in jshint-server/src/server.ts [89:100]
function locateFile(directory: string, fileName: string) {
let parent = directory;
do {
directory = parent;
let location = path.join(directory, fileName);
if (fs.existsSync(location)) {
return location;
}
parent = path.dirname(directory);
} while (parent !== directory);
return undefined;
}