10.0.0

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ stages:
   - release
   - metadata
 
+before_script:
+  - npm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+
 # ====================
 # security stage
 # ====================
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ auditProductionDependencies:
     - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=prod --production
   tags:
     - docker
+  allow_failure: true
 
 auditDevDependencies:
   image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci

.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",
-      "type": "node",
+      "command": "npm test",
+      "name": "Run npm test",
       "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"
+      "type": "node-terminal"
     }
   ]
 }

LICENSE

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2015 Lossless GmbH
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
-

npmextra.json

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "npmts": {
-    "mode": "default",
-    "coverageTreshold": 70
-  },
   "npmdocker": {},
   "npmci": {
     "npmGlobalTools": [],
@@ -14,7 +10,7 @@
       "githost": "gitlab.com",
       "gitscope": "pushrocks",
       "gitrepo": "smartfile",
-      "shortDescription": "smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
+      "description": "smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
       "npmPackagename": "@pushrocks/smartfile",
       "license": "MIT"
     }

package.json

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartfile",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "8.0.3",
+  "version": "10.0.0",
   "description": "offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
+  "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(tstest test/)",
-    "build": "(tsbuild --web)"
+    "build": "(tsbuild --web --allowimplicitany)"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -24,27 +25,31 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartfile",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.1.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartmime": "^1.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpath": "^4.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.51",
-    "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
-    "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",
-    "@types/js-yaml": "^3.12.5",
-    "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
-    "glob": "^7.1.6",
-    "js-yaml": "^3.14.0"
+    "@pushrocks/lik": "^6.0.0",
+    "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.13",
+    "@pushrocks/smartfile-interfaces": "^1.0.7",
+    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.1.10",
+    "@pushrocks/smartjson": "^4.0.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartmime": "^1.0.5",
+    "@pushrocks/smartpath": "^5.0.5",
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.1.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.56",
+    "@pushrocks/smartstream": "^2.0.1",
+    "@pushrocks/streamfunction": "^4.0.4",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.13",
+    "@types/glob": "^7.2.0",
+    "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.5",
+    "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
+    "glob": "^8.0.3",
+    "js-yaml": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.25",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.12",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.52",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.2.9",
-    "@types/node": "^14.11.2",
-    "gulp-function": "^2.2.14",
-    "tslint": "^6.1.3",
-    "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.63",
+    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.35",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.71",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.3",
+    "@types/node": "^17.0.40",
+    "gulp-function": "^2.2.14"
   },
   "files": [
     "ts/**/*",

test/test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import * as smartfile from '../ts/index';
-import path = require('path');
+import * as smartfile from '../ts/index.js';
+import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
 
@@ -8,46 +8,48 @@ import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileExistsSync -> should return an accurate boolean', async () => {
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).to.be.true;
-  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/notthere.json')).be.false;
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unused-expression
+  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) => {
-    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/')).to.not.include('notExistentFolder');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync('./test/testassets/')).toContain('testfolder');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync('./test/testassets/')).not.toContain('notExistentFolder');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFolders() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
   const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFolders('./test/testassets/');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('testfolder');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('notExistentFolder');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).toContain('testfolder');
+  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/')).to.not.include('notExistentFile');
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytest\.json/)).to.include(
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/')).toContain('mytest.json');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/')).not.toContain('notExistentFile');
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytest\.json/)).toContain(
     'mytest.json'
   );
-  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytests.json/)).to.not.include(
+  expect(smartfile.fs.listFilesSync('./test/testassets/', /mytests.json/)).not.toContain(
     'mytest.json'
   );
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFiles() -> should get the file type from a string', async () => {
   const folderArrayArg = await smartfile.fs.listFiles('./test/testassets/');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('mytest.json');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('notExistentFile');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).toContain('mytest.json');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).not.toContain('notExistentFile');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.listFileTree() -> should get a file tree', async () => {
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ tap.test('.fs.listFileTree() -> should get a file tree', async () => {
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.include('testfolder/testfile1.txt');
-  expect(folderArrayArg).to.not.include('mytest.json');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).toContain('testfolder/testfile1.txt');
+  expect(folderArrayArg).not.toContain('mytest.json');
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileTreeToObject -> should read a file tree into an Object', async () => {
@@ -64,8 +66,8 @@ tap.test('.fs.fileTreeToObject -> should read a file tree into an Object', async
     path.resolve('./test/testassets/'),
     '**/*.txt'
   );
-  expect(fileArrayArg[0]).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
-  expect(fileArrayArg[0].contents.toString()).to.equal(fileArrayArg[0].contentBuffer.toString());
+  expect(fileArrayArg[0]).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.Smartfile);
+  expect(fileArrayArg[0].contents.toString()).toEqual(fileArrayArg[0].contentBuffer.toString());
 });
 
