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Enrique Moreno Tent
Enrique Moreno Tent

Reputation: 25307

fs.exists method doesnt exist anymore in node.js

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?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 5961

Answers (4)

GPrathap
GPrathap

Reputation: 7820

I also had same problem in Raspberry Pi. Because if we just run 

  sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

this wont install latest version of NodeJs. In order to install newest version of NodeJs run this command

  # Note the new setup script name for Node.js v0.10
  curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.10 | sudo bash -

  # Then install with:
  sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Don't try to install Node.js v0.12 on Raspberry Pi. There is an unsolved issue is still there (https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/24059/node-js-v0-11-14-exits-with-illegal-instruction)

If above method doesn't work, follow this one https://learn.adafruit.com/node-embedded-development/installing-node-dot-js

Upvotes: 0

broofa
broofa

Reputation: 38142

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:

Upvotes: 6

Enrique Moreno Tent
Enrique Moreno Tent

Reputation: 25307

Ok, upgrading to the latest version of node (0.8.12) solved the issue. Thanks :)

Upvotes: 1

Vic
Vic

Reputation: 12527

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()

Upvotes: 2

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