7.0.10

.gitignore

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ node_modules/
 
 # builds
 dist/
-dist_web/
-dist_serve/
-dist_ts_web/
+dist_*/
 
 # custom

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
 
 cache:
   paths:
-  - .npmci_cache/
-  key: "$CI_BUILD_STAGE"
+    - .npmci_cache/
+  key: '$CI_BUILD_STAGE'
 
 stages:
-- security
-- test
-- release
-- metadata
+  - security
+  - test
+  - release
+  - metadata
 
 # ====================
 # security stage
@@ -18,48 +18,66 @@ stages:
 mirror:
   stage: security
   script:
-  - npmci git mirror
+    - npmci git mirror
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
-snyk:
+audit:
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
   stage: security
   script:
     - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install -g snyk
     - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command snyk test
+    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=moderate
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 # ====================
 # test stage
 # ====================
 
-testLTS:
+testStable:
   stage: test
   script:
-  - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm install
-  - npmci npm test
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm install
+    - npmci npm test
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - priv
+
+testBuild:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm install
+    - npmci command npm run build
+  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
+  tags:
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 release:
   stage: release
   script:
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm publish
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm publish
   only:
-  - tags
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 # ====================
 # metadata stage
@@ -69,31 +87,35 @@ codequality:
   allow_failure: true
   script:
     - npmci command npm install -g tslint typescript
+    - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
     - npmci command "tslint -c tslint.json ./ts/**/*.ts"
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - priv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - priv
 
 trigger:
   stage: metadata
   script:
-  - npmci trigger
+    - npmci trigger
   only:
-  - tags
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 pages:
-  image: hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
   stage: metadata
   script:
+    - npmci node install lts
     - npmci command npm install -g @gitzone/tsdoc
     - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
     - npmci command tsdoc
   tags:
+    - lossless
     - docker
     - notpriv
   only:
@@ -101,5 +123,5 @@ pages:
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 week
     paths:
-    - public
+      - public
   allow_failure: true

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "current file",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "args": [
+        "${relativeFile}"
+      ],
+      "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "@gitzone/tsrun"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+      "protocol": "inspector",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "test.ts",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "args": [
+        "test/test.ts"
+      ],
+      "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "@gitzone/tsrun"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+      "protocol": "inspector",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+    }
+  ]
+}

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "json.schemas": [
+    {
+      "fileMatch": ["/npmextra.json"],
+      "schema": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "npmci": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "settings for npmci"
+          },
+          "gitzone": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "settings for gitzone",
+            "properties": {
+              "projectType": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["website", "element", "service", "npm"]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}

npmextra.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "npmAccessLevel": "public"
   },
   "gitzone": {
+    "projectType": "npm",
     "module": {
       "githost": "gitlab.com",
       "gitscope": "pushrocks",

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartfile",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "7.0.3",
+  "version": "7.0.10",
   "description": "offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -28,32 +28,34 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.1.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartmime": "^1.0.3",
     "@pushrocks/smartpath": "^4.0.1",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.2",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.14",
-    "@types/fs-extra": "^5.0.5",
-    "@types/vinyl": "^2.0.2",
-    "fs-extra": "^7.0.1",
-    "glob": "^7.1.3",
-    "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
-    "vinyl-file": "^3.0.0"
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.47",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
+    "glob": "^7.1.6",
+    "js-yaml": "^3.13.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.8",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.1",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.18",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.7",
-    "@types/node": "^11.13.0",
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.17",
+    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.8",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.28",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.2.0",
+    "@types/node": "^13.7.7",
     "gulp-function": "^2.2.14",
-    "tslint": "^5.15.0",
+    "tslint": "^6.0.0",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "files": [
-    "ts/*",
-    "ts_web/*",
-    "dist/*",
-    "dist_web/*",
-    "assets/*",
+    "ts/**/*",
+    "ts_web/**/*",
+    "dist/**/*",
+    "dist_*/**/*",
+    "dist_ts/**/*",
+    "dist_ts_web/**/*",
+    "assets/**/*",
     "cli.js",
     "npmextra.json",
     "readme.md"

readme.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ smart ways to work with files in nodejs
 * [docs (typedoc)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartfile/)
 
 ## Status for master
-[![build status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/commits/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)
 [![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)
@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@ smartfile thinks in sections:
 | interpreter | (object) handles yaml and json                                               |
 | smartfile   | (class) a virtual representation of a file, alternative to vinyl file format |
 
+## Contribution
+
+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). :)
+
 For further information read the linked docs at the top of this readme.
 
