createFile

method

exports.createFile()

@param	Type	Description
filePath	STRING	relative path to file
cwd	STRING	current working directory
base	STRING	directory where we start looking for the file
type	STRING	stream|null
newDest	STRING	destination different from filePath

exports.createFile = function (filePath, cwd, base, type, newDest) {
  'use strict';
  var contents;

  if (type === 'stream') {
    contents = fs.createReadStream(filePath);
  }
  else {

    try {
      contents = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
    }
    catch (e) {
      throw new Error(filePath + ' cannot be read');
    }

  }

  // use new destination path if there is one
  filePath = newDest || filePath;

  return new File({
    path: filePath,
    cwd: cwd,
    base: base,
    contents: contents
  });

};

createNewFile

method

exports.createNewFile()

@param	Type	Description
filePath	STRING	relative path to file
cwd	STRING	current working directory
base	STRING	directory where we start looking for the file
contents	STRING	the file's contents

exports.createNewFile = function (filePath, cwd, base, contents) {
  'use strict';

  return new File({
    path: filePath,
    cwd: cwd,
    base: base,
    contents: contents
  });

};