 tap.test('.fs.copy() -> should copy a directory', async () => {
@@ -91,15 +93,15 @@ 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/testfile2.txt')).to.be.false;
+      expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).toBeFalse();
+      expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile2.txt')).toBeFalse();
     });
 });
 
@@ -108,14 +110,14 @@ tap.test('.fs.removeManySync -> should remove and array of single files synchron
     './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;
+  expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/temp/testfile1.txt')).toBeFalse();
+  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 () => {
   const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.yaml');
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key1: 'this works' });
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key2: 'this works too' });
+  expect(testData.key1).toEqual('this works');
+  expect(testData.key2).toEqual('this works too');
 });
 tap.test(
   '.fs.toObjectSync() -> should state unknown file type for unknown file types',
@@ -124,14 +126,14 @@ tap.test(
   }
 );
 
-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 () => {
   const testData = smartfile.fs.toObjectSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json');
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key1: 'this works' });
-  expect(testData).to.include({ key2: 'this works too' });
+  expect(testData.key1).toEqual('this works');
+  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 &&%$'
   );
 });
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ 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');
 });
 
 // ---------------------------
@@ -167,21 +169,6 @@ 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
 // ---------------------------
@@ -192,14 +179,14 @@ tap.test('.Smartfile -> should produce vinyl compatible files', async () => {
     './test/testassets/testfolder/**/*'
   );
   const localSmartfile = smartfileArray[0];
-  expect(localSmartfile).to.be.instanceof(smartfile.Smartfile);
-  expect(localSmartfile.contents).to.be.instanceof(Buffer);
+  expect(localSmartfile).toBeInstanceOf(smartfile.Smartfile);
+  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 () => {
@@ -223,7 +210,11 @@ tap.test('should create, store and retrieve valid smartfiles', async () => {
   smartfileInstance.write();
   const smartfileInstance2 = await smartfile.Smartfile.fromFilePath(filePath);
   const retrievedString = smartfileInstance.contents.toString();
-  expect(retrievedString).to.equal(fileString);
+  expect(retrievedString).toEqual(fileString);
+});
+
+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 '@pushrocks/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/test/subfolder/deepsubfolder/deepsubtestfile.txt

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

test/testassets/test/subfolder/subtestfile.txt

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

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * autocreated commitinfo by @pushrocks/commitinfo
+ */
+export const commitinfo = {
+  name: '@pushrocks/smartfile',
+  version: '10.0.0',
+  description: 'offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs'
+}

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins';
-import * as SmartfileFs from './smartfile.fs';
-import * as SmartfileInterpreter from './smartfile.interpreter';
-import * as SmartfileMemory from './smartfile.memory';
-import * as SmartfileRemote from './smartfile.remote';
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import * as fsMod from './smartfile.fs.js';
+import * as fsStreamMod from './smartfile.fsstream.js';
+import * as interpreterMod from './smartfile.interpreter.js';
+import * as memoryMod from './smartfile.memory.js';
 
-export { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
-export { VirtualDirectory } from './smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory';
+export * from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
+export * from './smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.js';
 
-export let fs = SmartfileFs;
-export let interpreter = SmartfileInterpreter;
-export let memory = SmartfileMemory;
-export let remote = SmartfileRemote;
+export const fs = fsMod;
+export const fsStream = fsStreamMod;
+export const interpreter = interpreterMod;
+export const memory = memoryMod;

ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins';
-import * as fs from './smartfile.fs';
-import * as memory from './smartfile.memory';
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import * as fs from './smartfile.fs.js';
+import * as memory from './smartfile.memory.js';
 
 export interface ISmartfileConstructorOptions {
-  path?: string;
-  contentBuffer?: Buffer;
-  base?: string;
+  path: string;
+  contentBuffer: Buffer;
+  base: string;
 }
 
