11.0.21

.gitea/workflows/default_nottags.yaml

@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ on:
 
 env:
   IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+  NPMCI_COMPUTED_REPOURL: https://${{gitea.repository_owner}}:${{secrets.GITEA_TOKEN}}@gitea.lossless.digital/${{gitea.repository}}.git
   NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM}}
   NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2}}
   NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN: ${{secrets.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN}}
   NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY: ${{secrets.NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY}}
 
-
 jobs:
-
   security:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -22,27 +21,27 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Install pnpm and npmci
-      run: |
-        pnpm install -g pnpm
-        pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+      - name: Install pnpm and npmci
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
 
-    - name: Run npm prepare
-      run: npmci npm prepare
+      - name: Run npm prepare
+        run: npmci npm prepare
 
-    - name: Audit production dependencies
-      run: |
-        npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-        npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --prod
-      continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Audit production dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --prod
+        continue-on-error: true
 
-    - name: Audit development dependencies
-      run: |
-        npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-        npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --dev
-      continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Audit development dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --dev
+        continue-on-error: true
 
   test:
     if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -52,16 +51,16 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Test stable
-      run: |
-        npmci node install stable
-        npmci npm install
-        npmci npm test
+      - name: Test stable
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm test
 
-    - name: Test build
-      run: |
-        npmci node install stable
-        npmci npm install
-        npmci npm build
+      - name: Test build
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm build

.gitea/workflows/default_tags.yaml

@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ on:
 
 env:
   IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+  NPMCI_COMPUTED_REPOURL: https://${{gitea.repository_owner}}:${{secrets.GITEA_TOKEN}}@gitea.lossless.digital/${{gitea.repository}}.git
   NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM}}
   NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2}}
   NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN: ${{secrets.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN}}
   NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY: ${{secrets.NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY}}
 
-
 jobs:
-
   security:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -22,27 +21,25 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Install pnpm and npmci
-      run: |
-        pnpm install -g pnpm
-        pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
 
-    - name: Run npm prepare
-      run: npmci npm prepare
+      - name: Audit production dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --prod
+        continue-on-error: true
 
-    - name: Audit production dependencies
-      run: |
-        npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-        npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --prod
-      continue-on-error: true
-
-    - name: Audit development dependencies
-      run: |
-        npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-        npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --dev
-      continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Audit development dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --dev
+        continue-on-error: true
 
   test:
     if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -52,19 +49,25 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Test stable
-      run: |
-        npmci node install stable
-        npmci npm install
-        npmci npm test
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
 
-    - name: Test build
-      run: |
-        npmci node install stable
-        npmci npm install
-        npmci npm build
+      - name: Test stable
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm test
+
+      - name: Test build
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm build
 
   release:
     needs: test
@@ -74,12 +77,18 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Release
-      run: |
-        npmci node install stable
-        npmci npm publish
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Release
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm publish
 
   metadata:
     needs: test
@@ -90,21 +99,26 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Code quality
-      run: |
-        npmci command npm install -g typescript
-        npmci npm prepare
-        npmci npm install
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
 
-    - name: Trigger
-      run: npmci trigger
+      - name: Code quality
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm install -g typescript
+          npmci npm install
 
-    - name: Build docs
-      run: |
-        npmci node install stable
-        npmci npm install
-        pnpm install -g @gitzone/tsdoc
-        npmci command tsdoc
-      continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Trigger
+        run: npmci trigger
+
+      - name: Build docs and upload artifacts
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          pnpm install -g @git.zone/tsdoc
+          npmci command tsdoc
+        continue-on-error: true

changelog.md

@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 2024-06-23 - 11.0.21 - fix(dependencies)
+Update dependencies to latest versions
+
+- Updated @push.rocks/smartpromise to ^4.0.4
+- Updated @push.rocks/smartstream to ^3.0.44
+- Updated glob to ^10.4.2
+- Updated @types/node to ^20.14.8
+
+
+## 2024-06-07 - 11.0.20 - Changelog
+11.0.20
+
+## 2024-06-07 - 11.0.19 - fix(core): update
+11.0.19
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-06-07 - 11.0.18 - fix(core): update
+11.0.18
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-06-06 - 11.0.17 - fix(core): update
+11.0.17
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-06-06 - 11.0.16 - fix(core): update
+11.0.16
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-05-29 - 11.0.16 - update description
+11.0.16
+
+- update description
+
+## 2024-05-17 - 11.0.15 - fix(core): update
+11.0.15
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-14 - 11.0.14 - update tsconfig
+11.0.14
+
+- update tsconfig
+
+## 2024-04-12 - 11.0.13 - fix(core): update
+11.0.13
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-12 - 11.0.12 - fix(core): update
+11.0.12
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-12 - 11.0.11 - fix(core): update
+11.0.11
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-03 - 11.0.10 - fix(core): update
+11.0.10
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-03 - 11.0.9 - fix(core): update
+11.0.9
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-02 - 11.0.8 - fix(core): update
+11.0.8
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-02 - 11.0.7 - fix(core): update
+11.0.7
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-02 - 11.0.6 - fix(core): update
+11.0.6
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2024-04-01 - 11.0.5 - update npmextra.json
+11.0.5
+
+- update npmextra.json: githost
+
+## 2024-04-01 - 11.0.4 - fix(core): update
+11.0.4
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-24 - 11.0.3 - fix(core): update
+11.0.3
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-07 - 11.0.2 - fix(core): update
+11.0.2
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-07 - 11.0.1 - fix(core): update
+11.0.1
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-06 - 11.0.0 - fix(core): update
+11.0.0
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-06 - 10.0.40 - BREAKING CHANGE(core): update
+10.0.40
+
+- BREAKING CHANGE(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-04 - 10.0.39 - fix(core): update
+10.0.39
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-04 - 10.0.38 - fix(core): update
+10.0.38
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-04 - 10.0.37 - fix(core): update
+10.0.37
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-03 - 10.0.36 - fix(core): update
+10.0.36
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-03 - 10.0.35 - fix(core): update
+10.0.35
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-03 - 10.0.34 - fix(core): update
+10.0.34
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-11-03 - 10.0.33 - fix(core): update
+10.0.33
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-10-12 - 10.0.32 - fix(core): update
+10.0.32
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-09-22 - 10.0.31 - fix(core): update
+10.0.31
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-08-31 - 10.0.30 - fix(core): update
+10.0.30
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-08-23 - 10.0.29 - fix(core): update
+10.0.29
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-07-12 - 10.0.28 - fix(core): update
+10.0.28
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-07-10 - 10.0.27 - fix(core): update
+10.0.27
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-07-10 - 10.0.26 - fix(core): update
+10.0.26
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-07-08 - 10.0.25 - fix(core): update
+10.0.25
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2023-06-25 - 10.0.24 to 10.0.14 - Series of Fixes
+10.0.24 to 10.0.14
+
+- Series of fixes in the core module
+
+## 2023-01-09 - 10.0.13 to 10.0.6 - Series of Fixes
+10.0.13 to 10.0.6
+
+- Series of fixes in the core module
+
+## 2022-09-05 - 10.0.5 to 10.0.3 - Series of Fixes
+10.0.5 to 10.0.3
+
+- Series of fixes in the core module
+
+## 2022-06-07 - 10.0.2 to 10.0.1 - Series of Fixes
+10.0.2 to 10.0.1
+
+- Series of fixes in the core module
+
+## 2022-06-07 - 9.0.7 - BREAKING CHANGE(core): switch to esm
+9.0.7
+
+- BREAKING CHANGE(core): switch to esm
+
+## 2022-03-11 - 9.0.6 to 9.0.2 - Series of Fixes
+9.0.6 to 9.0.2
+
+- Series of fixes in the core module
+
+## 2021-12-01 - 9.0.1 - fix(core): update
+9.0.1
+
+- fix(core): update
+
+## 2021-12-01 - 9.0.0 - fix(absolute pathing)
+9.0.0
+
+- add functions for easily getting absolute paths
+
+## 2021-11-30 - 8.0.11 - BREAKING CHANGE(relative pathing)
+8.0.11
+
+- improved relative pathing
+
+## 2020-08-10 - 8.0.10 to 7.0.12 - Series of Fixes and Updates
+8.0.10 to 7.0.12
+
+- Series of fixes in the core module
+- BREAKING CHANGE(Smartfile class): switch to a Buffer-only approach
+
+## 2019-02-17 - 7.0.0 - fix(core): update dependencies
+7.0.0
+
+- fix(core): update dependencies
+
+## 2019-01-27 - 6.0.12 - BREAKING CHANGE(smartfile.fs.fileExists)
+6.0.12
+
+- now returns a Promise<boolean>
+
+## 2018-08-19 - 6.0.11 to 6.0.6 - Series of Fixes
+6.0.11 to 6.0.6
+
+- Series of fixes in core and dependencies
+
+## 2018-07-03 - 6.0.5 to 5.0.0 - Series of Fixes
+6.0.5 to 5.0.0
+
+- Series of fixes in core and dependencies
+
+## 2018-02-16 - 4.2.28 - BREAKING CHANGE(scope)
+4.2.28
+
+- switch to pushrocks scope
+
+

