11.0.2

.gitea/workflows/default_nottags.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Default (not tags)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags-ignore:
+      - '**'
+
+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
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install pnpm and npmci
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+
+      - 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 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() }}
+    needs: security
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - 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

.gitea/workflows/default_tags.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+name: Default (tags)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+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
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          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 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() }}
+    needs: security
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - 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
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - 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
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Code quality
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm install -g typescript
+          npmci npm install
+
+      - 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

.gitignore

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

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-# gitzone ci_default
-image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-
-cache:
-  paths:
-    - .npmci_cache/
-  key: '$CI_BUILD_STAGE'
-
-stages:
-  - security
-  - test
-  - release
-  - metadata
-
-# ====================
-# security stage
-# ====================
-mirror:
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci git mirror
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-snyk:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:snyk
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command snyk test
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-# ====================
-# test stage
-# ====================
-
-testStable:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci npm test
-  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
-  tags:
-    - 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 stable
-    - npmci npm publish
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-# ====================
-# metadata stage
-# ====================
-codequality:
-  stage: metadata
-  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:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - priv
-
-trigger:
-  stage: metadata
-  script:
-    - npmci trigger
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-pages:
-  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:
-    - tags
-  artifacts:
-    expire_in: 1 week
-    paths:
-      - public
-  allow_failure: true

.snyk

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
-version: v1.13.1
-ignore: {}
-patch: {}

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -2,28 +2,10 @@
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
     {
-      "name": "current file",
+      "command": "npm test",
-      "type": "node",
+      "name": "Run npm test",
       "request": "launch",
-      "args": [
+      "type": "node-terminal"
-        "${relativeFile}"
-      ],
-      "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "@gitzone/tsrun"],
-      "cwd": "${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

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

npmextra.json

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "npmts": {
-    "mode": "default",
-    "coverageTreshold": 70
-  },
   "npmdocker": {},
   "npmci": {
     "npmGlobalTools": [],
@@ -12,10 +8,10 @@
     "projectType": "npm",
     "module": {
       "githost": "gitlab.com",
-      "gitscope": "pushrocks",
+      "gitscope": "push.rocks",
       "gitrepo": "smartfile",
-      "shortDescription": "smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
+      "description": "smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
-      "npmPackagename": "@pushrocks/smartfile",
+      "npmPackagename": "@push.rocks/smartfile",
       "license": "MIT"
     }
   }

package.json

@@ -1,61 +1,68 @@
 {
-  "name": "@pushrocks/smartfile",
+  "name": "@push.rocks/smartfile",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "7.0.8",
+  "version": "11.0.2",
   "description": "offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
-  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
-  "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
+  "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(tstest test/)",
-    "reinstall": "(rm -r node_modules && npm install)",
+    "build": "(tsbuild --web --allowimplicitany)",
-    "release": "(git pull origin master && npm version patch && git push origin master && git checkout release && git merge master && git push origin release && git checkout master)",
+    "buildDocs": "tsdoc"
-    "update": "(git checkout master && git pull origin master && npm install)",
-    "upgrade": "(npm run update) && (ncu upgradeAll && npm install)",
-    "build": "(tsbuild)"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile.git"
+    "url": "git+https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "filesystem",
     "json"
   ],
-  "author": "Smart Coordination GmbH <office@push.rocks> (https://push.rocks)",
+  "author": "Lossless GmbH <hello@lossless.com> (https://lossless.com)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/issues"
+    "url": "https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile",
+  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.0.6",
+    "@push.rocks/lik": "^6.0.5",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpath": "^4.0.1",
+    "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.5",
+    "@push.rocks/smartfile-interfaces": "^1.0.7",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.27",
+    "@push.rocks/smarthash": "^3.0.4",
-    "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.10",
-    "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartmime": "^1.0.5",
-    "glob": "^7.1.4",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.11",
-    "js-yaml": "^3.13.1"
+    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.2",
+    "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.0.20",
+    "@push.rocks/smartstream": "^3.0.7",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.3",
+    "@types/glob": "^8.1.0",
+    "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.8",
+    "fs-extra": "^11.1.1",
+    "glob": "^10.3.10",
+    "js-yaml": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.17",
+    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^2.1.70",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.8",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.2.46",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.24",
+    "@git.zone/tstest": "^1.0.81",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.13",
+    "@push.rocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.15",
-    "@types/node": "^12.7.8",
+    "@types/node": "^20.8.10"
-    "gulp-function": "^2.2.14",
-    "tslint": "^5.20.0",
-    "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "ts/**/*",
     "ts_web/**/*",
     "dist/**/*",
-    "dist_web/**/*",
+    "dist_*/**/*",
+    "dist_ts/**/*",
     "dist_ts_web/**/*",
     "assets/**/*",
     "cli.js",
     "npmextra.json",
     "readme.md"
+  ],
+  "browserslist": [
+    "last 1 chrome versions"
   ]
 }

readme.md

@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
-# @pushrocks/smartfile
+# @push.rocks/smartfile
 smart ways to work with files in nodejs
 
 ## Availabililty and Links
-* [npmjs.org (npm package)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pushrocks/smartfile)
+* [npmjs.org (npm package)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@push.rocks/smartfile)
-* [gitlab.com (source)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile)
+* [gitlab.com (source)](https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile)
-* [github.com (source mirror)](https://github.com/pushrocks/smartfile)
+* [github.com (source mirror)](https://github.com/push.rocks/smartfile)
-* [docs (typedoc)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartfile/)
+* [docs (typedoc)](https://push.rocks.gitlab.io/smartfile/)
 
