copyAssets.js

'use strict'

const copydir = require('copy-dir');
const path = require('path');
const fs = require('fs');
const readline = require('readline');
const { stdin: input, stdout: output } = require('process');

const { AbortController } = require('node-abort-controller'); //polyfill for Node <v14
const ac = new AbortController();
const signal = ac.signal;

const filesToCopy = './dist/assets'
let staticPath = '/public/assets'

// creat prompt asking for static folder
const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output });

const writeFiles = (path) => {
  // Creates directory if it doesn't exist
  fs.mkdir(path, { recursive: true }, (err) => {
    if (err) throw err;
    
    // Moving files to user's local directory
    copydir(filesToCopy, path, {
      utimes: true,  // keep add time and modify time
      mode: true,    // keep file mode
      cover: true    // cover file when exists, default is true
    })
  });
}

rl.question('Path to your static assets folder (press "Enter" for /public/assets): ', (answer) => {
  answer = answer || staticPath
  console.log(`Copying assets to: ${answer}`);

  writeFiles(path.join(process.env.INIT_CWD,answer))

  rl.close();
});

signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {
  console.log(`Question timeout. Using default: ${staticPath}`);
  writeFiles(path.join(process.env.INIT_CWD,staticPath))
  rl.close();
}, { once: true });

setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 10000);