npmextra.json

@@ -7,12 +7,42 @@
   "gitzone": {
     "projectType": "npm",
     "module": {
-      "githost": "gitlab.com",
+      "githost": "code.foss.global",
       "gitscope": "push.rocks",
       "gitrepo": "smartfile",
-      "description": "smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
+      "description": "Provides comprehensive tools for efficient file management in Node.js using TypeScript, including handling streams, virtual directories, and various file operations.",
       "npmPackagename": "@push.rocks/smartfile",
-      "license": "MIT"
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "keywords": [
+        "file management",
+        "TypeScript",
+        "Node.js",
+        "file operations",
+        "file manipulation",
+        "file streaming",
+        "virtual directory",
+        "filesystem utilities",
+        "memory-efficient file handling",
+        "custom file operations",
+        "write files",
+        "read files",
+        "copy files",
+        "delete files",
+        "list directories",
+        "handle large files",
+        "virtual filesystems",
+        "buffer operations"
+      ]
     }
+  },
+  "tsdoc": {
+    "classes": [
+      "SmartFile",
+      "StreamFile"
+    ],
+    "descriptions": [
+      "the purpose of the StreamFile class is to provide a hybrid interface between streaming files and simple handling when writing and reading those files multiple times."
+    ],
+    "legal": "\n## License and Legal Information\n\nThis repository contains open-source code that is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the MIT License can be found in the [license](license) file within this repository. \n\n**Please note:** The MIT License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the project, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.\n\n### Trademarks\n\nThis project is owned and maintained by Task Venture Capital GmbH. The names and logos associated with Task Venture Capital GmbH and any related products or services are trademarks of Task Venture Capital GmbH and are not included within the scope of the MIT license granted herein. Use of these trademarks must comply with Task Venture Capital GmbH's Trademark Guidelines, and any usage must be approved in writing by Task Venture Capital GmbH.\n\n### Company Information\n\nTask Venture Capital GmbH  \nRegistered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany\n\nFor any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.\n\nBy using this repository, you acknowledge that you have read this section, agree to comply with its terms, and understand that the licensing of the code does not imply endorsement by Task Venture Capital GmbH of any derivative works.\n"
   }
 }

package.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartfile",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "10.0.28",
-  "description": "offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
+  "version": "11.0.21",
+  "description": "Provides comprehensive tools for efficient file management in Node.js using TypeScript, including handling streams, virtual directories, and various file operations.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
   "type": "module",
@@ -13,42 +13,58 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile.git"
+    "url": "https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartfile.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
-    "filesystem",
-    "json"
+    "file management",
+    "TypeScript",
+    "Node.js",
+    "file operations",
+    "file manipulation",
+    "file streaming",
+    "virtual directory",
+    "filesystem utilities",
+    "memory-efficient file handling",
+    "custom file operations",
+    "write files",
+    "read files",
+    "copy files",
+    "delete files",
+    "list directories",
+    "handle large files",
+    "virtual filesystems",
+    "buffer operations"
   ],
   "author": "Lossless GmbH <hello@lossless.com> (https://lossless.com)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/issues"
+    "url": "https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile",
+  "homepage": "https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartfile",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@push.rocks/lik": "^6.0.2",
-    "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.1",
+    "@push.rocks/lik": "^6.0.15",
+    "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartfile-interfaces": "^1.0.7",
-    "@push.rocks/smarthash": "^3.0.2",
-    "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.6",
-    "@push.rocks/smartmime": "^1.0.5",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.5",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.2",
-    "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.0.15",
-    "@push.rocks/smartstream": "^2.0.3",
-    "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.1",
+    "@push.rocks/smarthash": "^3.0.4",
+    "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.20",
+    "@push.rocks/smartmime": "^2.0.2",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.18",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.4",
+    "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.0.22",
+    "@push.rocks/smartstream": "^3.0.44",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/glob": "^8.1.0",
-    "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.5",
-    "fs-extra": "^11.1.1",
-    "glob": "^10.3.3",
+    "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
+    "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
+    "glob": "^10.4.2",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.66",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.42",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.74",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.8",
-    "@types/node": "^20.4.1"
+    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^2.1.80",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.2.46",
+    "@git.zone/tstest": "^1.0.90",
+    "@push.rocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.23",
+    "@types/node": "^20.14.8"
   },
   "files": [
     "ts/**/*",

readme.hints.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 

readme.md

@@ -1,49 +1,241 @@
-# @pushrocks/smartfile
-smart ways to work with files in nodejs
+# @push.rocks/smartfile
 
-## Availabililty and Links
-* [npmjs.org (npm package)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pushrocks/smartfile)
-* [gitlab.com (source)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile)
-* [github.com (source mirror)](https://github.com/pushrocks/smartfile)
-* [docs (typedoc)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartfile/)
+> Provides a robust suite of tools for managing files in Node.js using TypeScript.
 