 ## Status for master
-[![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/commits/master)
+
-[![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile/commits/master)
+Status Category | Status Badge
-[![npm downloads per month](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@pushrocks/smartfile.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pushrocks/smartfile)
+-- | --
-[![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/npm/@pushrocks/smartfile/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/npm/@pushrocks/smartfile)
+GitLab Pipelines | [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript->=%203.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
+GitLab Pipline Test Coverage | [![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartfile/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-[![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%2010.x.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
+npm | [![npm downloads per month](https://badgen.net/npm/dy/@push.rocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
-[![JavaScript Style Guide](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)](https://prettier.io/)
+Snyk | [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://badgen.net/snyk/push.rocks/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/@push.rocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
+PackagePhobia (package size on registry) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/publish/@push.rocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
+BundlePhobia (total size when bundled) | [![BundlePhobia](https://badgen.net/bundlephobia/minzip/@push.rocks/smartfile)](https://lossless.cloud)
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -32,14 +38,12 @@ 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)
+## 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)
-
-[![repo-footer](https://lossless.gitlab.io/publicrelations/repofooter.svg)](https://maintainedby.lossless.com)

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

@@ -1,71 +1,71 @@
-import * as smartfile from '../ts/index';
+import * as smartfile from '../ts/index.js';
-import path = require('path');
+import * as path from 'path';
 
-import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
+import { expect, tap } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
 
 // ---------------------------
 // smartfile.fs
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileExistsSync -> should return an accurate boolean', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).to.be.true;
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unused-expression
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/notthere.json')).be.false;
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).toBeTrue();
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unused-expression
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/notthere.json')).toBeFalse();
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileExists -> should resolve or reject a promise', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).to.be.instanceof(Promise);
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
   await smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
-  await smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/notthere.json').catch(err => {
+  await smartfile.fs.fileExists('./test/testassets/notthere.json').catch((err) => {
-    return expect(err.message).to.equal(
+    return expect(err.message).toEqual(
       "ENOENT: no such file or directory, access './test/testassets/notthere.json'"
     );
   });
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFoldersSync() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync('./test/testassets/')).to.include('testfolder');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync('./test/testassets/')).toContain('testfolder');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync('./test/testassets/')).to.not.include('notExistentFolder');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync('./test/testassets/')).not.toContain('notExistentFolder');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFolders() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFolders('./test/testassets/');
+  const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFolders('./test/testassets/');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('testfolder');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).toContain('testfolder');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('notExistentFolder');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).not.toContain('notExistentFolder');
 });
 
 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/')).toContain('mytest.json');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/')).to.not.include('notExistentFile');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/')).not.toContain('notExistentFile');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytest\.json/)).to.include(
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytest\.json/)).toContain('mytest.json');
-    'mytest.json'
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytests.json/)).not.toContain(
-  );
-  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 () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFiles('./test/testassets/');
+  const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFiles('./test/testassets/');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('mytest.json');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).toContain('mytest.json');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('notExistentFile');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).not.toContain('notExistentFile');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFileTree() -> should get a file tree', async () => {
-  let folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFileTree(
+  const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFileTree(
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('testfolder/testfile1.txt');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).toContain('testfolder/testfile1.txt');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('mytest.json');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).not.toContain('mytest.json');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileTreeToObject -> should read a file tree into an Object', async () => {
-  let fileArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
+  const fileArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
-  expect(fileArrayArg[0]).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
+  expect(fileArrayArg[0]).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.SmartFile);
-  expect(fileArrayArg[0].contents.toString()).to.equal(fileArrayArg[0].contentBuffer.toString());
+  expect(fileArrayArg[0].contents.toString()).toEqual(fileArrayArg[0].contentBuffer.toString());
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.copy() -> should copy a directory', async () => {
@@ -91,49 +91,47 @@ tap.test('.fs.remove -> should remove single files', async () => {
 
 tap.test('.fs.removeSync -> should remove single files synchronouly', async () => {
   smartfile.fs.removeSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).to.be.false;
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).toBeFalse();
 });
 
 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/testfile1.txt')).toBeFalse();
-      expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).to.be.false;
+      expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).toBeFalse();
     });
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.removeManySync -> should remove and array of single files synchronouly', async () => {
   smartfile.fs.removeManySync([
     './test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt',
-    './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt'
+    './test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt',
   ]);
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).to.be.false;
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).toBeFalse();
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).to.be.false;
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).toBeFalse();
 });
 
-tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an ' + '.yaml' + ' file to an object', async () => {
+tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an .yaml file to an object', async () => {
-  let testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml');
+  const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml');
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key1: 'this works' });
+  expect(testData.key1).toEqual('this works');
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key2: 'this works too' });
+  expect(testData.key2).toEqual('this works too');
 });
 tap.test(
   '.fs.toObjectSync() -> should state unknown file type for unknown file types',
   async () => {
-    let testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt');
+    const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt');
   }
 );
 
-tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an ' + '.json' + ' file to an object', async () => {
+tap.test('.fs.toObjectSync() -> should read an .json file to an object', async () => {
-  let testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
+  const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key1: 'this works' });
+  expect(testData.key1).toEqual('this works');
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key2: 'this works too' });
+  expect(testData.key2).toEqual('this works too');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.toStringSync() -> should read a file to a string', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.fs.toStringSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt')).to.equal(
+  expect(smartfile.fs.toStringSync('./test/testassets/mytest.txt')).toEqual('Some TestString &&%$');
-    'Some TestString &&%$'
-  );
 });
 
 // ---------------------------
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ tap.test('.fs.toStringSync() -> should read a file to a string', async () => {
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.interpreter.filetype() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.interpreter.filetype('./somefolder/data.json')).equal('json');
+  expect(smartfile.interpreter.filetype('./somefolder/data.json')).toEqual('json');
 });
 
 // ---------------------------
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ tap.test('.interpreter.filetype() -> should get the file type from a string', as
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.memory.toFs() -> should write a file to disk and return a promise', async () => {
-  let localString = 'myString';
+  const localString = 'myString';
   await smartfile.memory.toFs(
     localString,
     path.join(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/temp/testMemToFs.txt')
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ tap.test('.memory.toFs() -> should write a file to disk and return a promise', a
 tap.test(
   '.memory.toFsSync() -> should write a file to disk and return true if successfull',
   async () => {
-    let localString = 'myString';
+    const localString = 'myString';
     smartfile.memory.toFsSync(
       localString,
       path.join(process.cwd(), './test/testassets/temp/testMemToFsSync.txt')
@@ -167,48 +165,33 @@ tap.test(
   }
 );
 
-tap.test('.remote.toString() -> should load a remote file to a variable', async () => {
-  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 => {
-  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'
-    );
-  });
-});
-
 // ---------------------------
 // smartfile.Smartfile
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.Smartfile -> should produce vinyl compatible files', async () => {
-  let smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
+  const smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject(
     process.cwd(),
     './test/testassets/testfolder/**/*'
   );
-  let localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
+  const localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
-  expect(localSmartfile).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
+  expect(localSmartfile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.SmartFile);
-  expect(localSmartfile.contents).to.be.instanceof(Buffer);
+  expect(localSmartfile.contents).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-expression
-  expect(localSmartfile.isBuffer()).to.be.true;
+  expect(localSmartfile.isBuffer()).toBeTrue();
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-expression
-  expect(localSmartfile.isDirectory()).to.be.false;
+  expect(localSmartfile.isDirectory()).toBeFalse();
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-expression
-  expect(localSmartfile.isNull()).to.be.false;
+  expect(localSmartfile.isNull()).toBeFalse();
 });
 
 tap.test('should output a smartfile array to disk', async () => {
-  let smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject('./test/testassets/testfolder/', '*');
+  const smartfileArray = await smartfile.fs.fileTreeToObject('./test/testassets/testfolder/', '*');
-  for (let smartfile of smartfileArray) {
+  for (const smartfileInstance of smartfileArray) {
-    console.log(smartfile.relative);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.relative);
-    console.log(smartfile.path);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.path);
-    console.log(smartfile.base);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.base);
-    console.log(smartfile.parsedPath);
+    console.log(smartfileInstance.parsedPath);
   }
   await smartfile.memory.smartfileArrayToFs(
     smartfileArray,
@@ -216,4 +199,26 @@ tap.test('should output a smartfile array to disk', async () => {
   );
 });
 
+tap.test('should create, store and retrieve valid smartfiles', async () => {
+  const fileString = 'hi there';
+  const filePath = './test/testassets/utf8.txt';
+  const smartfileInstance = await smartfile.SmartFile.fromString(filePath, fileString, 'utf8');
+  smartfileInstance.write();
+  const smartfileInstance2 = await smartfile.SmartFile.fromFilePath(filePath);
+  const retrievedString = smartfileInstance.contents.toString();
+  expect(retrievedString).toEqual(fileString);
+});
+
+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 hash = await smartfileInstance.getHash();
+  console.log(hash);
+});
+
+tap.test('should wait for file to be ready', async () => {
+  await smartfile.fs.waitForFileToBeReady('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
+});
+
 tap.start();

test/test.virtualdirectory.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
+
+import * as smartfile from '../ts/index.js';
+
+tap.test('should create a virtualdirectory', async () => {
+  const virtualDir = await smartfile.VirtualDirectory.fromFsDirPath('./test/testassets/testfolder');
+  expect(virtualDir.smartfileArray.length).toEqual(4);
+});
+
+tap.test('should write to a directory', async () => {
+  const virtualDir = await smartfile.VirtualDirectory.fromFsDirPath('./test/testassets/testfolder');
+  virtualDir.saveToDisk('./test/testassets/test');
+});
+
+tap.start();