 > MIT licensed | **©** [Lossless GmbH](https://lossless.gmbh)
-| By using this npm module you agree to our [privacy policy](https://lossless.gmbH/privacy.html)
+| By using this npm module you agree to our [privacy policy](https://lossless.gmbH/privacy)
 
-[![repo-footer](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/assets/repo-footer.svg)](https://maintainedby.lossless.com)
+[![repo-footer](https://lossless.gitlab.io/publicrelations/repofooter.svg)](https://maintainedby.lossless.com)

test/test.ts

@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ tap.test('.fs.listFolders() -> should get the file type from a string', async ()
 tap.test('.fs.listFilesSync() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
   expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/')).to.include('mytest.json');
   expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/')).to.not.include('notExistentFile');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytest\.json/)).to.include('mytest.json');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytests.json/)).to.not.include('mytest.json');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytest\.json/)).to.include(
+    'mytest.json'
+  );
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytests.json/)).to.not.include(
+    'mytest.json'
+  );
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFiles() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
@@ -47,27 +51,36 @@ tap.test('.fs.listFiles() -> should get the file type from a string', async () =
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFileTree() -> should get a file tree', async () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFileTree(path.resolve('./test/testassets/'), '**/*.txt');
+  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFileTree(
+    path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
+    '**/*.txt'
+  );
   expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('testfolder/testfile1.txt');
   expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('mytest.json');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileTreeToObject -> should read a file tree into an Object', async () => {
-  let fileArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(path.resolve('./test/testassets/'), '**/*.txt');
+  let fileArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
+    path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
+    '**/*.txt'
+  );
   expect(fileArrayArg[0]).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
   expect(fileArrayArg[0].contents.toString()).to.equal(fileArrayArg[0].contentBuffer.toString());
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.copy() -> should copy a directory', async () => {
-  smartfile.fs.copy('./test/testassets/testfolder/', './test/testassets/temp/');
+  await smartfile.fs.copy('./test/testassets/testfolder/', './test/testassets/temp/');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.copy() -> should copy a file', async () => {
-  smartfile.fs.copy('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml', './test/testassets/temp/');
+  await smartfile.fs.copy('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml', './test/testassets/temp/mytest.yaml');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.copy() -> should copy a file and rename it', async () => {
-  smartfile.fs.copy('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml', './test/testassets/temp/mytestRenamed.yaml');
+  await smartfile.fs.copy(
+    './test/testassets/mytest.yaml',
+    './test/testassets/temp/mytestRenamed.yaml'
+  );
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.remove() -> should remove an entire directory', async () => {});
@@ -82,14 +95,19 @@ tap.test('.fs.removeSync -> should remove single files synchronouly', async () =
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.removeMany -> should remove and array of files', async () => {
-  smartfile.fs.removeMany(['./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt', './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt']).then(() => {
-    expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).to.be.false;
-    expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).to.be.false;
-  });
+  smartfile.fs
+    .removeMany(['./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt', './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt'])
+    .then(() => {
+      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.removeManySync -> should remove and array of single files synchronouly', async () => {
-  smartfile.fs.removeManySync(['./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt', './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt']);
+  smartfile.fs.removeManySync([
+    './test/testassets/temp/testfile1.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;
 });
@@ -113,7 +131,9 @@ tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an ' + '.json' + ' file to an object
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.toStringSync() -> should read a file to a string', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.fs.toStringSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt')).to.equal('Some TestString &&%$');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.toStringSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt')).to.equal(
+    'Some TestString &&%$'
+  );
 });
 
