API

Class ByteBuffer

The swiss army knife for binary data in JavaScript.

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new ByteBuffer(capacity=, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Constructs a new ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
capacity	number	Initial capacity. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY.
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.

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ByteBuffer.BIG_ENDIAN

Big endian constant that can be used instead of its boolean value. Evaluates to false.

@type	boolean
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY

Default initial capacity of 16.

@type	number

ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN

Default endianess of false for big endian.

@type	boolean

ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT

Default no assertions flag of false.

@type	boolean

ByteBuffer.LITTLE_ENDIAN

Little endian constant that can be used instead of its boolean value. Evaluates to true.

@type	boolean
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.Long

A Long class for representing a 64-bit two's-complement integer value. May be null if Long.js has not been loaded and int64 support is not available.

@type	Long
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT32_BYTES

Maximum number of bytes required to store a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.

@type	number
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT64_BYTES

Maximum number of bytes required to store a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.

@type	number
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.METRICS_BYTES

Metrics representing number of bytes. Evaluates to 2.

@type	number
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS

Metrics representing number of UTF8 characters. Evaluates to 1.

@type	number
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.VERSION

ByteBuffer version.

@type	string
@access	public const

ByteBuffer.allocate(capacity=, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Allocates a new ByteBuffer backed by a buffer of the specified capacity.

Parameter	Type	Description
capacity	number	Initial capacity. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY.
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.atob(b64)

Decodes a base64 encoded string to binary like window.atob does.

Parameter	Type	Description
b64	string	Base64 encoded string
@returns	string	Binary string

ByteBuffer.btoa(str)

Encodes a binary string to base64 like window.btoa does.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	Binary string
@returns	string	Base64 encoded string

ByteBuffer.calculateUTF8Bytes(str)

Calculates the number of UTF8 bytes of a string.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to calculate
@returns	number	Number of UTF8 bytes

ByteBuffer.calculateUTF8Chars(str)

Calculates the number of UTF8 characters of a string. JavaScript itself uses UTF-16, so that a string's length property does not reflect its actual UTF8 size if it contains code points larger than 0xFFFF.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to calculate
@returns	number	Number of UTF8 characters

ByteBuffer.calculateVarint32(value)

Calculates the actual number of bytes required to store a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to encode
@returns	number	Number of bytes required. Capped to ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT32_BYTES

ByteBuffer.calculateVarint64(value)

Calculates the actual number of bytes required to store a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | !Long	Value to encode
@returns	number	Number of bytes required. Capped to ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT64_BYTES

ByteBuffer.concat(buffers, encoding=, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Concatenates multiple ByteBuffers into one.

Parameter	Type	Description
buffers	!Array.<(!ByteBuffer | !ArrayBuffer | !Uint8Array | string)>	Buffers to concatenate
encoding	string | boolean	String encoding if buffers contains a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order for the resulting ByteBuffer. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values for the resulting ByteBuffer. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	Concatenated ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.fromBase64(str, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Decodes a base64 encoded string to a ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to decode
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.fromBinary(str, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Decodes a binary encoded string, that is using only characters 0x00-0xFF as bytes, to a ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to decode
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.fromDebug(str, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Decodes a hex encoded string with marked offsets to a ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	Debug string to decode (not be generated with columns = true)
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.fromHex(str, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Decodes a hex encoded string to a ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to decode
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.fromUTF8(str, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Decodes an UTF8 encoded string to a ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to decode
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.isByteBuffer(bb)

Tests if the specified type is a ByteBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
bb	***	ByteBuffer to test
@returns	boolean	true if it is a ByteBuffer, otherwise false

ByteBuffer.type()

Gets the backing buffer type.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	Function	Buffer for NB builds, ArrayBuffer for AB builds (classes)

ByteBuffer.wrap(buffer, encoding=, littleEndian=, noAssert=)

Wraps a buffer or a string. Sets the allocated ByteBuffer's ByteBuffer#offset to 0 and its ByteBuffer#limit to the length of the wrapped data.

