(Node.js) Iterate over Files and Directories in Filesystem Directory Tree

Demonstrates how to use the Chilkat DirTree object/class to iterate over the names of files and sub-directories in a directory tree.

This example iterates over a directory tree that contains these files and sub-directories:

a
    images (sub-directory)
        dudeA.gif
        Thumbs.db
    hamlet.xml
    pigs.xml
    Setup.exe
b
    yyy (sub-directory)
    zzz (sub-directory)
        HelloWorld123.txt
        test123.txt
    dude.gif
    dudeC.gif
    hello.txt
    Thumbs.db
test123.txt

(sub-directory)
Relative Path: a
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a
----
(sub-directory)
Relative Path: b
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b
----
Size in bytes: 15
Relative Path: test123.txt
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\test123.txt
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\test123.txt
----
Size in bytes: 279658
Relative Path: a\hamlet.xml
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a\hamlet.xml
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a\hamlet.xml
----
(sub-directory)
Relative Path: a\images
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a\images
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a\images
----
Size in bytes: 8463
Relative Path: a\pigs.xml
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a\pigs.xml
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a\pigs.xml
----
Size in bytes: 24576
Relative Path: a\Setup.exe
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a\Setup.exe
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a\Setup.exe
----
Size in bytes: 6221
Relative Path: b\dude.gif
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\dude.gif
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\dude.gif
----
Size in bytes: 6221
Relative Path: b\dudeC.gif
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\dudeC.gif
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\dudeC.gif
----
Size in bytes: 13
Relative Path: b\hello.txt
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\hello.txt
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\hello.txt
----
Size in bytes: 10240
Relative Path: b\Thumbs.db
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\Thumbs.db
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\Thumbs.db
----
(sub-directory)
Relative Path: b\yyy
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\yyy
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\yyy
----
(sub-directory)
Relative Path: b\zzz
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\zzz
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\zzz
----
Size in bytes: 6221
Relative Path: a\images\dudeA.gif
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a\images\dudeA.gif
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a\images\dudeA.gif
----
Size in bytes: 6144
Relative Path: a\images\Thumbs.db
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\a\images\Thumbs.db
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\a\images\Thumbs.db
----
Size in bytes: 6080
Relative Path: b\zzz\HelloWorld123.txt
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\zzz\HelloWorld123.txt
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\zzz\HelloWorld123.txt
----
Size in bytes: 15
Relative Path: b\zzz\test123.txt
Absolute Path: c:\temp\abc123\b\zzz\test123.txt
Absolute UNC Path: \\?\c:\temp\abc123\b\zzz\test123.txt
----

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var dirTree = new chilkat.DirTree();

    // Specify the root of the directory tree to be traversed.
    dirTree.BaseDir = "c:/temp/abc123";

    // Indicate that we want to recursively traverse the tree.
    dirTree.Recurse = true;

    var success;

    // Begin the directory tree traversal.
    success = dirTree.BeginIterate();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(dirTree.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var doneIterating = dirTree.DoneIterating;
    while (doneIterating !== true) {

        // Examine the file or directory at the current traversal position:
        if (dirTree.IsDirectory == true) {
            console.log("(sub-directory)");
        }
        else {
            console.log("Size in bytes: " + dirTree.FileSize32);
            // If the file size is larger than 2GB, then get the size as a decimal string.
            // (Chilkat provides a FileSize64 method in *some* programming languages. The FileSizeStr property is added in Chilkat v9.5.0.88)
            console.log("Size in bytes: " + dirTree.FileSizeStr);
        }

        console.log("Relative Path: " + dirTree.RelativePath);
        console.log("Absolute Path: " + dirTree.FullPath);
        console.log("Absolute UNC Path: " + dirTree.FullUncPath);
        console.log("----");

        // Advance to the next file or sub-directory in the tree traversal.
        success = dirTree.AdvancePosition();
        if (success !== true) {
            if (dirTree.DoneIterating !== true) {
                console.log(dirTree.LastErrorText);
                return;
            }

        }

        doneIterating = dirTree.DoneIterating;
    }


}

chilkatExample();