BREAKING CHANGE(Smartfile class): switch to a Buffer only approach

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ mirror:
   stage: security
   script:
     - npmci git mirror
+  only:
+    - tags
   tags:
     - lossless
     - docker
@@ -33,9 +35,7 @@ audit:
     - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
     - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high
   tags:
-    - lossless
     - docker
-    - notpriv
 
 # ====================
 # test stage
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ testStable:
     - npmci npm test
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-    - lossless
     - docker
-    - priv
 
 testBuild:
   stage: test
@@ -63,9 +61,7 @@ testBuild:
     - npmci command npm run build
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-    - lossless
     - docker
-    - notpriv
 
 release:
   stage: release
@@ -85,6 +81,8 @@ release:
 codequality:
   stage: metadata
   allow_failure: true
+  only:
+    - tags
   script:
     - npmci command npm install -g tslint typescript
     - npmci npm prepare

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             "properties": {
               "projectType": {
                 "type": "string",
-                "enum": ["website", "element", "service", "npm"]
+                "enum": ["website", "element", "service", "npm", "wcc"]
               }
             }
           }

package.json

@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(tstest test/)",
-    "reinstall": "(rm -r node_modules && npm install)",
+    "build": "(tsbuild --web)"
-    "release": "(git pull origin master && npm version patch && git push origin master && git checkout release && git merge master && git push origin release && git checkout master)",
-    "update": "(git checkout master && git pull origin master && npm install)",
-    "upgrade": "(npm run update) && (ncu upgradeAll && npm install)",
-    "build": "(tsbuild)"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@
     "filesystem",
     "json"
   ],
-  "author": "Smart Coordination GmbH <office@push.rocks> (https://push.rocks)",
+  "author": "Lossless GmbH <hello@lossless.com> (https://lossless.com)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/issues"
@@ -30,22 +26,22 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.1.6",
     "@pushrocks/smartmime": "^1.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpath": "^4.0.1",
+    "@pushrocks/smartpath": "^4.0.3",
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
     "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.47",
-    "@types/fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
-    "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
-    "js-yaml": "^3.13.1"
+    "js-yaml": "^3.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.22",
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.24",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.8",
+    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.12",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.28",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.43",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.2.1",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.2.9",
-    "@types/node": "^13.9.1",
+    "@types/node": "^14.0.27",
     "gulp-function": "^2.2.14",
-    "tslint": "^6.1.0",
+    "tslint": "^6.1.3",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "files": [
@@ -59,5 +55,8 @@
     "cli.js",
     "npmextra.json",
     "readme.md"
+  ],
+  "browserslist": [
+    "last 1 chrome versions"
   ]
 }

readme.md

@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@ smart ways to work with files in nodejs
 * [docs (typedoc)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartfile/)
 
 ## Status for master
-[![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/commits/master)
+
-[![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/commits/master)
+Status Category | Status Badge
-[![npm downloads per month](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@pushrocks/smartfile.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pushrocks/smartfile)
+-- | --
-[![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/npm/@pushrocks/smartfile/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/npm/@pushrocks/smartfile)
+GitLab Pipelines | [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript->=%203.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
+GitLab Pipline Test Coverage | [![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-[![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%2010.x.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
+npm | [![npm downloads per month](https://badgen.net/npm/dy/@pushrocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
-[![JavaScript Style Guide](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)](https://prettier.io/)
+Snyk | [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://badgen.net/snyk/pushrocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
+TypeScript Support | [![TypeScript](https://badgen.net/badge/TypeScript/>=%203.x/blue?icon=typescript)](https://lossless.cloud)
+node Support | [![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%2010.x.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
+Code Style | [![Code Style](https://badgen.net/badge/style/prettier/purple)](https://lossless.cloud)
+PackagePhobia (total standalone install weight) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/install/@pushrocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
+PackagePhobia (package size on registry) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/publish/@pushrocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
+BundlePhobia (total size when bundled) | [![BundlePhobia](https://badgen.net/bundlephobia/minzip/@pushrocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
+Platform support | [![Supports Windows 10](https://badgen.net/badge/supports%20Windows%2010/yes/green?icon=windows)](https://lossless.cloud) [![Supports Mac OS X](https://badgen.net/badge/supports%20Mac%20OS%20X/yes/green?icon=apple)](https://lossless.cloud)
 
