Node.js’ dirname & filename equivalent in Deno

Question

In Deno, there aren’t variables like __dirname or __filename but you can get the same values thanks to import.meta.url

On *nix (including MacOS), you can use URL constructor for that (won’t work for Windows, see next option):

const __filename = new URL('', import.meta.url).pathname;
// Will contain trailing slash
const __dirname = new URL('.', import.meta.url).pathname;

Note: On Windows __filename would be something like /C:/example/mod.ts and __dirname would be /C:/example/. But the next alternative below will work on Windows.

Alternatively, you can use std/path, which works on *nix and also Windows:

import * as path from "https://deno.land/std@0.188.0/path/mod.ts";

const __filename = path.fromFileUrl(import.meta.url);
// Without trailing slash
const __dirname = path.dirname(path.fromFileUrl(import.meta.url));

With that, even on Windows you get standard Windows paths (like C:\example\mod.ts and C:\example).

Another alternative for *nix (not Windows) is to use a third party module such as deno-dirname:

import __ from 'https://deno.land/x/dirname/mod.ts';
const { __filename, __dirname } = __(import.meta);

But this also provides incorrect paths on Windows.

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