# \[UPDATE\] node-red-contrib-fs v1.3.1 released

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281>\
**Category:** Share Your Nodes\
**Created:** [13 January 2020 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281 "2020-01-13T20:40:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2020 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/1 "2020-01-13T20:40:17Z")

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Hi all,

Thanks to @Colin for reporting an issue with this node that would crash Node-RED due to an out-of-memory error. That has now been fixed.

As a bonus, not only should the node operate quite a bit faster, you now also get an extra option for turning off the "cannot access file" warnings - most of them relate to files that the OS user running node-red doesn't have permissions to access and there can be an excessive number in some cases.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2020 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/2 "2020-01-13T21:14:44Z")

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Excellent, thanks Julian

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [14 January 2020 23:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/3 "2020-01-14T23:22:21Z")

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There is a bug introduced with this release. The ‘start’ option is being ignored. I opened a issue in [github](https://github.com/TotallyInformation/node-red-contrib-fs/issues/19) with a proposed solution.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2020 10:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/4 "2020-01-15T10:05:29Z")

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Is it entirely ignored? It seems to be basically functioning for me.

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2020 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/5 "2020-01-15T11:36:01Z")

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It's happening when you pass in the start value in msg.payload.

Here is a simple example of two flows. This is for running on a Pi. The idea is to look for the file "settings.js" in the /home/pi/.node-red' folder.

> CASE 1 has all the options in the `fs file lister` node

while

> CASE 2 passs all the options in msg.payload.

 ![Screen Shot 2020-01-15 at 6.26.16 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/c/3c09db35b564cab470b8da3b14973911f4f1cd45.png)

```auto
[{"id":"c4660d28.b7e31","type":"inject","z":"9d6e4527.18bf3","name":"CASE 1 - options all in fs-lister","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":190,"y":440,"wires":[["c7b8b65a.2a247"]]},{"id":"c7b8b65a.2a247","type":"fs-file-lister","z":"9d6e4527.18bf3","name":"","start":"/home/pi/.node-red","pattern":"settings.js","folders":"*","hidden":false,"lstype":"files","path":true,"single":true,"depth":"1","stat":false,"showWarnings":true,"x":500,"y":440,"wires":[["96e2367d.c84d98"]]},{"id":"96e2367d.c84d98","type":"debug","z":"9d6e4527.18bf3","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","x":650,"y":440,"wires":[]},{"id":"23cec9a0.0a26d6","type":"inject","z":"9d6e4527.18bf3","name":"CASE 2 - options PASSED INTO fs-lister","topic":"","payload":"{\"start\":\"/home/pi/songs\",\"depth\":1,\"pattern\":\"settings.js\"}","payloadType":"json","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":220,"y":500,"wires":[["5a0b0d1d.e63064"]]},{"id":"5a0b0d1d.e63064","type":"fs-file-lister","z":"9d6e4527.18bf3","name":"","start":"/","pattern":"*.*","folders":"*","hidden":false,"lstype":"files","path":true,"single":true,"depth":"0","stat":false,"showWarnings":true,"x":500,"y":500,"wires":[["705fce68.f8c41"]]},{"id":"705fce68.f8c41","type":"debug","z":"9d6e4527.18bf3","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","x":650,"y":500,"wires":[]}]

```

If you look at msg.config in the two debugs you will see they are identical. The problem is in the code, it calls `readdirp` passing `node.start` which never gets updated with what's passed in from msg.payload. However `clonedMsg.config.start` is properly updated if the start is passed in msg.payload

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2020 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/6 "2020-01-15T11:50:09Z")

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> [@zenofmud](#):
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> It's happening when you pass in the start value in msg.payload.

OK, I don't use that feature so that explains it.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2020 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/7 "2020-01-15T14:13:24Z")

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I missed a configuration when I did the last update. Basically, this update separates out changes to the nodes configuration so that they are only done once (e.g. outside the `node.on('input'...` section.

