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    fs.stat SyntaxError: Unexpected token

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      pepebc
      last edited by pepebc

      Hello everyone,
      I try to apply fs.stat to find if a file exists but I constantly get this error:

      fs.stat((err) => {
        ^
      SyntaxError: Unexpected token .
      

      Can someone help me how to fix it?

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        ninjabreadman @pepebc
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        @pepebc It may depend on what precedes that snippet (if anything). Try copy/pasting the whole file into JSHint, it may give you a better idea. Also, doesn’t fs.stat() take a path as the first argument?

        Problem with config or JavaScript? Copy/paste it into JSHint.
        Check out the detailed walkthroughs on install, config, modules, etc.

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        • strawberry 3.141S Offline
          strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer
          last edited by

          Also did you import the fs module correctly?

          Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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            pepebc
            last edited by

            fs is included by default in nmp.
            I do tests because I need to verify that a text file exists in the module directory when an attempt was made to create.
            I am not an expert in programming and I am trying with the functions that I find online. Always it gives me that error, although in the forums seems to work. In this environment, it gives me problems.

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              ninjabreadman @pepebc
              last edited by

              It may be included by default in Node.js, but you still need to import it into your script.

              Problem with config or JavaScript? Copy/paste it into JSHint.
              Check out the detailed walkthroughs on install, config, modules, etc.

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                pepebc
                last edited by pepebc

                Yes, I had imported it with const fs = require ('fs');
                but I was not creating the function well in the right place. Thank you.
                It’s crazy what I want, I know. I want to connect Kalliope (modular always-on voice controlled personal assistant) - https://kalliope-project.github.io with MagicMirror. I find it a very powerful and flexible tool. The program I already manage it well separately and I have created “neurons” and “events” … etc, but it would be wonderful to interact with MagicMirror modules.
                Lights, sensors, temperature, webcam, notifications, reading email, music … etc, that I already have it integrated in Kalliope

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