Lesson 14: doubt regarding the 'path' of the 3 images

[ManuWeb3]

Hi all,

In the deploy script: 03-deploy-random-ipfs-nft.js, shouldn't there be a double dot ../ instead of single dot ./ while assigning the path value in the code line: const imagesLocation = "./images/randomNft/" ??

I've this doubt because of the directory structure of our codebase.

When the storeImages( ) in uploadToPinata.js receives the above path value from the deploy script as an input parameter, ideally, it'll have to come 1-step outside of its utils directory and then look inside images -> randomNft directories for the images and then execute.

So, shouldn't there be a double dot ../images/randomNft ?

[RoboCrypter]

@ManuWeb3 :

./ = Current directory.
../ = Parent of current directory.

So, In your 03-deploy-random-ipfs-nft.js file, you wrote ./ because you you are saying it that images folder is in Current directory,
Let's say images are in another folder, lets say inside newFolder, then you will use ../ because now, it is in Parent of Current directory.

You are not requiring it from somewhere, You are just telling in your deploy folder that images folder is in the current directory, which in your case is hardhat-nft-fcc

It will be like : hardhat-nft-fcc/images/randomNft/ and because you are already in a directory, as you can see in your terminal.

So, we will write : "./images/randomNft/"

[RoboCrypter]

@ManuWeb3 : These are two types of different path require and fs :

The difference between require and fs in loading files is that if the relative path is used in require, it is relative to the file calling the require. If the relative path is used in fs, it is relative to process.cwd()

process.cwd() returns the current working directory, not the root directory of the application nor the directory of the calling file.

I forgot to tell you this earlier, Now, you will understand more.

The path we use in images is fs that's why you got confused, Hopefully you get some clarification!

[RoboCrypter]

@ManuWeb3 : File path can be relative or absolute ,

• In require we have to give it relative path.

• But when using fs or file systems relative path is not treat the same way,

  Relative path to filename can be used, however that this path will be relative to process.cwd() of File Systems

[ManuWeb3]

@abossofmyself amazing man!!
Thanks a lot for bringing up this fundamental concept.
It really helped :)

[krakxn]

To clarify the above further:

The path with reference to root directory is termed as absolute. Whereas, the path with reference to current directory is termed as relative.

[ManuWeb3]

Noted @krakxn , thanks!!

[krakxn]

Yes, there should be a double dot. As the images folder is in the parent directory, and not the deploy folder. If it was in the deploy folder, then the path would have been correct.

[ManuWeb3]

That's exactly my concern but I wonder that the script runs fine with ./ only

[RoboCrypter]

@ManuWeb3 : Because it is in the current directory not in a parent directory That's how it works. you are not requiring the images from anywhere,
You are just telling where they are in the directory.

[ManuWeb3]

@abossofmyself
Getting it.
By the way, while your answer came up here, I was writing other questions atop :)
If you can just reply to those, I believe I'll connect all the dots.