That includes the overrides on the incoming message. Before, they were making changes to the `node` object which is the object shared by all instances. Now, they make changes to the `clonedMsg` object (which already has a copy of all of the relavent settings anyway) & changes to the `node` object only ever happen once for all instances.

I simply missed one of the references to `node` which should have been - and now is - a reference to `clonedMsg.config`.

v1.3.2 will be along shortly.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2020 14:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/8 "2020-01-15T14:19:58Z")

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Published v1.3.2

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**Author:** ![nygma2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nygma2004/32/1308_2.png) [@nygma2004](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nygma2004)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2020 22:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/9 "2020-08-24T22:18:21Z")

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I am using the file lister and it is great. In my setup I have the file lister configured to return file and folders as well.  
I am having issues telling if the record in the array is a file or a folder.  
I can see the msg.payload.stat.mode field, but I don't know how to tell from this if this is a file or a folder.  
Can you guys help with that?

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2020 22:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/10 "2020-08-24T22:57:25Z")

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Looks like you can use payload.stat.mode (or payload[`n`].stat.mode it returning an array where `n` is the index in the array) and check it's value. If it is equal to '0x81a4' it is a file

![Screen Shot 2020-08-24 at 6.54.52 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/d/5d8af41093e88498e5e373cda003913e60671308.png)

and it it is equal to '0x41ed' it is a folder (at least that is what I get on my Mac)

![Screen Shot 2020-08-24 at 6.56.53 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/9/59f6e936cd808fd3e5c4ae1fbc450ea49efba8d2.png)

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**Author:** ![nygma2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nygma2004/32/1308_2.png) [@nygma2004](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nygma2004)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2020 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/11 "2020-08-25T06:26:14Z")

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> [@zenofmud](#):
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> Looks like you can use payload.stat.mode (or payload[`n`].stat.mode it returning an array where `n` is the index in the array) and check it's value. If it is equal to '0x81a4' it is a file

I suspect it is a little bit more complicated that that. I have a few files where the mode also comes same as the folder. So I am confused. I assume this is somehow a list of bitbanged value, but can't find out what it is.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2020 07:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/12 "2020-08-25T07:31:42Z")

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I would have expected the mode to be same as you see when you use `ls -l` in which case is should be of the form drwxrwxrwx so bit 9 should be the directory flag (octal 01000 or in hex 0x0200), but I don't know why it would ever be larger than 0x3ff.  
Possibly @TotallyInformation can comment on this.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2020 07:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/13 "2020-08-25T07:58:21Z")

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possibly useful thread (or not)

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11775884/nodejs-file-permissions>

  
(none of which tells you if it's a file or directory 🙂

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**Author:** ![nygma2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nygma2004/32/1308_2.png) [@nygma2004](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nygma2004)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2020 08:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/14 "2020-08-25T08:36:57Z")

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Maybe, I just need to use two file lister nodes but I thought there is a better option for that.

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**Author:** ![nygma2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nygma2004/32/1308_2.png) [@nygma2004](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nygma2004)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2020 08:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-fs-v1-3-1-released/20281/15 "2020-08-25T08:45:24Z")

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Actually, I changed my flow to use two separate file lister nodes, and did a simple "File Browser" in dashboard. So I can quickly check files on my dashboard instead of opening putty. What do you guys think?

