const fs = require('fs') const setup = (usersFile) => { let users = {} if (fs.existsSync(usersFile)) { console.log(`initial users file "${usersFile}" exists, reading`) const read = fs.readFileSync(usersFile, { encoding: 'utf8', flag: 'r' }) users = JSON.parse(read) for (let key of Object.keys(users)) { users[key] = { ...users[key], email: key } } console.log('users:', users) } else { console.log(`initial users file "${usersFile}" missing`) } return users } module.exports = setup