-## Status for master
+## Install
 
-Status Category | Status Badge
--- | --
-GitLab Pipelines | [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-GitLab Pipline Test Coverage | [![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-npm | [![npm downloads per month](https://badgen.net/npm/dy/@pushrocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
-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)
+To integrate `@push.rocks/smartfile` into your project, run:
+
+```bash
+npm install @push.rocks/smartfile
+```
 
 ## Usage
 
-smartfile is an approach of being one tool to handle files in diverse environments.
+`@push.rocks/smartfile` offers extensive file management utilities, enabling seamless file processing with TypeScript in a Node.js environment. Below are detailed examples showcasing various features of the module.
 
-### Smartfile Sections
+### Quick Start
 
-smartfile thinks in sections:
+First, ensure you're working in an environment that supports ECMAScript modules (ESM) and TypeScript. Here’s how you’d generally import and use `@push.rocks/smartfile`:
 
-| section     | description                                                                  |
-| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| fs          | (object) gets data from fs to somewhere                                      |
-| memory      | gets data from memory to somewhere                                           |
-| remote      | gets data from remote locations to somewhere                                 |
-| interpreter | (object) handles yaml and json                                               |
-| smartfile   | (class) a virtual representation of a file, alternative to vinyl file format |
+```typescript
+import { SmartFile, StreamFile, VirtualDirectory, fs, memory, interpreter } from '@push.rocks/smartfile';
+```
 
-## Contribution
+### Working with `SmartFile`
 
-We are always happy for code contributions. If you are not the code contributing type that is ok. Still, maintaining Open Source repositories takes considerable time and thought. If you like the quality of what we do and our modules are useful to you we would appreciate a little monthly contribution: You can [contribute one time](https://lossless.link/contribute-onetime) or [contribute monthly](https://lossless.link/contribute). :)
+#### Reading Files
 
-For further information read the linked docs at the top of this readme.
+To read from a file and convert it to a `SmartFile` instance:
 
-## Legal
-> MIT licensed | **©** [Task Venture Capital GmbH](https://task.vc)
-| By using this npm module you agree to our [privacy policy](https://lossless.gmbH/privacy)
+```typescript
+const myJsonSmartFile: SmartFile = await SmartFile.fromFilePath('./somePath/data.json');
+const jsonData = JSON.parse(myJsonSmartFile.contents.toString());
+console.log(jsonData);  // Assuming the file contains JSON content
+```
+
+#### Writing Files
+
+To write data to a file through a `SmartFile`:
+
+```typescript
+const filePath: string = './output/outputData.json';
+const content: string = JSON.stringify({ key: 'value' });
+await memory.toFs(content, filePath);
+```
+
+### Streaming Large Files with `StreamFile`
+
+When dealing with large files, you can use `StreamFile` to handle such files efficiently, minimizing memory usage:
+
+```typescript
+const largeFile: StreamFile = await StreamFile.fromPath('./largeInput/largeFile.mp4');
+await largeFile.writeToDisk('./largeOutput/largeFileCopy.mp4');
+```
+
+### Working with Virtual Directories
+
+Handling multiple files as if they were part of a file system:
+
+```typescript
+const virtualDir = await VirtualDirectory.fromFsDirPath('./data/inputDir');
+await virtualDir.saveToDisk('./data/outputDir');
+```
+
+### File System Operations
+
+`@push.rocks/smartfile` provides a suite of utilities for common file system operations such as copying, deleting, and listing files or directories.
+
+#### Copying a File
+
+```typescript
+await fs.copy('./sourceFile.txt', './destinationFile.txt');
+```
+
+#### Deleting a Directory
+
+```typescript
+await fs.remove('./directoryToDelete');
+```
+
+#### Listing Files in a Directory
+
+```typescript
+const fileList: string[] = await fs.listFiles('./someDirectory');
+console.log(fileList);
+```
+
+### Advanced File Management
+
+For specialized file operations, such as editing the contents of a file or streaming files from URLs, `@push.rocks/smartfile` includes advanced management features.
+
+#### Editing a File’s Contents
+
+```typescript
+const smartFileToEdit: SmartFile = await SmartFile.fromFilePath('./editableFile.txt');
+await smartFileToEdit.editContentAsString(async (content) => content.replace(/originalText/g, 'newText'));
+await smartFileToEdit.write();
+```
+
+#### Streaming a File from a URL
+
+```typescript
+const streamedFile: StreamFile = await StreamFile.fromUrl('https://example.com/file.pdf');
+await streamedFile.writeToDisk('./downloadedFiles/file.pdf');
+```
+
+### Working with File Buffers and Streams
+
+`@push.rocks/smartfile` allows you to easily work with files using Buffers and Streams, facilitating operations like file transformations, uploads, and downloads.
+
+#### Creating a SmartFile from a Buffer
+
+```typescript
+const buffer: Buffer = Buffer.from('Sample data');
+const bufferSmartFile: SmartFile = await SmartFile.fromBuffer('./bufferFile.txt', buffer);
+await bufferSmartFile.write();
+```
+
+### Using `VirtualDirectory` for Complex File Management
+
+`VirtualDirectory` simplifies the management of multiple files that are otherwise scattered across different directories or created at runtime. 
+
+#### Creating a `VirtualDirectory`
+
+To create a `VirtualDirectory` from an existing file directory:
+
+```typescript
+const virtualDirectory = await VirtualDirectory.fromFsDirPath('./someDirectory');
+```
+
+#### Adding More Files
+
+You can add more `SmartFile` instances to your `VirtualDirectory`:
+
+```typescript
+const additionalFiles = [
+  await SmartFile.fromFilePath('./anotherDirectory/file1.txt'),
+  await SmartFile.fromFilePath('./anotherDirectory/file2.txt')
+];
+virtualDirectory.addSmartfiles(additionalFiles);
+```
+
+#### Saving `VirtualDirectory` to Disk
+
+Save your entire `VirtualDirectory` to disk:
+
+```typescript
+await virtualDirectory.saveToDisk('./outputDirectory');
+```
+
+### Utilizing StreamFile for Efficient File Handling
+
+Using `StreamFile` can be especially beneficial for large files or when performing streaming operations.
+
+#### Streaming from a URL
+
+`StreamFile` provides capabilities to stream files directly from URLs, making it easier to work with remote content.
+
+```typescript
+const urlStreamFile: StreamFile = await StreamFile.fromUrl('https://example.com/largefile.zip');
+await urlStreamFile.writeToDisk('./downloadedFiles/largefile.zip');
+```
+
+### Combining Buffer and Stream Approaches
+
+Create `StreamFile` from a buffer for efficient, multi-use streams.
+
+```typescript
+const buffer = Buffer.from('Streaming buffer content');
+const bufferStreamFile = StreamFile.fromBuffer(buffer, 'bufferBasedStream.txt');
+await bufferStreamFile.writeToDisk('./streams/bufferBasedStream.txt');
+```
+
+### Read and Write Operations with StreamFile
+
+Perform read and write operations efficiently using `StreamFile`.
+
+```typescript
+const fileStream = await StreamFile.fromPath('./inputData/largeFile.data');
+await fileStream.writeToDisk('./outputData/largeFileCopy.data');
+```
+
+Check for completeness of your read and write operations, ensuring the integrity of file content.
+
+```typescript
+const readBuffer = await fileStream.getContentAsBuffer();
+console.log(readBuffer.toString());
+```
+
+### Ensuring File Readiness for Streaming
+
+Ensure a file is ready for streaming or create a custom readable stream incorporating data transformation.
+
+```typescript
+const smartReadStream = new SmartReadStream('./incomingData/sample.data');
+smartReadStream.on('data', (chunk) => {
+  console.log('New Data Chunk:', chunk.toString());
+});
+```
+
+### File Transformation with SmartReadStream
+
+Perform transformations on the stream of data while reading:
+
+```typescript
+smartReadStream.on('data', (chunk) => {
+  // Perform some transformation
+  const transformedChunk = chunk.toString().toUpperCase();
+  console.log('Transformed Data Chunk:', transformedChunk);
+});
+```
+
+### Streaming with SmartReadStream
+
+Stream data from a `SmartReadStream` to a file efficiently managing large datasets.
+
+```typescript
+const transformedWriteStream = fs.createWriteStream('./processedData/transformed.data');
+smartReadStream.pipe(transformedWriteStream);
+```
+
+`@push.rocks/smartfile` significantly simplifies the handling of complex file operations in Node.js projects, making these tasks straightforward while maintaining efficiency and ease of use. Explore and leverage these features to enhance your project's file management capabilities.
+
+## License and Legal Information
+
+This repository contains open-source code that is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the MIT License can be found in the [license](license) file within this repository. 
+
+**Please note:** The MIT License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the project, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.
+
+### Trademarks
+
+This project is owned and maintained by Task Venture Capital GmbH. The names and logos associated with Task Venture Capital GmbH and any related products or services are trademarks of Task Venture Capital GmbH and are not included within the scope of the MIT license granted herein. Use of these trademarks must comply with Task Venture Capital GmbH's Trademark Guidelines, and any usage must be approved in writing by Task Venture Capital GmbH.
+
+### Company Information
+
+Task Venture Capital GmbH  
+Registered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany
+
+For any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.
+
+By using this repository, you acknowledge that you have read this section, agree to comply with its terms, and understand that the licensing of the code does not imply endorsement by Task Venture Capital GmbH of any derivative works.