Parameter	Type	Description
buffer	!ByteBuffer | !ArrayBuffer | !Uint8Array | string	Anything that can be wrapped
encoding	string | boolean	String encoding if buffer is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
littleEndian	boolean	Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN.
noAssert	boolean	Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	A ByteBuffer wrapping buffer

ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode32(n)

Decodes a zigzag encoded signed 32bit integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
n	number	Unsigned zigzag encoded 32bit integer
@returns	number	Signed 32bit integer

ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode64(value)

Decodes a zigzag encoded signed 64bit integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	!Long | number	Unsigned zigzag encoded long or JavaScript number
@returns	!Long	Signed long

ByteBuffer.zigZagEncode32(n)

Zigzag encodes a signed 32bit integer so that it can be effectively used with varint encoding.

Parameter	Type	Description
n	number	Signed 32bit integer
@returns	number	Unsigned zigzag encoded 32bit integer

ByteBuffer.zigZagEncode64(value)

Zigzag encodes a signed 64bit integer so that it can be effectively used with varint encoding.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | !Long	Signed long
@returns	!Long	Unsigned zigzag encoded long

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ByteBuffer#buffer

Backing buffer.

@type	!ArrayBuffer

ByteBuffer#limit

Absolute limit of the contained data. Set to the backing buffer's capacity upon allocation.

@type	number

ByteBuffer#littleEndian

Whether to use little endian byte order, defaults to false for big endian.

@type	boolean

ByteBuffer#markedOffset

Marked offset.

@type	number

ByteBuffer#noAssert

Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values, defaults to false.

@type	boolean

ByteBuffer#offset

Absolute read/write offset.

@type	number

ByteBuffer#view

Data view to manipulate the backing buffer. Becomes null if the backing buffer has a capacity of 0.

@type	DataView

ByteBuffer#BE(bigEndian=)

Switches (to) big endian byte order.

Parameter	Type	Description
bigEndian	boolean	Defaults to true, otherwise uses little endian
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#LE(littleEndian=)

Switches (to) little endian byte order.

Parameter	Type	Description
littleEndian	boolean	Defaults to true, otherwise uses big endian
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#append(source, encoding=, offset=)

Appends some data to this ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents behind the specified offset up to the appended data's length.

Parameter	Type	Description
source	!ByteBuffer | !ArrayBuffer | !Uint8Array | string	Data to append. If source is a ByteBuffer, its offsets will be modified according to the performed read operation.
encoding	string | number	Encoding if data is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
offset	number	Offset to append at. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#appendTo(target, offset=)

Appends this ByteBuffer's contents to another ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents behind the specified offset up to the length of this ByteBuffer's data.

Parameter	Type	Description
target	!ByteBuffer	Target ByteBuffer
offset	number	Offset to append to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#assert(assert)

Enables or disables assertions of argument types and offsets. Assertions are enabled by default but you can opt to disable them if your code already makes sure that everything is valid.

Parameter	Type	Description
assert	boolean	true to enable assertions, otherwise false
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#capacity()

Gets the capacity of this ByteBuffer's backing buffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	number	Capacity of the backing buffer

ByteBuffer#clear()

Clears this ByteBuffer's offsets by setting ByteBuffer#offset to 0 and ByteBuffer#limit to the backing buffer's capacity. Discards ByteBuffer#markedOffset.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#clone(copy=)

Creates a cloned instance of this ByteBuffer, preset with this ByteBuffer's values for ByteBuffer#offset, ByteBuffer#markedOffset and ByteBuffer#limit.

Parameter	Type	Description
copy	boolean	Whether to copy the backing buffer or to return another view on the same, defaults to false
@returns	!ByteBuffer	Cloned instance

ByteBuffer#compact(begin=, end=)

Compacts this ByteBuffer to be backed by a ByteBuffer#buffer of its contents' length. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit. Will set offset = 0 and limit = capacity and adapt ByteBuffer#markedOffset to the same relative position if set.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Offset to start at, defaults to ByteBuffer#offset
end	number	Offset to end at, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#copy(begin=, end=)

Creates a copy of this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Begin offset, defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
end	number	End offset, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	Copy

ByteBuffer#copyTo(target, targetOffset=, sourceOffset=, sourceLimit=)

Copies this ByteBuffer's contents to another ByteBuffer. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit.

