|  |  | # escalade [](https://github.com/lukeed/escalade/actions) [](https://codecov.io/gh/lukeed/escalade)
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							|  |  | > A tiny (183B to 210B) and [fast](#benchmarks) utility to ascend parent directories
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							|  |  | With [escalade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalade), you can scale parent directories until you've found what you're looking for.<br>Given an input file or directory, `escalade` will continue executing your callback function until either:
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							|  |  | 1) the callback returns a truthy value
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							|  |  | 2) `escalade` has reached the system root directory (eg, `/`)
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							|  |  | > **Important:**<br>Please note that `escalade` only deals with direct ancestry – it will not dive into parents' sibling directories.
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							|  |  | **Notice:** As of v3.1.0, `escalade` now includes [Deno support](http://deno.land/x/escalade)! Please see [Deno Usage](#deno) below.
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							|  |  | ## Install
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | $ npm install --save escalade
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ## Modes
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							|  |  | There are two "versions" of `escalade` available:
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							|  |  | #### "async"
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							|  |  | > **Node.js:** >= 8.x<br>
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							|  |  | > **Size (gzip):** 210 bytes<br>
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							|  |  | > **Availability:** [CommonJS](https://unpkg.com/escalade/dist/index.js), [ES Module](https://unpkg.com/escalade/dist/index.mjs)
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							|  |  | This is the primary/default mode. It makes use of `async`/`await` and [`util.promisify`](https://nodejs.org/api/util.html#util_util_promisify_original).
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							|  |  | #### "sync"
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							|  |  | > **Node.js:** >= 6.x<br>
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							|  |  | > **Size (gzip):** 183 bytes<br>
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							|  |  | > **Availability:** [CommonJS](https://unpkg.com/escalade/sync/index.js), [ES Module](https://unpkg.com/escalade/sync/index.mjs)
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							|  |  | This is the opt-in mode, ideal for scenarios where `async` usage cannot be supported.
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							|  |  | ## Usage
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							|  |  | ***Example Structure***
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | /Users/lukeed
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							|  |  |   └── oss
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							|  |  |     ├── license
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							|  |  |     └── escalade
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							|  |  |       ├── package.json
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							|  |  |       └── test
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							|  |  |         └── fixtures
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							|  |  |           ├── index.js
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							|  |  |           └── foobar
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							|  |  |             └── demo.js
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ***Example Usage***
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | //~> demo.js
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							|  |  | import { join } from 'path';
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							|  |  | import escalade from 'escalade';
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							|  |  | const input = join(__dirname, 'demo.js');
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							|  |  | // or: const input = __dirname;
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							|  |  | const pkg = await escalade(input, (dir, names) => {
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							|  |  |   console.log('~> dir:', dir);
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							|  |  |   console.log('~> names:', names);
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							|  |  |   console.log('---');
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							|  |  |   if (names.includes('package.json')) {
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							|  |  |     // will be resolved into absolute
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							|  |  |     return 'package.json';
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							|  |  |   }
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							|  |  | });
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures/foobar
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							|  |  | //~> names: ['demo.js']
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							|  |  | //---
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures
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							|  |  | //~> names: ['index.js', 'foobar']
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							|  |  | //---
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test
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							|  |  | //~> names: ['fixtures']
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							|  |  | //---
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade
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							|  |  | //~> names: ['package.json', 'test']
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							|  |  | //---
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							|  |  | console.log(pkg);
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							|  |  | //=> /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/package.json
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							|  |  | // Now search for "missing123.txt"
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							|  |  | // (Assume it doesn't exist anywhere!)
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							|  |  | const missing = await escalade(input, (dir, names) => {
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							|  |  |   console.log('~> dir:', dir);
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							|  |  |   return names.includes('missing123.txt') && 'missing123.txt';
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							|  |  | });
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures/foobar
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test/fixtures
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade/test
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss/escalade
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed/oss
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users/lukeed
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /Users
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							|  |  | //~> dir: /
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							|  |  | console.log(missing);
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							|  |  | //=> undefined
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | > **Note:** To run the above example with "sync" mode, import from `escalade/sync` and remove the `await` keyword.
