| # escalade [](https://github.com/lukeed/escalade/actions) [](https://licenses.dev/npm/escalade) [](https://codecov.io/gh/lukeed/escalade) |
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| > A tiny (183B to 210B) and [fast](#benchmarks) utility to ascend parent directories |
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| With [escalade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalade), you can scale parent directories until you've found what you're looking for.<br>Given an input file or directory, `escalade` will continue executing your callback function until either: |
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| 1) the callback returns a truthy value |
| 2) `escalade` has reached the system root directory (eg, `/`) |
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| > **Important:**<br>Please note that `escalade` only deals with direct ancestry – it will not dive into parents' sibling directories. |
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| **Notice:** As of v3.1.0, `escalade` now includes [Deno support](http://deno.land/x/escalade)! Please see [Deno Usage](#deno) below. |
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| ## Install |
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| ``` |
| $ npm install --save escalade |
| ``` |
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| ## Modes |
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| There are two "versions" of `escalade` available: |
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| #### "async" |
| > **Node.js:** >= 8.x<br> |
| > **Size (gzip):** 210 bytes<br> |
| > **Availability:** [CommonJS](https://unpkg.com/escalade/dist/index.js), [ES Module](https://unpkg.com/escalade/dist/index.mjs) |
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| This is the primary/default mode. It makes use of `async`/`await` and [`util.promisify`](https://nodejs.org/api/util.html#util_util_promisify_original). |
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| #### "sync" |
| > **Node.js:** >= 6.x<br> |
| > **Size (gzip):** 183 bytes<br> |
| > **Availability:** [CommonJS](https://unpkg.com/escalade/sync/index.js), [ES Module](https://unpkg.com/escalade/sync/index.mjs) |
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| This is the opt-in mode, ideal for scenarios where `async` usage cannot be supported. |
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| ## Usage |
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| ***Example Structure*** |
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| ``` |
| /Users/lukeed |
| └── oss |
| ├── license |
| └── escalade |
| ├── package.json |
| └── test |
| └── fixtures |
| ├── index.js |
| └── foobar |
| └── demo.js |
| ``` |
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| ***Example Usage*** |
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| ```js |
| //~> demo.js |
| import { join } from 'path'; |
| import escalade from 'escalade'; |
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| const input = join(__dirname, 'demo.js'); |
| // or: const input = __dirname; |
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| const pkg = await escalade(input, (dir, names) => { |
| console.log('~> dir:', dir); |
| console.log('~> names:', names); |
| console.log('---'); |
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| if (names.includes('package.json')) { |
| // will be resolved into absolute |
| return 'package.json'; |
| } |
| }); |
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| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures/foobar |
| //~> names: ['demo.js'] |
| //--- |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures |
| //~> names: ['index.js', 'foobar'] |
| //--- |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test |
| //~> names: ['fixtures'] |
| //--- |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade |
| //~> names: ['package.json', 'test'] |
| //--- |
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| console.log(pkg); |
| //=> /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/package.json |
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| // Now search for "missing123.txt" |
| // (Assume it doesn't exist anywhere!) |
| const missing = await escalade(input, (dir, names) => { |
| console.log('~> dir:', dir); |
| return names.includes('missing123.txt') && 'missing123.txt'; |
| }); |
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| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures/foobar |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss |
| //~> dir: /Users/lukeed |
| //~> dir: /Users |
| //~> dir: / |
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| console.log(missing); |
| //=> undefined |
| ``` |
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| > **Note:** To run the above example with "sync" mode, import from `escalade/sync` and remove the `await` keyword. |
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| ## API |
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| ### escalade(input, callback) |
| Returns: `string|void` or `Promise<string|void>` |
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| When your `callback` locates a file, `escalade` will resolve/return with an absolute path.<br> |
| If your `callback` was never satisfied, then `escalade` will resolve/return with nothing (undefined). |
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| > **Important:**<br>The `sync` and `async` versions share the same API.<br>The **only** difference is that `sync` is not Promise-based. |
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| #### input |
| Type: `string` |
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| The path from which to start ascending. |
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| This may be a file or a directory path.<br>However, when `input` is a file, `escalade` will begin with its parent directory. |
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| > **Important:** Unless given an absolute path, `input` will be resolved from `process.cwd()` location. |
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| #### callback |
| Type: `Function` |
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| The callback to execute for each ancestry level. It always is given two arguments: |
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| 1) `dir` - an absolute path of the current parent directory |
| 2) `names` - a list (`string[]`) of contents _relative to_ the `dir` parent |
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| > **Note:** The `names` list can contain names of files _and_ directories. |
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| When your callback returns a _falsey_ value, then `escalade` will continue with `dir`'s parent directory, re-invoking your callback with new argument values. |
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| When your callback returns a string, then `escalade` stops iteration immediately.<br> |
| If the string is an absolute path, then it's left as is. Otherwise, the string is resolved into an absolute path _from_ the `dir` that housed the satisfying condition. |
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| > **Important:** Your `callback` can be a `Promise/AsyncFunction` when using the "async" version of `escalade`. |
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| ## Benchmarks |
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| > Running on Node.js v10.13.0 |
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| ``` |
| # Load Time |
| find-up 3.891ms |
| escalade 0.485ms |
| escalade/sync 0.309ms |
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| # Levels: 6 (target = "foo.txt"): |
| find-up x 24,856 ops/sec ±6.46% (55 runs sampled) |
| escalade x 73,084 ops/sec ±4.23% (73 runs sampled) |
| find-up.sync x 3,663 ops/sec ±1.12% (83 runs sampled) |
| escalade/sync x 9,360 ops/sec ±0.62% (88 runs sampled) |
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| # Levels: 12 (target = "package.json"): |
| find-up x 29,300 ops/sec ±10.68% (70 runs sampled) |
| escalade x 73,685 ops/sec ± 5.66% (66 runs sampled) |
| find-up.sync x 1,707 ops/sec ± 0.58% (91 runs sampled) |
| escalade/sync x 4,667 ops/sec ± 0.68% (94 runs sampled) |
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| # Levels: 18 (target = "missing123.txt"): |
| find-up x 21,818 ops/sec ±17.37% (14 runs sampled) |
| escalade x 67,101 ops/sec ±21.60% (20 runs sampled) |
| find-up.sync x 1,037 ops/sec ± 2.86% (88 runs sampled) |
| escalade/sync x 1,248 ops/sec ± 0.50% (93 runs sampled) |
| ``` |
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| ## Deno |
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| As of v3.1.0, `escalade` is available on the Deno registry. |
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| Please note that the [API](#api) is identical and that there are still [two modes](#modes) from which to choose: |
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| ```ts |
| // Choose "async" mode |
| import escalade from 'https://deno.land/escalade/async.ts'; |
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| // Choose "sync" mode |
| import escalade from 'https://deno.land/escalade/sync.ts'; |
| ``` |
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| > **Important:** The `allow-read` permission is required! |
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| ## Related |
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| - [premove](https://github.com/lukeed/premove) - A tiny (247B) utility to remove items recursively |
| - [totalist](https://github.com/lukeed/totalist) - A tiny (195B to 224B) utility to recursively list all (total) files in a directory |
| - [mk-dirs](https://github.com/lukeed/mk-dirs) - A tiny (420B) utility to make a directory and its parents, recursively |
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| ## License |
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| MIT © [Luke Edwards](https://lukeed.com) |