 ## Usage
 

test/test.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tap.test('.fs.fileExistsSync -> should return an accurate boolean', async () =>
 tap.test('.fs.fileExists -> should resolve or reject a promise', async () => {
   expect(smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).to.be.instanceof(Promise);
   await smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
-  await smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/notthere.json').catch(err => {
+  await smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/notthere.json').catch((err) => {
     return expect(err.message).to.equal(
       "ENOENT: no such file or directory, access './test/testassets/notthere.json'"
     );
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ tap.test('.fs.listFoldersSync() -> should get the file type from a string', asyn
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFolders() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFolders('./test/testassets/');
+  const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFolders('./test/testassets/');
   expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('testfolder');
   expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('notExistentFolder');
 });
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ tap.test('.fs.listFilesSync() -> should get the file type from a string', async
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFiles() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFiles('./test/testassets/');
+  const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFiles('./test/testassets/');
   expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('mytest.json');
   expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('notExistentFile');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFileTree() -> should get a file tree', async () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFileTree(
+  const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFileTree(
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ tap.test('.fs.listFileTree() -> should get a file tree', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileTreeToObject -> should read a file tree into an Object', async () => {
-  let fileArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
+  const fileArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
@@ -106,26 +106,26 @@ tap.test('.fs.removeMany -> should remove and array of files', async () => {
 tap.test('.fs.removeManySync -> should remove and array of single files synchronouly', async () => {
   smartfile.fs.removeManySync([
     './test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt',
-    './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt'
+    './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt',
   ]);
   expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).to.be.false;
   expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).to.be.false;
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an ' + '.yaml' + ' file to an object', async () => {
-  let testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml');
+  const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml');
   expect(testData).to.include({ key1: 'this works' });
   expect(testData).to.include({ key2: 'this works too' });
 });
 tap.test(
   '.fs.toObjectSync() -> should state unknown file type for unknown file types',
   async () => {
-    let testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt');
+    const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt');
   }
 );
 
 tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an ' + '.json' + ' file to an object', async () => {
-  let testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
+  const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
   expect(testData).to.include({ key1: 'this works' });
   expect(testData).to.include({ key2: 'this works too' });
 });
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ tap.test('.interpreter.filetype() -> should get the file type from a string', as
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.memory.toFs() -> should write a file to disk and return a promise', async () => {
-  let localString = 'myString';
+  const localString = 'myString';
   await smartfile.memory.toFs(
     localString,
     path.join(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/temp/testMemToFs.txt')
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ tap.test('.memory.toFs() -> should write a file to disk and return a promise', a
 tap.test(
   '.memory.toFsSync() -> should write a file to disk and return true if successfull',
   async () => {
-    let localString = 'myString';
+    const localString = 'myString';
     smartfile.memory.toFsSync(
       localString,
       path.join(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/temp/testMemToFsSync.txt')
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should load a remote file to a variable', async
   expect(responseString).to.equal('Some TestString &&%$');
 });
 
-tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should reject a Promise when the link is false', async tools => {
+tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should reject a Promise when the link is false', async (tools) => {
-  await smartfile.remote.toString('https://push.rocks/doesnotexist.txt').catch(err => {
+  await smartfile.remote.toString('https://push.rocks/doesnotexist.txt').catch((err) => {
     return expect(err.message).to.equal(
       'could not get remote file from https://push.rocks/doesnotexist.txt'
     );
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should reject a Promise when the link is false',
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.Smartfile -> should produce vinyl compatible files', async () => {
-  let smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
+  const smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
     process.cwd(),
     './test/testassets/testfolder/**/*'
   );
-  let localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
+  const localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
   expect(localSmartfile).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
   expect(localSmartfile.contents).to.be.instanceof(Buffer);
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-expression
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ tap.test('.Smartfile -> should produce vinyl compatible files', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('should output a smartfile array to disk', async () => {
-  let smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject('./test/testassets/testfolder/', '*');
+  const smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject('./test/testassets/testfolder/', '*');
-  for (let smartfile of smartfileArray) {
+  for (const smartfileInstance of smartfileArray) {
-    console.log(smartfile.relative);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.relative);
-    console.log(smartfile.path);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.path);
-    console.log(smartfile.base);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.base);
-    console.log(smartfile.parsedPath);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.parsedPath);
   }
   await smartfile.memory.smartfileArrayToFs(
     smartfileArray,
@@ -216,4 +216,14 @@ tap.test('should output a smartfile array to disk', async () => {
   );
 });
 
+tap.test('should create, store and retrieve valid smartfiles', async () => {
+  const fileString = 'hi there';
+  const filePath = './test/testassets/utf8.txt';
+  const smartfileInstance = await smartfile.Smartfile.fromString(filePath, fileString, 'utf8');
+  smartfileInstance.write();
+  const smartfileInstance2 = await smartfile.Smartfile.fromFilePath(filePath);
+  const retrievedString = smartfileInstance.contents.toString();
+  expect(retrievedString).to.equal(fileString);
+});
+
 tap.start();

test/testassets/utf8.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hi there

ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import * as memory from './smartfile.memory';
 
 export interface ISmartfileConstructorOptions {
   path?: string;
-  contentString?: string;
   contentBuffer?: Buffer;
   base?: string;
 }
@@ -24,42 +23,64 @@ export class Smartfile {
    */
   public static async fromFilePath(filePath: string) {
     filePath = plugins.path.resolve(filePath);
-    const fileString = fs.toStringSync(filePath);
+    const fileBuffer = fs.toBufferSync(filePath);
     const smartfile = new Smartfile({
       path: filePath,
-      contentString: fileString
+      contentBuffer: fileBuffer,
     });
     return smartfile;
   }
 
+  public static async fromBuffer(filePath: string, contentBufferArg: Buffer) {
+    const smartfile = new Smartfile({
+      contentBuffer: contentBufferArg,
+      path: filePath,
+    });
+
+    return smartfile;
+  }
+
+  public static async fromString(
+    filePath: string,
+    contentStringArg: string,
+    encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary'
+  ) {
+    const smartfile = new Smartfile({
+      contentBuffer: Buffer.from(contentStringArg, encodingArg),
+      path: filePath,
+    });
+
+    return smartfile;
+  }
+
   // ========
   // INSTANCE
   // ========
   /**
    * the full path of the file on disk
    */
-  path: string;
+  public path: string;
 
   /**
    *
    */
-  parsedPath: plugins.path.ParsedPath;
+  public parsedPath: plugins.path.ParsedPath;
 
   /**
    * the content of the file as Buffer
    */
-  contentBuffer: Buffer;
+  public contentBuffer: Buffer;
 
   /**
    * The current working directory of the file
    * Note:this is similar to gulp and different from native node path base
    */
-  base: string;
+  public base: string;
 
   /**
    * sync the file with disk
    */
-  sync: boolean;
+  public sync: boolean;
 
   /**
    * the constructor of Smartfile
@@ -69,8 +90,6 @@ export class Smartfile {
   constructor(optionsArg: ISmartfileConstructorOptions) {
     if (optionsArg.contentBuffer) {
       this.contentBuffer = optionsArg.contentBuffer;
-    } else if (optionsArg.contentString) {
-      this.setContentsFromString(optionsArg.contentString);
     } else {
       console.log('created empty Smartfile?');
     }
@@ -83,8 +102,8 @@ export class Smartfile {
    * set contents from string
    * @param contentString
    */
-  setContentsFromString(contentString: string) {
+  public setContentsFromString(contentString: string, encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8') {
-    this.contents = new Buffer(contentString);
+    this.contents = new Buffer(contentString, encodingArg);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -92,7 +111,7 @@ export class Smartfile {
    * Behaviours:
    * - no argument write to exactly where the file was picked up
    */
-  async write(pathArg?: string) {
+  public async write(pathArg?: string) {
     const stringToWrite = this.contentBuffer.toString();
     await memory.toFs(stringToWrite, this.path);
   }
@@ -100,7 +119,7 @@ export class Smartfile {
   /**
    * read file from disk
    */
-  async read() {}
+  public async read() {}
 
   // -----------------------------------------------
   // vinyl compatibility
@@ -118,21 +137,21 @@ export class Smartfile {
   /**
    * vinyl-compatibility
    */
-  get cwd() {
+  public get cwd() {
     return process.cwd();
   }
 
   /**
    * return relative path of file
    */
-  get relative(): string {
+  public get relative(): string {
     return plugins.path.relative(this.base, this.path);
   }
 
   /**
    * return truw when the file has content
    */
-  isNull(): boolean {
+  public isNull(): boolean {
     if (!this.contentBuffer) {
       return true;
     }
@@ -142,28 +161,28 @@ export class Smartfile {
   /**
    * return true if contents are Buffer
    */
-  isBuffer(): boolean {
+  public isBuffer(): boolean {
     if (this.contents instanceof Buffer) {
       return true;
     }
     return false;
   }
 
-  isDirectory() {
+  public isDirectory() {
     return false;
   }
 
-  isStream() {
+  public isStream() {
     return false;
   }
 
-  isSymbolic() {
+  public isSymbolic() {
     return false;
   }
 
   // update things
-  updateFileName(fileNameArg: string) {
+  public updateFileName(fileNameArg: string) {
-    let oldFileName = this.parsedPath.base;
+    const oldFileName = this.parsedPath.base;
     this.path = this.path.replace(new RegExp(oldFileName + '$'), fileNameArg);
   }
 }

