Kellyn. Barnes

index.js

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+
+const readline = require('readline');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = './package.json'
+
+
+const rl = readline.createInterface({
+  input: process.stdin,
+  output: process.stdout
+});
+
+// function that checks if JSON file 'package.json' exists
+const checkForNoJson = () => {;
+    return !fs.existsSync(path);
+}
+
+
+// function to check if users first input is init
+const checkForInit = (init) => {
+    return init === 'init';
+}
+
+// function that stores two objects(questions, user answers), and includes a recursive function that asks the user 5 questions
+const askQuestionsGetAnswers = () => {
+
+    // object to ask questions 
+    const questions = {
+        question1: 'Name?: ',
+        question2: 'Gender?: ',
+        question3: 'Religous affiliation?: ',
+        question4: 'Burdesome Secret?: ',
+        question5: 'Cartoon Character lookalike?: '
+    }
+
+    // object to store user answers for JSON File
+        const answers = {
+            answer1: null,
+            answer2: null,
+            answer3: null,
+            answer4: null,
+            answer5: null,
+        }
+
+    // variables declared for recursive function to ask question using rl.question and store the answer
+    let i = 0;  
+    const questionArr = Object.values(questions);
+    const answersArr = Object.keys(answers);
+
+    // recursive function
+    const typeQuestion = (questionArr, answersArr, i) => { 
+        rl.question(questionArr[i], (answer) => {
+            answers[answersArr[i]] = answer;
+            if (i >= '4') {
+                writeJSONfile(answers);
+            } else {
+                i++;
+                typeQuestion(questionArr, answersArr, i);
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    typeQuestion(questionArr,answersArr, i);
+}
+
+// Creates JSONfile based upon users answers to questions.  Its called within the recursive function typeQuestion
+const writeJSONfile = (answers) => {
+    const answersToJSON = JSON.stringify(answers);
+    fs.writeFile(path,answersToJSON, (err) => {
+        if (err) throw err;
+        console.log('Saved information');
+        rl.close();
+    })
+ }
+
+
+rl.question('', (init) => {
+    if(checkForInit(init)) {
+        if(checkForNoJson()) {
+            askQuestionsGetAnswers();
+        } else {
+            rl.close();
+        }
+    } else {
+        rl.close();
+    }   
+  });