Finished reading paths to directory names and paths to data

backend/mockdata/Timeline Variables.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{"success":true,"timeout":false,"failed_images":[],"failed_audio":[],"failed_video":[],"trial_type":"preload","trial_index":0,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":18},{"rt":null,"stimulus":"<p style='text-align:center; font-size:80px;'>+</p>","response":null,"trial_type":"html-keyboard-response","trial_index":1,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":773},{"rt":10540,"stimulus":"img/happy_face_1.jpg","response":"y","trial_type":"image-keyboard-response","trial_index":2,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":11576},{"rt":null,"stimulus":"<p style='text-align:center; font-size:80px;'>+</p>","response":null,"trial_type":"html-keyboard-response","trial_index":3,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":12344},{"rt":117,"stimulus":"img/happy_face_2.jpg","response":"y","trial_type":"image-keyboard-response","trial_index":4,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":12715},{"rt":null,"stimulus":"<p style='text-align:center; font-size:80px;'>+</p>","response":null,"trial_type":"html-keyboard-response","trial_index":5,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":13470},{"rt":184,"stimulus":"img/happy_face_3.jpg","response":"y","trial_type":"image-keyboard-response","trial_index":6,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":13908},{"rt":null,"stimulus":"<p style='text-align:center; font-size:80px;'>+</p>","response":null,"trial_type":"html-keyboard-response","trial_index":7,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":14662},{"rt":135,"stimulus":"img/happy_face_3.jpg","response":"y","trial_type":"image-keyboard-response","trial_index":8,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":15051},{"rt":null,"stimulus":"<p style='text-align:center; font-size:80px;'>+</p>","response":null,"trial_type":"html-keyboard-response","trial_index":9,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":15805},{"rt":134,"stimulus":"img/happy_face_1.jpg","response":"y","trial_type":"image-keyboard-response","trial_index":10,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":16193},{"rt":null,"stimulus":"<p style='text-align:center; font-size:80px;'>+</p>","response":null,"trial_type":"html-keyboard-response","trial_index":11,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":16949},{"rt":134,"stimulus":"img/happy_face_2.jpg","response":"y","trial_type":"image-keyboard-response","trial_index":12,"plugin_version":"1.1.3","time_elapsed":17337}]

backend/mockoptions/metadata-options.json

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "randomField":"this is a field",
+  "author":{
+    "John":{
+      "name":"John",
+      "givenName":"Johnathan"
+    }
+  },
+  "variables":{
+    "trial_type":{
+      "description":{
+        "chat-plugin":"this chat plugin allows you to talk to gpt!"
+      }
+    },
+    "trial_index":{
+      "name":"index"
+    }
+  }
+}

examples/metadata-timeline-variables.html

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
         await metadata.generate(jsPsych.data.get().json(), metadata_options);
         jsPsych.data.displayData();  
         metadata.displayMetadata(jsPsych.getDisplayElement());
+
+        // jsPsych.data.get().localSave('json','timeline-variables.json');
       },
       default_iti: 250
     });

packages/metadata/cli/cli.js

@@ -4,28 +4,50 @@ import path from "path";
 import JsPsychMetadata from "../dist/index.js";
 
 const metadata = new JsPsychMetadata();
-const directoryPath = process.cwd() + "/test"; // can make this the path that is given (relative)
-console.log(directoryPath);
+// console.log("arg 0", process.argv[0]);
+// console.log("arg 1", process.argv[1]);
+// console.log("arg 2", process.argv[2], "typeof", typeof process.argv[2]);
 
-fs.readdir(directoryPath, (err, files) => {
-  if (err) {
-    console.error("Error reading directory:", err);
-    return;
+const relativePath = process.argv[2] || "../../../backend/mockdata/"; // process.argv[2] |
+const directoryPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), relativePath);
+
+var metadata_options;
+
+if (process.argv[3]) {
+  const metadata_options_path = path.resolve(process.cwd(), process.argv[3]);
+
+  try {
+    const data = fs.readFileSync(metadata_options_path, "utf8"); // synchronous read
+    console.log("metadata options:", data); // log the raw data
+    metadata_options = JSON.parse(data); // parse the JSON data
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error reading or parsing metadata options:", error);
   }
+}
+
+const processData = async () => {
+  try {
+    const files = await fs.promises.readdir(directoryPath);
 
-  files.forEach((file) => {
-    const filePath = path.join(directoryPath, file);
+    for (const file of files) {
+      const filePath = path.join(directoryPath, file);
 
-    // Read each file asynchronously
-    fs.readFile(filePath, "utf8", (err, data) => {
-      if (err) {
+      try {
+        const data = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, "utf8");
+
+        console.log(`Reading file: ${file}:`);
+
+        await metadata.generate(data, metadata_options);
+      } catch (err) {
         console.error(`Error reading file ${file}:`, err);
-        return;
       }
-      console.log(`Contents of ${file}:`);
-      console.log(data); // Output the contents of the file
-    });
-  });
-});
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Error reading directory:", err);
+  }
+
+  await console.log(metadata.getMetadata());
+};
 
-// console.log("metadata:", metadata.getMetadata());
+// Call the processFiles function
+processData();