Create-temp-directory NPM

create-temp-directory

Create an empty, unique directory in the current OS's temp directory. It returns an absolute path and a remove() function. Useful for tests.

Getting started

Install the library as a devDependency in an existing project:

npm i create-temp-directory --save-dev

Example usage

import { createTempDirectory, ITempDirectory } from "create-temp-directory";

describe("test suite", () => {
  let tempDir: ITempDirectory;

  beforeEach(async () => {
    tempDir = await createTempDirectory();
  });
  afterEach(async () => {
    await tempDir.remove();
  });

  it("some test", () => {
    const tempFilePath = path.join(tempDir.path, "temp-file");
    // the rest of the test...
  });
});

NOTE: The above example is written using TypeScript. In pure JavaScript, you do not need to import/use ITempDirectory.