read line file js using fs code example

Example 1: get lines as list from file node js

const fs = require('fs');

fs.readFile('file.txt', function(err, data) {
    if(err) throw err;

    const arr = data.toString().replace(/\r\n/g,'\n').split('\n');

    for(let i of arr) {
        console.log(i);
    }
});

Example 2: read file in nodejs using fs

let myFile = "./myText.txt";
const fs = require("fs");
		
app.all('/test', async (req, res) => {
	try {
		const readData = fs.readFileSync(myFile, 'utf8');
		if (readData) {
			res.send(readData)
		}
	} catch (error) {
		res.send("something is wrong", error)
	}
})

Example 3: node.js read text file line by line

const readline = require('readline');

const readInterface = readline.createInterface({
        input: fs.createReadStream('name.txt'),
        output: process.stdout,
        console: false
    });

 for await (const line of readInterface) {
        console.log(line);
    }
//or
readInterface.on('line', function(line) {
    console.log(line);
});