bplist-parser
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Package description
The bplist-parser npm package is designed for parsing binary property list (plist) files. These files are often used in macOS and iOS for storing settings and properties of applications. The package allows developers to easily read and manipulate data stored in this binary format, making it useful for tasks such as configuration management, application development, and data analysis.
Parsing binary plist files
This feature allows you to parse binary plist files. The code sample demonstrates how to read a binary plist file from the filesystem and parse it into a JavaScript object using the bplist-parser package.
const bplistParser = require('bplist-parser');
const fs = require('fs');
fs.readFile('/path/to/file.plist', (err, data) => {
if (err) throw err;
bplistParser.parseBuffer(data).then((obj) => {
console.log(obj);
});
});The plist package provides functionality for parsing and building plist files. It supports both XML and binary plist formats. Compared to bplist-parser, plist offers a broader scope by also allowing the creation of plist files, not just parsing.
Simple-plist is another package that can read and write plist files in both binary and XML formats. It aims to provide a simpler API compared to the plist package. While bplist-parser focuses solely on parsing binary plist files, simple-plist offers both parsing and writing capabilities, making it a more versatile option for working with plist files.
Readme
Binary Mac OS X Plist (property list) parser.
$ npm install bplist-parser
const bplist = require('bplist-parser');
(async () => {
const obj = await bplist.parseFile('myPlist.bplist');
console.log(JSON.stringify(obj));
})();
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2012 Near Infinity Corporation
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
FAQs
Binary plist parser.
The npm package bplist-parser receives a total of 7,425,179 weekly downloads. As such, bplist-parser popularity was classified as popular.
We found that bplist-parser demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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