import fs from "fs-extra";
import { access } from "fs/promises";
import imageThumbnail from "image-thumbnail";
import path from "path";

export default async function GenerateThumbnail(
  file: string,
  thumbPath: string
) {
  try {
    //Ensure the thumbs directory exists.
    await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(thumbPath));

    try {
      await access(thumbPath);
      return;
      return;
    } catch {}

    const thumbnail = await imageThumbnail(file, {
      responseType: "buffer",
      height: 250,
      width: 250,
    });

    await fs.writeFile(thumbPath, thumbnail);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error("Error when genenerating thumbnail:", thumbPath);
  }
}