I'm trying to use code to read an array and create folders using the name as one of the parameters if that name doesn't exist. I've been using fs to make a simple loop, like so

var streamsRepository = streamsRepositoryFactory(__dirname + '/streams.json');
var obj = streamsRepository.streams[i];
var i;

for(i = 0; i < streamsRepository.streams.length; i++) {
    var obj = streamsRepository.streams[i];

console.log('Folder '+obj.key+' is Created');


    if (!fs.existsSync('../audio/'+obj.key)){
        fs.mkdirSync('../audio/'+obj.key);

    }
}

But every time I keep getting the message.

Folder AAAA is Created
fs.js:796
  return binding.mkdir(pathModule._makeLong(path),
                 ^
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, mkdir '../audio/AAAA'

I'm trying to use code to read an array and create folders using the name as one of the parameters if that name doesn't exist. I've been using fs to make a simple loop, like so

var streamsRepository = streamsRepositoryFactory(__dirname + '/streams.json');
var obj = streamsRepository.streams[i];
var i;

for(i = 0; i < streamsRepository.streams.length; i++) {
    var obj = streamsRepository.streams[i];

console.log('Folder '+obj.key+' is Created');


    if (!fs.existsSync('../audio/'+obj.key)){
        fs.mkdirSync('../audio/'+obj.key);

    }
}

But every time I keep getting the message.

Folder AAAA is Created
fs.js:796
  return binding.mkdir(pathModule._makeLong(path),
                 ^
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, mkdir '../audio/AAAA'

• javascript
• node.js
• directory
• fs

• Shouldn't obj and i be declared as a global variable at the top rather than in the for loop. – tash Commented Jul 22, 2015 at 1:47
• How did you check for errors? Did you set up a try/catch? Try doing try { fs.mkdirSync(path); } catch(e) { if ( e.code != 'EEXIST' ) throw e; } – aug Commented Jul 22, 2015 at 1:50
• Okay, tried that. Its now telling me fs.js:796 return binding.mkdir(pathModule._makeLong(path), ^ Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, mkdir '../audio/ – David Commented Jul 22, 2015 at 1:59
• Seems like there is no /audio directory in which mkdir could create anything. – Bergi Commented Jul 22, 2015 at 2:37
• You can use 'fs-extra' module instead, it has APIs to well meet your needs. – sayume Commented Jul 22, 2015 at 7:00

3 Answers 3

Have a test below

'use strict';
var fs = require('fs');
// fs.mkdirSync('folda'); // success
fs.mkdirSync('/parent-not-exists/folda'); 
// Failed,if parent folder isn't exists,will throw 
// Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory '/parent-not-exists/folda'

solution
use mkdirp,Recursively mkdir, like mkdir -p

var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');

mkdirp('/tmp/foo/bar/baz', function (err) {
    if (err) console.error(err)
    else console.log('pow!')
});

NVM, found a solution. all I had to do was specify the location better.

if (!fs.existsSync('/home/user/recorder/audio/'+obj.key)){
    fs.mkdirSync('/home/user/recorder/audio/'+obj.key);
    console.log ('Folder '+obj.key+' has been created');

Just one line solution

!fs.existsSync(`./assets/`) && fs.mkdirSync(`./assets/`, { recursive: true })