pauls-dat-api

A library of functions that make working with dat / hyperdrive easier. Includes common operations, and some sugars. These functions were factored out of beaker browser's internal APIs.

All async methods work with callbacks and promises. If no callback is provided, a promise will be returned.

Any time a hyperdrive archive is expected, a hyperdrive-staging-area instance can be provided, unless otherwise stated.

var hyperdrive = require('hyperdrive')
var hyperstaging = require('hyperdrive-staging-area')

var archive = hyperdrive('./my-first-hyperdrive-meta') // metadata will be stored in this folder
var staging = hyperstaging(archive, './my-first-hyperdrive') // content will be stored in this folder

await pda.readFile(archive, '/hello.txt') // read the committed hello.txt
await pda.readFile(staging, '/hello.txt') // read the local hello.txt

NOTE: this library is written natively for node 7 and above.

To use with node versions lesser than 7 use:

var pda = require('pauls-dat-api/es5');

Staging
Lookup
- stat(archive, name[, cb])
Read
- readFile(archive, name[, opts, cb])
- readdir(archive, path[, opts, cb])
Write
Delete
- unlink(archive, name[, cb])
- rmdir(archive, name[, opts, cb])
Network
- download(archive, name[, cb])
Activity Streams
- createFileActivityStream(archive[, staging, path])
- createNetworkActivityStream(archive)
Exporters
Manifest
Helpers
- findEntryByContentBlock(archive, block)

const pda = require('pauls-dat-api')

Staging

diff(staging[, opts, cb])

List the differences between staging and its archive.

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
staging HyperdriveStagingArea instance (object).
opts.skipIgnore Don't use staging's .datignore (bool).
Returns an array of changes.

await pda.diff(staging)

Output looks like:

[
  {
    change: 'add' | 'mod' | 'del'
    type: 'dir' | 'file'
    path: String (path of the file)
  },
  ...
]

commit(staging[, opts, cb])

Apply the changes in staging to its archive.

staging HyperdriveStagingArea instance (object).
opts.skipIgnore Don't use staging's .datignore (bool).
Returns an array of the changes applied.

await pda.commit(staging)

Output looks like:

[
  {
    change: 'add' | 'mod' | 'del'
    type: 'dir' | 'file'
    path: String (path of the file)
  },
  ...
]

revert(staging[, opts, cb])

Revert the changes in staging to reflect the state of its archive.

staging HyperdriveStagingArea instance (object).
opts.skipIgnore Don't use staging's .datignore (bool).
Returns an array of the changes that were reverted.

await pda.revert(staging)

Output looks like:

[
  {
    change: 'add' | 'mod' | 'del'
    type: 'dir' | 'file'
    path: String (path of the file)
  },
  ...
]

Lookup

stat(archive, name[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
name Entry name (string).
Returns a Hyperdrive Stat entry (object).
Throws NotFoundError

// by name:
var st = await pda.stat(archive, '/dat.json')
st.isDirectory()
st.isFile()
console.log(st) /* =>
Stat {
  dev: 0,
  nlink: 1,
  rdev: 0,
  blksize: 0,
  ino: 0,
  mode: 16877,
  uid: 0,
  gid: 0,
  size: 0,
  offset: 0,
  blocks: 0,
  atime: 2017-04-10T18:59:00.147Z,
  mtime: 2017-04-10T18:59:00.147Z,
  ctime: 2017-04-10T18:59:00.147Z,
  linkname: undefined } */

Read

readFile(archive, name[, opts, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
name Entry path (string).
opts. Options (object|string). If a string, will act as opts.encoding.
opts.encoding Desired output encoding (string). May be 'binary', 'utf8', 'hex', or 'base64'. Default 'utf8'.
Returns the content of the file in the requested encoding.
Throws NotFoundError, NotAFileError.

var manifestStr = await pda.readFile(archive, '/dat.json')
var imageBase64 = await pda.readFile(archive, '/favicon.png', 'base64')

readdir(archive, path[, opts, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
path Target directory path (string).
opts.recursive Read all subfolders and their files as well?
Returns an array of file and folder names.

var listing = await pda.readdir(archive, '/assets')
console.log(listing) // => ['profile.png', 'styles.css']

var listing = await pda.readdir(archive, '/', { recursive: true })
console.log(listing) /* => [
  'index.html',
  'assets',
  'assets/profile.png',
  'assets/styles.css'
]*/

Write

writeFile(archive, name, data[, opts, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
name Entry path (string).
data Data to write (string|Buffer).
opts. Options (object|string). If a string, will act as opts.encoding.
opts.encoding Desired file encoding (string). May be 'binary', 'utf8', 'hex', or 'base64'. Default 'utf8' if data is a string, 'binary' if data is a Buffer.
Throws ArchiveNotWritableError, InvalidPathError, EntryAlreadyExistsError, ParentFolderDoesntExistError, InvalidEncodingError.

await pda.writeFile(archive, '/hello.txt', 'world', 'utf8')
await pda.writeFile(archive, '/profile.png', fs.readFileSync('/tmp/dog.png'))

mkdir(archive, name[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
name Directory path (string).
Throws ArchiveNotWritableError, InvalidPathError, EntryAlreadyExistsError, ParentFolderDoesntExistError, InvalidEncodingError.

await pda.mkdir(archive, '/stuff')

copy(archive, sourceName, targetName[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
sourceName Path to file or directory to copy (string).
targetName Where to copy the file or folder to (string).
Throws ArchiveNotWritableError, InvalidPathError, EntryAlreadyExistsError, ParentFolderDoesntExistError, InvalidEncodingError.

