Relative path of a file

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I need simple help which I am not able to resolve regarding the relative path of a file. I am making this project in node and express. My file structure is:

src(folder):

 database.json routes(folder): api(folder): addbook.ts

Now I want to access my database file in addbook.ts using readFilesync, for that I need the relative path of the file.

I'm a bit confused about your file structure. Is this how your project is set up? src/database.json src/routes/api/addbook.ts — pietnam
– pietnam, Commented Oct 14, 2021 at 14:54
yes ,database.json is in my src folder and routes is inside src folder — saba
– saba, Commented Oct 14, 2021 at 15:35

Yury Tarabanko · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-14 15:40:36Z

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You can use __dirname variable.

const databaseContents = fs.readFileSync( path.join(__dirname, '../../database.json') )

answered Oct 14, 2021 at 15:40

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