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"
+  }
+}
+

test/testassets/test/subfolder/deepsubfolder/deepsubtestfile.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+okidoks

test/testassets/test/subfolder/subtestfile.txt

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

test/testassets/utf8.txt

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

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * autocreated commitinfo by @pushrocks/commitinfo
+ */
+export const commitinfo = {
+  name: '@push.rocks/smartfile',
+  version: '11.0.2',
+  description: 'offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs'
+}

ts/classes.smartfile.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import * as fs from './fs.js';
+import * as memory from './memory.js';
+
+export interface ISmartfileConstructorOptions {
+  path: string;
+  contentBuffer: Buffer;
+  base: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * an vinyl file compatible in memory file class
+ */
+export class SmartFile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
+  // ======
+  // STATIC
+  // ======
+
+  /**
+   * creates a Smartfile from a filePath
+   * @param filePath
+   */
+  public static async fromFilePath(filePath: string, baseArg: string = process.cwd()) {
+    filePath = plugins.path.resolve(filePath);
+    const fileBuffer = fs.toBufferSync(filePath);
+    const smartfile = new SmartFile({
+      contentBuffer: fileBuffer,
+      base: baseArg,
+      path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
+    });
+    return smartfile;
+  }
+
+  public static async fromBuffer(
+    filePath: string,
+    contentBufferArg: Buffer,
+    baseArg: string = process.cwd()
+  ) {
+    const smartfile = new SmartFile({
+      contentBuffer: contentBufferArg,
+      base: baseArg,
+      path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
+    });
+
+    return smartfile;
+  }
+
+  public static async fromString(
+    filePath: string,
+    contentStringArg: string,
+    encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary',
+    baseArg = process.cwd()
+  ) {
+    const smartfile = new SmartFile({
+      contentBuffer: Buffer.from(contentStringArg, encodingArg),
+      base: baseArg,
+      path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
+    });
+
+    return smartfile;
+  }
+
+  public static async fromFoldedJson(foldedJsonArg: string) {
+    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);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ========
+  // INSTANCE
+  // ========
+  /**
+   * the relative path of the file
+   */
+  @plugins.smartjson.foldDec()
+  public path: string;
+
+  /**
+   * a parsed path
+   */
+  public get parsedPath(): plugins.path.ParsedPath {
+    return plugins.path.parse(this.path);
+  }
+  public get absolutePath() {
+    return plugins.path.join(this.base, this.path);
+  }
+
+  public get absoluteParsedPath() {
+    return plugins.path.parse(this.absolutePath);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * the content of the file as Buffer
+   */
+  @plugins.smartjson.foldDec()
+  public contentBuffer: Buffer;
+
+  /**
+   * The current working directory of the file
+   * Note:this is similar to gulp and different from native node path base
+   */
+  @plugins.smartjson.foldDec()
+  public base: string;
+
+  /**
+   * sync the file with disk
+   */
+  @plugins.smartjson.foldDec()
+  public sync: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * the constructor of Smartfile
+   * @param optionsArg
+   */
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: ISmartfileConstructorOptions) {
+    super();
+    if (optionsArg.contentBuffer) {
+      this.contentBuffer = optionsArg.contentBuffer;
+    } else {
+      console.log('created empty Smartfile?');
+    }
+    this.path = optionsArg.path;
+    this.base = optionsArg.base;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * set contents from string
+   * @param contentString
+   */
+  public setContentsFromString(contentString: string, encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8') {
+    this.contents = Buffer.from(contentString, encodingArg);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * write file to disk at its original location
+   * Behaviours:
+   * - 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));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * writes the file to path given as argument
+   * note: if the path is not absolute, takes process.cwd() as base
+   * @param filePathArg
+   */
+  public async writeToDiskAtPath(filePathArg: string) {
+    if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(filePathArg)) {
+      filePathArg = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), filePathArg);
+    }
+    await memory.toFs(this.contentBuffer, filePathArg);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * writes the file to a directory combined with the relative path portion
+   * @param dirPathArg
+   * @returns
+   */
+  public async writeToDir(dirPathArg: string) {
+    dirPathArg = plugins.smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(dirPathArg) as string;
+    const filePath = plugins.path.join(dirPathArg, this.path);
+    await memory.toFs(this.contentBuffer, filePath);
+    return filePath;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * read file from disk
+   */
+  public async read() {
+    this.contentBuffer = await fs.toBuffer(plugins.path.join(this.base, this.path));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * deletes the file from disk at its original location
+   */
+  public async delete() {
+    await fs.remove(plugins.path.join(this.base, this.path));
+  }
+
+  // -----------------------------------------------
+  // vinyl compatibility
+  // -----------------------------------------------
+  /**
+   * vinyl-compatibility: alias of this.contentBuffer
+   */
+  get contents(): Buffer {
+    return this.contentBuffer;
+  }
+  set contents(contentsArg) {
+    this.contentBuffer = contentsArg;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * vinyl-compatibility
+   */
+  public get cwd() {
+    return process.cwd();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * return relative path of file
+   */
+  public get relative(): string {
+    return this.path;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * return truw when the file has content
+   */
+  public isNull(): boolean {
+    if (!this.contentBuffer) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * return true if contents are Buffer
+   */
+  public isBuffer(): boolean {
+    if (this.contents instanceof Buffer) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public isDirectory() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public isStream() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public isSymbolic() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public async getHash(typeArg: 'path' | 'content' | 'all' = 'all') {
+    const pathHash = await plugins.smarthash.sha256FromString(this.path);
+    const contentHash = await plugins.smarthash.sha256FromBuffer(this.contentBuffer);
+    const combinedHash = await plugins.smarthash.sha256FromString(pathHash + contentHash);
+    switch (typeArg) {
+      case 'path':
+        return pathHash;
+      case 'content':
+        return contentHash;
+      case 'all':
+      default:
+        return combinedHash;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // update things
+  public updateFileName(fileNameArg: string) {
+    const oldFileName = this.parsedPath.base;
+    this.path = this.path.replace(new RegExp(oldFileName + '$'), fileNameArg);
+  }
+
+  public async editContentAsString(editFuncArg: (fileStringArg: string) => Promise<string>) {
+    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;
+  }
+}

