Issue with nodeJS Encoding

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So I'm confronted to a situation that I don't manage to resolve.

Here is my code :

var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');

module.exports = {

  showTree: function (req, res) {
    var _p;
    if (req.query.entity) {
      _p = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../uploads/Segmentation', req.query.entity);
    } else {
      _p = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../uploads/Segmentation', 'Default');
    }
    if (req.query.id == 1) {
      processReq(_p, res);
    } else {
      if (req.query.id) {
        _p = req.query.id;
        processReq(_p, res);
      } else {
        res.json(['No valid data found']);
      }
    }

    function processReq(_p, res) {
      var resp = [];
      var encoding = 'utf8';
      fs.readdir(_p,encoding, function(err, list) {
        if (typeof list !== 'undefined'){
          for (var i = list.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            resp.push(processNode(_p, list[i]));
          }
          res.json(resp);
        } else {
          res.json(null);
        }
      });
    }

    function processNode(_p, f) {
      var s = fs.statSync(path.join(_p, f));
      return {
        "id": path.join(_p, f),
        "text": f,
        "icon" : s.isDirectory() ? 'jstree-custom-folder' : 'jstree-custom-file',
        "state": {
          "opened": false,
          "disabled": false,
          "selected": false
        },
        "li_attr": {
          "base": path.join(_p, f),
          "isLeaf": !s.isDirectory()
        },
        "children": s.isDirectory()
      };
    }
  }
};

The problem is with a repository called : "Poste à souder". If I console.log(list[i]) I obtain "Poste a` souder". How can I resolve this encoding issue ?

MarcoS · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-27 10:04:18Z

1

You should specify encoding option to readdir():

var encoding = 'utf8'; // or the encoding you expect...
fs.readdir(_p, {encoding: encoding}, function(err, list) {
  ...
});

Please note that 'utf8' encoding is the default, so you're probably getting a different encoding...

7 Comments

musecz Over a year ago

Thanks. Weirdly when I add the encoding in the second parameter I got this error thrown : TypeError: callback must be a function

MarcoS Over a year ago

Yes, sorry, my mistake! Second parameter must be an object with an encoding property... Answer already updated...

MarcoS Over a year ago

Really strange... I did also notice that encoding can be a string or an object, so also the simpler form fs.readdir(_p, encoding, function() { should work... Are you sure parameter _p type is String or Buffer?

musecz Over a year ago

_p is a string. His value is a path, for instance : /Users/musecz/Lab/uploads/Segmentation/ccc. I construct his value using path.resolve

MarcoS Over a year ago

You should post all the relevant code, to help us... P.S.: don't forget to accept answer, if it helps you...

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