Function checkIfFileOrDirectoryExists

src/utils.ts:56–73

(
    targetPath: string | vscode.Uri,
    type: vscode.FileType,
)

// Check that the file or directory exists in an asynchronous manner that relies
// solely on the VS Code API, not Node's fs library, ignoring symlinks.
async function checkIfFileOrDirectoryExists(
    targetPath: string | vscode.Uri,
    type: vscode.FileType,
): Promise<boolean> {
    if (targetPath === "") {
        return false;
    }
    try {
        const stat: vscode.FileStat = await vscode.workspace.fs.stat(
            targetPath instanceof vscode.Uri
                ? targetPath
                : vscode.Uri.file(targetPath),
        );
        return (stat.type & type) !== 0;
    } catch {
        return false;
    }
}

export async function checkIfFileExists(
    filePath: string | vscode.Uri,