Import Meta Path

📦 @simbo/import-meta-path

A small utility for safely deriving absolute file and directory paths from import.meta in Node.js, with a consistent fallback order.

Features

• Derive absolute directory or file path from import.meta
• Consistent fallback order (dirname → filename → url)
• Node.js ESM-only, works as a drop-in replacement for __dirname / __filename
• Zero dependencies

Installation

Install @simbo/import-meta-path from the npm registry:

npm i [-D] @simbo/import-meta-path

Usage

For a complete API reference, see the documentation.

Example

import { importMetaPath } from '@simbo/import-meta-path';

// get the absolute directory path from import.meta
const dirPath = importMetaPath(import.meta);
// if importMeta has dirname → returned directly
// if only filename → dirname(filename)
// otherwise → dirname(fileURLToPath(url))

// get the absolute file path from import.meta
const filePath = importMetaPath(import.meta, 'file');
// if only filename → returned directly
// otherwise → fileURLToPath(url)

License

MIT © Simon Lepel