Bug Report

[Shreyas2309]

Describe the bug

When running the script to list sample data files, it fails with the following error:
Error listing sample data: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir 'C:\C:\Shreyas\Project\talawa-api\sample_data'

The issue appears to stem from an incorrectly resolved file path, where an extra C:\ is added to the start of the path.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Run the script using the appropriate command: npm run import:sample-data
3. Observe the error message in the console.

Expected behavior
The script should successfully locate and list the .json files in the sample_data directory and display their document counts.

Actual behavior

The script fails to locate the directory due to an incorrectly resolved path:
C:\C:\Shreyas\Project\talawa-api\sample_data

Screenshots

Additional details

1. The issue is likely caused by the resolution of import.meta.url to a filesystem path. This behavior is inconsistent across operating systems, particularly on Windows.

2. The dirname calculation may need an update to handle the leading / or file:/// prefix correctly.

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[palisadoes]

1. Do you want to work on this?
2. The solution must work for MacOS and Linux.
3. Tests must be written so that the issue isn't repeated

[Shreyas2309]

Yes, I’d like to work on this issue!

Could you please assign it to me? I’ll ensure the solution works across macOS, Linux, and Windows. Additionally, I’ll write tests to prevent this issue from recurring.

Looking forward to contributing!

[abhassen44]

same error i came across but i think its not error if run this
command inside wsl(linex)
or
linex (api-container) inside doker it will work

its showing deplicate because i already import it

[prayanshchh]

Yes, I’d like to work on this issue!

Could you please assign it to me? I’ll ensure the solution works across macOS, Linux, and Windows. Additionally, I’ll write tests to prevent this issue from recurring.

Looking forward to contributing!

I don't get this error, everything works fine for me, are u working in develop-postgres branch..there is no sample_data folder in that branch

[Shreyas2309]

This error occurs particularly on windows.

[palisadoes]

Thanks. Your solution mustn't break it's functionality with other operating systems