@types/readable-stream

Installation

npm install --save @types/readable-stream

Summary

This package contains type definitions for readable-stream (https://github.com/nodejs/readable-stream).

Details

Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/readable-stream.

Additional Details

• Last updated: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:02:30 GMT
• Dependencies: @types/node

Credits

These definitions were written by TeamworkGuy2, markdreyer, and Matteo Collina.

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