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I've found various answers to this on Stack Overflow and elsewhere.
Should I do this:
let data = fs.readFileSync(FILE_NAME, "utf8");
Or this:
let data = fs.readFileSync(FILE_NAME, {encoding: "utf8"});
?
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readFileSync() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of fs module which is used to read the file and return its content. In fs. readFile() method, we can read a file in a non-blocking asynchronous way, but in fs. readFileSync() method, we can read files in a synchronous way, i.e. we are telling node.
Overview. In this guide, you can learn how to enable or disable the Node. js driver's UTF-8 validation feature. UTF-8 is a character encoding specification that ensures compatibility and consistent presentation across most operating systems, applications, and language character sets.
fs. readFileSync() returns a Buffer if you don't specify an encoding.
To include the File System module, use the require() method: var fs = require('fs'); Common use for the File System module: Read files.
From the documentation, both are valid:
fs.readFileSync(path[, options])
- options <Object> | <string>
- encoding <string> | <null> Default: null
- flag <string> See support of file system flags. Default: 'r'.
The second argument may be either an options object, or an encoding name.
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