fswin32/src/recycleBin.js

The ultimate Node.js module for detailed Windows file system access.

// src/recycleBin.js

import { executePowerShellCommand } from './utils.js';

/**
 * Moves a file or folder to the recycle bin.
 * @param {string} path The absolute path of the file or folder.
 * @returns {Promise<string|null>} The result of the command.
 */
export const moveToRecycleBin = async (path) => {
    const command = `
        $shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
        $item = $shell.Namespace(0).ParseName("${path}")
        $item.InvokeVerb("delete")
    `;
    return await executePowerShellCommand(command);
};

/**
 * Gets a list of items in the recycle bin.
 * @returns {Promise<Array<Object>|null>} A list of items in the recycle bin.
 */
export const getRecycleBinItems = async () => {
    const command = `
        $shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
        $recycleBin = $shell.Namespace(10)
        $items = @()
        foreach ($item in $recycleBin.Items()) {
            $items += [PSCustomObject]@{
                Name = $item.Name
                Path = $item.Path
                Type = $item.Type
                Size = $item.Size
            }
        }
        $items | ConvertTo-Json
    `;
    const stdout = await executePowerShellCommand(command);
    if (!stdout) {
        return null;
    }
    return JSON.parse(stdout);
};

/**
 * Empties the recycle bin.
 * @returns {Promise<string|null>} The result of the command.
 */
export const emptyRecycleBin = async () => {
    return await executePowerShellCommand('Clear-RecycleBin -Force');
};