 // ---------------------------
@@ -130,7 +150,10 @@ 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';
-  await smartfile.memory.toFs(localString, path.join(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/temp/testMemToFs.txt'));
+  await smartfile.memory.toFs(
+    localString,
+    path.join(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/temp/testMemToFs.txt')
+  );
 });
 
 tap.test(
@@ -145,14 +168,13 @@ tap.test(
 );
 
 tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should load a remote file to a variable', async () => {
-  let responseString = await smartfile.remote.toString(
-    'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pushrocks/smartfile/master/test/mytest.txt'
+  const responseString = await smartfile.remote.toString(
+    'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pushrocks/smartfile/master/test/testassets/mytest.txt'
   );
   expect(responseString).to.equal('Some TestString &&%$');
 });
 
 tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should reject a Promise when the link is false', async tools => {
-  tools.returnError;
   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'
@@ -165,7 +187,10 @@ 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(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/testfolder/**/*');
+  let smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
+    process.cwd(),
+    './test/testassets/testfolder/**/*'
+  );
   let localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
   expect(localSmartfile).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
   expect(localSmartfile.contents).to.be.instanceof(Buffer);

test/testassets/temp/mytest.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+key1: this works
+key2: this works too
+key3:
+  nestedkey1: hello

ts/smartfile.fs.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as memory from './smartfile.memory';
  * @param filePath
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
-export let fileExistsSync = function(filePath): boolean {
+export const fileExistsSync = (filePath): boolean => {
   let fileExistsBool: boolean = false;
   try {
     plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export let fileExistsSync = function(filePath): boolean {
  * @param filePath
  * @returns {any}
  */
-export let fileExists = (filePath): Promise<boolean> => {
+export const fileExists = async (filePath): Promise<boolean> => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<boolean>();
   plugins.fs.access(filePath, 4, err => {
     err ? done.resolve(false) : done.resolve(true);
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export let fileExists = (filePath): Promise<boolean> => {
 /**
  * Checks if given path points to an existing directory
  */
-export let isDirectory = (pathArg): boolean => {
+export const isDirectory = (pathArg): boolean => {
   try {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(pathArg).isDirectory();
   } catch (err) {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export let isDirectory = (pathArg): boolean => {
 /**
  * Checks if a given path points to an existing file
  */
-export let isFile = function(pathArg): boolean {
+export const isFile = (pathArg): boolean => {
   return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(pathArg).isFile();
 };
 
@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ export let isFile = function(pathArg): boolean {
 /**
  * copies a file from A to B on the local disk
  */
-export let copy = function(fromArg: string, toArg: string) {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-  plugins.fsExtra.copy(fromArg, toArg, {}, function() {
-    done.resolve();
+export const copy = async (fromArg: string, toArg: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<boolean>();
+  plugins.fsExtra.copy(fromArg, toArg, {}, err => {
+    if (err) {
+      throw new Error(`Could not copy from ${fromArg} to ${toArg}: ${err}`);
+    }
+    done.resolve(true);
   });
   return done.promise;
 };
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ export let copy = function(fromArg: string, toArg: string) {
 /**
  * copies a file SYNCHRONOUSLY from A to B on the local disk
  */
-export let copySync = function(fromArg: string, toArg: string): boolean {
+export const copySync = (fromArg: string, toArg: string): boolean => {
   plugins.fsExtra.copySync(fromArg, toArg);
   return true;
 };
@@ -81,16 +84,14 @@ export let copySync = function(fromArg: string, toArg: string): boolean {
 /**
  * ensures that a directory is in place
  */
-export let ensureDir = (dirPathArg: string) => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-  plugins.fsExtra.ensureDir(dirPathArg, done.resolve);
-  return done.promise;
+export const ensureDir = async (dirPathArg: string) => {
+  await plugins.fsExtra.ensureDir(dirPathArg);
 };
 
