The **read‑directory** package provides a simple Node.js API for loading all files in a folder (optionally filtered, ignored, or transformed) and returning them as an object map, with both asynchronous (`read(dir, cb)`) and synchronous (`read.sync(dir)`) variants. It’s aimed at developers who need to bulk‑import file contents—especially in build tools or client‑side bundles via Browserify/Budo, where a transform can replace `read.sync` calls with the actual directory data at bundle time.