make-pesto/src/helpers/prepare-path.ts

Pesto is a command-line tool to assist in creating Node.js packages. 🔪🌿

import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
import { runScript } from "./run-script";

/**
 * Prepares the path for the project.
 * @param {string} projectPath - The path to the project directory.
 * @returns {Promise<void>} A Promise that resolves once the path is prepared.
 * @throws {Error} Throws an error if any preparation step fails.
 */
export async function preparePath(projectPath: string): Promise<void> {
    const folderExist = existsSync(projectPath);

    try {
        if (!folderExist) {
            mkdirSync(projectPath);
        } else {
            await runScript(`rm -rf ${projectPath}/*`);
        }
    } catch (err: unknown) {
        throw new Error(err as string);
    }
}