What is @types/range-parser?
The @types/range-parser package provides TypeScript type definitions for the range-parser package. This allows TypeScript developers to use the range-parser package in a type-safe manner, ensuring that they are using the API correctly according to the expected types. The range-parser package is used to parse HTTP Range header fields, which are commonly used to specify a portion of a document to be returned by the server, enabling efficient partial data fetching.
What are @types/range-parser's main functionalities?
Parsing Range Headers
This feature allows you to parse the 'Range' header from HTTP requests. The example demonstrates parsing a range string 'bytes=0-499' assuming the total size is 1000. The result would be an array indicating the start and end of the range requested.
import rangeParser from 'range-parser';
const result = rangeParser(1000, 'bytes=0-499');
Other packages similar to @types/range-parser
http-range-fetch
This package provides functionality to fetch partial content from HTTP resources. It is similar to @types/range-parser in that it deals with HTTP ranges, but it focuses more on the fetching aspect rather than just parsing the range headers.
content-range
Similar to @types/range-parser, this package deals with content ranges in HTTP headers. However, it focuses on generating and parsing Content-Range headers for responses, complementing the functionality provided by range-parser for requests.