rimraf.js

module.exports = rimraf
rimraf.sync = rimrafSync

var path = require("path")
  , fs

try {
  // optional dependency
  fs = require("graceful-fs")
} catch (er) {
  fs = require("fs")
}

// for EMFILE handling
var timeout = 0
exports.EMFILE_MAX = 1000
exports.BUSYTRIES_MAX = 3

function rimraf (p, cb) {
  if (!cb) throw new Error("No callback passed to rimraf()")

  var busyTries = 0
  rimraf_(p, function CB (er) {
    if (er) {
      if (er.code === "EBUSY" && busyTries < exports.BUSYTRIES_MAX) {
        busyTries ++
        var time = busyTries * 100
        // try again, with the same exact callback as this one.
        return setTimeout(function () {
          rimraf_(p, CB)
        }, time)
      }

      // this one won't happen if graceful-fs is used.
      if (er.code === "EMFILE" && timeout < exports.EMFILE_MAX) {
        return setTimeout(function () {
          rimraf_(p, CB)
        }, timeout ++)
      }

      // already gone
      if (er.code === "ENOENT") er = null
    }

    timeout = 0
    cb(er)
  })
}

// Two possible strategies.
// 1. Assume it's a file.  unlink it, then do the dir stuff on EPERM or EISDIR
// 2. Assume it's a directory.  readdir, then do the file stuff on ENOTDIR
//
// Both result in an extra syscall when you guess wrong.  However, there
// are likely far more normal files in the world than directories.  This
// is based on the assumption that a the average number of files per
// directory is >= 1.
//
// If anyone ever complains about this, then I guess the strategy could
// be made configurable somehow.  But until then, YAGNI.
function rimraf_ (p, cb) {
  fs.unlink(p, function (er) {
    if (er && er.code === "ENOENT")
      return cb()
    if (er && (er.code === "EPERM" || er.code === "EISDIR"))
      return rmdir(p, er, cb)
    return cb(er)
  })
}

function rmdir (p, originalEr, cb) {
  // try to rmdir first, and only readdir on ENOTEMPTY or EEXIST (SunOS)
  // if we guessed wrong, and it's not a directory, then
  // raise the original error.
  fs.rmdir(p, function (er) {
    if (er && (er.code === "ENOTEMPTY" || er.code === "EEXIST"))
      rmkids(p, cb)
    else if (er && er.code === "ENOTDIR")
      cb(originalEr)
    else
      cb(er)
  })
}

function rmkids(p, cb) {
  fs.readdir(p, function (er, files) {
    if (er)
      return cb(er)
    var n = files.length
    if (n === 0)
      return fs.rmdir(p, cb)
    var errState
    files.forEach(function (f) {
      rimraf(path.join(p, f), function (er) {
        if (errState)
          return
        if (er)
          return cb(errState = er)
        if (--n === 0)
          fs.rmdir(p, cb)
      })
    })
  })
}

// this looks simpler, and is strictly *faster*, but will
// tie up the JavaScript thread and fail on excessively
// deep directory trees.
function rimrafSync (p) {
  try {
    fs.unlinkSync(p)
  } catch (er) {
    if (er.code === "ENOENT")
      return
    if (er.code !== "EPERM" && er.code !== "EISDIR")
      throw er
    try {
      fs.rmdirSync(p)
    } catch (er2) {
      if (er2.code === "ENOENT")
        return
      if (er2.code === "ENOTDIR")
        throw er
      if (er2.code === "ENOTEMPTY") {
        fs.readdirSync(p).forEach(function (f) {
          rimrafSync(path.join(p, f))
        })
        fs.rmdirSync(p)
      }
    }
  }
}