Deleter

[io/file/Deleter]

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Deletes a file or directory specified by the path input. Example (success):

1. "/home/user1/dir1/foo.txt"@0 received on path 2 false@0 received on recursive

2. { path: "/home/user1/dir1/foo.txt", recursive: false } sent on deleted

Example (failure):

1. "/home/user1/dir1"@0 received on path 2 true@0 received on recursive 3.

• { path: "/home/user1/dir1", recursive: true } sent on bounced

• { "error": "Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/home/user1/dir1'" } sent on error

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Input ports

• path: string

  Receives the path of the file or directory to delete. Example:

  • "/home/user1/dir1"

  • "/home/user1/dir1/foo.txt"

  (To keep the application portable use "/" as path separator.)

• recursive: boolean

  Receives boolean flag which, when set, performs a recursive delete of all files & folders under the specified path. Example: false (Be VERY cautious with recursive delete as it may cause irreversible harm on the host running the application if applied to a wrong path!)

Output ports

• bounced: {"path": string, "recursive": boolean}

  Sends synced parameters if operation has failed. Example:

  • { path: "/home/user1/dir1", recursive: true }

  • { path: "/home/user1/dir1/foo.txt", recursive: false }

• deleted: {"path": string, "recursive": boolean}

  Sends synced parameters if the operation has succeeded. Example:

  • { path: "/home/user1/dir1", recursive: true }

  • { path: "/home/user1/dir1/foo.txt", recursive: false }

• error: {"error": string}

  Sends error information if the operation has failed. Example: { "error": "Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'home/user1'" }