var Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer module.exports = function (buf) { // If the buffer is backed by a Uint8Array, a faster version will work if (buf instanceof Uint8Array) { // If the buffer isn't a subarray, return the underlying ArrayBuffer if (buf.byteOffset === 0 && buf.byteLength === buf.buffer.byteLength) { return buf.buffer } else if (typeof buf.buffer.slice === 'function') { // Otherwise we need to get a proper copy return buf.buffer.slice(buf.byteOffset, buf.byteOffset + buf.byteLength) } } if (Buffer.isBuffer(buf)) { // This is the slow version that will work with any Buffer // implementation (even in old browsers) var arrayCopy = new Uint8Array(buf.length) var len = buf.length for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) { arrayCopy[i] = buf[i] } return arrayCopy.buffer } else { throw new Error('Argument must be a Buffer') } }