Reads a file list and returns it as an array of values.
Reads a given file list, stores each line in an array, and returns the array. It ignore blank lines and comments (# character). Each line is delimited by the newline characters.
This module uses yarn to manage dependencies and run scripts for development.
To install as a development dependency with cli:
$ yarn add --dev util.filelist
To build the app and run all tests:
$ yarn run all
const getFileList = require('util.filelist');
lines = getFileList("file.list");
lines.forEach(function(line) {
console.log(line);
});
An example of the file.list above would be:
# This is a comment
line 1
line 2
This would result in an Array with only two lines (line 1 & line 2). The comment line and the blank line are removed and are not placed in the list. It also trims leading and trailing spaces.