README
toJSON
Installation
npm install @stdlib/buffer-to-json
Usage
var toJSON = require( '@stdlib/buffer-to-json' );
toJSON( buffer )
Returns a JSON representation of a Buffer
.
var array2buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-from-array' );
var buf = array2buffer( [ 1, 2 ] );
var json = toJSON( buf );
/* returns
{
'type': 'Buffer',
'data': [ 1, 2 ]
}
*/
For guidance on reviving a JSON-serialized Buffer
, see reviver()
.
Examples
var allocUnsafe = require( '@stdlib/buffer-alloc-unsafe' );
var randint = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' );
var toJSON = require( '@stdlib/buffer-to-json' );
var buf;
var i;
buf = allocUnsafe( 100 );
for ( i = 0; i < buf.length; i++ ) {
buf[ i ] = randint( 0, 255 );
}
console.log( toJSON( buf ) );
Notice
This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.
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License
See LICENSE.
Copyright
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