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DentalManagementElogin/apps/Backend/src/utils/emptyTempFolder.ts
2025-10-04 00:13:22 +05:30

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import fs from "fs/promises";
import path from "path";
import * as os from "os";
/**
* Recursively delete files & symlinks under the parent folder of `filePath`.
* Will remove subfolders only if they become empty.
*
* Safety checks:
* - Refuses to operate on root or extremely short folders.
* - Refuses to operate on the user's home directory.
*
* Throws on critical safety failure; otherwise logs and continues on per-file errors.
*/
export async function emptyFolderContainingFile(
filePath: string | null | undefined
): Promise<void> {
if (!filePath) return;
const absFile = path.resolve(String(filePath));
const folder = path.dirname(absFile);
// Basic sanity / safety checks
if (!folder) {
throw new Error(
`Refusing to clean: resolved folder is empty for filePath=${filePath}`
);
}
const parsed = path.parse(folder);
if (folder === parsed.root) {
throw new Error(`Refusing to clean root folder: ${folder}`);
}
// Don't allow cleaning the user's home directory
const home = os.homedir();
if (home && path.resolve(home) === path.resolve(folder)) {
throw new Error(`Refusing to clean user's home directory: ${folder}`);
}
// Heuristic: require folder basename length >= 2 (prevents cleaning very short names like '/a')
const base = path.basename(folder).toLowerCase();
if (!base || base.length < 2) {
throw new Error(`Refusing to clean suspicious folder: ${folder}`);
}
// Now recursively walk and remove files & symlinks. Remove directories if empty after processing.
async function removeContentsRecursively(dir: string): Promise<boolean> {
// returns true if directory is empty (and therefore safe-to-delete by caller)
let entries;
try {
entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
} catch (err) {
console.error(`[cleanup] failed to read directory ${dir}:`, err);
// If we can't read, don't attempt to delete it
return false;
}
for (const entry of entries) {
const full = path.join(dir, entry.name);
try {
if (entry.isFile() || entry.isSymbolicLink()) {
await fs.unlink(full);
console.log(`[cleanup] removed file/symlink: ${full}`);
} else if (entry.isDirectory()) {
// Recurse into subdirectory
const subEmpty = await removeContentsRecursively(full);
if (subEmpty) {
// remove the now-empty directory
try {
await fs.rmdir(full);
console.log(`[cleanup] removed empty directory: ${full}`);
} catch (rmDirErr) {
// Could fail due to permissions/race; log and continue
console.error(
`[cleanup] failed to remove directory ${full}:`,
rmDirErr
);
}
} else {
// directory not empty (or had read error) — we leave it
console.log(
`[cleanup] left directory (not empty or read error): ${full}`
);
}
} else {
// Other types (socket, FIFO, etc.) — try unlink as fallback
try {
await fs.unlink(full);
console.log(`[cleanup] removed special entry: ${full}`);
} catch (unlinkErr) {
console.error(
`[cleanup] failed to remove special entry ${full}:`,
unlinkErr
);
}
}
} catch (entryErr) {
console.error(`[cleanup] error handling ${full}:`, entryErr);
// continue with other entries
}
}
// After processing entries, check if directory is now empty
try {
const after = await fs.readdir(dir);
return after.length === 0;
} catch (readAfterErr) {
console.error(
`[cleanup] failed to re-read directory ${dir}:`,
readAfterErr
);
return false;
}
}
// Start recursive cleaning at the folder (we do NOT delete the top folder itself,
// only its contents; if you want the folder removed too, you can call fs.rmdir after)
try {
await removeContentsRecursively(folder);
console.log(`[cleanup] finished cleaning contents of folder: ${folder}`);
} catch (err) {
console.error(
`[cleanup] unexpected error while cleaning folder ${folder}:`,
err
);
throw err;
}
}