create-temp-file
v2.0.0
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Creates a temporary file, returns a write stream, a path, and cleanup functions
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create-temp-file
A tiny node module that creates a temporary file, returns a write stream, a path, and cleanup functions
example
var createTempFile = require('create-temp-file')
var ws = createTempFile()
process.stdin.pipe(ws)
process.on('exit', ws.cleanupSync)
api
var createTempFile = require('create-temp-file')
var ws = createTempFile([extension])
You can set the file extension
for the temp file, or don't set an extension. E.g. '.png'
.
ws
is a write stream to the new temporary file with the following properties:
ws.path
is the absolute path to the temporary file. E.g.'/tmp/b285e724-226c-11e5-9981-82bd40254040.png'
ws.cleanup([cb])
deletes the temporary file. Likefs.unlink
ws.cleanupSync
deletes the temporary file synchronously. Likefs.unlinkSync
If an error occurs in ws.cleanup()
or ws.cleanupSync()
, the error will be emitted. Catch any errors like this:
ws.on('error', function (e) {
throw e
})
install
With npm do:
npm install create-temp-file