Class: BufferWriter

BufferWriter

new BufferWriter(optionsnullable)

An object that allows writing of buffers in a sane manner.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
options BufferWriter | Object <nullable>
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Methods

destroy()

Destroy the buffer writer. Remove references to data.

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fill(value, size)

Fill N bytes with value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
size Number
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getSize() → {Number}

Get size of data written so far.

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Type
Number

render(keepnullable) → {Buffer}

Allocate and render the final buffer.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keep Boolean <nullable>

Do not destroy the writer.

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Rendered buffer.

Type
Buffer

write8(value)

Write int8.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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write16(value)

Write int16le.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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write16BE(value)

Write int16be.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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write32(value)

Write int32le.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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write32BE(value)

Write int32be.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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write64(value)

Write int64le.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value BN | Number
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write64BE(value)

Write int64be.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value BN | Number
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writeBytes(value)

Write bytes.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Buffer
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writeChecksum()

Calculate and write a checksum for the data written so far.

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writeHash(value)

Write a hash/hex-string.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Hash | Buffer
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writeNullString(value, encnullable)

Write a null-terminated string.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
value String | Buffer
enc String <nullable>

Any buffer-supported encoding.

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writeString(value, encnullable)

Write string to buffer.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
value String | Buffer
enc String <nullable>

Any buffer-supported encoding.

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writeU8(value)

Write uint8.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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writeU16(value)

Write uint16le.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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writeU16BE(value)

Write uint16be.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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writeU32(value)

Write uint32le.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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writeU32BE(value)

Write uint32be.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Number
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writeU64(value)

Write uint64le.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value BN | Number
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writeU64BE(value)

Write uint64be.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value BN | Number
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writeVarBytes(value)

Write bytes with a varint length before them.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value Buffer
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writeVarint(value)

Write a varint.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value BN | Number
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writeVarString(value, encnullable)

Write a string with a varint length before it.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
value String | Buffer
enc String <nullable>

Any buffer-supported encoding.

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