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bigbytes
Utility to parse a string bytes (ex: 1TB) to a big.js bytes (1099511627776) and vice-versa.
This is bytes.js, modified to accept/return big.js numbers.
Install
npm install bigbytes
Usage
var bytes = require('bigbytes')
bytes.format(Big value, [options]): string|null
Format the given value in bytes into a string. If the value is negative, it is kept as such. If it is a float, it is rounded.
Arguments
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
value | Big |
Value in bytes |
options | Object |
Conversion options |
Options
Property | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
decimalPlaces | number |null |
Maximum number of decimal places to include in output. Default value to 2 . |
fixedDecimals | boolean |null |
Whether to always display the maximum number of decimal places. Default value to false |
thousandsSeparator | string |null |
Example of values: ' ' , ',' and . ... Default value to '' . |
unit | string |null |
The unit in which the result will be returned (B/KB/MB/GB/TB). Default value to '' (which means auto detect). |
unitSeparator | string |null |
Separator to use between number and unit. Default value to '' . |
Returns
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
results | string |null |
Return null upon error. String value otherwise. |
Example
var bytes = require('bigbytes')
var Big = require('big.js')
bytes(Big(1024))
// output: '1KB'
bytes(Big(1000))
// output: '1000B'
bytes(Big(1000), {thousandsSeparator: ' '})
// output: '1 000B'
bytes(Big(1024 * 1.7), {decimalPlaces: 0})
// output: '2KB'
bytes(Big(1024), {unitSeparator: ' '})
// output: '1 KB'
bytes.parse(string|number value): Big|null
Parse the string value into an integer in bytes. If no unit is given, or value
is a number, it is assumed the value is in bytes.
Supported units and abbreviations are as follows and are case-insensitive:
b
for byteskb
for kilobytesmb
for megabytesgb
for gigabytestb
for terabytes
The units are in powers of two, not ten. This means 1kb = 1024b according to this parser.
Arguments
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
value | string |number |
String to parse, or number in bytes. |
Returns
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
results | Big |null |
Return null upon error. Value in bytes otherwise. |
Example
var bytes = require('bigbytes')
var Big = require('big.js')
bytes('1KB')
// output: Big(1024)
bytes('1024')
// output: Big(1024)
bytes(1024)
// output: Big(1024)
Contribute
Feel free to dive in! Open an issue or submit PRs.