ts/smartfile.fs.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const fileExistsSync = (filePath): boolean => {
  */
 export const fileExists = async (filePath): Promise<boolean> => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<boolean>();
-  plugins.fs.access(filePath, 4, err => {
+  plugins.fs.access(filePath, 4, (err) => {
     err ? done.resolve(false) : done.resolve(true);
   });
   return done.promise;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const isFile = (pathArg): boolean => {
  */
 export const copy = async (fromArg: string, toArg: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<boolean>();
-  plugins.fsExtra.copy(fromArg, toArg, {}, err => {
+  plugins.fsExtra.copy(fromArg, toArg, {}, (err) => {
     if (err) {
       throw new Error(`Could not copy from ${fromArg} to ${toArg}: ${err}`);
     }
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
       new Smartfile({
         contentBuffer: Buffer.from(fileContentString),
         base: dirPath,
-        path: filePath
+        path: filePath,
       })
     );
   }
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ export const listFolders = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promis
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  */
 export const listFoldersSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let folderArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
+  let folderArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter((file) => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isDirectory();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
-    folderArray = folderArray.filter(fileItem => {
+    folderArray = folderArray.filter((fileItem) => {
       return regexFilter.test(fileItem);
     });
   }
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ export const listFiles = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  */
 export const listFilesSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let fileArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
+  let fileArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter((file) => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isFile();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
-    fileArray = fileArray.filter(fileItem => {
+    fileArray = fileArray.filter((fileItem) => {
       return regexFilter.test(fileItem);
     });
   }
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ export const listAllItems = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promi
  * @executes SYNC
  */
 export const listAllItemsSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let allItmesArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
+  let allItmesArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter((file) => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isFile();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
-    allItmesArray = allItmesArray.filter(fileItem => {
+    allItmesArray = allItmesArray.filter((fileItem) => {
       return regexFilter.test(fileItem);
     });
   }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export const listFileTree = async (
   const options = {
     cwd: dirPath,
     nodir: true,
-    dot: true
+    dot: true,
   };
   plugins.glob(miniMatchFilter, options, (err, files: string[]) => {
     if (err) {
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export const listFileTree = async (
 
   let fileList = await done.promise;
   if (absolutePathsBool) {
-    fileList = fileList.map(filePath => {
+    fileList = fileList.map((filePath) => {
       return plugins.path.resolve(plugins.path.join(dirPath, filePath));
     });
   }

ts/smartfile.memory.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
  * @param fileTypeArg
  * @returns {any|any}
  */
-export let toObject = function(fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg: string) {
+export let toObject = function (fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg: string) {
   return SmartfileInterpreter.objectFile(fileStringArg, fileTypeArg);
 };
 
@@ -37,27 +37,27 @@ export let toFs = async (
   }
 
   // prepare actual write action
-  let fileString: string;
+  let fileContent: string | Buffer;
-  let fileEncoding: string = 'utf8';
+  let fileEncoding: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8';
   let filePath: string = filePathArg;
 
   // handle Smartfile
   if (fileContentArg instanceof Smartfile) {
-    fileString = fileContentArg.contentBuffer.toString();
+    fileContent = fileContentArg.contentBuffer;
     // handle options
     if (optionsArg.respectRelative) {
       filePath = plugins.path.join(filePath, fileContentArg.path);
     }
   } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(fileContentArg)) {
-    fileString = fileContentArg.toString('binary');
+    fileContent = fileContentArg;
     fileEncoding = 'binary';
   } else if (typeof fileContentArg === 'string') {
-    fileString = fileContentArg;
+    fileContent = fileContentArg;
   } else {
     throw new Error('fileContent is neither string nor Smartfile');
   }
   await smartfileFs.ensureDir(plugins.path.parse(filePath).dir);
-  plugins.fsExtra.writeFile(filePath, fileString, { encoding: fileEncoding }, done.resolve);
+  plugins.fsExtra.writeFile(filePath, fileContent, { encoding: fileEncoding }, done.resolve);
   return await done.promise;
 };
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export let toFs = async (
  * @param fileArg
  * @param filePathArg
  */
-export let toFsSync = function(fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) {
+export const toFsSync = (fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) => {
   // function checks to abort if needed
   if (!fileArg || !filePathArg) {
     throw new Error('expected a valid arguments');
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export let toFsSync = function(fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) {
 
   // prepare actual write action
   let fileString: string;
-  let filePath: string = filePathArg;
+  const filePath: string = filePathArg;
 
   if (typeof fileArg !== 'string') {
     throw new Error('fileArg is not of type String.');
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ export let toFsSync = function(fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) {
 
 export let smartfileArrayToFs = async (smartfileArrayArg: Smartfile[], dirArg: string) => {
   await smartfileFs.ensureDir(dirArg);
-  for (let smartfile of smartfileArrayArg) {
+  for (const smartfile of smartfileArrayArg) {
     await toFs(smartfile, dirArg, {
-      respectRelative: true
+      respectRelative: true,
     });
   }
 };

ts/smartfile.remote.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export let toObject = (fromArg: string) => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
   plugins.smartrequest
     .request(fromArg, {
-      method: 'get'
+      method: 'get',
     })
     .then((res: any) => {
       if (res.statusCode === 200) {