Node JS - read file properties - node.js

Question

I'm developing a Desktop Application with NWJS and I need to get the file properties of an .exe File.
I've tried using the npm properties module https://github.com/gagle/node-properties, but I get an empty Object.
properties.parse('./unzipped/File.exe', { path: true }, function (err, obj) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
}
console.log(obj);
});
I need to get the "File version" Property:
I've also tried using fs.stats and no luck.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

Unless you want to write some native C module, there is hacky way to get this done easily: using windows wmic command. This is the command to get version (found by googling):
wmic datafile where name='c:\\windows\\system32\\notepad.exe' get Version
so you can just run this command in node to get the job done:
var exec = require('child_process').exec
exec('wmic datafile where name="c:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\notepad.exe" get Version', function(err,stdout, stderr){
if(!err){
console.log(stdout)// parse this string for version
}
});

Answer 2

If you want the properties provided as an object, you can use get-file-properties. It uses wmic under the hood, but takes care of parsing the output into an easy to use typed object for your application's consumption.
import { getFileProperties, WmicDataObject } from 'get-file-properties'
async function demo() {
// Make sure to use double backslashes in your file path
const metadata: WmicDataObject = await getFileProperties('C:\\path\\to\\file.txt')
console.log(metadata.Version)
}
Disclaimer: I am the author of get-file-properties