gracefully handling error caused by symlinks in directories - npm/fst…

…ream#16 fixes the underlying issue
firebase · Jun 5, 2014 · e9d78e5 · e9d78e5
1 parent 248bc07
commit e9d78e5
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diff --git a/lib/upload.js b/lib/upload.js
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
     reader.addIgnoreRules(ignoreRules);
 
-    reader.pipe(tar.Pack())
+    reader.on('error', function(err) {
+      console.log(chalk.red('READ ERROR') + ' - Could not read directory. Remove' +
+                          ' symbolic links / shortcuts and try again.');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }).pipe(tar.Pack())
       .pipe(zlib.createGzip())
       .pipe(writeStream);