node-buffertools
Utilities for manipulating buffers.
Installing the module
Easy!
node-waf configure build install
Now you can include the module in your project.
require('buffertools');
new Buffer(42).clear();
Methods
The API is still in flux but here are the goodies so far.
Note that most methods that take a buffer as an argument, will also accept a string.
Buffer.clear()
Clear the buffer. This is equivalent to Buffer.fill(0).
Returns the buffer object so you can chain method calls.
Buffer.reverse()
Reverse the content of the buffer, in place. Example:
b = new Buffer('live');
b.reverse();
console.log(b); // "evil"
Buffer.fill(integer|string|buffer)
Fill the buffer (repeatedly if necessary) with the argument. Returns the buffer object so you can chain method calls.
Buffer.equals(buffer|string)
Returns true if this buffer equals the argument, false otherwise.
Buffers are considered equal when they are of the same length and contain the same binary data.
Caveat emptor: If you store strings with different character encodings in buffers, they will most likely not be equal.
Buffer.compare(buffer|string)
Lexicographically compare two buffers. Returns a number smaller than 1 if a < b, zero if a == b or a number larger than 1 if a > b.
Buffers are considered equal when they are of the same length and contain the same binary data.
Smaller buffers are considered to be less than larger ones. This has hurt some buffers' feelings.
Buffer.indexOf(buffer|string)
Search this buffer for the first occurrence of the argument. Returns the zero-based index or -1 if there is no match.
Buffer.toHex()
Returns the contents of this buffer encoded as a hexadecimal string.
Buffer.fromHex()
Assumes this buffer contains hexadecimal data (packed, no whitespace) and decodes it into binary data. Returns a new buffer with the decoded content. Throws an exception if non-hexadecimal data is encountered.
buffertools.concat(a, b, c, ...)
Concatenate two or more buffers/strings. Example:
// identical to new Buffer('foobarbaz')
buffertools.concat('foo', new Buffer('bar'), 'baz');
TODO
- Logical operations on buffers (AND, OR, XOR).
- bin2hex and hex2bin functionality.
- Add lastIndexOf() functions.