List all the files in a nested ipfs directory running a node locally

listIPFSDirectory.ts

import type { IPFSHTTPClient } from 'ipfs-http-client'
import all from 'it-all'

let ipfs: IPFSHTTPClient

async function getIpfsClient() {
  if (!ipfs) {
    const { create: createIpfsClient } = await import('ipfs-http-client')
    ipfs = createIpfsClient({
      url: `http://localhost:5001/api/v0`,
    })
  }
  return ipfs
}

export async function getDirectoryListing(cidHash: string) {
  const client = await getIpfsClient()

  async function getAllContents(cidHash: string): Promise<string[]> {
    const folder = await all(client.ls(cidHash))

    const directory = folder.filter((entry) => entry.name !== '.DS_Store')

    const files = await Promise.all(
      directory.map(async (entry) => {
        if (entry.type === 'dir') {
          const nestedContents = await getAllContents(entry.cid.toString())
          return nestedContents
        } else {
          return entry.path
        }
      })
    )

    return files.flat()
  }

  const files = await getAllContents(cidHash)

  return files
}