Node js Promises with recursive function - node.js

Question

I want to read the all (text) files from a specific directory and it's all subdirecoty recursively.. I am able to read the file and append the result to a global variable. but i want to access the variable at the end of all operation. I am trying with promises but i am unable to access it. please help
var file_path = `C:\\Users\\HP\\Desktop\\test_folder`;
const fs = require('fs');
var final_array = [];
let getFolderTree = function(file_path) {
return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
fs.readdir(file_path, function(err, folders) {
if (err) {
console.log("error reading folder :: " + err);
} else {
if (folders.length !== 0) {
for (let i = 0; i < folders.length; i++) {
if (folders[i].endsWith("txt")) {
let text_file_path = file_path + `\\` + folders[i];
fs.readFile(text_file_path, function(error_read, data) {
if (error_read) {
console.log("error reading " + error_read);
} else {
return resolve(final_array.push(data));// want to access final_array at the end of all operations
}
});
} else {
let current_path = file_path + `\\` + folders[i];
getFolderTree(current_path);
}
}
}
}
});
});
}
getFolderTree(file_path).then(function() {
console.log(final_array); // this is not working
});

Answer 1

I think i have found the solution but I am still confused about how it works.
I took reference from another code and able to figure out some how.
var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');
let root_path = "C:\\Users\\HP\\Desktop\\test_folder";
function getAllDirectoriesPath(current_path) {
var results = [];
return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
fs.readdir(current_path, function (erro, sub_dirs) {
if (erro) {
console.log(error);
} else {
let no_of_subdir = sub_dirs.length;
if (!no_of_subdir) {
return resolve(results);
} else {
sub_dirs.forEach(function (dir) {
dir = path.resolve(current_path, dir);
fs.stat(dir, function (err, stat) {
if (stat && stat.isDirectory()) {
getAllDirectoriesPath(dir).then(function (res) {
results = results.concat(res);
if (!--no_of_subdir) {
resolve(results);
}
});
} else {
fs.readFile(dir, function (err, data) {
results.push(data.toString());
if (!--no_of_subdir) {
resolve(results);
}
});
}
});
});
}
}
});
});
}
getAllDirectoriesPath(root_path).then(function (results) {
console.log(results);
});