ts/classes.streamfile.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.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 {
+  // INSTANCE
+  relativeFilePath?: string;
+  private streamSource: TStreamSource;
+
+  // enable stream based multi use
+  private cachedStreamBuffer?: Buffer;
+  public multiUse: boolean;
+  public used: boolean = false;
+
+  private constructor(streamSource: TStreamSource, relativeFilePath?: string) {
+    this.streamSource = streamSource;
+    this.relativeFilePath = relativeFilePath;
+  }
+
+  // STATIC
+
+  public static async fromPath(filePath: string): Promise<StreamFile> {
+    const streamSource: TStreamSource = async (stremFileArg) => smartfileFsStream.createReadStream(filePath);
+    const streamFile = new StreamFile(streamSource, filePath);
+    streamFile.multiUse = true;
+    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;
+    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;
+    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;
+  }
+
+  // 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);
+  }
+}

ts/classes.virtualdirectory.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { SmartFile } from './classes.smartfile.js';
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.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();
+    newVirtualDir.addSmartfiles(await fs.fileTreeToObject(pathArg, '**/*'));
+    return newVirtualDir;
+  }
+
+  public static async fromVirtualDirTransferableObject(
+    virtualDirTransferableObjectArg: plugins.smartfileInterfaces.VirtualDirTransferableObject
+  ): Promise<VirtualDirectory> {
+    const newVirtualDir = new VirtualDirectory();
+    for (const fileArg of virtualDirTransferableObjectArg.files) {
+      newVirtualDir.addSmartfiles([SmartFile.enfoldFromJson(fileArg) as SmartFile]);
+    }
+    return newVirtualDir;
+  }
+
+  // INSTANCE
+  public smartfileArray: SmartFile[] = [];
+
+  constructor() {}
+
+  public addSmartfiles(smartfileArrayArg: SmartFile[]) {
+    this.smartfileArray = this.smartfileArray.concat(smartfileArrayArg);
+  }
+
+  public async getFileByPath(pathArg: string) {
+    for (const smartfile of this.smartfileArray) {
+      if (smartfile.path === pathArg) {
+        return smartfile;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async toVirtualDirTransferableObject(): Promise<plugins.smartfileInterfaces.VirtualDirTransferableObject> {
+    return {
+      files: this.smartfileArray.map((smartfileArg) => smartfileArg.foldToJson()),
+    };
+  }
+
+  public async saveToDisk(dirArg: string) {
+    console.log(`writing VirtualDirectory with ${this.smartfileArray.length} files to directory:
+    --> ${dirArg}`);
+    for (const smartfileArg of this.smartfileArray) {
+      const filePath = await smartfileArg.writeToDir(dirArg);
+      console.log(`wrote ${smartfileArg.relative} to
+        --> ${filePath}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async shiftToSubdirectory(subDir: string): Promise<VirtualDirectory> {
+    const newVirtualDir = new VirtualDirectory();
+    for (const file of this.smartfileArray) {
+      if (file.path.startsWith(subDir)) {
+        const adjustedFilePath = plugins.path.relative(subDir, file.path);
+        file.path = adjustedFilePath;
+        newVirtualDir.addSmartfiles([file]);
+      }
+    }
+    return newVirtualDir;
+  }
+
+  public async addVirtualDirectory(virtualDir: VirtualDirectory, newRoot: string): Promise<void> {
+    for (const file of virtualDir.smartfileArray) {
+      file.path = plugins.path.join(newRoot, file.path);
+    }
+    this.addSmartfiles(virtualDir.smartfileArray);
+  }
+}

ts/fs.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
+import * as interpreter from './interpreter.js';
 
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
+import { SmartFile } from './classes.smartfile.js';
 
-import * as memory from './smartfile.memory';
+import * as memory from './memory.js';
 /*===============================================================
 ============================ Checks =============================
 ===============================================================*/
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const fileExistsSync = (filePath): boolean => {
  */
 export const fileExists = async (filePath): Promise<boolean> => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<boolean>();
-  plugins.fs.access(filePath, 4, err => {
+  plugins.fs.access(filePath, 4, (err) => {
     err ? done.resolve(false) : done.resolve(true);
   });
   return done.promise;
@@ -40,7 +40,18 @@ 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) {
@@ -64,7 +75,7 @@ export const isFile = (pathArg): boolean => {
  */
 export const copy = async (fromArg: string, toArg: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<boolean>();
-  plugins.fsExtra.copy(fromArg, toArg, {}, err => {
+  plugins.fsExtra.copy(fromArg, toArg, {}, (err) => {
     if (err) {
       throw new Error(`Could not copy from ${fromArg} to ${toArg}: ${err}`);
     }
@@ -186,25 +197,47 @@ export const removeManySync = (filePathArrayArg: string[]): void => {
 export const toObjectSync = (filePathArg, fileTypeArg?) => {
   const fileString = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePathArg, 'utf8');
   let fileType;
-  fileTypeArg ? (fileType = fileTypeArg) : (fileType = SmartfileInterpreter.filetype(filePathArg));
+  fileTypeArg ? (fileType = fileTypeArg) : (fileType = interpreter.filetype(filePathArg));
-  return SmartfileInterpreter.objectFile(fileString, fileType);
+  return interpreter.objectFile(fileString, fileType);
 };
 