Parameter	Type	Description
target	!ByteBuffer	Target ByteBuffer
targetOffset	number	Offset to copy to. Will use and increase the target's ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes copied if omitted.
sourceOffset	number	Offset to start copying from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes copied if omitted.
sourceLimit	number	Offset to end copying from, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#ensureCapacity(capacity)

Makes sure that this ByteBuffer is backed by a ByteBuffer#buffer of at least the specified capacity. If the current capacity is exceeded, it will be doubled. If double the current capacity is less than the required capacity, the required capacity will be used instead.

Parameter	Type	Description
capacity	number	Required capacity
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#fill(value, begin=, end=)

Overwrites this ByteBuffer's contents with the specified value. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | string	Byte value to fill with. If given as a string, the first character is used.
begin	number	Begin offset. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted. defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
end	number	End offset, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#flip()

Makes this ByteBuffer ready for a new sequence of write or relative read operations. Sets limit = offset and offset = 0. Make sure always to flip a ByteBuffer when all relative read or write operations are complete.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#mark(offset=)

Marks an offset on this ByteBuffer to be used later.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to mark. Defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this
@throws	TypeError	If offset is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#order(littleEndian)

Sets the byte order.

Parameter	Type	Description
littleEndian	boolean	true for little endian byte order, false for big endian
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#prepend(source, encoding=, offset=)

Prepends some data to this ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents before the specified offset up to the prepended data's length. If there is not enough space available before the specified offset, the backing buffer will be resized and its contents moved accordingly.

Parameter	Type	Description
source	!ByteBuffer | string | !ArrayBuffer	Data to prepend. If source is a ByteBuffer, its offset will be modified according to the performed read operation.
encoding	string | number	Encoding if data is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
offset	number	Offset to prepend at. Will use and decrease ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes prepended if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#prependTo(target, offset=)

Prepends this ByteBuffer to another ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents before the specified offset up to the prepended data's length. If there is not enough space available before the specified offset, the backing buffer will be resized and its contents moved accordingly.

Parameter	Type	Description
target	!ByteBuffer	Target ByteBuffer
offset	number	Offset to prepend at. Will use and decrease ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes prepended if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#printDebug(out)

Prints debug information about this ByteBuffer's contents.

Parameter	Type	Description
out	function(string)	Output function to call, defaults to console.log

ByteBuffer#readByte(offset=)

Reads an 8bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readInt8.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 1 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read

ByteBuffer#readCString(offset=)

Reads a NULL-terminated UTF8 encoded string. For this to work the string read must not contain any NULL characters itself.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	string | !{string: string, length: number}	The string read if offset is omitted, else the string read and the actual number of bytes read.

ByteBuffer#readDouble(offset=)

Reads a 64bit float. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readFloat64.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	number

ByteBuffer#readFloat(offset=)

Reads a 32bit float. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readFloat32.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	number

ByteBuffer#readFloat32(offset=)

Reads a 32bit float.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	number

ByteBuffer#readFloat64(offset=)

Reads a 64bit float.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	number

ByteBuffer#readIString(offset=)

Reads a length as uint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	string | !{string: string, length: number}	The string read if offset is omitted, else the string read and the actual number of bytes read.

ByteBuffer#readInt(offset=)

Reads a 32bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readInt32.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read

ByteBuffer#readInt16(offset=)

Reads a 16bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 2 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read
@throws	TypeError	If offset is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#readInt32(offset=)

Reads a 32bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read

ByteBuffer#readInt64(offset=)

Reads a 64bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!Long

ByteBuffer#readInt8(offset=)

Reads an 8bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 1 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read

ByteBuffer#readLong(offset=)

Reads a 64bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readInt64.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!Long

ByteBuffer#readShort(offset=)

Reads a 16bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readInt16.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 2 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read
@throws	TypeError	If offset is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#readString(length, metrics=, offset=)

Reads an UTF8 encoded string. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#readUTF8String.

Parameter	Type	Description
length	number	Number of characters or bytes to read
metrics	number	Metrics specifying what n is meant to count. Defaults to ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS.
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	string | !{string: string, length: number}	The string read if offset is omitted, else the string read and the actual number of bytes read.

ByteBuffer#readUTF8String(length, metrics=, offset=)

Reads an UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
length	number	Number of characters or bytes to read
metrics	number	Metrics specifying what n is meant to count. Defaults to ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS.
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	string | !{string: string, length: number}	The string read if offset is omitted, else the string read and the actual number of bytes read.

