Deletes node_modules folders, recursively.

delete_node_modules.ps1

Param(
	[Parameter(Mandatory)]
	[string]$RootPath
)

if (-not $RootPath) { $RootPath = Read-Host "Enter the root path to search for 'node_modules' folders" }

function Remove-NodeModules($path) {
	$success = $true

	Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Directory -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "node_modules" } | ForEach-Object {
		try {
			Write-Host "Deleting:", $_.FullName
			Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path $_.FullName -ErrorAction Stop 
		} catch {
			$success = $false
			Write-Host "Error deleting '$($_.FullName)'. Attempting partial deletion..."
			Remove-NodeModules $_.FullName
		}
	}

	return $success
}

try {
	if (-not (Test-Path $RootPath)) { throw "Invalid RootPath provided: $RootPath" }

	$success = Remove-NodeModules $RootPath

	if (-not $success) { Write-Host "Operation completed with errors." } else { Write-Host "Operation completed successfully." }
} catch {
	Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
} finally {
	Write-Host "Press any key to exit..."
	[Console]::ReadKey($true) | Out-Null
}