 /**
  * ensures that a directory is in place
  */
-export let ensureDirSync = (dirPathArg: string) => {
+export const ensureDirSync = (dirPathArg: string) => {
   plugins.fsExtra.ensureDirSync(dirPathArg);
 };
 
@@ -98,19 +99,16 @@ export let ensureDirSync = (dirPathArg: string) => {
  * ensure an empty directory
  * @executes ASYNC
  */
-export let ensureEmptyDir = (dirPathArg: string) => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-  plugins.fsExtra.ensureDir(dirPathArg, () => {
-    plugins.fsExtra.emptyDir(dirPathArg, done.resolve);
-  });
-  return done.promise;
+export const ensureEmptyDir = async (dirPathArg: string) => {
+  await plugins.fsExtra.ensureDir(dirPathArg);
+  await plugins.fsExtra.emptyDir(dirPathArg);
 };
 
 /**
  * ensure an empty directory
  * @executes SYNC
  */
-export let ensureEmptyDirSync = (dirPathArg: string) => {
+export const ensureEmptyDirSync = (dirPathArg: string) => {
   plugins.fsExtra.ensureDirSync(dirPathArg);
   plugins.fsExtra.emptyDirSync(dirPathArg);
 };
@@ -122,11 +120,8 @@ export let ensureEmptyDirSync = (dirPathArg: string) => {
  * @returns Promise<void>
  * @exec ASYNC
  */
-export let ensureFile = (filePathArg, initFileStringArg): Promise<void> => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<void>();
+export const ensureFile = async (filePathArg, initFileStringArg): Promise<void> => {
   ensureFileSync(filePathArg, initFileStringArg);
-  done.resolve();
-  return done.promise;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ export let ensureFile = (filePathArg, initFileStringArg): Promise<void> => {
  * @returns Promise<void>
  * @exec SYNC
  */
-export let ensureFileSync = (filePathArg: string, initFileStringArg: string): void => {
+export const ensureFileSync = (filePathArg: string, initFileStringArg: string): void => {
   if (fileExistsSync(filePathArg)) {
     return null;
   } else {
@@ -147,38 +142,33 @@ export let ensureFileSync = (filePathArg: string, initFileStringArg: string): vo
 /**
  * removes a file or folder from local disk
  */
-export let remove = function(pathArg: string): Promise<void> {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<void>();
-  plugins.fsExtra.remove(pathArg, function() {
-    done.resolve();
-  });
-  return done.promise;
+export const remove = async (pathArg: string): Promise<void> => {
+  await plugins.fsExtra.remove(pathArg);
 };
 
 /**
  * removes a file SYNCHRONOUSLY from local disk
  */
-export let removeSync = function(pathArg: string): boolean {
+export const removeSync = (pathArg: string): void => {
   plugins.fsExtra.removeSync(pathArg);
-  return true;
 };
 
 /**
  * removes an array of filePaths from disk
  */
-export let removeMany = function(filePathArrayArg: string[]) {
-  let promiseArray: Promise<void>[] = [];
-  for (let filePath of filePathArrayArg) {
+export const removeMany = async (filePathArrayArg: string[]) => {
+  const promiseArray: Array<Promise<void>> = [];
+  for (const filePath of filePathArrayArg) {
     promiseArray.push(remove(filePath));
   }
-  return Promise.all(promiseArray);
+  await Promise.all(promiseArray);
 };
 
 /**
  * like removeFilePathArray but SYNCHRONOUSLY
  */
-export let removeManySync = function(filePathArrayArg: string[]): void {
-  for (let filePath of filePathArrayArg) {
+export const removeManySync = (filePathArrayArg: string[]): void => {
+  for (const filePath of filePathArrayArg) {
     removeSync(filePath);
   }
 };
@@ -193,7 +183,7 @@ export let removeManySync = function(filePathArrayArg: string[]): void {
  * @param fileTypeArg
  * @returns {any}
  */
-export let toObjectSync = function(filePathArg, fileTypeArg?) {
+export const toObjectSync = (filePathArg, fileTypeArg?) => {
   const fileString = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePathArg, 'utf8');
   let fileType;
   fileTypeArg ? (fileType = fileTypeArg) : (fileType = SmartfileInterpreter.filetype(filePathArg));
@@ -202,14 +192,32 @@ export let toObjectSync = function(filePathArg, fileTypeArg?) {
 
