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infer-owner (1.0.4)

Published 2026-02-24 13:58:08 +00:00 by atheaadmin

Installation

Setup this registry in your project .npmrc file:

registry=

To install the package using npm, run the following command:

npm install infer-owner@1.0.4

or add it to the package.json file:

"infer-owner": "1.0.4"

For more information on the npm registry, see the documentation.

About this package

infer-owner

Infer the owner of a path based on the owner of its nearest existing parent

USAGE

const inferOwner = require('infer-owner')

inferOwner('/some/cache/folder/file').then(owner => {
  // owner is {uid, gid} that should be attached to
  // the /some/cache/folder/file, based on ownership
  // of /some/cache/folder, /some/cache, /some, or /,
  // whichever is the first to exist
})

// same, but not async
const owner = inferOwner.sync('/some/cache/folder/file')

// results are cached!  to reset the cache (eg, to change
// permissions for whatever reason), do this:
inferOwner.clearCache()

This module endeavors to be as performant as possible. Parallel requests for ownership of the same path will only stat the directories one time.

API

• inferOwner(path) -> Promise<{ uid, gid }>

  If the path exists, return its uid and gid. If it does not, look to its parent, then its grandparent, and so on.

• inferOwner(path) -> { uid, gid }

  Sync form of inferOwner(path).

• inferOwner.clearCache()

  Delete all cached ownership information and in-flight tracking.

Dependencies

Development Dependencies

ID	Version
mutate-fs	^2.1.1
tap	^12.4.2

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2026-02-24 13:58:08 +00:00

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1.0.4 2026-02-24