Overwrite a line in a file using node.js
First, you need to search where the line starts and where it ends. Next you need to use a function for replacing the line. I have the solution for the first part using one of my libraries: Node-BufferedReader.
var lineToReplace = "your_line_to_replace";
var startLineOffset = 0;
var endLineOffset = 0;
new BufferedReader ("your_file", { encoding: "utf8" })
.on ("error", function (error){
console.log (error);
})
.on ("line", function (line, byteOffset){
startLineOffset = endLineOffset;
endLineOffset = byteOffset - 1; //byteOffset is the offset of the NEXT byte. -1 if it's the end of the file, if that's the case, endLineOffset = <the file size>
if (line === lineToReplace ){
console.log ("start: " + startLineOffset + ", end: " + endLineOffset +
", length: " + (endLineOffset - startLineOffset));
this.interrupt (); //interrupts the reading and finishes
}
})
.read ();