const debug=require('debug')('files'); const fs = require('fs'); const fsp = fs.promises; //resolves to true or false async function compare(fname1, fname2) { debug('fname1: '+fname1); let h1, h2; try { h1 = await fsp.open(fname1); h2 = await fsp.open(fname2); const [stat1, stat2] = await Promise.all([h1.stat(), h2.stat()]); if (stat1.size !== stat2.size) { debug('file size NOT equal'); return false; }else{ debug('file size equal'); return true; } } finally { if (h1) { debug('h1 to be closed'); await h1.close(); } if (h2) { debug('h2 to be closed'); await h2.close(); } } } module.exports={ compare }