test/test.streamfile.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { expect, tap } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
+import * as smartfile from '../ts/index.js'; // adjust the import path as needed
+
+// Test assets path
+const testAssetsPath = './test/testassets/';
+
+// ---------------------------
+// StreamFile tests
+// ---------------------------
+
+tap.test('StreamFile.fromPath should create a StreamFile from a file path', async () => {
+  const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromPath(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'mytest.json'));
+  expect(streamFile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.StreamFile);
+  const contentBuffer = await streamFile.getContentAsBuffer();
+  expect(contentBuffer).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
+});
+
+tap.test('StreamFile.fromUrl should create a StreamFile from a URL', async () => {
+  const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromUrl('http://example.com/somefile.json');
+  expect(streamFile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.StreamFile);
+});
+
+tap.test('StreamFile.fromBuffer should create a StreamFile from a Buffer', async () => {
+  const buffer = Buffer.from('Some content');
+  const streamFile = smartfile.StreamFile.fromBuffer(buffer, 'bufferfile.txt');
+  expect(streamFile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.StreamFile);
+});
+
+tap.test('StreamFile should write the stream to disk', async () => {
+  const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromPath(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'mytest.json'));
+  await streamFile.writeToDisk(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'temp', 'mytest.json'));
+  // Verify the file was written
+  expect(
+    // We'll use the fileExists method from your smartfile library
+    // Replace with the actual method you use to check file existence
+    await smartfile.fs.fileExists(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'temp', 'mytest.json'))
+  ).toBeTrue();
+});
+
+tap.test('StreamFile should write to a directory', async () => {
+  const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromPath(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'mytest.json'));
+  await streamFile.writeToDir(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'temp'));
+  // Verify the file was written
+  expect(
+    await smartfile.fs.fileExists(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'temp', 'mytest.json'))
+  ).toBeTrue();
+});
+
+tap.test('StreamFile should return content as a buffer', async () => {
+  const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromPath(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'mytest.json'));
+  const contentBuffer = await streamFile.getContentAsBuffer();
+  expect(contentBuffer).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
+  // Further checks on the content can be added here if necessary
+});
+
+tap.test('StreamFile should return content as a string', async () => {
+  const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromPath(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'mytest.json'));
+  const contentString = await streamFile.getContentAsString();
+  expect(typeof contentString).toBeTypeofString();
+  // Verify the content matches what's expected
+  // This assumes the file contains a JSON object with a key 'key1' with value 'this works'
+  expect(JSON.parse(contentString).key1).toEqual('this works');
+});
+
+// Start the test sequence
+tap.start();

test/test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as smartfile from '../ts/index.js';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
-import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
+import { expect, tap } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
 
 // ---------------------------
 // smartfile.fs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ tap.test('.fs.fileTreeToObject -> should read a file tree into an Object', async
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
-  expect(fileArrayArg[0]).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.Smartfile);
+  expect(fileArrayArg[0]).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.SmartFile);
   expect(fileArrayArg[0].contents.toString()).toEqual(fileArrayArg[0].contentBuffer.toString());
 });
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ tap.test('.Smartfile -> should produce vinyl compatible files', async () => {
     './test/testassets/testfolder/**/*'
   );
   const localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
-  expect(localSmartfile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.Smartfile);
+  expect(localSmartfile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.SmartFile);
   expect(localSmartfile.contents).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-expression
   expect(localSmartfile.isBuffer()).toBeTrue();
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ 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');
+  const smartfileInstance = await smartfile.SmartFile.fromString(filePath, fileString, 'utf8');
   smartfileInstance.write();
-  const smartfileInstance2 = await smartfile.Smartfile.fromFilePath(filePath);
+  const smartfileInstance2 = await smartfile.SmartFile.fromFilePath(filePath);
   const retrievedString = smartfileInstance.contents.toString();
   expect(retrievedString).toEqual(fileString);
 });
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ tap.test('should create, store and retrieve valid smartfiles', async () => {
 tap.test('should get a hash', async () => {
   const fileString = 'hi there';
   const filePath = './test/testassets/utf8.txt';
-  const smartfileInstance = await smartfile.Smartfile.fromString(filePath, fileString, 'utf8');
+  const smartfileInstance = await smartfile.SmartFile.fromString(filePath, fileString, 'utf8');
   const hash = await smartfileInstance.getHash();
   console.log(hash);
 });