 /**
  * reads a file content to a String
- * @param filePath
- * @returns {string|Buffer|any}
  */
-export let toStringSync = function(filePath: string): string {
-  const fileString: string = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+export const toStringSync = (filePath: string): string => {
+  const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncoding(filePath);
+  const fileString: string = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath, encoding);
   return fileString;
 };
 
+export const toBufferSync = (filePath: string): Buffer => {
+  return plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath);
+};
+
+export const fileTreeToHash = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: string) => {
+  const fileTreeObject = await fileTreeToObject(dirPathArg, miniMatchFilter);
+  let combinedString = '';
+  for (const smartfile of fileTreeObject) {
+    combinedString += smartfile.contentBuffer.toString();
+  }
+  const hash = await plugins.smarthash.sha256FromString(combinedString);
+  return hash;
+};
+
+/**
+ * creates a smartfile array from a directory
+ * @param dirPathArg the directory to start from
+ * @param miniMatchFilter a minimatch filter of what files to include
+ */
 export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: string) => {
   // handle absolute miniMatchFilter
   let dirPath: string;
@@ -221,15 +229,15 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
 
   const fileTree = await listFileTree(dirPath, miniMatchFilter);
   const smartfileArray: Smartfile[] = [];
-  for (let filePath of fileTree) {
-    let readPath = ((): string => {
+  for (const filePath of fileTree) {
+    const readPath = ((): string => {
       if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(filePath)) {
         return plugins.path.join(dirPath, filePath);
       } else {
         return filePath;
       }
     })();
-    let fileContentString = toStringSync(readPath);
+    const fileContentString = toStringSync(readPath);
 
     // push a read file as Smartfile
     smartfileArray.push(
@@ -243,21 +251,11 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
   return smartfileArray;
 };
 
-/**
- *
- * @param filePathArg
- * @param options
- * @returns {number}
- */
-export let toVinylSync = function(filePathArg, options = {}) {
-  return plugins.vinylFile.readSync(filePathArg, options);
-};
-
 /**
  * lists Folders in a directory on local disk
  * @returns Promise with an array that contains the folder names
  */
-export let listFolders = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<string[]> => {
+export const listFolders = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<string[]> => {
   return listFoldersSync(pathArg, regexFilter);
 };
 
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ export let listFolders = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<
  * lists Folders SYNCHRONOUSLY in a directory on local disk
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  */
-export let listFoldersSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
+export const listFoldersSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
   let folderArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isDirectory();
   });
@@ -281,7 +279,7 @@ export let listFoldersSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] =
  * lists Files in a directory on local disk
  * @returns Promise
  */
-export let listFiles = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<string[]> => {
+export const listFiles = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<string[]> => {
   return listFilesSync(pathArg, regexFilter);
 };
 
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@ export let listFiles = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<st
  * lists Files SYNCHRONOUSLY in a directory on local disk
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  */
-export let listFilesSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
+export const listFilesSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
   let fileArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isFile();
   });
@@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ export let listFilesSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] =>
  * lists all items (folders AND files) in a directory on local disk
  * @returns Promise<string[]>
  */
-export let listAllItems = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<string[]> => {
+export const listAllItems = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<string[]> => {
   return listAllItemsSync(pathArg, regexFilter);
 };
 
@@ -314,8 +312,8 @@ export let listAllItems = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  * @executes SYNC
  */
-export let listAllItemsSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let allItmesArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(function(file) {
+export const listAllItemsSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
+  let allItmesArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isFile();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
@@ -331,7 +329,11 @@ export let listAllItemsSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[]
  * note: if the miniMatch Filter is an absolute path, the cwdArg will be omitted
  * @returns Promise<string[]> string array with the absolute paths of all matching files
  */
-export const listFileTree = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: string, absolutePathsBool: boolean = false): Promise<string[]> => {
+export const listFileTree = async (
+  dirPathArg: string,
+  miniMatchFilter: string,
+  absolutePathsBool: boolean = false
+): Promise<string[]> => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<string[]>();
 
