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The 'read-chunk' npm package allows you to read a specific chunk of a file. This can be useful for tasks such as file type detection, partial file processing, and more.
Read a specific chunk of a file
This feature allows you to read a specific chunk of a file. In this example, it reads the first 10 bytes from 'example.txt' and logs it to the console.
const readChunk = require('read-chunk');
const buffer = readChunk.sync('example.txt', 0, 10);
console.log(buffer.toString());
Asynchronous chunk reading
This feature allows you to read a specific chunk of a file asynchronously. In this example, it reads the first 10 bytes from 'example.txt' and logs it to the console.
const readChunk = require('read-chunk');
readChunk('example.txt', 0, 10).then(buffer => {
console.log(buffer.toString());
}).catch(err => {
console.error(err);
});
The 'fs-extra' package extends the native Node.js 'fs' module with additional methods, including methods for reading and writing files. While it does not specifically focus on reading chunks, it provides a more comprehensive set of file system utilities.
The 'node-buffer' package provides utilities for working with binary data directly in Node.js. It allows for more granular control over reading and writing data, including reading specific chunks of a file.
The 'file-type' package is used to detect the file type of a buffer or stream. It often uses 'read-chunk' internally to read the first few bytes of a file for type detection. While its primary focus is on file type detection, it shares the functionality of reading specific chunks of a file.
Read a chunk from a file
Because the built-in way is too much boilerplate.
Install with npm
npm install --save read-chunk
var readChunk = require('read-chunk');
// foo.txt => hello
readChunk.sync('foo.txt', 1, 3);
//=> ell
Type: String
Type: Number
Position to start reading.
Type: Number
Number of bytes to read.
Type: Function
Same arguments as readChunk
except the callback.
Returns a buffer.
MIT © Sindre Sorhus
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Read a chunk from a file
The npm package read-chunk receives a total of 512,197 weekly downloads. As such, read-chunk popularity was classified as popular.
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