test/test.virtualdirectory.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { tap, expect } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
+import { tap, expect } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
 
 import * as smartfile from '../ts/index.js';
 

test/testassets/temp/mytest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "key1": "this works",
+  "key2": "this works too",
+  "key3": {
+    "nestedkey1": "hello"
+  }
+}
+

test/testassets/temp/test/testassets/mytest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "key1": "this works",
+  "key2": "this works too",
+  "key3": {
+    "nestedkey1": "hello"
+  }
+}
+

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * autocreated commitinfo by @pushrocks/commitinfo
+ * autocreated commitinfo by @push.rocks/commitinfo
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartfile',
-  version: '10.0.28',
-  description: 'offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs'
+  version: '11.0.21',
+  description: 'Provides comprehensive tools for efficient file management in Node.js using TypeScript, including handling streams, virtual directories, and various file operations.'
 }

ts/classes.smartfile.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import * as fs from './smartfile.fs.js';
-import * as memory from './smartfile.memory.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as fs from './fs.js';
+import * as memory from './memory.js';
 
 export interface ISmartfileConstructorOptions {
   path: string;
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ export interface ISmartfileConstructorOptions {
 }
 
 /**
- * class Smartfile
- * -> is vinyl file compatible
+ * an vinyl file compatible in memory file class
  */
-export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
+export class SmartFile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
   // ======
   // STATIC
   // ======
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
   public static async fromFilePath(filePath: string, baseArg: string = process.cwd()) {
     filePath = plugins.path.resolve(filePath);
     const fileBuffer = fs.toBufferSync(filePath);
-    const smartfile = new Smartfile({
+    const smartfile = new SmartFile({
       contentBuffer: fileBuffer,
       base: baseArg,
       path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
     contentBufferArg: Buffer,
     baseArg: string = process.cwd()
   ) {
-    const smartfile = new Smartfile({
+    const smartfile = new SmartFile({
       contentBuffer: contentBufferArg,
       base: baseArg,
       path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
     encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary',
     baseArg = process.cwd()
   ) {
-    const smartfile = new Smartfile({
+    const smartfile = new SmartFile({
       contentBuffer: Buffer.from(contentStringArg, encodingArg),
       base: baseArg,
       path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
@@ -62,7 +61,40 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
   }
 
   public static async fromFoldedJson(foldedJsonArg: string) {
-    return new Smartfile(plugins.smartjson.parse(foldedJsonArg));
+    return new SmartFile(plugins.smartjson.parse(foldedJsonArg));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * creates a Smartfile from a ReadableStream
+   * @param stream a readable stream that provides file content
+   * @param filePath the file path to associate with the content
+   * @param baseArg the base path to use for the file
+   */
+  public static async fromStream(
+    stream: plugins.stream.Readable,
+    filePath: string,
+    baseArg: string = process.cwd()
+  ): Promise<SmartFile> {
+    return new Promise<SmartFile>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      stream.on('data', (chunk) => chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk)));
+      stream.on('error', (error) => reject(error));
+      stream.on('end', () => {
+        const contentBuffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+        const smartfile = new SmartFile({
+          contentBuffer: contentBuffer,
+          base: baseArg,
+          path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
+        });
+        resolve(smartfile);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  public static async fromUrl (urlArg: string) {
+    const response = await plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(urlArg);
+    const smartfile = await SmartFile.fromBuffer(urlArg, response.body);
+    return smartfile;
   }
 
   // ========
@@ -128,7 +160,7 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
    * @param contentString
    */
   public setContentsFromString(contentString: string, encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8') {
-    this.contents = new Buffer(contentString, encodingArg);
+    this.contents = Buffer.from(contentString, encodingArg);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -137,7 +169,9 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
    * - no argument write to exactly where the file was picked up
    */
   public async write() {
-    await memory.toFs(this.contentBuffer, plugins.path.join(this.base, this.path));
+    let writePath = plugins.smartpath.transform.makeAbsolute(this.path, this.base);
+    console.log(`writing to ${writePath}`);
+    await memory.toFs(this.contentBuffer, writePath);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -262,4 +296,21 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
     const newFileString = await editFuncArg(this.contentBuffer.toString());
     this.contentBuffer = Buffer.from(newFileString);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a ReadableStream from the file's content buffer
+   */
+  public getStream(): plugins.stream.Readable {
+    const stream = new plugins.stream.Readable();
+    stream.push(this.contentBuffer); // Push the content buffer to the stream
+    stream.push(null); // Push null to signify the end of the stream (EOF)
+    return stream;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the size of the file in bytes
+   */
+  public async getSize(): Promise<number> {
+    return this.contentBuffer.length;
+  }
 }