// copy file:
await pda.copy(archive, '/foo.txt', '/foo.txt.back')
// copy folder:
await pda.copy(archive, '/stuff', '/stuff-copy')

rename(archive, sourceName, targetName[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
sourceName Path to file or directory to rename (string).
targetName What the file or folder should be named (string).
Throws ArchiveNotWritableError, InvalidPathError, EntryAlreadyExistsError, ParentFolderDoesntExistError, InvalidEncodingError.

This is equivalent to moving a file/folder.

// move file:
await pda.copy(archive, '/foo.txt', '/foo.md')
// move folder:
await pda.rename(archive, '/stuff', '/things')

Delete

unlink(archive, name[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
name Entry path (string).
Throws ArchiveNotWritableError, NotFoundError, NotAFileError

await pda.unlink(archive, '/hello.txt')

rmdir(archive, name[, opts, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
name Entry path (string).
opts.recursive Delete all subfolders and files if the directory is not empty.
Throws ArchiveNotWritableError, NotFoundError, NotAFolderError, DestDirectoryNotEmpty

await pda.rmdir(archive, '/stuff', {recursive: true})

Network

download(archive, name[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object). Can not be a staging object.
name Entry path (string). Can point to a file or folder.

Download an archive file or folder-tree.

// download a specific file:
await pda.download(archive, '/foo.txt')
// download a specific folder and all children:
await pda.download(archive, '/bar/')
// download the entire archive:
await pda.download(archive, '/')

Activity Streams

createFileActivityStream(archive[, staging, path])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
staging HyperdriveStagingArea instance (object).
path Entry path (string) or anymatch pattern (array of strings). If falsy, will watch all files.
Returns a Readable stream.

Watches the given path or path-pattern for file events, which it emits as an emit-stream. Supported events:

['changed',{path}] - The contents of the file has changed, either by a local write or a remote write. The new content will be ready when this event is emitted. path is the path-string of the file.
['invalidated',{path}] - The contents of the file has changed remotely, but hasn't been downloaded yet. path is the path-string of the file.

An archive will emit "invalidated" first, when it receives the new metadata for the file. It will then emit "changed" when the content arrives. (A local archive will not emit "invalidated.")

var es = pda.createFileActivityStream(archive)
var es = pda.createFileActivityStream(archive, 'foo.txt')
var es = pda.createFileActivityStream(archive, ['**/*.txt', '**/*.md'])

es.on('data', ([event, args]) => {
  if (event === 'invalidated') {
    console.log(args.path, 'has been invalidated')
    pda.download(archive, args.path)
  } else if (event === 'changed') {
    console.log(args.path, 'has changed')
  }
})

// alternatively, via emit-stream:

var emitStream = require('emit-stream')
var events = emitStream(es)
events.on('invalidated', args => {
  console.log(args.path, 'has been invalidated')
  pda.download(archive, args.path)
})
events.on('changed', args => {
  console.log(args.path, 'has changed')
})

createNetworkActivityStream(archive)

archive Hyperdrive archive (object). Can not be a staging object.
Returns a Readable stream.

Watches the archive for network events, which it emits as an emit-stream. Supported events:

['network-changed',{connections}] - The number of connections has changed. connections is a number.
['download',{feed,block,bytes}] - A block has been downloaded. feed will either be "metadata" or "content". block is the index of data downloaded. bytes is the number of bytes in the block.
['upload',{feed,block,bytes}] - A block has been uploaded. feed will either be "metadata" or "content". block is the index of data downloaded. bytes is the number of bytes in the block.
['sync',{feed}] - All known blocks have been downloaded. feed will either be "metadata" or "content".

var es = pda.createNetworkActivityStream(archive)

es.on('data', ([event, args]) => {
  if (event === 'network-changed') {
    console.log('Connected to %d peers', args.connections)
  } else if (event === 'download') {
    console.log('Just downloaded %d bytes (block %d) of the %s feed', args.bytes, args.block, args.feed)
  } else if (event === 'upload') {
    console.log('Just uploaded %d bytes (block %d) of the %s feed', args.bytes, args.block, args.feed)
  } else if (event === 'sync') {
    console.log('Finished downloading', args.feed)
  }
})

