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The 'read-all-stream' npm package is a utility that allows you to read all data from a stream until the end. It is particularly useful for handling streams in Node.js, such as reading data from files, HTTP responses, or any other stream-based data source.
Read all data from a stream
This feature allows you to read all data from a stream until the end. In this example, it reads the entire content of 'example.txt' and logs it to the console.
const readAllStream = require('read-all-stream');
const fs = require('fs');
const stream = fs.createReadStream('example.txt');
readAllStream(stream, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(data);
});
Read all data from a stream with a promise
This feature allows you to read all data from a stream using a promise. It provides a more modern approach to handling asynchronous operations. In this example, it reads the entire content of 'example.txt' and logs it to the console.
const readAllStream = require('read-all-stream');
const fs = require('fs');
const stream = fs.createReadStream('example.txt');
readAllStream(stream, 'utf8').then(data => {
console.log(data);
}).catch(err => {
console.error(err);
});
The 'concat-stream' package is similar to 'read-all-stream' in that it also allows you to read all data from a stream. However, 'concat-stream' is more versatile as it can handle different types of data (strings, Buffers, arrays, etc.) and provides a simpler API for concatenating stream data.
The 'get-stream' package is another alternative that provides similar functionality. It allows you to get the entire content of a stream as a string, buffer, or array. 'get-stream' also supports promises and async/await, making it a modern and flexible choice for handling streams.
The 'stream-to-array' package converts a stream into an array of its data chunks. This can be useful if you need to process each chunk individually after reading the entire stream. It provides a different approach compared to 'read-all-stream' by focusing on chunk-based processing.
Read stream to buffer or string
$ npm install --save read-all-stream
var read = require('read-all-stream');
var stream = fs.createReadStream('index.js');
read(stream, 'utf-8', function (err, data) {
console.log(data.length);
//=> 42
});
Required
Type: Stream
Event emitter, which data
events will be consumed.
Type: object
or string
If type of options
is string
, then it will be used as encoding.
If type is Object
, then next options are available:
Type: string
, null
Default: 'utf8'
Encoding to be used on toString
of the data. If null, the body is returned as a Buffer.
Error
object (if error
event happens).
The data in stream.
MIT © Vsevolod Strukchinsky
FAQs
Read all stream content and pass it to callback
The npm package read-all-stream receives a total of 245,801 weekly downloads. As such, read-all-stream popularity was classified as popular.
We found that read-all-stream 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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