Write a node.js program to get files or directories of a directory in JSON format

Solution

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight, open standard, data-interchange format. It is easy to read and write for humans. It is used primarily to transmit data between web application and server. The given example asynchronously convert directory tree structure into a JavaScript object.

Install with NPM

npm install dir-to-json --save

var dirToJson = require('dir-to-json');
 
dirToJson( "./album", function( err, dirTree ){
    if( err ){
        throw err;
    }else{
        console.log( dirTree );
    }
});