// alternatively, via emit-stream:

var emitStream = require('emit-stream')
var events = emitStream(es)
events.on('network-changed', args => {
  console.log('Connected to %d peers', args.connections)
})
events.on('download', args => {
  console.log('Just downloaded %d bytes (block %d) of the %s feed', args.bytes, args.block, args.feed)
})
events.on('upload', args => {
  console.log('Just uploaded %d bytes (block %d) of the %s feed', args.bytes, args.block, args.feed)
})
events.on('sync', args => {
  console.log('Finished downloading', args.feed)
})

Exporters

exportFilesystemToArchive(opts[, cb])

opts.srcPath Source path in the filesystem (string). Required.
opts.dstArchive Destination archive (object). Required.
opts.dstPath Destination path within the archive. Optional, defaults to '/'.
opts.ignore Files not to copy (array of strings). Optional. Uses anymatch.
opts.inplaceImport Should import source directory in-place? (boolean). If true and importing a directory, this will cause the directory's content to be copied directy into the dstPath. If false, will cause the source-directory to become a child of the dstPath.
opts.dryRun Don't actually copy (boolean). If true, will run all export logic without actually modifying the target archive.
Returns stats on the export.

Copies a file-tree into an archive.

The dryRun opt is useful because this method compares the source files to the destination before copying. Therefore the stats returned by a dry run gives you a file-level diff.

var stats = await pda.exportFilesystemToArchive({
  srcPath: '/tmp/mystuff',
  dstArchive: archive,
  inplaceImport: true
})
console.log(stats) /* => {
  addedFiles: ['fuzz.txt', 'foo/bar.txt'],
  updatedFiles: ['something.txt'],
  skipCount: 3, // files skipped due to the target already existing
  fileCount: 3,
  totalSize: 400 // bytes
}*/

exportArchiveToFilesystem(opts[, cb])

opts.srcArchive Source archive (object). Required.
opts.dstPath Destination path in the filesystem (string). Required.
opts.srcPath Source path within the archive. Optional, defaults to '/'.
opts.ignore Files not to copy (array of strings). Optional. Uses anymatch.
opts.overwriteExisting Proceed if the destination isn't empty (boolean). Default false.
opts.skipUndownloadedFiles Ignore files that haven't been downloaded yet (boolean). Default false. If false, will wait for source files to download.
Returns stats on the export.

Copies an archive into the filesystem.

NOTE

Unlike exportFilesystemToArchive, this will not compare the target for equality before copying. If overwriteExisting is true, it will simply copy all files again.

var stats = await pda.exportArchiveToFilesystem({
  srcArchive: archive,
  dstPath: '/tmp/mystuff',
  skipUndownloadedFiles: true
})
console.log(stats) /* => {
  addedFiles: ['fuzz.txt', 'foo/bar.txt'],
  updatedFiles: ['something.txt'],
  fileCount: 3,
  totalSize: 400 // bytes
}*/

exportArchiveToArchive(opts[, cb])

opts.srcArchive Source archive (object). Required.
opts.dstArchive Destination archive (object). Required.
opts.srcPath Source path within the source archive (string). Optional, defaults to '/'.
opts.dstPath Destination path within the destination archive (string). Optional, defaults to '/'.
opts.ignore Files not to copy (array of strings). Optional. Uses anymatch.
opts.skipUndownloadedFiles Ignore files that haven't been downloaded yet (boolean). Default false. If false, will wait for source files to download.

Copies an archive into another archive.

NOTE

Unlike exportFilesystemToArchive, this will not compare the target for equality before copying. It copies files indescriminately.

var stats = await pda.exportArchiveToArchive({
  srcArchive: archiveA,
  dstArchive: archiveB,
  skipUndownloadedFiles: true
})
console.log(stats) /* => {
  addedFiles: ['fuzz.txt', 'foo/bar.txt'],
  updatedFiles: ['something.txt'],
  fileCount: 3,
  totalSize: 400 // bytes
}*/

Manifest

readManifest(archive[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).

A sugar to get the manifest object.

var manifestObj = await pda.readManifest(archive)

writeManifest(archive, manifest[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
manifest Manifest values (object).

A sugar to write the manifest object.

await pda.writeManifest(archive, { title: 'My dat!' })

updateManifest(archive, manifest[, cb])

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
manifest Manifest values (object).

A sugar to modify the manifest object.

await pda.writeManifest(archive, { title: 'My dat!', description: 'the desc' })
await pda.writeManifest(archive, { title: 'My new title!' }) // preserves description

generateManifest(opts)

opts Manifest options (object).

Helper to generate a manifest object. Opts in detail:

{
  url: String, the dat's url
  title: String
  description: String
  author: String
  version: String
  forkOf: String, the forked-from dat's url
  createdBy: String, the url of the app that created the dat
}

See: https://github.com/datprotocol/dat.json

Helpers

findEntryByContentBlock(archive, block)

archive Hyperdrive archive (object).
block Content-block index
Returns a Promise for {name:, start:, end:}

Runs a binary search to find the file-entry that the given content-block index belongs to.

await pda.findEntryByContentBlock(archive, 5)
/* => {
  name: '/foo.txt',
  start: 4,
  end: 6
}*/