utf-8-validate

What is utf-8-validate?

The utf-8-validate npm package is used to validate UTF-8 encoded data. It is primarily used to ensure that a stream of data is valid UTF-8 before processing it further. This can be particularly useful when dealing with text data in network communication or file processing where UTF-8 encoding is expected.

What are utf-8-validate's main functionalities?

Validation of UTF-8 Encoded Data

This feature allows you to validate whether a given Buffer contains valid UTF-8 encoded data. The function `isValidUTF8` returns a boolean indicating the validity of the data.

const { isValidUTF8 } = require('utf-8-validate');

const buffer = Buffer.from('valid UTF-8 string', 'utf8');
const isValid = isValidUTF8(buffer);
console.log(isValid); // true or false

Other packages similar to utf-8-validate

is-utf8

The is-utf8 package is similar to utf-8-validate as it provides a function to check if a Buffer is valid UTF-8. It is a simple and lightweight package for UTF-8 validation.

utf8-validator

utf8-validator is another package that offers UTF-8 validation functionality. It provides a streaming interface for validating UTF-8 data, which can be useful for processing large data streams efficiently.