Flatten This Folder

flatten is a CLI (command-line interface) that will flatten your folder structure in whatever folder you run it in. All the files in all the sub-folders will be moved to the current directory. No folders are deleted or moved.

If a filename collision happens, the CLI will append the filename with a dash and a number (e.g. -1, -2, ... -69). If any error happens, it will be logged and the corresponding file will not be moved.

Install

npm install -g flatten-this-folder

Use

In your terminal run flatten, this will flatten the current folder .

Running flatten abc will flatten the folder abc inside the current working directory in your terminal.

Catastrophe prevention

Any time there are more than 10 files being moved, the CLI will notify you of the total number and will require you type in "yes" before it will move files.

⚠ WARNING ⚠ - running flatten in any system directory (and then typing in "yes" for the CLI to do its work) is dangerous since there is no "undo" after files move (can break your computer).

Developing

Edit the move.js file and run npm start to see your script working

• npm start will run the command against the playground folder
• npm run test will test that the renamed file list matches the expected outcome
• npm run reset will reset the playground folder to its original form
• npm run check will perform the above three tasks one after another:
  1. flatten the playground folder
  2. run the test
  3. reset the playground folder to its initial state
• npm run global will install the flatten CLI / terminal command for you to use

Todo

• [ ] if argv[2] .startsWith('.') filter for the file (e.g. flatten .mp4 only moves .mp4 files)
• [ ] if argv[2] .equals('dry') only console log everything
• [ ] unit test to check file contents too