streamifier

What is streamifier?

The streamifier npm package allows you to convert various data types into Node.js streams. This can be particularly useful for handling data in a streaming fashion, which can be more efficient and scalable than working with large data sets in memory.

What are streamifier's main functionalities?

Convert Buffer to Stream

This feature allows you to convert a Buffer into a readable stream. The code sample demonstrates creating a stream from a Buffer and piping it to the standard output.

const streamifier = require('streamifier');
const buffer = Buffer.from('Hello, World!');
const stream = streamifier.createReadStream(buffer);
stream.pipe(process.stdout);

Convert String to Stream

This feature allows you to convert a string into a readable stream. The code sample demonstrates creating a stream from a string and piping it to the standard output.

const streamifier = require('streamifier');
const string = 'Hello, World!';
const stream = streamifier.createReadStream(string);
stream.pipe(process.stdout);

Convert Array to Stream

This feature allows you to convert an array into a readable stream. The code sample demonstrates creating a stream from an array and writing each chunk to the standard output.

const streamifier = require('streamifier');
const array = ['Hello', ' ', 'World', '!'];
const stream = streamifier.createReadStream(array);
stream.on('data', (chunk) => {
  process.stdout.write(chunk);
});

Other packages similar to streamifier

into-stream

The into-stream package also converts various data types into streams. It supports converting strings, Buffers, and arrays into readable streams. Compared to streamifier, into-stream offers a similar set of functionalities but with a slightly different API.

from2

The from2 package is another alternative that allows you to create readable streams from various data sources. It provides a more flexible API for creating custom streams, which can be useful for more complex use cases. Compared to streamifier, from2 offers more control over the stream creation process.

readable-stream

The readable-stream package is a robust implementation of Node.js streams that is maintained separately from the core Node.js library. It provides a comprehensive set of features for working with streams, including creating readable streams from various data sources. Compared to streamifier, readable-stream is more feature-rich and is designed to be a drop-in replacement for Node.js's built-in stream module.

README

streamifier

Converts a Buffer/String into a readable stream

module.createReadStream(object[, options]) : Readable

Returns a Readable stream.

The object can be of any data type. If it is a Buffer or a string, the available options are highWaterMark and encoding, otherwise the Readable stream is automatically set in object mode and the options parameter is ignored.