How do I get a list of files with specific file extension using node.js?

Question

The node fs package has the following methods to list a directory:

fs.readdir(path, [callback]) Asynchronous readdir(3). Reads the

Answer 1

Basically, you do something like this:

const path = require('path')
const fs = require('fs')

const dirpath = path.join(__dirname, '/path')

fs.readdir(dirpath, function(err, files) {
  const txtFiles = files.filter(el => /\.txt$/.test(el))
  // do something with your files, by the way they are just filenames...
})