Path to mask using JS

How can I convert a path to a mask using JS ? 98% of my images contains a path and would like to convert the selected path to a mask.
Thanks in advance

Yes I can... I already making a selection of the appropriate path... That's the one I would like to convert to a mask using JS.
As for the background, that is no problem either...
The thing is sometime my script crashes due to various things. I presently make the selection of a path then invert the selection and delete everthing not needed. Then I export in vaious formats.
Instead of deleting I would like to mask it.
I have 6000+ images to export.

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Hey all... this may just be symantecs or terminology, but why does anyone use masks? Doesnt creating a path layer with the pen tool away from the actual object layer allow you to do everything and anything with that path area? I.e., if you CNTRL+Click on that path layer, it will highlight the path area, and then you can go to any image layer you want and do whatever you want, from cropping, inverse cropping, create a layer of any color and opacity, or edit whatever is within that path area in any way PS allows you to...
So in other words, is masking just another way to achieve the same result, or is there something the "mask" feature allows that what I mentioned above cannot do? Personally it kinda annoys me for the masking process to highlight areas while I am pathing, but maybe I am not even on the right track here, dunno... any elucidation would be awesome, because for some reason I "hear" more about masking than simple pathing and go.

In addition to the above comments, where some confusion could be creeping in is that Selections and Paths can usually be converted to the other.
Masks are basically Selections and appear as Channels. They can be applied in several ways, with Layer Masks and Clipping Masks being mentioned already.
From a Path, one can convert that into a Selection (in the case of most Paths), and those Selections can be turned into Masks of various types.
A Mask can usually be Loaded as a Selection, and then that can be converted into a Path.
Masks can be easily painted onto, effectively painting IN, or painting OUT the Mask. A Path can really only be Filled or Stroked, and the pixels that make up the Fill, or Stroke will need to be on a Layer. They can be painted onto, but the Path, itself, cannot.
As Selections can be converted to a Path, where file size is an issue, one can convert that Selection to a Path, then Save the file, after removing the Selection, which would be saved as a Channel and occupy the full Image Size.
Paths are mathematically defined, while a Mask (or a Selection) will be pixel-based. Paths are infinitely editable, but the editing of a Selection, or a Mask is a bit more limited, and remember, they are pixel-based. Most of my Masks start out as Paths, and then become Selections (where I might do more work to refine), and then become Masks.
With but a few easy steps, each can be converted to the other, so there can be confusion. The Help Files cover each in detail, with examples of each one's use, and also the possible conversions. I would pour over those files, and conremplate the similarities but mainly the differences.
Each has its own uses, and knowing those will benefit you, in almost everything that you do in PS, so time to learn each, inside and out, will not be a waste of time.
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Hunt

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https://support.us.oracle.com/oip/faces/secure/srm/srview/SRViewStandalone.jspx?sr=3-1674105521
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Description: Multiple Paths error while using Bridge Table
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. . imported "SYSADM"."TMP3" 5.406 KB 1 out of 2 rows
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