docs/lib/create-tree.js

import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
import path from 'path'
import xFs from 'fs'
import Page from './page.js'
const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
const fs = xFs.promises

export default async function createTree(originalPath, langObj) {
  // This basePath definition is needed both here and in lib/page-data.js because this
  // function runs recursively, and the value for originalPath changes on recursive runs.
  const basePath = path.posix.join(__dirname, '..', langObj.dir, 'content')

  // On recursive runs, this is processing page.children items in `/<link>` format.
  // If the path exists as is, assume this is a directory with a child index.md.
  // Otherwise, assume it's a child .md file and add `.md` to the path.
  let filepath
  try {
    await fs.access(originalPath)
    filepath = `${originalPath}/index.md`
  } catch {
    filepath = `${originalPath}.md`
  }

  const relativePath = filepath.replace(`${basePath}/`, '')

  // Initialize the Page! This is where the file reads happen.
  const page = await Page.init({
    basePath,
    relativePath,
    languageCode: langObj.code,
  })

  if (!page) {
    // Do not throw an error if Early Access is not available.
    if (relativePath.startsWith('early-access')) return
    // Do not throw an error if translated page is not available.
    if (langObj.code !== 'en') return

    throw Error(`Cannot initialize page for ${filepath} in ${langObj.code}`)
  }

  // Create the root tree object on the first run, and create children recursively.
  const item = {
    page,
  }

  // Process frontmatter children recursively.
  if (item.page.children) {
    item.childPages = (
      await Promise.all(
        item.page.children.map(
          async (child) => await createTree(path.posix.join(originalPath, child), langObj)
        )
      )
    ).filter(Boolean)
  }

  return item
}