 /**
  * class Smartfile
  * -> is vinyl file compatible
  */
-export class Smartfile {
+export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
   // ======
   // STATIC
   // ======
@@ -21,20 +21,26 @@ export class Smartfile {
    * creates a Smartfile from a filePath
    * @param filePath
    */
-  public static async fromFilePath(filePath: string) {
+  public static async fromFilePath(filePath: string, baseArg: string = process.cwd()) {
     filePath = plugins.path.resolve(filePath);
     const fileBuffer = fs.toBufferSync(filePath);
     const smartfile = new Smartfile({
-      path: filePath,
       contentBuffer: fileBuffer,
+      base: baseArg,
+      path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
     });
     return smartfile;
   }
 
-  public static async fromBuffer(filePath: string, contentBufferArg: Buffer) {
+  public static async fromBuffer(
+    filePath: string,
+    contentBufferArg: Buffer,
+    baseArg: string = process.cwd()
+  ) {
     const smartfile = new Smartfile({
       contentBuffer: contentBufferArg,
-      path: filePath,
+      base: baseArg,
+      path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
     });
 
     return smartfile;
@@ -43,43 +49,62 @@ export class Smartfile {
   public static async fromString(
     filePath: string,
     contentStringArg: string,
-    encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary'
+    encodingArg: 'utf8' | 'binary',
+    baseArg = process.cwd()
   ) {
     const smartfile = new Smartfile({
       contentBuffer: Buffer.from(contentStringArg, encodingArg),
-      path: filePath,
+      base: baseArg,
+      path: plugins.path.relative(baseArg, filePath),
     });
 
     return smartfile;
   }
 
+  public static async fromFoldedJson(foldedJsonArg: string) {
+    return new Smartfile(plugins.smartjson.parse(foldedJsonArg));
+  }
+
   // ========
   // INSTANCE
   // ========
   /**
-   * the full path of the file on disk
+   * the relative path of the file
    */
+  @plugins.smartjson.foldDec()
   public path: string;
 
   /**
-   *
+   * a parsed path
    */
-  public parsedPath: plugins.path.ParsedPath;
+  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;
 
   /**
@@ -88,13 +113,13 @@ export class Smartfile {
    */
 
   constructor(optionsArg: ISmartfileConstructorOptions) {
+    super();
     if (optionsArg.contentBuffer) {
       this.contentBuffer = optionsArg.contentBuffer;
     } else {
       console.log('created empty Smartfile?');
     }
     this.path = optionsArg.path;
-    this.parsedPath = plugins.path.parse(this.path);
     this.base = optionsArg.base;
   }
 
@@ -107,19 +132,51 @@ export class Smartfile {
   }
 
   /**
-   * write file to disk
+   * write file to disk at its original location
    * Behaviours:
    * - no argument write to exactly where the file was picked up
    */
-  public async write(pathArg?: string) {
-    const stringToWrite = this.contentBuffer.toString();
-    await memory.toFs(stringToWrite, this.path);
+  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() {}
+  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
@@ -145,7 +202,7 @@ export class Smartfile {
    * return relative path of file
    */
   public get relative(): string {
-    return plugins.path.relative(this.base, this.path);
+    return this.path;
   }
 
   /**

ts/smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.ts

@@ -1,31 +1,61 @@
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
-import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins';
-import * as fs from './smartfile.fs';
+import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import * as fs from './smartfile.fs.js';
 
 /**
  * a virtual directory exposes a fs api
  */
 export class VirtualDirectory {
-  private fileArray: Smartfile[] = [];
-  public static async fromFsDirPath(pathArg: string) {
+  // 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.fileArray = this.fileArray.concat(smartfileArrayArg);
+    this.smartfileArray = this.smartfileArray.concat(smartfileArrayArg);
   }
 
   public async getFileByPath(pathArg: string) {
-    for (const smartfile of this.fileArray) {
+    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} to directory:
+    --> ${dirArg}`);
+    for (const smartfileArg of this.smartfileArray) {
+      const filePath = await smartfileArg.writeToDir(dirArg);
+      console.log(`wrote ${smartfileArg.relative} to
+        --> ${filePath}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   // TODO implement root shifting to get subdirectories as new virtual directories
   // TODO implement root shifting to combine VirtualDirecotries in a parent virtual directory
 }

ts/smartfile.fs.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
-import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import * as interpreter from './smartfile.interpreter.js';
 
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
+import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
 
