Typescript using `__dirname` to reference local file

Question

My file structure looks as follows:

root
  src
    test.ts
    template.xlsx
  dist
    // compiled js source ...

In test.ts, I try to reference the spreadsheet template as follows:

path.join(__dirname, "template.xlsx");

But it is searching in path/to/root/dist instead of looking in path/to/root/src. What's the best way to access my file?

Answer 1

If you want to access to /src from /dist you could navigate there like this:

path.join(__dirname + "../src", "template.xlsx");