strip-bom-stream
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The strip-bom-stream npm package is used to remove Byte Order Marks (BOM) from streams. BOMs are special markers at the start of text streams that indicate the encoding used. This package is particularly useful when dealing with text streams that may contain BOMs, ensuring that the BOM is stripped out so that the text can be processed correctly.
Remove BOM from a stream
This feature allows you to remove the BOM from a readable stream and pipe the cleaned data into a writable stream. In this example, the BOM is removed from 'file-with-bom.txt' and the result is written to 'file-without-bom.txt'.
const fs = require('fs');
const stripBomStream = require('strip-bom-stream');
fs.createReadStream('file-with-bom.txt')
.pipe(stripBomStream())
.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('file-without-bom.txt'));
The strip-bom package is used to remove BOM from strings and buffers. Unlike strip-bom-stream, which works with streams, strip-bom is more suited for handling individual strings or buffers. It is useful when you need to process text data that is already loaded into memory.
The remove-bom-stream package is another alternative for removing BOM from streams. It functions similarly to strip-bom-stream but may have different performance characteristics or additional features. It is a good alternative if you are looking for similar functionality.
Strip UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) from a stream
From Wikipedia:
The Unicode Standard permits the BOM in UTF-8, but does not require nor recommend its use. Byte order has no meaning in UTF-8.
$ npm install strip-bom-stream
import fs from 'node:fs';
import stripBomStream from 'strip-bom-stream';
fs.createReadStream('unicorn.txt')
.pipe(stripBomStream())
.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('unicorn.txt'));
It's a Transform stream.
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Strip UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) from a stream
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