ts/classes.streamfile.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as smartfileFs from './fs.js';
+import * as smartfileFsStream from './fsstream.js';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
+
+type TStreamSource = (streamFile: StreamFile) => Promise<Readable>;
+
+/**
+ * The StreamFile class represents a file as a stream.
+ * It allows creating streams from a file path, a URL, or a buffer.
+ */
+export class StreamFile {
+  // STATIC
+
+  public static async fromPath(filePath: string): Promise<StreamFile> {
+    const streamSource: TStreamSource = async (streamFileArg) => smartfileFsStream.createReadStream(filePath);
+    const streamFile = new StreamFile(streamSource, filePath);
+    streamFile.multiUse = true;
+    streamFile.byteLengthComputeFunction = async () => {
+      const stats = await smartfileFs.stat(filePath);
+      return stats.size;
+    }
+    return streamFile;
+  }
+
+  public static async fromUrl(url: string): Promise<StreamFile> {
+    const streamSource: TStreamSource = async (streamFileArg) => plugins.smartrequest.getStream(url); // Replace with actual plugin method
+    const streamFile = new StreamFile(streamSource);
+    streamFile.multiUse = true;
+    streamFile.byteLengthComputeFunction = async () => {
+      const response = await plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(url); // TODO: switch to future .getBinaryByteLength()
+      return response.body.length;
+    }
+    return streamFile;
+  }
+
+  public static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer, relativeFilePath?: string): StreamFile {
+    const streamSource: TStreamSource = async (streamFileArg) => {
+      const stream = new Readable();
+      stream.push(buffer);
+      stream.push(null); // End of stream
+      return stream;
+    };
+    const streamFile = new StreamFile(streamSource, relativeFilePath);
+    streamFile.multiUse = true;
+    streamFile.byteLengthComputeFunction = async () => buffer.length;
+    return streamFile;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a StreamFile from an existing Readable stream with an option for multiple uses.
+   * @param stream A Node.js Readable stream.
+   * @param relativeFilePath Optional file path for the stream.
+   * @param multiUse If true, the stream can be read multiple times, caching its content.
+   * @returns A StreamFile instance.
+   */
+  public static fromStream(stream: Readable, relativeFilePath?: string, multiUse: boolean = false): StreamFile {
+    const streamSource: TStreamSource = (streamFileArg) => {
+      if (streamFileArg.multiUse) {
+        // If multi-use is enabled and we have cached content, create a new readable stream from the buffer
+        const bufferedStream = new Readable();
+        bufferedStream.push(streamFileArg.cachedStreamBuffer);
+        bufferedStream.push(null); // No more data to push
+        return Promise.resolve(bufferedStream);
+      } else {
+        return Promise.resolve(stream);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const streamFile = new StreamFile(streamSource, relativeFilePath);
+    streamFile.multiUse = multiUse;
+
+    // If multi-use is enabled, cache the stream when it's first read
+    if (multiUse) {
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      stream.on('data', (chunk) => chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk)));
+      stream.on('end', () => {
+        streamFile.cachedStreamBuffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+      });
+      // It's important to handle errors that may occur during streaming
+      stream.on('error', (err) => {
+        console.error('Error while caching stream:', err);
+      });
+    }
+
+    return streamFile;
+  }
+
+
+  // INSTANCE
+  relativeFilePath?: string;
+  private streamSource: TStreamSource;
+
+  // enable stream based multi use
+  private cachedStreamBuffer?: Buffer;
+  public multiUse: boolean;
+  public used: boolean = false;
+  public byteLengthComputeFunction: () => Promise<number>;
+
+  private constructor(streamSource: TStreamSource, relativeFilePath?: string) {
+    this.streamSource = streamSource;
+    this.relativeFilePath = relativeFilePath;
+  }
+
+  // METHODS
+
+  private checkMultiUse() {
+    if (!this.multiUse && this.used) {
+      throw new Error('This stream can only be used once.');
+    }
+    this.used = true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new readable stream from the source.
+   */
+  public async createReadStream(): Promise<Readable> {
+    return this.streamSource(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the stream to the disk at the specified path.
+   * @param filePathArg The file path where the stream should be written.
+   */
+  public async writeToDisk(filePathArg: string): Promise<void> {
+    this.checkMultiUse();
+    const readStream = await this.createReadStream();
+    const writeStream = smartfileFsStream.createWriteStream(filePathArg);
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      readStream.pipe(writeStream);
+      readStream.on('error', reject);
+      writeStream.on('error', reject);
+      writeStream.on('finish', resolve);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async writeToDir(dirPathArg: string) {
+    this.checkMultiUse();
+    const filePath = plugins.path.join(dirPathArg, this.relativeFilePath);
+    await smartfileFs.ensureDir(plugins.path.parse(filePath).dir);
+    return this.writeToDisk(filePath);
+  }
+
+  public async getContentAsBuffer() {
+    this.checkMultiUse();
+    const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<Buffer>();
+    const readStream = await this.createReadStream();
+    const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+    readStream.on('data', (chunk) => chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk)));
+    readStream.on('error', done.reject);
+    readStream.on('end', () => {
+      const contentBuffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+      done.resolve(contentBuffer);
+    });
+    return done.promise;
+  }
+
+  public async getContentAsString(formatArg: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8') {
+    const contentBuffer = await this.getContentAsBuffer();
+    return contentBuffer.toString(formatArg);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the size of the file content in bytes.
+   */
+  public async getSize(): Promise<number> {
+    if (this.byteLengthComputeFunction) {
+      return this.byteLengthComputeFunction();
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+}

ts/classes.virtualdirectory.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import * as fs from './smartfile.fs.js';
+import { SmartFile } from './classes.smartfile.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as fs from './fs.js';
+
+
+export interface IVirtualDirectoryConstructorOptions {
+  mode: ''
+}
 
 /**
  * a virtual directory exposes a fs api
  */
 export class VirtualDirectory {
+
+  consstructor(options = {}) {
+
+  }
+
   // STATIC
   public static async fromFsDirPath(pathArg: string): Promise<VirtualDirectory> {
     const newVirtualDir = new VirtualDirectory();
@@ -18,17 +28,17 @@ export class VirtualDirectory {
   ): Promise<VirtualDirectory> {
     const newVirtualDir = new VirtualDirectory();
     for (const fileArg of virtualDirTransferableObjectArg.files) {
-      newVirtualDir.addSmartfiles([Smartfile.enfoldFromJson(fileArg) as Smartfile]);
+      newVirtualDir.addSmartfiles([SmartFile.enfoldFromJson(fileArg) as SmartFile]);
     }
     return newVirtualDir;
   }
 
   // INSTANCE
-  public smartfileArray: Smartfile[] = [];
+  public smartfileArray: SmartFile[] = [];
 
   constructor() {}
 
-  public addSmartfiles(smartfileArrayArg: Smartfile[]) {
+  public addSmartfiles(smartfileArrayArg: SmartFile[]) {
     this.smartfileArray = this.smartfileArray.concat(smartfileArrayArg);
   }
 

ts/fs.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import * as interpreter from './smartfile.interpreter.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as interpreter from './interpreter.js';
 
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
+import { SmartFile } from './classes.smartfile.js';
 
-import * as memory from './smartfile.memory.js';
+import * as memory from './memory.js';
+import type { StreamFile } from './classes.streamfile.js';
 /*===============================================================
 ============================ Checks =============================
 ===============================================================*/
@@ -40,7 +41,18 @@ export const fileExists = async (filePath): Promise<boolean> => {
 /**
  * Checks if given path points to an existing directory
  */
-export const isDirectory = (pathArg): boolean => {
+export const isDirectory = (pathArg: string): boolean => {
+  try {
+    return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(pathArg).isDirectory();
+  } catch (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Checks if given path points to an existing directory
+ */
+export const isDirectorySync = (pathArg: string): boolean => {
   try {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(pathArg).isDirectory();
   } catch (err) {
@@ -178,7 +190,8 @@ export const removeManySync = (filePathArrayArg: string[]): void => {
 ===============================================================*/
 
