From 703e03aba33f234712206769f57717ba7d92d23d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LinuxWizard42 Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:54:37 +0300 Subject: Added export_allowed file to make repository visible in cgit --- node_modules/isbinaryfile/README.md | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+) create mode 100644 node_modules/isbinaryfile/README.md (limited to 'node_modules/isbinaryfile/README.md') diff --git a/node_modules/isbinaryfile/README.md b/node_modules/isbinaryfile/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f3aad9 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/isbinaryfile/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +# isBinaryFile + +Detects if a file is binary in Node.js. Similar to [Perl's `-B` switch](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/899206/how-does-perl-know-a-file-is-binary), in that: +- it reads the first few thousand bytes of a file +- checks for a `null` byte; if it's found, it's binary +- flags non-ASCII characters. After a certain number of "weird" characters, the file is flagged as binary + +Much of the logic is pretty much ported from [ag](https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher). + +Note: if the file doesn't exist, is a directory, or is empty, the function returns `false`. + +## Installation + +``` +npm install isbinaryfile +``` + +## Usage + +### isBinaryFile(filepath, callback) + +* `filepath`, a `string` indicating the path to the file. +* `callback`, a `function` for the callback. It has two arguments: + - `err`, the typical Node.js error argument + - `result`, a `boolean` of `true` or `false`, depending on if the file is binary + + +### isBinaryFile(bytes, size, callback) + +* `bytes`, a `Buffer` of the file's contents. +* `size`, an optional `number` indicating the file size. +* `callback`, a `function` for the callback. It has two arguments: + - `err`, the typical Node.js error argument + - `result`, a `boolean` of `true` or `false`, depending on if the file is binary + + +### isBinaryFile.sync(filepath) + +* `filepath`, a `string` indicating the path to the file. + + +### isBinaryFile.sync(bytes, size) + +* `bytes`, a `Buffer` of the file's contents. +* `size`, an `number` indicating the file size. + + +Returns a `boolean` of `true` or `false`, depending on if the file is binary. + +### Examples + +```javascript +var isBinaryFile = require("isbinaryfile"); + +fs.readFile("some_file", function(err, data) { + fs.lstat("some_file", function(err, stat) { + isBinaryFile(data, stat.size, function (err, result) { + if (!err) { + if (result) { + console.log("It is!") + } + else { + console.log("No.") + } + } + }); + }); +}); + +isBinaryFile.sync("some_file"); // true or false +var bytes = fs.readFileSync(("some_file")); +var size = fs.lstatSync(("some_file").size; +isBinaryFile.sync(bytes, size); // true or false +``` + +## Testing + +Run `npm install` to install `mocha`, then run `npm test`. -- cgit v1.2.3-86-g962b