FilesDataSource

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1300

Provides access to file operations in the Datagrok file system.

Allows reading, writing, listing, and managing files and directories in user file shares and data connections.

Access via grok.dapi.files.

Example

// List files
const files = await grok.dapi.files.list('System:AppData/MyApp');

// Read a file
const content = await grok.dapi.files.readAsText('System:AppData/MyApp/config.json');

// Write a file
await grok.dapi.files.writeAsText('System:AppData/MyApp/output.txt', 'Hello, World!');

Constructors

Constructor

new FilesDataSource(root?): FilesDataSource

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1302

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value
root	string	''

Returns

FilesDataSource

Methods

createDirectory()

createDirectory(file): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1458

Creates directory Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo

Returns

Promise<void>

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delete()

delete(file): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1324

Deletes a file. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo

Returns

Promise<void>

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exists()

exists(file): Promise<boolean>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1308

Checks if a file exists. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo

Returns

Promise<boolean>

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list()

list(file, recursive?, searchPattern?): Promise<FileInfo[]>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1353

Lists files according to a search pattern. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
file	string | FileInfo	undefined	folder
recursive	boolean	false	whether to search in folders recursively
searchPattern	string | null	null	search pattern, such as part of a filename or extension, e.g., "filename-prefix" and "csv"

Returns

Promise<FileInfo[]>

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move()

move(files, newPath): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1331

Moves a file. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
files	string[] | FileInfo[]
newPath	string

Returns

Promise<void>

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readAsBytes()

readAsBytes(file): Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1439

Reads a file as bytes. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo

Returns

Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>

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readAsText()

readAsText(file): Promise<string>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1426

Reads a file as string. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo

Returns

Promise<string>

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readBinaryDataFrames()

readBinaryDataFrames(file): Promise<DataFrame[]>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1445

Reads a d42 file as a list of dataframes.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo

Returns

Promise<DataFrame[]>

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readCsv()

readCsv(file, options?): Promise<DataFrame>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1433

Reads CSV as DataFrame. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo
options?	CsvImportOptions

Returns

Promise<DataFrame>

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readFilesAsBlobs()

readFilesAsBlobs(folder, recursive?, ext?): Promise<{[key: string]: Blob; }>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1364

Reads the entire contents of a folder and returns an object. The resulting object's keys are the file names relative to the folder path, and the corresponding values are of the Blob type.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
folder	string | FileInfo	undefined	-
recursive	boolean	false	whether to read files in folders recursively
ext	string | undefined	undefined	files extension

Returns

Promise<{[key: string]: Blob; }>

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readFilesAsJson()

readFilesAsJson(folder, recursive?, ext?): Promise<{[key: string]: any; }>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1394

Reads the entire contents of a folder and returns an object. The resulting object's keys are the file names relative to the folder path, and the corresponding values are JSON objects. If conversion to a JSON fails, the file will be skipped.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
folder	string | FileInfo	undefined	-
recursive	boolean	false	whether to read files in folders recursively
ext	string | undefined	undefined	files extension

Returns

Promise<{[key: string]: any; }>

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readFilesAsString()

readFilesAsString(folder, recursive?, ext?): Promise<{[key: string]: string; }>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1412

Reads the entire contents of a folder and returns an object. The resulting object's keys are the file names relative to the folder path, and the corresponding values are strings. If conversion to a string fails, the file will be skipped.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
folder	string | FileInfo	undefined	-
recursive	boolean	false	whether to read files in folders recursively
ext	string | undefined	undefined	files extension

Returns

Promise<{[key: string]: string; }>

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rename()

rename(file, newName): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1341

Renames a file. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo
newName	string

Returns

Promise<void>

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write()

write(file, blob?): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1465

Writes a file. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo
blob?	number[]

Returns

Promise<void>

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writeAsText()

writeAsText(file, data): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1473

Writes a text file. Sample: https://public.datagrok.ai/js/samples/dapi/files

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo
data	string

Returns

Promise<void>

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writeBinaryDataFrames()

writeBinaryDataFrames(file, dataFrames): Promise<void>

Defined in: src/dapi.ts:1451

Writes a list of dataframes as a d42 file.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
file	string | FileInfo
dataFrames	DataFrame[]

Returns

Promise<void>