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file-reader
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Read a glob of files, dynamically choosing the reader or requiring the files based on the file extension.
Read a glob of files, dynamically choosing the reader or requiring the files based on the file extension.
Install with npm:
$ npm install file-reader --save
Read a glob of files:
var read = require('file-reader');
read('*.js');
//=> { a: [Function: aaa], b: [Function: bbb], c: [Function: ccc] }
read('*.txt');
//=> { a: 'AAA', b: 'BBB', c: 'CCC' }
read('*.{yml,json}');
//=> { a: { a: 'a' }, b: { b: 'b' }, c: { c: 'c' } }
Read a single file (you must supply the full file path, no glob patterns):
var read = require('file-reader');
read.file('a.js');
//=> { a: [Function: foo] }
read.file('a.txt');
//=> { a: 'foo' }
read('a.yml');
//=> { a: { foo: 'bar' } }
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Generate readme and API documentation with verb:
$ npm install verb && npm run docs
Or, if verb is installed globally:
$ verb
Install dev dependencies:
$ npm install -d && npm test
Jon Schlinkert
Copyright © 2016, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT license.
This file was generated by verb, v0.9.0, on April 23, 2016.
FAQs
Read a glob of files, dynamically choosing the reader or requiring the files based on the file extension.
We found that file-reader demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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