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							|  |  | ## API
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							|  |  | ### escalade(input, callback)
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							|  |  | Returns: `string|void` or `Promise<string|void>`
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							|  |  | When your `callback` locates a file, `escalade` will resolve/return with an absolute path.<br>
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							|  |  | If your `callback` was never satisfied, then `escalade` will resolve/return with nothing (undefined).
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							|  |  | > **Important:**<br>The `sync` and `async` versions share the same API.<br>The **only** difference is that `sync` is not Promise-based.
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							|  |  | #### input
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							|  |  | Type: `string`
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							|  |  | The path from which to start ascending.
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							|  |  | This may be a file or a directory path.<br>However, when `input` is a file, `escalade` will begin with its parent directory.
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							|  |  | > **Important:** Unless given an absolute path, `input` will be resolved from `process.cwd()` location.
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							|  |  | #### callback
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							|  |  | Type: `Function`
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							|  |  | The callback to execute for each ancestry level. It always is given two arguments:
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							|  |  | 1) `dir` - an absolute path of the current parent directory
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							|  |  | 2) `names` - a list (`string[]`) of contents _relative to_ the `dir` parent
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							|  |  | > **Note:** The `names` list can contain names of files _and_ directories.
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							|  |  | When your callback returns a _falsey_ value, then `escalade` will continue with `dir`'s parent directory, re-invoking your callback with new argument values.
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							|  |  | When your callback returns a string, then `escalade` stops iteration immediately.<br>
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							|  |  | If the string is an absolute path, then it's left as is. Otherwise, the string is resolved into an absolute path _from_ the `dir` that housed the satisfying condition.
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							|  |  | > **Important:** Your `callback` can be a `Promise/AsyncFunction` when using the "async" version of `escalade`.
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							|  |  | ## Benchmarks
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							|  |  | > Running on Node.js v10.13.0
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | # Load Time
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							|  |  |   find-up         3.891ms
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							|  |  |   escalade        0.485ms
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							|  |  |   escalade/sync   0.309ms
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							|  |  | # Levels: 6 (target = "foo.txt"):
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							|  |  |   find-up          x 24,856 ops/sec ±6.46% (55 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   escalade         x 73,084 ops/sec ±4.23% (73 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   find-up.sync     x  3,663 ops/sec ±1.12% (83 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   escalade/sync    x  9,360 ops/sec ±0.62% (88 runs sampled)
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							|  |  | # Levels: 12 (target = "package.json"):
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							|  |  |   find-up          x 29,300 ops/sec ±10.68% (70 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   escalade         x 73,685 ops/sec ± 5.66% (66 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   find-up.sync     x  1,707 ops/sec ± 0.58% (91 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   escalade/sync    x  4,667 ops/sec ± 0.68% (94 runs sampled)
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							|  |  | # Levels: 18 (target = "missing123.txt"):
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							|  |  |   find-up          x 21,818 ops/sec ±17.37% (14 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   escalade         x 67,101 ops/sec ±21.60% (20 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   find-up.sync     x  1,037 ops/sec ± 2.86% (88 runs sampled)
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							|  |  |   escalade/sync    x  1,248 ops/sec ± 0.50% (93 runs sampled)
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ## Deno
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							|  |  | As of v3.1.0, `escalade` is available on the Deno registry.
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							|  |  | Please note that the [API](#api) is identical and that there are still [two modes](#modes) from which to choose:
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							|  |  | ```ts
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							|  |  | // Choose "async" mode
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							|  |  | import escalade from 'https://deno.land/escalade/async.ts';
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							|  |  | // Choose "sync" mode
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							|  |  | import escalade from 'https://deno.land/escalade/sync.ts';
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | > **Important:** The `allow-read` permission is required!
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							|  |  | ## Related
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							|  |  | - [premove](https://github.com/lukeed/premove) - A tiny (247B) utility to remove items recursively
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							|  |  | - [totalist](https://github.com/lukeed/totalist) - A tiny (195B to 224B) utility to recursively list all (total) files in a directory
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							|  |  | - [mk-dirs](https://github.com/lukeed/mk-dirs) - A tiny (420B) utility to make a directory and its parents, recursively
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							|  |  | ## License
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							|  |  | MIT © [Luke Edwards](https://lukeed.com)
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