 /**
- *
+ * reads a file content to an object
+ * good for JSON, YAML, TOML, etc.
  * @param filePathArg
  * @param fileTypeArg
  * @returns {any}
@@ -194,7 +207,7 @@ export const toObjectSync = (filePathArg, fileTypeArg?) => {
  * reads a file content to a String
  */
 export const toStringSync = (filePath: string): string => {
-  const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncoding(filePath);
+  const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncodingForPathSync(filePath);
   let fileString: string | Buffer = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath, encoding);
   if (Buffer.isBuffer(fileString)) {
     fileString = fileString.toString('binary');
@@ -210,6 +223,18 @@ export const toBufferSync = (filePath: string): Buffer => {
   return plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates a Readable Stream from a file path.
+ * @param filePath The path to the file.
+ * @returns {fs.ReadStream}
+ */
+export const toReadStream = (filePath: string): plugins.fs.ReadStream => {
+  if (!fileExistsSync(filePath)) {
+    throw new Error(`File does not exist at path: ${filePath}`);
+  }
+  return plugins.fsExtra.createReadStream(filePath);
+};
+
 export const fileTreeToHash = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: string) => {
   const fileTreeObject = await fileTreeToObject(dirPathArg, miniMatchFilter);
   let combinedString = '';
@@ -235,7 +260,7 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
   }
 
   const fileTree = await listFileTree(dirPath, miniMatchFilter);
-  const smartfileArray: Smartfile[] = [];
+  const smartfileArray: SmartFile[] = [];
   for (const filePath of fileTree) {
     const readPath = ((): string => {
       if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(filePath)) {
@@ -244,12 +269,12 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
         return filePath;
       }
     })();
-    const fileContentString = toStringSync(readPath);
+    const fileBuffer = plugins.fs.readFileSync(readPath);
 
     // push a read file as Smartfile
     smartfileArray.push(
-      new Smartfile({
-        contentBuffer: Buffer.from(fileContentString),
+      new SmartFile({
+        contentBuffer: fileBuffer,
         base: dirPath,
         path: filePath,
       })
@@ -366,27 +391,101 @@ export const listFileTree = async (
 };
 
 /**
- * checks wether a file is ready for processing
+ * Watches for file stability before resolving the promise.
  */
-export const waitForFileToBeReady = async (filePathArg: string): Promise<void> => {
-  if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(filePathArg)) {
-    filePathArg = plugins.path.resolve(filePathArg);
-  }
-  const limitedArray = new plugins.lik.LimitedArray<number>(3);
-  let fileReady = false;
-  while (!fileReady) {
-    const stats = await plugins.fsExtra.stat(filePathArg);
-    limitedArray.addOne(stats.size);
-    if (
-      limitedArray.array.length < 3 ||
-      !(
-        limitedArray.array[0] === limitedArray.array[1] &&
-        limitedArray.array[1] === limitedArray.array[2]
-      )
-    ) {
-      await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(5000);
-    } else {
-      fileReady = true;
+export const waitForFileToBeReady = (filePathArg: string): Promise<void> => {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    let lastFileSize = -1;
+    let fileIsStable = false;
+
+    const checkFileStability = async () => {
+      let currentFileSize: number;
+      const deferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+      plugins.fs.stat(filePathArg, (err, stats) => {
+        if (err) {
+          fileIsStable = true;
+          watcher.close();
+          reject(err);
+          return;
+        }
+        currentFileSize = stats.size;
+        deferred.resolve();
+      });
+      await deferred.promise;
+      if (currentFileSize === lastFileSize) {
+        fileIsStable = true;
+        await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(100);
+        resolve();
+      }
+      lastFileSize = currentFileSize;
+    };
+
+    const watcher = plugins.fs.watch(filePathArg, (eventType, filename) => {
+      if (eventType === 'change') {
+        checkFileStability();
+      }
+    });
+
+    watcher.on('error', (error) => {
+      watcher.close();
+      reject(error);
+    });
+
+    while (!fileIsStable) {
+      await checkFileStability();
+      if (!fileIsStable) {
+        await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(5000);
+      }
     }
-  }
+    watcher.close();
+  });
 };
+
+/**
+ * writes string or Smartfile to disk.
+ * @param fileArg
+ * @param fileNameArg
+ * @param fileBaseArg
+ */
+export let toFs = async (
+  fileContentArg: string | Buffer | SmartFile | StreamFile,
+  filePathArg: string,
+  optionsArg: {
+    respectRelative?: boolean;
+  } = {}
+) => {
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+
+  // check args
+  if (!fileContentArg || !filePathArg) {
+    throw new Error('expected valid arguments');
+  }
+
+  // prepare actual write action
+  let fileContent: string | Buffer;
+  let fileEncoding: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8';
+  let filePath: string = filePathArg;
+
+  // handle Smartfile
+  if (fileContentArg instanceof SmartFile) {
+    fileContent = fileContentArg.contentBuffer;
+    // handle options
+    if (optionsArg.respectRelative) {
+      filePath = plugins.path.join(filePath, fileContentArg.path);
+    }
+  } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(fileContentArg)) {
+    fileContent = fileContentArg;
+    fileEncoding = 'binary';
+  } else if (typeof fileContentArg === 'string') {
+    fileContent = fileContentArg;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error('fileContent is neither string nor Smartfile');
+  }
+  await ensureDir(plugins.path.parse(filePath).dir);
+  plugins.fsExtra.writeFile(filePath, fileContent, { encoding: fileEncoding }, done.resolve);
+  return await done.promise;
+};
+
+export const stat = async (filePathArg: string) => {
+  return plugins.fsPromises.stat(filePathArg);
+}

