Import all commands from folder with ES modules

So my previous bot I build I used CommonJS and did the commands like this:

const commandsList = [];
const slashCommandFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../discord/commands'));

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    const commandSlash = require(path.resolve(__dirname, `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`));
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

const commandsList = [];
const slashCommandFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../discord/commands'));

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    const commandSlash = require(path.resolve(__dirname, `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`));
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

const commandsList = [];
const slashCommandFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../discord/commands'));

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    const commandSlash = require(path.resolve(__dirname, `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`));
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

const commandsList = [];
const slashCommandFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../discord/commands'));

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    const commandSlash = require(path.resolve(__dirname, `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`));
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

But now I really prefer to work with ES modules also because they are by default async.
But now I have been thinking about a way to import all commands from the folder. But it doesn't work that easy with

import

import

.
Anyone know a good way to do this.
Because the export where build like

{
  data: blabla,
  action: (arg) => { stuff }
}

{
  data: blabla,
  action: (arg) => { stuff }
}

{
  data: blabla,
  action: (arg) => { stuff }
}

{
  data: blabla,
  action: (arg) => { stuff }
}

d.js docs•8/28/22, 4:30 PM

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node -v

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YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 4:36 PM

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    import command from  `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    import command from  `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

import like this just wont work or am I just doing something wrong. But can't an import just be used at the beginning ?

Dagan•8/28/22, 4:38 PM

Isnt it import commandSlash from path?

YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 4:38 PM

yes but

Dagan•8/28/22, 4:38 PM

Replacing path with your path ofc

YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 4:38 PM

Dagan•8/28/22, 4:39 PM

Ohh

Dagan•8/28/22, 4:39 PM

I see

Dagan•8/28/22, 4:39 PM

Maybe you could make your own import function

Dagan•8/28/22, 4:40 PM

In a different file

YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 4:41 PM

If only you could just import a folder...

but I just read in the nodejs docs its not possible Sadge

YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 4:46 PM

import { readdirSync } from 'fs'

const commands = readdirSync('../discord/commands')
console.log(commands);

import { readdirSync } from 'fs'

const commands = readdirSync('../discord/commands')
console.log(commands);

doesnt even work in ES6

YYpsilon ```js for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) { import command from `../...

Syjalo•8/28/22, 5:05 PM

Original message was deleted

YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 5:07 PM

My apologies I saw it wrong i get what you are saying now thank you.

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YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 5:08 PM

Sorry

YpsilonOP•8/28/22, 5:20 PM

Thank you @qjuh
How I have it now and working

import path from 'path';
import { readdirSync } from 'fs';

const cmdList = [];
const cmdFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve('./discord/commands'));

for (const file of cmdFiles) {
    const cmd = (await import(`../discord/commands/${file}`)).default
    cmdList.push(cmd)
}

console.log(cmdList);

import path from 'path';
import { readdirSync } from 'fs';

const cmdList = [];
const cmdFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve('./discord/commands'));

for (const file of cmdFiles) {
    const cmd = (await import(`../discord/commands/${file}`)).default
    cmdList.push(cmd)
}

console.log(cmdList);

Again my apologies.

Import all commands from folder with ES modules

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