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[{"id":"4fa73dd9.83cca4","type":"comment","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"File Browser","info":"","x":110,"y":2940,"wires":[]},{"id":"993d7272.843ae","type":"fs-file-lister","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"Files","start":"/home/pi","pattern":"*.*","folders":"*","hidden":true,"lstype":"files","path":true,"single":true,"depth":0,"stat":true,"showWarnings":true,"x":510,"y":3040,"wires":[["dd88bd23.37cde","3e094f82.15d6e"]]},{"id":"d185a45.2327a58","type":"inject","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"Refresh","topic":"refresh","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":110,"y":3000,"wires":[["3d4e5e51.bdf952"]]},{"id":"a715f7a4.a398a8","type":"ui_button","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"","group":"160e81fb.f1c86e","order":1,"width":"2","height":"1","passthru":false,"label":"Refresh","tooltip":"","color":"","bgcolor":"","icon":"refresh","payload":"","payloadType":"str","topic":"refresh","x":100,"y":3040,"wires":[["3d4e5e51.bdf952"]]},{"id":"eb17c7ee.e61988","type":"ui_dropdown","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"File Selector","label":"","tooltip":"","place":"Select a file","group":"160e81fb.f1c86e","order":8,"width":"5","height":"1","passthru":false,"options":[{"label":"","value":"","type":"str"}],"payload":"","topic":"","x":910,"y":3040,"wires":[["eeb79a9b.4421e8"]]},{"id":"dd88bd23.37cde","type":"function","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"Format data","func":"msg.options = [];\nfor (var i=0; i<msg.payload.length; i++) {\n // This is a file\n obj = {};\n obj [msg.payload[i].name.replace(/^.*(\\\\|\\/|\\:)/, '')]=msg.payload[i].name;\n msg.options.push(obj);\n}\nmsg.payload={};\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":710,"y":3040,"wires":[["eb17c7ee.e61988"]]},{"id":"638728aa.cd0b08","type":"ui_template","z":"74f191ff.db063","group":"160e81fb.f1c86e","name":"","order":5,"width":"18","height":"6","format":"<div ng-bind-html=\"msg.payload\" height=\"400\" style=\"height: 400px;\"><br/>\n</div>\n\n","storeOutMessages":true,"fwdInMessages":true,"templateScope":"local","x":1100,"y":3100,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"9d27e846.b31db8","type":"template","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"","field":"payload","fieldType":"msg","format":"handlebars","syntax":"mustache","template":"<table width=\"100%\">\n <tr><th>File Name</th><th>Size</th><th>Created</th><th>Changed</th></tr>\n {{#payload}}\n <tr>\n <td><a href=\"/download?filename={{name}}\" target=\"blank\">{{fname}}</a></td>\n <td>{{stat.size}}</td>\n <td>{{stat.created}}</td>\n <td>{{stat.changed}}</td>\n </tr>\n {{/payload}}\n</table>\n","output":"str","x":940,"y":3100,"wires":[["638728aa.cd0b08"]]},{"id":"3e094f82.15d6e","type":"function","z":"74f191ff.db063","name":"Convert timestamps","func":"for (var i=0; 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Two things I would do  
(1) put the base floder name in a flow variable and initilise it when the flow is deployed. That way you only have to change it in one place in case you want to move the flow to a different platform or a different Linux user other than 'pi'  
(2) add an option to hide/show hidden files

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(1) is done, but it looks like the hidden file option cannot be controlled by the input message. At least it is not mentioned in the documentation.

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Hmmm, you should be able to pass msg.payload `{"hidden":true}` or false to get it to work but I see it is not working. Let me take a look (I played with this node a while back.)

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Let me know if I need to add that. I'm afraid that don't hasn't had a lot of love so is doubtless due an update anyway.

> [@dceejay](#):
>
> possibly useful thread (or not)

Yes, that tells you what the values all mean and you can derive that it is a folder by looking at the appropriate bit.

Here is a technical descripttion: [https://linux.die.net/man/2/stat](https://linux.die.net/man/2/stat)

The node.js documentation is distinctly unhelpful - [File system | Node.js v12.22.12 Documentation](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v12.x/api/fs.html#fs_stats_mode)

You are looking for the file type: [https://linuxconfig.org/identifying-file-types-in-linux](https://linuxconfig.org/identifying-file-types-in-linux)

Perhaps I should include the outputs from the various `isXxxx()` functions?

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If anyone wants to test. I've pushed v1.3.3 to GitHub Master branch. Fixes the override of hidden files issue.

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