 /**
  * reads a file content to a String
- * @param filePath
- * @returns {string|Buffer|any}
  */
 export const toStringSync = (filePath: string): string => {
-  const fileString: string = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+  const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncoding(filePath);
+  let fileString: string | Buffer = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath, encoding);
+  if (Buffer.isBuffer(fileString)) {
+    fileString = fileString.toString('binary');
+  }
   return fileString;
 };
 
+export const toBuffer = async (filePath: string): Promise<Buffer> => {
+  return plugins.fsExtra.readFile(filePath);
+};
+
+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 = '';
   for (const smartfile of fileTreeObject) {
-    combinedString += smartfile.contentBuffer.toString();
+    combinedString += await smartfile.getHash();
   }
   const hash = await plugins.smarthash.sha256FromString(combinedString);
   return hash;
@@ -221,11 +254,11 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
   if (plugins.path.isAbsolute(miniMatchFilter)) {
     dirPath = '/';
   } else {
-    dirPath = dirPathArg;
+    dirPath = plugins.smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(dirPathArg) as string;
   }
 
   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)) {
@@ -234,14 +267,14 @@ 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({
+      new SmartFile({
-        contentBuffer: Buffer.from(fileContentString),
+        contentBuffer: fileBuffer,
         base: dirPath,
-        path: filePath
+        path: filePath,
       })
     );
   }
@@ -261,11 +294,11 @@ export const listFolders = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promis
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  */
 export const listFoldersSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let folderArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
+  let folderArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter((file) => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isDirectory();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
-    folderArray = folderArray.filter(fileItem => {
+    folderArray = folderArray.filter((fileItem) => {
       return regexFilter.test(fileItem);
     });
   }
@@ -285,11 +318,11 @@ export const listFiles = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promise<
  * @returns an array with the folder names as strings
  */
 export const listFilesSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let fileArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
+  let fileArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter((file) => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isFile();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
-    fileArray = fileArray.filter(fileItem => {
+    fileArray = fileArray.filter((fileItem) => {
       return regexFilter.test(fileItem);
     });
   }
@@ -310,11 +343,11 @@ export const listAllItems = async (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): Promi
  * @executes SYNC
  */
 export const listAllItemsSync = (pathArg: string, regexFilter?: RegExp): string[] => {
-  let allItmesArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter(file => {
+  let allItmesArray = plugins.fsExtra.readdirSync(pathArg).filter((file) => {
     return plugins.fsExtra.statSync(plugins.path.join(pathArg, file)).isFile();
   });
   if (regexFilter) {
-    allItmesArray = allItmesArray.filter(fileItem => {
+    allItmesArray = allItmesArray.filter((fileItem) => {
       return regexFilter.test(fileItem);
     });
   }
@@ -331,8 +364,6 @@ export const listFileTree = async (
   miniMatchFilter: string,
   absolutePathsBool: boolean = false
 ): Promise<string[]> => {
-  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<string[]>();
-
   // handle absolute miniMatchFilter
   let dirPath: string;
   if (plugins.path.isAbsolute(miniMatchFilter)) {
@@ -344,22 +375,66 @@ export const listFileTree = async (
   const options = {
     cwd: dirPath,
     nodir: true,
-    dot: true
+    dot: true,
   };
-  plugins.glob(miniMatchFilter, options, (err, files: string[]) => {
-    if (err) {
-      console.log(err);
-      done.reject(err);
-    }
-    done.resolve(files);
-  });
 
-  let fileList = await done.promise;
+  let fileList = await plugins.glob.glob(miniMatchFilter, options);
   if (absolutePathsBool) {
-    fileList = fileList.map(filePath => {
+    fileList = fileList.map((filePath) => {
       return plugins.path.resolve(plugins.path.join(dirPath, filePath));
     });
   }
 
   return fileList;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Watches for file stability before resolving the promise.
+ */
+export const waitForFileToBeReady = (filePathArg: string): Promise<void> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let lastSize = -1;
+    let stableCheckTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+    const clearStableCheckTimeout = () => {
+      if (stableCheckTimeout) {
+        clearTimeout(stableCheckTimeout);
+        stableCheckTimeout = null;
+      }
+    };
+
+    const watcher = plugins.fs.watch(filePathArg, (eventType, filename) => {
+      if (eventType === 'change') {
+        plugins.fs.stat(filePathArg, (err, stats) => {
+          if (err) {
+            watcher.close();
+            clearStableCheckTimeout();
+            reject(err);
+            return;
+          }
+          if (stats.size === lastSize) {
+            clearStableCheckTimeout();
+            stableCheckTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+              watcher.close();
+              resolve();
+            }, 5000); // stability duration
+          } else {
+            lastSize = stats.size;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    watcher.on('error', (error) => {
+      clearStableCheckTimeout();
+      watcher.close();
+      reject(error);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+

ts/fsstream.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+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 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);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+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

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins';
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import * as SmartfileFs from './smartfile.fs';
+import * as fsMod from './fs.js';
-import * as SmartfileInterpreter from './smartfile.interpreter';
+import * as fsStreamMod from './fsstream.js';
-import * as SmartfileMemory from './smartfile.memory';
+import * as interpreterMod from './interpreter.js';
-import * as SmartfileRemote from './smartfile.remote';
+import * as memoryMod from './memory.js';
 
