iterate through directory with Assets.getText

Question

In meteor I can read a file like this:

myjson = JSON.parse(Assets.getText("lib/myfile.json"))

Now i want to iterate through a folder, and read all the available json files. What would be the best way to do this without installing extra NPM packages. Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this is the best way, but is certainly an easy one:

var fs = Npm.require('fs');

fs.readdir('./assets/app/myFolder', function(e, r) {
    _.each(r, function(filename) {
        Assets.getText('myFolder/' + filename);
    });
});

Answer 2

I wrapped Hubert OGs code into a function with Meteor.bindEnvironment. I believe this is necessary because of fibre not available outside of the Meteor environement. see https://www.eventedmind.com/feed/49CkbYeyKoa7MyH5R

Beware that external Node packages have different document root than Meteor.

var done, files;

var fs = Npm.require('fs');

files = fs.readdirSync("../../../../../server/collections/lib/", function(e, r) {});

done = Meteor.bindEnvironment(function(files) {
  return _.each(files, function(filename) {
    var myjson;
    myjson = JSON.parse(Assets.getText("lib/" + filename));
    /* do Something */

  });
}, function(e) {
  throw e;
});

done(files);