FSON

File System Object Notation - A function constructing json-like javascript objects from directory tree. Folders become JavaScript Objects. Files in a folder - properties of the object. As a result an fs tree

• settings
  • foo
    • config.json
    • data.json
  • bar
    • config.json

will produce javascript objects:

{
 "foo": {
    "config": "config.json contents come here",
    "data": "and data.json contents"
  },
  "bar": {
    "config": 1234
  }
}

and dotted filenames are broken into multiple objects. For example reading settings:

• settings
  • foo.bar
    • config.json
  • exam.ple.json

will result in

{
  "foo": {
    "bar":{
      "config":"config.json contents"
    }
  },
  "exam":{
    "ple": "exam.ple.json contents"
  }
}

Example usage:

var SETTINGS_PATH = '/etc/nodeApp';
require('fson')(SETTINGS_PATH, function (error, settings) {
  //use settings
});