-import * as memory from './smartfile.memory';
+import * as memory from './smartfile.memory.js';
 /*===============================================================
 ============================ Checks =============================
 ===============================================================*/
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ 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));
-  return SmartfileInterpreter.objectFile(fileString, fileType);
+  fileTypeArg ? (fileType = fileTypeArg) : (fileType = interpreter.filetype(filePathArg));
+  return interpreter.objectFile(fileString, fileType);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -195,10 +195,17 @@ export const toObjectSync = (filePathArg, fileTypeArg?) => {
  */
 export const toStringSync = (filePath: string): string => {
   const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncoding(filePath);
-  const fileString: string = plugins.fsExtra.readFileSync(filePath, encoding);
+  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);
 };
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ 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);
@@ -366,3 +373,29 @@ export const listFileTree = async (
 
   return fileList;
 };
+
+/**
+ * checks wether a file is ready for processing
+ */
+export const waitForFileToBeReady = async (filePathArg: string): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(filePathArg)) {
+    filePathArg = plugins.path.resolve(filePathArg);
+  }
+  const limitedArray = new plugins.lik.LimitedArray<number>(3);
+  let fileReady = false;
+  while (!fileReady) {
+    const stats = await plugins.fsExtra.stat(filePathArg);
+    limitedArray.addOne(stats.size);
+    if (
+      limitedArray.array.length < 3 ||
+      !(
+        limitedArray.array[0] === limitedArray.array[1] &&
+        limitedArray.array[1] === limitedArray.array[2]
+      )
+    ) {
+      await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(5000);
+    } else {
+      fileReady = true;
+    }
+  }
+};

ts/smartfile.fsstream.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+This file contains logic for streaming things from and to the filesystem
+*/
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+
+export const createReadStream = (pathArg: string) => {
+  return plugins.fs.createReadStream(pathArg);
+};
+
+export const createWriteStream = (pathArg: string) => {
+  return plugins.fs.createWriteStream(pathArg);
+};
+
+
+export const streamDirectory = async (dirPathArg: string) => {
+  
+}

ts/smartfile.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/smartfile.memory.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import plugins = require('./smartfile.plugins');
-import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile';
-import * as smartfileFs from './smartfile.fs';
-
-import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
+import * as plugins from './smartfile.plugins.js';
+import { Smartfile } from './smartfile.classes.smartfile.js';
+import * as smartfileFs from './smartfile.fs.js';
+import * as interpreter from './smartfile.interpreter.js';
 
 /**
  * converts file to Object
@@ -10,8 +9,8 @@ import SmartfileInterpreter = require('./smartfile.interpreter');
  * @param fileTypeArg
  * @returns {any|any}
  */
-export let toObject = function (fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg: string) {
-  return SmartfileInterpreter.objectFile(fileStringArg, fileTypeArg);
+export let toObject = (fileStringArg: string, fileTypeArg: string) => {
+  return interpreter.objectFile(fileStringArg, fileTypeArg);
 };
 
 export interface IToFsOptions {

ts/smartfile.plugins.ts

@@ -5,16 +5,32 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 export { fs, path };
 
 // @pushrocks scope
+import * as lik from '@pushrocks/lik';
+import * as smartfileInterfaces from '@pushrocks/smartfile-interfaces';
+import * as smartdelay from '@pushrocks/smartdelay';
 import * as smarthash from '@pushrocks/smarthash';
+import * as smartjson from '@pushrocks/smartjson';
 import * as smartmime from '@pushrocks/smartmime';
 import * as smartpath from '@pushrocks/smartpath';
 import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
 import * as smartrequest from '@pushrocks/smartrequest';
+import * as smartstream from '@pushrocks/smartstream';
 
-export { smarthash, smartmime, 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 yaml from 'js-yaml';
 

ts/smartfile.remote.ts

@@ -1,51 +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 = (fromArg: string) => {
-  const 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): Promise<string> => {
-  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<string>();
-  plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(fromArg).then((res: any) => {
-    if (res.statusCode === 200) {
-      const encoding = plugins.smartmime.getEncoding(fromArg);
-      done.resolve(res.body.toString(encoding));
-    } else {
-      done.reject(new Error('could not get remote file from ' + fromArg));
-    }
-  });
-  return done.promise;
-};

tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "target": "ES2017",
+    "moduleResolution": "node"
+  }
+}

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"
-}