ByteBuffer#readUint16(offset=)

Reads a 16bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 2 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read
@throws	TypeError	If offset is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#readUint32(offset=)

Reads a 32bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read

ByteBuffer#readUint64(offset=)

Reads a 64bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!Long

ByteBuffer#readUint8(offset=)

Reads an 8bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 1 if omitted.
@returns	number	Value read

ByteBuffer#readVString(offset=)

Reads a length as varint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	string | !{string: string, length: number}	The string read if offset is omitted, else the string read and the actual number of bytes read.

ByteBuffer#readVarint32(offset=)

Reads a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	number | !{value: number, length: number}	The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read and the actual number of bytes read.
@throws	Error	If it's not a valid varint

ByteBuffer#readVarint32ZigZag(offset=)

Reads a zig-zag encoded 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	number | !{value: number, length: number}	The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read and the actual number of bytes read.
@throws	Error	If it's not a valid varint

ByteBuffer#readVarint64(offset=)

Reads a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer. Requires Long.js.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	!Long | !{value: Long, length: number}	The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read and the actual number of bytes read.
@throws	Error	If it's not a valid varint

ByteBuffer#readVarint64ZigZag(offset=)

Reads a zig-zag encoded 64bit base 128 variable-length integer. Requires Long.js.

Parameter	Type	Description
offset	number	Offset to read from. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes read if omitted.
@returns	!Long | !{value: Long, length: number}	The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read and the actual number of bytes read.
@throws	Error	If it's not a valid varint

ByteBuffer#remaining()

Gets the number of remaining readable bytes. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit, so this returns limit - offset.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	number	Remaining readable bytes. May be negative if offset > limit.

ByteBuffer#reset()

Resets this ByteBuffer's ByteBuffer#offset. If an offset has been marked through ByteBuffer#mark before, offset will be set to ByteBuffer#markedOffset, which will then be discarded. If no offset has been marked, sets offset = 0.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#resize(capacity)

Resizes this ByteBuffer to be backed by a buffer of at least the given capacity. Will do nothing if already that large or larger.

Parameter	Type	Description
capacity	number	Capacity required
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this
@throws	TypeError	If capacity is not a number
@throws	RangeError	If capacity < 0

ByteBuffer#reverse(begin=, end=)

Reverses this ByteBuffer's contents.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Offset to start at, defaults to ByteBuffer#offset
end	number	Offset to end at, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#skip(length)

Skips the next length bytes. This will just advance

Parameter	Type	Description
length	number	Number of bytes to skip. May also be negative to move the offset back.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#slice(begin=, end=)

Slices this ByteBuffer by creating a cloned instance with offset = begin and limit = end.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Begin offset, defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
end	number	End offset, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	Clone of this ByteBuffer with slicing applied, backed by the same ByteBuffer#buffer

ByteBuffer#toArrayBuffer(forceCopy=)

Returns a raw buffer compacted to contain this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit. Will transparently ByteBuffer#flip this ByteBuffer if offset > limit but the actual offsets remain untouched. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#toBuffer.

Parameter	Type	Description
forceCopy	boolean	If true returns a copy, otherwise returns a view referencing the same memory. Defaults to false
@returns	!ArrayBuffer	Contents as an ArrayBuffer

ByteBuffer#toBase64(begin=, end=)

Encodes this ByteBuffer's contents to a base64 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Offset to begin at, defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
end	number	Offset to end at, defaults to ByteBuffer#limit.
@returns	string	Base64 encoded string

ByteBuffer#toBinary(begin=, end=)

Encodes this ByteBuffer to a binary encoded string, that is using only characters 0x00-0xFF as bytes.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Offset to begin at. Defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
end	number	Offset to end at. Defaults to ByteBuffer#limit.
@returns	string	Binary encoded string
@throws	RangeError	If offset > limit

ByteBuffer#toBuffer(forceCopy=)

Returns a copy of the backing buffer that contains this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit. Will transparently ByteBuffer#flip this ByteBuffer if offset > limit but the actual offsets remain untouched.

