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b4a

Bridging the gap between buffers and typed arrays


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What is b4a?

The b4a npm package is a Buffer implementation for the browser with the same API as the Node.js Buffer. It allows you to use the Buffer API in environments where the native Buffer is not available, such as in web browsers.

What are b4a's main functionalities?

Buffer Creation

This feature allows you to create a new Buffer instance from a string, with an optional encoding parameter.

const b4a = require('b4a');
const buf = b4a.from('hello world', 'utf8');

Buffer Concatenation

This feature allows you to concatenate multiple Buffer instances into a new Buffer instance.

const b4a = require('b4a');
const buf1 = b4a.from('hello');
const buf2 = b4a.from('world');
const buf3 = b4a.concat([buf1, buf2]);

Buffer Allocation

This feature allows you to allocate a new Buffer with a specified size, which is filled with zeros by default.

const b4a = require('b4a');
const buf = b4a.alloc(10); // allocates a new Buffer of 10 bytes

Buffer Conversion

This feature allows you to convert data between Buffers and strings with different encodings.

const b4a = require('b4a');
const buf = b4a.from('7468697320697320612074c3a97374', 'hex');
const str = buf.toString('utf8');

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Package last updated on 22 Apr 2022

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