File System Interactions

Overview

The find-visual-studio-orphaned-items project interacts with the file system to locate and analyze Visual Studio project files. The core functionality revolves around traversing directories and inspecting files based on specific criteria.

Core Functions

The project primarily utilizes the following methods for file system interaction:

1. Directory Traversal:

• Function: getDirectories (found in src/get-directories.js)
• Description: This function iterates through a provided directory structure, recursively exploring subdirectories and identifying all directories within a specified depth.
• Example:

const directories = getDirectories('C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Projects', 2);
          console.log(directories);
          

2. File Inspection:

• Function: isVisualStudioProjectFile (found in src/get-directories.js)
• Description: This function determines whether a given file is a Visual Studio project file based on its extension.
• Example:

const isProjectFile = isVisualStudioProjectFile('C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Projects\\MyProject\\MyProject.sln');
          console.log(isProjectFile); // Output: true
          

3. File Properties Retrieval:

• Function: getFileProperties (found in src/get-directories.js)
• Description: This function retrieves essential file properties, including name, path, and last modified date, for a given file.
• Example:

const fileProperties = getFileProperties('C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Projects\\MyProject\\MyProject.sln');
          console.log(fileProperties);
          

Usage

The find-visual-studio-orphaned-items project leverages these file system interactions to identify orphaned Visual Studio project files. The application uses the getDirectories function to traverse the user’s project directories. Subsequently, it employs the isVisualStudioProjectFile function to filter out files that are not Visual Studio project files. Finally, it utilizes the getFileProperties function to retrieve essential information about the identified project files, enabling further analysis and reporting.