-export { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
+export * from './classes.smartfile.js';
+export * from './classes.streamfile.js';
+export * from './classes.virtualdirectory.js';
 
-export let fs = SmartfileFs;
+export const fs = fsMod;
-export let interpreter = SmartfileInterpreter;
+export const fsStream = fsStreamMod;
-export let memory = SmartfileMemory;
+export const interpreter = interpreterMod;
-export let remote = SmartfileRemote;
+export const memory = memoryMod;

ts/interpreter.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
 
 export let filetype = (pathArg: string): string => {
   const extName = plugins.path.extname(pathArg);
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export let objectFile = (fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg) => {
   switch (fileTypeArg) {
     case 'yml':
     case 'yaml':
-      return plugins.yaml.safeLoad(fileStringArg);
+      return plugins.yaml.load(fileStringArg);
     case 'json':
       return JSON.parse(fileStringArg);
     default:

ts/memory.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
+import { SmartFile } from './classes.smartfile.js';
-import * as smartfileFs from './smartfile.fs';
+import * as smartfileFs from './fs.js';
-
+import * as interpreter from './interpreter.js';
-import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
+import type { StreamFile } from './classes.streamfile.js';
 
 /**
  * converts file to Object
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
  * @param fileTypeArg
  * @returns {any|any}
  */
-export let toObject = function(fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg: string) {
+export let toObject = (fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg: string) => {
-  return SmartfileInterpreter.objectFile(fileStringArg, fileTypeArg);
+  return interpreter.objectFile(fileStringArg, fileTypeArg);
 };
 
 export interface IToFsOptions {
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ export interface IToFsOptions {
  * @param fileBaseArg
  */
 export let toFs = async (
-  fileContentArg: string | Smartfile,
+  fileContentArg: string | Buffer | SmartFile | StreamFile,
-  filePathArg,
+  filePathArg: string,
   optionsArg: IToFsOptions = {}
 ) => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
 
   // check args
   if (!fileContentArg || !filePathArg) {
@@ -37,24 +37,27 @@ export let toFs = async (
   }
 
   // prepare actual write action
-  let fileString: string;
+  let fileContent: string | Buffer;
+  let fileEncoding: 'utf8' | 'binary' = 'utf8';
   let filePath: string = filePathArg;
 
   // handle Smartfile
-  if (fileContentArg instanceof Smartfile) {
+  if (fileContentArg instanceof SmartFile) {
-    let fileContentArg2: any = fileContentArg;
+    fileContent = fileContentArg.contentBuffer;
-    fileString = fileContentArg.contentBuffer.toString();
     // 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') {
-    fileString = fileContentArg;
+    fileContent = fileContentArg;
   } else {
     throw new Error('fileContent is neither string nor Smartfile');
   }
   await smartfileFs.ensureDir(plugins.path.parse(filePath).dir);
-  plugins.fsExtra.writeFile(filePath, fileString, { encoding: 'utf8' }, done.resolve);
+  plugins.fsExtra.writeFile(filePath, fileContent, { encoding: fileEncoding }, done.resolve);
   return await done.promise;
 };
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ export let toFs = async (
  * @param fileArg
  * @param filePathArg
  */
-export let toFsSync = function(fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) {
+export const toFsSync = (fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) => {
   // function checks to abort if needed
   if (!fileArg || !filePathArg) {
     throw new Error('expected a valid arguments');
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ export let toFsSync = function(fileArg: string, filePathArg: string) {
 
   // prepare actual write action
   let fileString: string;
-  let filePath: string = filePathArg;
+  const filePath: string = filePathArg;
 
   if (typeof fileArg !== 'string') {
     throw new Error('fileArg is not of type String.');
@@ -81,11 +84,11 @@ export let toFsSync = function(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 (let smartfile of smartfileArrayArg) {
+  for (const smartfile of smartfileArrayArg) {
     await toFs(smartfile, dirArg, {
-      respectRelative: true
+      respectRelative: true,
     });
   }
 };

ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts

@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins';
-import * as fs from './smartfile.fs';
-import * as memory from './smartfile.memory';
-
-export interface ISmartfileConstructorOptions {
-  path?: string;
-  contentString?: string;
-  contentBuffer?: Buffer;
-  base?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * class Smartfile
- * -> is vinyl file compatible
- */
-export class Smartfile {
-  // ======
-  // STATIC
-  // ======
-
-  /**
-   * creates a Smartfile from a filePath
-   * @param filePath
-   */
-  public static async fromFilePath(filePath: string) {
-    filePath = plugins.path.resolve(filePath);
-    const fileString = fs.toStringSync(filePath);
-    const smartfile = new Smartfile({
-      path: filePath,
-      contentString: fileString
-    });
-    return smartfile;
-  }
-
-  // ========
-  // INSTANCE
-  // ========
-  /**
-   * the full path of the file on disk
-   */
-  path: string;
-
-  /**
-   *
-   */
-  parsedPath: plugins.path.ParsedPath;
-
-  /**
-   * the content of the file as Buffer
-   */
-  contentBuffer: Buffer;
-
-  /**
-   * The current working directory of the file
-   * Note:this is similar to gulp and different from native node path base
-   */
-  base: string;
-
-  /**
-   * sync the file with disk
-   */
-  sync: boolean;
-
-  /**
-   * the constructor of Smartfile
-   * @param optionsArg
-   */
-
-  constructor(optionsArg: ISmartfileConstructorOptions) {
-    if (optionsArg.contentBuffer) {
-      this.contentBuffer = optionsArg.contentBuffer;
-    } else if (optionsArg.contentString) {
-      this.setContentsFromString(optionsArg.contentString);
-    } else {
-      console.log('created empty Smartfile?');
-    }
-    this.path = optionsArg.path;
-    this.parsedPath = plugins.path.parse(this.path);
-    this.base = optionsArg.base;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * set contents from string
-   * @param contentString
-   */
-  setContentsFromString(contentString: string) {
-    this.contents = new Buffer(contentString);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * write file to disk
-   * Behaviours:
-   * - no argument write to exactly where the file was picked up
-   */
-  async write(pathArg?: string) {
-    const stringToWrite = this.contentBuffer.toString();
-    await memory.toFs(stringToWrite, this.path);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * read file from disk
-   */
-  async read() {}
-
-  // -----------------------------------------------
-  // vinyl compatibility
-  // -----------------------------------------------
-  /**
-   * vinyl-compatibility: alias of this.contentBuffer
-   */
-  get contents(): Buffer {
-    return this.contentBuffer;
-  }
-  set contents(contentsArg) {
-    this.contentBuffer = contentsArg;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * vinyl-compatibility
-   */
-  get cwd() {
-    return process.cwd();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * return relative path of file
-   */
-  get relative(): string {
-    return plugins.path.relative(this.base, this.path);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * return truw when the file has content
-   */
-  isNull(): boolean {
-    if (!this.contentBuffer) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * return true if contents are Buffer
-   */
-  isBuffer(): boolean {
-    if (this.contents instanceof Buffer) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  isDirectory() {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  isStream() {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  isSymbolic() {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // update things
-  updateFileName(fileNameArg: string) {
-    let oldFileName = this.parsedPath.base;
-    this.path = this.path.replace(new RegExp(oldFileName + '$'), fileNameArg);
-  }
-}

ts/smartfile.plugins.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,38 @@
 // node native scope
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as stream from 'stream';
 
-export { fs, path };
+export { fs, path, stream };
 
 // @pushrocks scope
-import * as smarthash from '@pushrocks/smarthash';
+import * as lik from '@push.rocks/lik';
-import * as smartpath from '@pushrocks/smartpath';
+import * as smartfileInterfaces from '@push.rocks/smartfile-interfaces';
-import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
+import * as smartdelay from '@push.rocks/smartdelay';
-import * as smartrequest from '@pushrocks/smartrequest';
+import * as smarthash from '@push.rocks/smarthash';
+import * as smartjson from '@push.rocks/smartjson';
+import * as smartmime from '@push.rocks/smartmime';
+import * as smartpath from '@push.rocks/smartpath';
+import * as smartpromise from '@push.rocks/smartpromise';
+import * as smartrequest from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+import * as smartstream from '@push.rocks/smartstream';
 
-export { smarthash, smartpath, smartpromise, smartrequest };
+export {
+  lik,
+  smartfileInterfaces,
+  smartdelay,
+  smarthash,
+  smartjson,
+  smartmime,
+  smartpath,
+  smartpromise,
+  smartrequest,
+  smartstream,
+};
 
 // third party scope
-import * as fsExtra from 'fs-extra';
+import fsExtra from 'fs-extra';
-import glob from 'glob';
+import * as glob from 'glob';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 
 export { fsExtra, glob, yaml };

ts/smartfile.remote.ts

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
-import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
-
-/* export let toFs = function (from: string, toPath: string) {
-  let done = plugins.q.defer()
-  let stream = plugins.smartrequest(from).pipe(plugins.fsExtra.createWriteStream(toPath))
-  stream.on('finish', function () {
-    done.resolve(toPath)
-  })
-  return done.promise
-} */
-
-/**
- *
- * @param fromArg
- * @returns {any}
- */
-export let toObject = function(fromArg: string) {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-  plugins.smartrequest
-    .request(fromArg, {
-      method: 'get'
-    })
-    .then((res: any) => {
-      if (res.statusCode === 200) {
-        done.resolve(res.body);
-      } else {
-        console.log('could not get remote file from ' + fromArg);
-        done.reject(new Error('could not get remote file from ' + fromArg));
-      }
-    });
-  return done.promise;
-};
-
-/**
- *
- * @param fromArg
- * @returns {any}
- */
-export let toString = (fromArg: string) => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-  plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(fromArg).then((res: any) => {
-    if (res.statusCode === 200) {
-      done.resolve(res.body);
-    } else {
-      done.reject(new Error('could not get remote file from ' + fromArg));
-    }
-  });
-  return done.promise;
-};

tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "useDefineForClassFields": false,
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "module": "ES2022",
+    "moduleResolution": "nodenext",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
+  }
+}

tslint.json

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": ["tslint:latest", "tslint-config-prettier"],
-  "rules": {
-    "semicolon": [true, "always"],
-    "no-console": false,
-    "ordered-imports": false,
-    "object-literal-sort-keys": false,
-    "member-ordering": {
-      "options":{
-        "order": [
-          "static-method"
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "defaultSeverity": "warning"
-}