# infer-owner

> Infer the owner of a path based on the owner of its nearest existing parent

Latest version **1.0.4** (published 2019-07-19) · ISC license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install infer-owner
pnpm add infer-owner
yarn add infer-owner
bun add infer-owner
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 |
| Published | 2019-07-19 |
| First published | 2019-07-19 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | ISC |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 4.2 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 6 |
| Author | Isaac Z. Schlueter |
| Maintainers | adam_baldwin, ahmadnassri, isaacs |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/infer-owner
- Repository: https://github.com/npm/infer-owner
- Homepage: https://github.com/npm/infer-owner#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/npm/infer-owner/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/infer-owner

## Recent versions

- 1.0.4 (latest) — 2019-07-19
- 1.0.3 — 2019-07-19

## README

# infer-owner

Infer the owner of a path based on the owner of its nearest existing parent

## USAGE

```js
const inferOwner = require('infer-owner')

inferOwner('/some/cache/folder/file').then(owner => {
  // owner is {uid, gid} that should be attached to
  // the /some/cache/folder/file, based on ownership
  // of /some/cache/folder, /some/cache, /some, or /,
  // whichever is the first to exist
})

// same, but not async
const owner = inferOwner.sync('/some/cache/folder/file')

// results are cached!  to reset the cache (eg, to change
// permissions for whatever reason), do this:
inferOwner.clearCache()
```

This module endeavors to be as performant as possible.  Parallel requests
for ownership of the same path will only stat the directories one time.

## API

* `inferOwner(path) -> Promise<{ uid, gid }>`

    If the path exists, return its uid and gid.  If it does not, look to
    its parent, then its grandparent, and so on.

* `inferOwner(path) -> { uid, gid }`

    Sync form of `inferOwner(path)`.

* `inferOwner.clearCache()`

    Delete all cached ownership information and in-flight tracking.

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