A nodejs file organization tool.
##Why organize.js?
I began a large project to organize personal photos and videos over the last 14 years. I really wanted the ability to sort photos and video into chronological directory structure. There is existing software options out there, but I thought it would be fun to write my own. Organize.js works by copying files of a certain type from a source directory into a destination that is decided based on a pattern. Under the hood, organize.js is asychronously streaming up to 10 files as a time until the job is done. I've used it to sort up over 2,000 files in a single job.
##Disclaimer I've only tested this on Mac machine with an external hard drive.
##Usage:
Command Line w/ params:
node organize.js --from="." --to="[Photos]/YYYY/MM-MMMM" --types="jpg,jpeg,gif,png"
This will take files with the extension jpg, jpeg, gif, or png from the current directory and move them to the "Photos" directory and then into sub-folders based on the date of the file. For example, if the files date is from February 2012, then the file would be moved to "Photos/2012/02-February/".
The date placeholders are parsed by moment.js. Read the moment.js documentation for supported tokens.
Command line w/ config.json
node organize.js
-- assuming your have a config.json file in the same directory as organize.js
Example config.json
[
{
"from" : "/drive/import",
"types": "mp4,3pg,mov,avi,mpg,mov,mp4",
"to": "/drive/[Video]/YYYY/MM-MMMM",
"recursive": true,
"move": true,
"dryrun": false
}
]| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| from | (required) The full path of the source directory |
| to | (required) The full path of the destination directory |
| types | (required) the file types that apply to each job |
| recursive | (optional, default = true) when true digs into and processes subdirectories |
| move | (optional, default = false) deletes the source file after copying to the destination |
| dryrun | (optional, default = false) allows you to see where files will go, but doesn't actually process them |
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2014 Michael Bosworth
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