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This adds long-requested methods for asynchronously interacting and
iterating through directory entries by using `uv_fs_opendir`,
`uv_fs_readdir`, and `uv_fs_closedir`.

`fs.opendir()` and friends return an `fs.Dir`, which contains methods
for doing reads and cleanup. `fs.Dir` also has the async iterator
symbol exposed.

The `read()` method and friends only return `fs.Dirent`s for this API.
Having a entry type or doing a `stat` call is deemed to be necessary in
the majority of cases, so just returning dirents seems like the logical
choice for a new api.

Reading when there are no more entries returns `null` instead of a
dirent. However the async iterator hides that (and does automatic
cleanup).

The code lives in separate files from the rest of fs, this is done
partially to prevent over-pollution of those (already very large)
files, but also in the case of js allows loading into `fsPromises`.

Due to async_hooks, this introduces a new handle type of `DIRHANDLE`.

This PR does not attempt to make complete optimization of
this feature. Notable future improvements include:
- Moving promise work into C++ land like FileHandle.
- Possibly adding `readv()` to do multi-entry directory reads.
- Aliasing `fs.readdir` to `fs.scandir` and doing a deprecation.

Refs: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#388
Refs: nodejs/node#583
Refs: libuv/libuv#2057

PR-URL: nodejs/node#29349
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: David Carlier <[email protected]>
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## Class fs.Dir
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A class representing a directory stream.

Created by [`fs.opendir()`][], [`fs.opendirSync()`][], or
[`fsPromises.opendir()`][].
Created by [`fs.opendir()`][], [`fs.opendirSync()`][], or [`fsPromises.opendir()`][].

Example using async interation:

```js
const fs = require('fs');
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print('./').catch(console.error);
```

### dir.path
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* {string}

The read-only path of this directory as was provided to [`fs.opendir()`][],
[`fs.opendirSync()`][], or [`fsPromises.opendir()`][].

### dir.close()
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* Returns: {Promise}
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### dir.close(callback)
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* `callback` {Function}
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### dir.closeSync()
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Synchronously close the directory's underlying resource handle.
Subsequent reads will result in errors.

### dir.path
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* {string}

The read-only path of this directory as was provided to [`fs.opendir()`][],
[`fs.opendirSync()`][], or [`fsPromises.opendir()`][].

### dir.read()
### dir.read([options])
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* Returns: {Promise} containing {fs.Dirent|null}
* `options` {Object}
* `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
* Returns: {Promise} containing {fs.Dirent}

Asynchronously read the next directory entry via readdir(3) as an
[`fs.Dirent`][].

After the read is completed, a `Promise` is returned that will be resolved with
an [`fs.Dirent`][], or `null` if there are no more directory entries to read.
A `Promise` is returned that will be resolved with a [Dirent][] after the read
is completed.

Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms.
Entries added or removed while iterating over the directory may or may not be
included in the iteration results.
_Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._

### dir.read(callback)
### dir.read([options, ]callback)
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* `options` {Object}
* `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
* `callback` {Function}
* `err` {Error}
* `dirent` {fs.Dirent|null}
* `dirent` {fs.Dirent}

Asynchronously read the next directory entry via readdir(3) as an
[`fs.Dirent`][].

After the read is completed, the `callback` will be called with an
[`fs.Dirent`][], or `null` if there are no more directory entries to read.
The `callback` will be called with a [Dirent][] after the read is completed.

Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms.
Entries added or removed while iterating over the directory may or may not be
included in the iteration results.
The `encoding` option sets the encoding of the `name` in the `dirent`.

### dir.readSync()
_Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._

### dir.readSync([options])
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* Returns: {fs.Dirent|null}
* `options` {Object}
* `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
* Returns: {fs.Dirent}

Synchronously read the next directory entry via readdir(3) as an
[`fs.Dirent`][].

If there are no more directory entries to read, `null` will be returned.
The `encoding` option sets the encoding of the `name` in the `dirent`.

Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms.
Entries added or removed while iterating over the directory may or may not be
included in the iteration results.
_Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._

### dir\[Symbol.asyncIterator\]()
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* Returns: {AsyncIterator} of {fs.Dirent}
* Returns: {AsyncIterator} to fully iterate over all entries in the directory.

Asynchronously iterates over the directory via readdir(3) until all entries have
been read.

Entries returned by the async iterator are always an [`fs.Dirent`][].
The `null` case from `dir.read()` is handled internally.

See [`fs.Dir`][] for an example.

Directory entries returned by this iterator are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms.
Entries added or removed while iterating over the directory may or may not be
included in the iteration results.
_Directory entries returned by this iterator are in no particular order as
provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._

## Class: fs.Dirent
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A representation of a directory entry, as returned by reading from an
[`fs.Dir`][].
A representation of a directory entry, as returned by reading from an [`fs.Dir`][].

Additionally, when [`fs.readdir()`][] or [`fs.readdirSync()`][] is called with
the `withFileTypes` option set to `true`, the resulting array is filled with
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For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of
this API: [`fs.open()`][].

## fs.opendir(path[, options], callback)
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* `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
* `options` {Object}
* `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
* `callback` {Function}
* `err` {Error}
* `dir` {fs.Dir}

Asynchronously open a directory. See opendir(3).

Creates an [`fs.Dir`][], which contains all further functions for reading from
and cleaning up the directory.

The `encoding` option sets the encoding for the `path` while opening the
directory and subsequent read operations (unless otherwise overriden during
reads from the directory).

## fs.opendirSync(path[, options])
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* `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
* `options` {Object}
* `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
* Returns: {fs.Dir}

Synchronously open a directory. See opendir(3).

Creates an [`fs.Dir`][], which contains all further functions for reading from
and cleaning up the directory.

The `encoding` option sets the encoding for the `path` while opening the
directory and subsequent read operations (unless otherwise overriden during
reads from the directory).

## fs.read(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback)
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a colon, Node.js will open a file system stream, as described by
[this MSDN page][MSDN-Using-Streams].

### fsPromises.opendir(path\[, options\])
## fsPromises.opendir(path[, options])
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* `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
* `options` {Object}
* `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
* `bufferSize` {number} Number of directory entries that are buffered
internally when reading from the directory. Higher values lead to better
performance but higher memory usage. **Default:** `32`
* Returns: {Promise} containing {fs.Dir}

Asynchronously open a directory. See opendir(3).
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and cleaning up the directory.

The `encoding` option sets the encoding for the `path` while opening the
directory and subsequent read operations.
directory and subsequent read operations (unless otherwise overriden during
reads from the directory).

Example using async iteration:
Example using async interation:

```js
const fs = require('fs');
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print('./').catch(console.error);
```

### fsPromises.readdir(path\[, options\])
### fsPromises.readdir(path[, options])
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