is-buffer

What is is-buffer?

The is-buffer npm package is a simple utility module used to determine if an object is a Node.js Buffer. This package is particularly useful when working with modules that are designed to work both in the browser and Node.js, where the Buffer class is not available in the global scope in the browser.

What are is-buffer's main functionalities?

Buffer Detection

This feature allows you to check if a given object is an instance of a Buffer. The function returns true if the object is a Buffer, and false otherwise.

var isBuffer = require('is-buffer');
var buffer = new Buffer('This is a buffer');
var notBuffer = {};
console.log(isBuffer(buffer)); // true
console.log(isBuffer(notBuffer)); // false

Other packages similar to is-buffer

buffer

The 'buffer' package is a Node.js Buffer implementation for the browser. It's more complex than is-buffer as it aims to provide the entire Buffer API in environments that do not have it natively. Unlike is-buffer, which only checks if an object is a Buffer, the 'buffer' package allows you to create and manipulate Buffer objects in the browser.

README

is-buffer

Determine if an object is a Buffer (incl. browser buffers).

Why not use Buffer.isBuffer?

If you just want to check if an object is a Buffer without require('buffer') (which bundles the entire buffer module in browserify), then use this module. It's future-proof and works in node too!

install

npm install is-buffer

usage

var isBuffer = require('is-buffer')

isBuffer(new Buffer(4)) // true

isBuffer(undefined) // false
isBuffer(null) // false
isBuffer('') // false
isBuffer(true) // false
isBuffer(false) // false
isBuffer(0) // false
isBuffer(1) // false
isBuffer(1.0) // false
isBuffer('string') // false
isBuffer({}) // false
isBuffer(function foo () {}) // false

license

MIT. Copyright (C) Feross Aboukhadijeh.