fs.exists method doesnt exist anymore in node.js

Question

Im using node v0.6.12

This is my code:

var fs = require("fs");

fs.exists(".", function() {
    console.log("Whatever);
});

I get this output:

node.js:201
        throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
              ^
TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'exists'
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/dbugger/Projects/nodetest/test.js:3:4)
    at Module._compile (module.js:441:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:459:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:348:32)
    at Function._load (module.js:308:12)
    at Array.0 (module.js:479:10)
    at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:192:41)

Has "exists" been deprecated? What can I use then?

Answer 1

You can use path.exists() but it's deprecated in the latest version of node. The preferred api is fs.exists() these days, so you'll need to be prepared to switch at some point.

$ node --version
v0.8.3

$ node
> require('fs').exists
[Function]
> require('path').exists
[Function: deprecated]

The relevant docs:

• http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.6.12/api/all.html
• http://nodejs.org/api/all.html

Answer 2

What is your node version? I get the same result on my machine (v0.6.14). I think the exists() method has been moved from the path module to the fs module recently. Try path.exists()