userInputToFile.js

/**
 * Write a node program that will ask the user 2 questions
 * 1. What is the name of the file you want to create
 * 2. What do you want to put in the file
 * When the questions are answered: create the file with the content from the user.
 */


const readline = require(`readline`);
const fs = require(`fs`);

const rl = readline.createInterface({
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout
});

//placeholders for user input

let newAnswer = "";
let newContent = "";

// this function will ask two questions to the user
// the answers will create the file
// the answer to the first question is saved in the placeholder variable for newAnswer
// the answer to the second question is saved in the placeholder variable for newContent

function makeNewFile(){
    rl.question(`What is the name of the file you want to create? `, (answer) => {
    console.log(`Created file named: ${answer}`);
    newAnswer = answer;
      rl.question(`What do you want to put in the file? `, (content) => {
        console.log(`Writing to file: ${content}`);
        newContent = content;
        return createFile();
        });

  // this function will create a new file 
  // it will take two arguments
  // the first argument will name the file based on the newAnswer provided from user input
  // the second argument will be the full contents of the file based on user input for newContent

  function createFile(){
    fs.writeFile(newAnswer, newContent, (err) => {
      if (err) throw err;
      console.log("File successfully saved!");
      rl.close();
      });
      }

});
}

// the function is called to prompt for the answers to the questions
makeNewFile();