npm install buffer-shimsbuffer-shims
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functions to make sure the new buffer methods work in older browsers.
``js``
var bufferShim = require('buffer-shims');
bufferShim.from('foo');
bufferShim.alloc(9, 'cafeface', 'hex');
bufferShim.allocUnsafe(15);
bufferShim.allocUnsafeSlow(21);
should just use the original in newer nodes and on older nodes uses fallbacks.
Known Issues
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- this does not patch the buffer object, only the constructor stuff
- it's actually a polyfill
