js fs write to file code example

Example 1: writefile in node js

// writefile.js

const fs = require('fs');

let lyrics = 'But still I\'m having memories of high speeds when the cops crashed\n' + 
             'As I laugh, pushin the gas while my Glocks blast\n' + 
             'We was young and we was dumb but we had heart';

// write to a new file named 2pac.txt
fs.writeFile('2pac.txt', lyrics, (err) => {
    // throws an error, you could also catch it here
    if (err) throw err;

    // success case, the file was saved
    console.log('Lyric saved!');
});

Example 2: fs.writefile

const fs = require('fs');

fs.writeFile("/tmp/test", "Hey there!", function(err) {
    if(err) {
        return console.log(err);
    }
    console.log("The file was saved!");
}); 

// Or
fs.writeFileSync('/tmp/test-sync', 'Hey there!');

Example 3: fs writefile node

const fs = require('fs')

const content = 'Some content!'

fs.writeFile('/Users/joe/test.txt', content, err => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err)
    return
  }
  //file written successfully
})

Example 4: writefile in node js

// append_file.js

const fs = require('fs');

// add a line to a lyric file, using appendFile
fs.appendFile('empirestate.txt', '\nRight there up on Broadway', (err) => {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log('The lyrics were updated!');
});

Example 5: javascript fs write file with folder

var path = require('path'),
    fs = require('fs');

function ensureDirectoryExistence(filePath) {
  var dirname = path.dirname(filePath);
  if (fs.existsSync(dirname)) {
    return true;
  }
  ensureDirectoryExistence(dirname);
  fs.mkdirSync(dirname);
}

Example 6: how to write to a file with javascript without nodejs

function convertToJSON() {
  var firstname = document.getElementById('firstname').value;
  var lastname = document.getElementById('lastname').value;
  var email = document.getElementById('email').value;

  var jsonObject = {
    "FirstName": firstname,
    "LastName": lastname,
    "email": email
  }

  document.getElementById('output').value = JSON.stringify(jsonObject)
}

function saveToFile() {
  convertToJSON();
  var jsonObjectAsString = document.getElementById('output').value;

  var blob = new Blob([jsonObjectAsString], {
    //type: 'application/json'
    type: 'octet/stream'
  });
  console.log(blob);

  var anchor = document.createElement('a')
  anchor.download = "user.json";
  anchor.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
  anchor.innerHTML = "download"
  anchor.click();

  console.log(anchor);

  document.getElementById('output').append(anchor)


}