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exec-buffer
Run a Buffer through a child process
Install
$ npm install exec-buffer
Usage
const fs = require('fs');
const execBuffer = require('exec-buffer');
const gifsicle = require('gifsicle').path;
execBuffer({
input: fs.readFileSync('test.gif'),
bin: gifsicle,
args: ['-o', execBuffer.output, execBuffer.input]
}).then(data => {
console.log(data);
//=> <Buffer 47 49 46 38 37 61 ...>
});
API
execBuffer(options)
options
Type: Object
input
Type: Buffer
The Buffer
to be ran through the child process.
bin
Type: string
Path to the binary.
args
Type: Array
Arguments to run the binary with.
inputPath
Type: string
Default: tempfile()
Where input
will be written to. In most cases you don't need to set this.
outputPath
Type: string
Default: tempfile()
Where output file will be written to. In most cases you don't need to set this.
execBuffer.input
Returns a temporary path to where the input file will be written.
execBuffer.output
Returns a temporary path to where the output file will be written.
License
MIT © Kevin Mårtensson