v3mt/bin/utils/filesystem/find-mod-source-directory.js

A CLI toolkit for managing and deploying Victoria 3 mods, including sending mod files to the game, launching the game, and more.

import fs from "fs";
import path from "path";
export default function findModSourceDirectory(searchPath = process.cwd()) {
    try {
        const items = fs.readdirSync(searchPath);
        for (const item of items) {
            const fullPath = path.join(searchPath, item);
            try {
                const stat = fs.statSync(fullPath);
                if (stat.isDirectory()) {
                    const metadataPath = path.join(fullPath, ".metadata", "metadata.json");
                    if (fs.existsSync(metadataPath)) {
                        return fullPath;
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (error) {
                // Skip inaccessible directories
                continue;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
    catch (error) {
        //@ts-ignore
        console.error("Failed to search for metadata directory:", error?.message);
        return null;
    }
}