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I’m requesting changes because several critical, blocking requirements are not met and will cause incorrect CLI behavior and failing tests.
Critical issues to fix:
- Lines 11-15: Enforce exactly two positional arguments. Use a strict check like
if (args.length !== 2)and exit non-zero with a clear usage message. This also prevents silently accepting extra args. - Lines 6-10: Validate the source path. Ensure it exists and is a regular file via
fs.lstatSync(source).isFile(). If missing or not a file, print a clear error and exit with code 1. The spec forbids moving directories. - Lines 17-23: Trailing-slash semantics for destination. If destination ends with
/(orpath.sep), treat it as a directory intent; the directory must already exist, otherwise error and exit non-zero. Also handle the case where destination exists and is a directory even without a trailing slash by joiningpath.basename(source). - Line 25: Implement cross-device move fallback. Wrap
fs.renameSyncand onEXDEVperformfs.copyFileSync(src, dest)thenfs.unlinkSync(src). Ensure cleanup if the copy fails partway. - Lines 26-28: Error handling must set a non-zero exit code. After logging, call
process.exit(1)(or rethrow) so failures are detectable by callers/tests.
Minor improvements:
- Provide consistent, helpful error messages (e.g.,
Usage: node index <source> <destination>,Source must be a file,Destination directory does not exist).
You’ve got a solid start and readable structure, especially for moving into an existing directory. Addressing the items above will bring the CLI in line with the required behavior and make it robust across edge cases.
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Argument count enforcement — must accept exactly two positional arguments.
Current code uses if (args.length < 2) and then returns, which allows args.length > 2 silently and exits with code 0. The task requires exactly two positional args (no flags or extras). Change the check to if (args.length !== 2) { console.error('Usage: node index <source> <destination>'); process.exit(1); } so invalid usage returns a non-zero exit code. This satisfies: "Ensure exactly two arguments are provided" and "No additional command-line options or flags are supported." (lines 11-15)
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Missing source validation — must verify source exists and is a regular file.
You destructure fileName from args but never check that the path exists or is a file. The spec requires that moving directories is not supported and that missing sources produce an error. Add a const stat = fs.lstatSync(fileName) and check stat.isFile(). If it doesn't exist or !isFile, print an error and process.exit(1). This addresses: "The source must be a file; moving directories is not supported". (lines 6-10)
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Destination trailing-slash semantics and directory existence check.
Right now isDirectory is computed as fs.existsSync(newPath) && fs.lstatSync(newPath).isDirectory(), so if the user passes a destination with a trailing slash (e.g., dir/) but dir does not exist, code will not treat it as a directory and will attempt to rename to that path instead of throwing an error. The requirement is: a trailing slash must be considered a directory target and must exist. Implement explicit detection of trailing slash (e.g., const wantedAsDir = newPath.endsWith(path.sep) || newPath.endsWith('/')) and if wantedAsDir is true, check existence of the directory and error if missing. Also handle the case where newPath exists and is a directory even without trailing slash. This ensures behavior consistent with examples such as node index file.txt dir/. (lines 17-23)
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Single fs.renameSync without EXDEV fallback — implement copy+unlink fallback.
fs.renameSync is fine for same-device moves but throws EXDEV when moving across devices. The task requires that the source be removed after a successful move; to handle cross-device cases, catch the EXDEV error and perform a fallback: fs.copyFileSync(src, dest) followed by fs.unlinkSync(src). Also ensure you clean up a partially copied destination on failure. Without this fallback cross-device moves will fail. (line 25)
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Error handling: logged errors don't cause non-zero exit.
The catch block only logs the error: console.error('Error occurred:', error); but does not process.exit(1). For a CLI, failing operations should exit with a non-zero code so callers and tests detect failure. After logging, call process.exit(1) (or rethrow) to signal failure. This also helps satisfy tests that expect the program to fail for invalid inputs (e.g., missing source or missing destination directory). (lines 26-28)
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Behavior for node index file.txt a ambiguous when a exists vs not — ensure correct resolution.
The task states: if a is an existing directory, move to ./a/file.txt. If a does not exist, rename to ./a. Your current isDirectory logic handles the case when a exists and is a dir, but because you don't explicitly handle trailing-slash intent and lack source checks, edge cases can misbehave. Ensure the code first resolves whether newPath refers to a directory (existing or trailing slash) and then construct target with path.join(dir, path.basename(source)) otherwise treat newPath as a file path. (lines 17-23 and 21-23)
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Silent acceptance of extra arguments — must reject extras.
The program destructures only two arguments and ignores the rest. The checker may pass extra args to validate strict parsing. Enforce args.length === 2 and exit with an error when there are more args. This enforces "no additional options or flags" requirement. (lines 7-15)
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Improve error messages and early exits for CLI clarity.
Instead of generic messages like You need fileName and destination, provide usage guidance such as Usage: node index <source> <destination> and ensure each failure path (source missing, source is directory, destination dir does not exist) prints a clear message and exits with process.exit(1). This will make the CLI behavior deterministic and testable. (lines 11-15 and 26-28)
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