The Mad Scientist Review - GJS Generator Example

leafnode.js

const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;

function* leafnodes(file) {
    let enumerator = file.enumerate_children('standard::*', 0, null);
    let info;
    while ((info = enumerator.next_file(null))) {
        let child = enumerator.get_child(info);
        if (info.get_file_type() === Gio.FileType.DIRECTORY)
            yield* leafnodes(child);
        else
            yield child.get_basename();
    }
}

let file = Gio.File.new_for_commandline_arg(ARGV[0]);
for (let leaf of leafnodes(file))
    print(leaf);