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Giuliano Silvestro 5d0c9ec7eb Initial commit: notification-elements-demo app
Interactive Angular 19 demo for @sda/notification-elements-ui with
6 sections: Bell & Feed, Notification Center, Inbox, Comments &
Threads, Mention Input, and Full-Featured layout. Includes mock
data, dark mode toggle, and real-time event log.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-13 21:49:19 +10:00
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locate-path

Get the first path that exists on disk of multiple paths

Install

$ npm install locate-path

Usage

Here we find the first file that exists on disk, in array order.

import {locatePath} from 'locate-path';

const files = [
	'unicorn.png',
	'rainbow.png', // Only this one actually exists on disk
	'pony.png'
];

console(await locatePath(files));
//=> 'rainbow'

API

locatePath(paths, options?)

Returns a Promise<string> for the first path that exists or undefined if none exists.

paths

Type: Iterable<string>

The paths to check.

options

Type: object

concurrency

Type: number
Default: Infinity
Minimum: 1

The number of concurrently pending promises.

preserveOrder

Type: boolean
Default: true

Preserve paths order when searching.

Disable this to improve performance if you don't care about the order.

cwd

Type: URL | string
Default: process.cwd()

The current working directory.

type

Type: string
Default: 'file'
Values: 'file' | 'directory'

The type of paths that can match.

Type: boolean
Default: true

Allow symbolic links to match if they point to the chosen path type.

locatePathSync(paths, options?)

Returns the first path that exists or undefined if none exists.

paths

Type: Iterable<string>

The paths to check.

options

Type: object

cwd

Same as above.

type

Same as above.

Same as above.


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