Parameter	Type	Description
forceCopy	boolean	If true returns a copy, otherwise returns a view referencing the same memory if possible. Defaults to false
@returns	!ArrayBuffer	Contents as an ArrayBuffer

ByteBuffer#toDebug(columns=)

Encodes this ByteBuffer to a hex encoded string with marked offsets. Offset symbols are:

• < : offset,
• ' : markedOffset,
• > : limit,
• | : offset and limit,
• [ : offset and markedOffset,
• ] : markedOffset and limit,
• ! : offset, markedOffset and limit

Parameter	Type	Description
columns	boolean	If true returns two columns hex + ascii, defaults to false
@returns	string | !Array.<string>	Debug string or array of lines if asArray = true

ByteBuffer#toHex(begin=, end=)

Encodes this ByteBuffer's contents to a hex encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
begin	number	Offset to begin at. Defaults to ByteBuffer#offset.
end	number	Offset to end at. Defaults to ByteBuffer#limit.
@returns	string	Hex encoded string

ByteBuffer#toString(encoding=)

Converts the ByteBuffer's contents to a string.

Parameter	Type	Description
encoding	string	Output encoding. Returns an informative string representation if omitted but also allows direct conversion to "utf8", "hex", "base64" and "binary" encoding. "debug" returns a hex representation with highlighted offsets.
@returns	string	String representation
@throws	Error	If encoding is invalid

ByteBuffer#toUTF8()

Encodes this ByteBuffer's contents between ByteBuffer#offset and ByteBuffer#limit to an UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
@returns	string	Hex encoded string
@throws	RangeError	If offset > limit

ByteBuffer#writeByte(value, offset=)

Writes an 8bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeInt8.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 1 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeCString(str, offset=)

Writes a NULL-terminated UTF8 encoded string. For this to work the specified string must not contain any NULL characters itself.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes contained in str + 1 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written

ByteBuffer#writeDouble(value, offset=)

Writes a 64bit float. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeFloat64.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeFloat(value, offset=)

Writes a 32bit float. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeFloat32.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeFloat32(value, offset=)

Writes a 32bit float.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeFloat64(value, offset=)

Writes a 64bit float.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeIString(str, offset=)

Writes a length as uint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written

ByteBuffer#writeInt(value, offset=)

Writes a 32bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeInt32.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.

ByteBuffer#writeInt16(value, offset=)

Writes a 16bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 2 if omitted.
@throws	TypeError	If offset or value is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#writeInt32(value, offset=)

Writes a 32bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.

ByteBuffer#writeInt64(value, offset=)

Writes a 64bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | !Long	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeInt8(value, offset=)

Writes an 8bit signed integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 1 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeLong(value, offset=)

Writes a 64bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeInt64.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | !Long	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeShort(value, offset=)

Writes a 16bit signed integer. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeInt16.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 2 if omitted.
@throws	TypeError	If offset or value is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#writeString(str, offset=)

Writes an UTF8 encoded string. This is an alias of ByteBuffer#writeUTF8String.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.

ByteBuffer#writeUTF8String(str, offset=)

Writes an UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.

ByteBuffer#writeUint16(value, offset=)

Writes a 16bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 2 if omitted.
@throws	TypeError	If offset or value is not a valid number
@throws	RangeError	If offset is out of bounds

ByteBuffer#writeUint32(value, offset=)

Writes a 32bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 4 if omitted.

ByteBuffer#writeUint64(value, offset=)

Writes a 64bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | !Long	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by 8 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeUint8(value, offset=)

Writes an 8bit unsigned integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and advance ByteBuffer#offset by 1 if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer	this

ByteBuffer#writeVString(str, offset=)

Writes a length as varint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	String to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written

ByteBuffer#writeVarint32(value, offset=)

Writes a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written

ByteBuffer#writeVarint32ZigZag(value, offset=)

Writes a zig-zag encoded 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written

ByteBuffer#writeVarint64(value, offset=)

Writes a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | Long	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.

ByteBuffer#writeVarint64ZigZag(value, offset=)

Writes a zig-zag encoded 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number | Long	Value to write
offset	number	Offset to write to. Will use and increase ByteBuffer#offset by the number of bytes written if omitted.
@returns	!ByteBuffer | number	this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.

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