Files without extension are not listed, even with file pattern "*"

Question

Files without extension are not listed, even with file pattern "*"

ChrisFromMcAfee opened this issue 3 years ago · comments

Software and Package Versions

Software	Version
Node.JS
npm	7.18.1
Node-RED	1.3.5
fs node	1.4.1
OS	CentOS 7
Browser	Chrome

How is Node-RED installed? Where is uibuilder installed?

Local install based on node-red website readme.

Hi!
I have a small project where I extract a file and use this node to look up all the extracted files. Now when I use file pattern . it will not pick up filenames without an extension. Now when I change the file pattern to "*", it does not detect them as well, which not ideal on a linux system and to get an accurate number of files in a folder. Is there another way to create the pattern or something wrong with the logic of the node?

Thanks!
Chris :)

ChrisFromMcAfee · Answer 1 · Thu Jun 24 2021 17:00:29 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I just went through the code and found this

if ( (node.pattern == '') || (node.pattern == '*') ) node.pattern = '*.*'

for the file-lister. I guess that explains why setting it to "*" automatically is reset to .. Is there a specific reason for that?

(sorry, I am a github newb, so please excuse my lack of formatting)

Daniel B. · Answer 2 · Mon Jul 12 2021 19:21:41 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Same issue for me : Files without extension are not listed

Info :

Windows 10
NodeRed 1.3.5 and 2 beta 2
NodeJs 14.17.3
Npm 7.19.1
Chrome

Julian Knight · Answer 3 · Tue Jul 13 2021 07:21:23 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm sure there was an original reason for that code but I don't remember why now. Did you try amending the code manually?

Joe Morris · Answer 4 · Mon Nov 22 2021 23:45:30 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I modified the code to read

if (node.pattern == '') node.pattern = '*'

It works fine now.