fileReader.js.txt

const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path")

// Path to the JSON file

export const data = () => {
  const jsonFilePath = path.join(__dirname, "test.json");

  // Path to the output JSON file
  const outputFilePath = path.join(__dirname, "output.json");

  // Read the JSON file
  fs.readFile(jsonFilePath, "utf8", (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
      console.error("Error reading the file:", err);
      return;
    }

    try {
      // Parse the JSON data
      const jsonData = JSON.parse(data);

      return jsonData;

      // Write the manipulated data to another file
      /*fs.writeFile(
        outputFilePath,
        JSON.stringify(jsonData, null, 2),
        "utf8",
        (writeErr) => {
          if (writeErr) {
            console.error("Error writing the file:", writeErr);
            return;
          }
          console.log("Parsed data has been written to", outputFilePath);
        }
      );*/
    } catch (parseErr) {
      console.error("Error parsing JSON:", parseErr);
    }
  });
};