   // handle absolute miniMatchFilter
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ export const listFileTree = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: string,
     }
     done.resolve(files);
   });
-  
+
   let fileList = await done.promise;
   if (absolutePathsBool) {
     fileList = fileList.map(filePath => {

ts/smartfile.interpreter.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
 
 export let filetype = (pathArg: string): string => {
-  let extName = plugins.path.extname(pathArg);
-  let fileType = extName.replace(/\.([a-z]*)/, '$1'); // remove . form fileType
+  const extName = plugins.path.extname(pathArg);
+  const fileType = extName.replace(/\.([a-z]*)/, '$1'); // remove . form fileType
   return fileType;
 };
 

ts/smartfile.memory.ts

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ export interface IToFsOptions {
  * @param fileBaseArg
  */
 export let toFs = async (
-  fileContentArg: string | Smartfile,
-  filePathArg,
+  fileContentArg: string | Buffer | Smartfile,
+  filePathArg: string,
   optionsArg: IToFsOptions = {}
 ) => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
 
   // check args
   if (!fileContentArg || !filePathArg) {
@@ -38,23 +38,26 @@ export let toFs = async (
 
   // prepare actual write action
   let fileString: string;
+  let fileEncoding: string = 'utf8';
   let filePath: string = filePathArg;
 
   // handle Smartfile
   if (fileContentArg instanceof Smartfile) {
-    let fileContentArg2: any = fileContentArg;
     fileString = fileContentArg.contentBuffer.toString();
     // handle options
     if (optionsArg.respectRelative) {
       filePath = plugins.path.join(filePath, fileContentArg.path);
     }
+  } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(fileContentArg)) {
+    fileString = fileContentArg.toString('binary');
+    fileEncoding = 'binary';
   } else if (typeof fileContentArg === 'string') {
     fileString = 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: 'utf8' }, done.resolve);
+  plugins.fsExtra.writeFile(filePath, fileString, { encoding: fileEncoding }, done.resolve);
   return await done.promise;
 };
 

ts/smartfile.plugins.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
-export import fs = require('fs');
-export import fsExtra = require('fs-extra');
-export let glob = require('glob');
-export import path = require('path');
-export import smartpromise = require('@pushrocks/smartpromise');
-export import smartrequest = require('@pushrocks/smartrequest');
-export import smartpath = require('@pushrocks/smartpath');
-export let vinylFile = require('vinyl-file');
-export let yaml = require('js-yaml');
+// node native scope
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+export { fs, path };
+
+// @pushrocks scope
+import * as smarthash from '@pushrocks/smarthash';
+import * as smartmime from '@pushrocks/smartmime';
+import * as smartpath from '@pushrocks/smartpath';
+import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
+import * as smartrequest from '@pushrocks/smartrequest';
+
+export { smarthash, smartmime, smartpath, smartpromise, smartrequest };
+
+// third party scope
+import * as fsExtra from 'fs-extra';
+import glob from 'glob';
+import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+
+export { fsExtra, glob, yaml };

ts/smartfile.remote.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
  * @param fromArg
  * @returns {any}
  */
-export let toObject = function(fromArg: string) {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+export let toObject = (fromArg: string) => {
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
   plugins.smartrequest
     .request(fromArg, {
       method: 'get'
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ export let toObject = function(fromArg: string) {
  * @param fromArg
  * @returns {any}
  */
-export let toString = (fromArg: string) => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+export let toString = (fromArg: string): Promise<string> => {
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<string>();
   plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(fromArg).then((res: any) => {
     if (res.statusCode === 200) {
-      done.resolve(res.body);
+      const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncoding(fromArg);
+      done.resolve(res.body.toString(encoding));
     } else {
       done.reject(new Error('could not get remote file from ' + fromArg));
     }