter:function(from, to) {
		console.log("handling ", from);
		if (path.extname(from).toLowerCase() == '.zip') {
			console.log("extension is zip, skipping")
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}
})
.then(function(result) {
	console.log("Copied files :", result)
})

Example : onAfterCopy

// delete source file after successfull copy (aka: move)
bCopy('/path/to/your/folder1', '/path/to/destination/folder', 
	{
		onAfterCopy : function(from, to) {
			fs.unlink(from);
		},
	});

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2020 Dreamsaviors

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