!glob.md

Glob

This node selects a group of files based on a pattern using the "glob" npm package.

Definition

Input	Type
pattern	Text

Output	Type
files	[File]

glob.adon

-- Used for the palette
node {
    -- this Name will be matched against the Type in the Graph
    name = "Glob"
    
    -- Name of the Input/Output followed by a valid type signature
    inputs {
        pattern = { type = "Text", default = "*.txt" }
    }
    outputs {
        files = "[File]" -- Array of files, uses haskell syntax for types
    }
}

valid contexts [
    -- Provides the "JS Primitive" node, the File type, ...
    node-js
    node-build-system
]

npm dependencies [
    "glob"
]

-- Internal graph, the node whole node is threated as a group (by linking, not in reality)
graph {

    nodes [
        {
            type = "JS Primitive"
            gid = 49375234
            -- needs a fragment and the parameters to the function
            inputs {
                -- the code:
                fragment = {
                    type = "Fragment"
                    fid = "glob.fragment.js"
                    -- The code: 
                    -- function (pattern) { const glob = require('glob'); ... fs ... return glob.sync(...); }
                }
                -- function args:
                pattern = {
                    type = "Text"
                }
            }
            outputs {
                files = {
                    type = "[File]"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
    
    -- Connections that starts from a dollar label ("$Pattern") get connected to the group inputs
    -- Connections that ends in a dollar label ("$Files") get connected to the group outputs
    connections [
        { from = $pattern, to = [ 49375234 pattern ] }
        { from = [ 49375234 files ], to = $files }
    ]

}