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Node.js - read files

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Saim-Mccullough

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In this article, we would like to show you how to read files in Node.js.

Below we will present 3 methods to read files in node.js:

synchronously,
asynchronously with callback,
asynchronously with async/await.

Synchronously

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Is recommended to use synchronous operations when we want to get better performance - e.g. Node JS-based sequential scripts run under the operating system.

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const fs = require('fs');
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const data = fs.readFileSync('/path/to/file.txt','utf8');
console.log(data);

Asynchronously with callback

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Note:

In the fs.readFile() method, we must provide an absolute path to the file.

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const fs = require('fs');
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fs.readFile('/path/to/file.txt', 'utf8', (error, data) => { // encoding parameter is optional
        if (error) throw error;
        console.log(data);
    }
);

Asynchronously with async/await

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const { readFile } = require('fs/promises');
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const readFileAsync = async (path) => {
    try {
        const data = await readFile(path, 'utf-8'); // encoding parameter is optional
        console.log(data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
};
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readFileAsync('/path/to/file.txt');