Bridging the gap between buffers and typed arrays
npm install b4aBuffer for Array (B4A) provides a set of functions for bridging the gap between the Node.js Buffer class and the Uint8Array class. A browser compatibility layer is also included, making it possible to use B4A in both Node.js and browsers without having to worry about whether you're dealing with buffers or typed arrays.
``sh`
npm i b4a
When imported from React Native b4a will make use of react-native-b4a for optimised buffer operations when available. All you need to do is install it:
`sh`
npm i react-native-b4a
#### b4a.isBuffer(value)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferisbufferobj
This will also return true when passed a Uint8Array.
#### b4a.isEncoding(encoding)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferisencodingencoding
#### b4a.alloc(size[, fill[, encoding]])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferallocsize-fill-encoding
#### b4a.allocUnsafe(size)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferallocunsafesize
#### b4a.allocUnsafeSlow(size)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferallocunsafeslowsize
#### b4a.byteLength(string)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferbytelengthstring-encoding
#### b4a.compare(buf1, buf2)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-buffercomparebuf1-buf2
#### b4a.concat(buffers[, totalLength])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferconcatlist-totallength
#### b4a.copy(source, target[, targetStart[, sourceStart[, sourceEnd]]])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufcopytarget-targetstart-sourcestart-sourceend
#### b4a.equals(buf1, buf2)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufequalsotherbuffer
#### b4a.fill(buffer, value[, offset[, end]][, encoding])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffillvalue-offset-end-encoding
#### b4a.from(array)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromarray
#### b4a.from(arrayBuffer[, byteOffset[, length]])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromarraybuffer-byteoffset-length
#### b4a.from(buffer)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfrombuffer
#### b4a.from(string[, encoding])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromstring-encoding
#### b4a.includes(buffer, value[, byteOffset][, encoding])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufincludesvalue-byteoffset-encoding
#### b4a.indexOf(buffer, value[, byteOffset][, encoding])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufindexofvalue-byteoffset-encoding
#### b4a.lastIndexOf(buffer, value[, byteOffset][, encoding])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buflastindexofvalue-byteoffset-encoding
#### b4a.swap16(buffer)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufswap16
#### b4a.swap32(buffer)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufswap32
#### b4a.swap64(buffer)
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufswap64
#### b4a.toBuffer(buffer)
Convert a buffer to its canonical representation. In Node.js, the canonical representation is a Buffer. In the browser, the canonical representation is a Uint8Array.
#### b4a.toString(buffer, [encoding[, start[, end]]])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buftostringencoding-start-end
#### b4a.write(buffer, string[, offset[, length]][, encoding])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufwritestring-offset-length-encoding
#### b4a.writeDoubleLE(buffer, value[, offset])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufwritedoublelevalue-offset
#### b4a.writeFloatLE(buffer, value[, offset])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufwritefloatlevalue-offset
#### b4a.writeUInt32LE(buffer, value[, offset])
https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufwriteuint32levalue-offset
#### b4a.writeInt32LE(buffer, value[, offset])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufwriteint32levalue-offset
#### b4a.readDoubleLE(buffer[, offset])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufreaddoubleleoffset
#### b4a.readFloatLE(buffer[, offset])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufreadfloatleoffset
#### b4a.readUInt32LE(buffer[, offset])
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufreaduint32leoffset
#### b4a.readInt32LE(buffer[, offset])`
See https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufreadint32leoffset
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