ts/fsstream.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+This file contains logic for streaming things from and to the filesystem
+*/
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+
+export const createReadStream = (pathArg: string) => {
+  return plugins.fs.createReadStream(pathArg);
+};
+
+export const createWriteStream = (pathArg: string) => {
+  return plugins.fs.createWriteStream(pathArg);
+};
+
+export const processFile = async (
+  filePath: string,
+  asyncFunc: (fileStream: plugins.stream.Readable) => Promise<void>
+): Promise<void> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const fileStream = createReadStream(filePath);
+    asyncFunc(fileStream).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+  });
+}
+
+export const processDirectory = async (
+  directoryPath: string,
+  asyncFunc: (fileStream: plugins.stream.Readable) => Promise<void>
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const files = plugins.fs.readdirSync(directoryPath, { withFileTypes: true });
+
+  for (const file of files) {
+    const fullPath = plugins.path.join(directoryPath, file.name);
+
+    if (file.isDirectory()) {
+      await processDirectory(fullPath, asyncFunc); // Recursively call processDirectory for directories
+    } else if (file.isFile()) {
+      await processFile(fullPath, asyncFunc); // Call async function with the file stream and wait for it
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a file is ready to be streamed (exists and is not empty).
+ */
+export const isFileReadyForStreaming = async (filePathArg: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+  try {
+    const stats = await plugins.fs.promises.stat(filePathArg);
+    return stats.size > 0;
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') { // File does not exist
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw error; // Rethrow other unexpected errors
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Waits for a file to be ready for streaming (exists and is not empty).
+ */
+export const waitForFileToBeReadyForStreaming = (filePathArg: string): Promise<void> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    // Normalize and resolve the file path
+    const filePath = plugins.path.resolve(filePathArg);
+
+    // Function to check file stats
+    const checkFile = (resolve: () => void, reject: (reason: any) => void) => {
+      plugins.fs.stat(filePath, (err, stats) => {
+        if (err) {
+          if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+            // File not found, wait and try again
+            return;
+          }
+          // Some other error occurred
+          return reject(err);
+        }
+        if (stats.size > 0) {
+          // File exists and is not empty, resolve the promise
+          resolve();
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    // Set up file watcher
+    const watcher = plugins.fs.watch(filePath, { persistent: false }, (eventType) => {
+      if (eventType === 'change' || eventType === 'rename') {
+        checkFile(resolve, reject);
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Check file immediately in case it's already ready
+    checkFile(resolve, reject);
+
+    // Error handling
+    watcher.on('error', (error) => {
+      watcher.close();
+      reject(error);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+export class SmartReadStream extends plugins.stream.Readable {
+  private watcher: plugins.fs.FSWatcher | null = null;
+  private lastReadSize: number = 0;
+  private endTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+  private filePath: string;
+  private endDelay: number;
+  private reading: boolean = false;
+
+  constructor(filePath: string, endDelay = 60000, opts?: plugins.stream.ReadableOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+    this.filePath = filePath;
+    this.endDelay = endDelay;
+  }
+
+  private startWatching(): void {
+    this.watcher = plugins.fs.watch(this.filePath, (eventType) => {
+      if (eventType === 'change') {
+        this.resetEndTimeout();
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.watcher.on('error', (error) => {
+      this.cleanup();
+      this.emit('error', error);
+    });
+  }
+
+  private resetEndTimeout(): void {
+    if (this.endTimeout) clearTimeout(this.endTimeout);
+    this.endTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.checkForEnd(), this.endDelay);
+  }
+
+  private checkForEnd(): void {
+    plugins.fs.stat(this.filePath, (err, stats) => {
+      if (err) {
+        this.emit('error', err);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (this.lastReadSize === stats.size) {
+        this.push(null); // Signal the end of the stream
+        this.cleanup();
+      } else {
+        this.lastReadSize = stats.size;
+        this.resetEndTimeout();
+        if (!this.reading) {
+          // We only want to continue reading if we were previously waiting for more data
+          this.reading = true;
+          this._read(10000); // Try to read more data
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  private cleanup(): void {
+    if (this.endTimeout) clearTimeout(this.endTimeout);
+    if (this.watcher) this.watcher.close();
+  }
+
+  _read(size: number): void {
+    this.reading = true;
+    const chunkSize = Math.min(size, 16384); // Read in chunks of 16KB
+    const buffer = Buffer.alloc(chunkSize);
+    plugins.fs.open(this.filePath, 'r', (err, fd) => {
+      if (err) {
+        this.emit('error', err);
+        return;
+      }
+      plugins.fs.read(fd, buffer, 0, chunkSize, this.lastReadSize, (err, bytesRead, buffer) => {
+        if (err) {
+          this.emit('error', err);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (bytesRead > 0) {
+          this.lastReadSize += bytesRead;
+          this.push(buffer.slice(0, bytesRead)); // Push the data onto the stream
+        } else {
+          this.reading = false; // No more data to read for now
+          this.resetEndTimeout();
+        }
+
+        plugins.fs.close(fd, (err) => {
+          if (err) {
+            this.emit('error', err);
+          }
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  _destroy(error: Error | null, callback: (error: Error | null) => void): void {
+    this.cleanup();
+    callback(error);
+  }
+}

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import * as fsMod from './smartfile.fs.js';
-import * as fsStreamMod from './smartfile.fsstream.js';
-import * as interpreterMod from './smartfile.interpreter.js';
-import * as memoryMod from './smartfile.memory.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as fsMod from './fs.js';
+import * as fsStreamMod from './fsstream.js';
+import * as interpreterMod from './interpreter.js';
+import * as memoryMod from './memory.js';
 
-export * from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
-export * from './smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.js';
+export * from './classes.smartfile.js';
+export * from './classes.streamfile.js';
+export * from './classes.virtualdirectory.js';
 
 export const fs = fsMod;
 export const fsStream = fsStreamMod;

ts/interpreter.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 
 export let filetype = (pathArg: string): string => {
   const extName = plugins.path.extname(pathArg);

ts/memory.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
-import * as smartfileFs from './smartfile.fs.js';
-import * as interpreter from './smartfile.interpreter.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import { SmartFile } from './classes.smartfile.js';
+import * as smartfileFs from './fs.js';
+import * as interpreter from './interpreter.js';
+import type { StreamFile } from './classes.streamfile.js';
 
 /**
  * converts file to Object
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export interface IToFsOptions {
  * @param fileBaseArg
  */
 export let toFs = async (
-  fileContentArg: string | Buffer | Smartfile,
+  fileContentArg: string | Buffer | SmartFile | StreamFile,
   filePathArg: string,
   optionsArg: IToFsOptions = {}
 ) => {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export let toFs = async (
   let filePath: string = filePathArg;
 
   // handle Smartfile
-  if (fileContentArg instanceof Smartfile) {
+  if (fileContentArg instanceof SmartFile) {
     fileContent = fileContentArg.contentBuffer;
     // handle options
     if (optionsArg.respectRelative) {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ export const toFsSync = (fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) => {
   plugins.fsExtra.writeFileSync(filePath, fileString, { encoding: 'utf8' });
 };
 
-export let smartfileArrayToFs = async (smartfileArrayArg: Smartfile[], dirArg: string) => {
+export let smartfileArrayToFs = async (smartfileArrayArg: SmartFile[], dirArg: string) => {
   await smartfileFs.ensureDir(dirArg);
   for (const smartfile of smartfileArrayArg) {
     await toFs(smartfile, dirArg, {

ts/plugins.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // node native scope
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as fsPromises from 'fs/promises';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as stream from 'stream';
 
-export { fs, path };
+export { fs, fsPromises, path, stream };
 
 // @pushrocks scope
 import * as lik from '@push.rocks/lik';

ts/smartfile.fsstream.ts

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/*
-This file contains logic for streaming things from and to the filesystem
-*/
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-
-export const createReadStream = (pathArg: string) => {
-  return plugins.fs.createReadStream(pathArg);
-};
-
-export const createWriteStream = (pathArg: string) => {
-  return plugins.fs.createWriteStream(pathArg);
-};
-
-export const streamDirectory = async (dirPathArg: string) => {};

tsconfig.json

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "useDefineForClassFields": false,
     "target": "ES2022",
-    "module": "ES2022",
-    "moduleResolution": "nodenext",
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
-  }
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "dist_*/**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
 }