bodec

What is bodec?

Bodec is a simple library for working with binary data in JavaScript. It provides utilities for encoding and decoding binary data, as well as manipulating binary buffers.

What are bodec's main functionalities?

Encoding and Decoding

This feature allows you to encode a string into a binary buffer and decode a binary buffer back into a string. It is useful for handling binary data in applications.

const bodec = require('bodec');

// Encoding a string to a binary buffer
const buffer = bodec.fromUnicode('Hello, World!');
console.log(buffer);

// Decoding a binary buffer to a string
const string = bodec.toUnicode(buffer);
console.log(string);

Binary Buffer Manipulation

This feature allows you to create and manipulate binary buffers. You can create a buffer from an array of bytes and slice a buffer to get a sub-buffer.

const bodec = require('bodec');

// Creating a binary buffer from an array
const buffer = bodec.create([0x48, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f]);
console.log(buffer);

// Slicing a binary buffer
const slice = bodec.slice(buffer, 1, 4);
console.log(slice);

Other packages similar to bodec

buffer

The 'buffer' package provides a way of handling binary data in Node.js. It is a core module in Node.js and offers similar functionalities to bodec, such as creating, encoding, and decoding binary buffers. However, 'buffer' is more comprehensive and widely used in the Node.js ecosystem.

typedarray

The 'typedarray' package provides a polyfill for the TypedArray class in JavaScript. It allows you to work with binary data using typed arrays, which are similar to buffers. While it offers similar functionalities to bodec, it is more focused on providing a consistent API for typed arrays across different environments.

binary

The 'binary' package provides a way to parse and pack binary data in Node.js. It offers a higher-level API for working with binary data compared to bodec. While bodec focuses on basic binary data manipulation, 'binary' provides more advanced features for parsing and packing binary structures.

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bodec

Binary ops using typed arrays