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# create-index
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[](https://www.npmjs.org/package/create-index)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/gajus/create-index)
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[](https://github.com/gajus/canonical)
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`create-index` program creates (and maintains) ES6 `./index.js` file in target directories that imports and exports sibling files and directories.
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## Implementation
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`create-index` program will look into the target directory.
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If there is no `./index.js`, it will create a new file, e.g.
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```js
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'create index';
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```
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Created index file must start with `'create index';\n\n`. This is used to make sure that `create-index` does not accidentally overwrite your local files.
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If there are sibling files, index file will `import` them and `export`, e.g.
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```sh
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children-directories-and-files git:(master) ✗ ls -lah
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total 0
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drwxr-xr-x 5 gajus staff 170B 6 Jan 15:39 .
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drwxr-xr-x 10 gajus staff 340B 6 Jan 15:53 ..
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drwxr-xr-x 2 gajus staff 68B 6 Jan 15:29 bar
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drwxr-xr-x 2 gajus staff 68B 6 Jan 15:29 foo
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-rw-r--r-- 1 gajus staff 0B 6 Jan 15:29 foo.js
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```
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Given the above directory contents, `./index.js` will be:
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```js
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'create index';
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import bar from './bar';
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import foo from './foo.js';
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export {
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bar,
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foo
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};
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```
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When file has the same name as a sibling directory, file `import` takes precedence.
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Directories that do not have `./index.js` in themselves will be excluded.
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When run again, `create-index` will update existing `./index.js` if it starts with `'create index';\n\n`.
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If `create-index` is executed against a directory that contains `./index.js`, which does not start with `'create index';\n\n`, an error will be thrown.
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## Usage
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### Using CLI Program
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```sh
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npm install create-index
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create-index ./directory1 ./directory2 ./directory3 ...
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```
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### Using `create-index` Programmatically
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```js
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import {
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writeIndex
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} from 'create-index';
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/**
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* @type {Function}
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* @param {Array<string>} directoryPaths
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* @throws {Error} Directory "..." does not exist.
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* @throws {Error} "..." is not a directory.
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* @throws {Error} "..." unsafe index.
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* @returns {boolean}
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*/
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writeIndex;
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```
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Note that the `writeIndex` function is synchronous.
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### Gulp
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Since [Gulp](http://gulpjs.com/) can ran arbitrary JavaScript code, there is no need for a separate plugin. See [Using `create-index` Programmatically](#using-create-index-programmatically).
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```js
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import {
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writeIndex
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} from 'create-index';
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gulp.task('create-index', () => {
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writeIndex(['./target_directory']);
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});
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```
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Note that the `writeIndex` function is synchronous.
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