comparable-storable-types

read, write, and compare binary types

Use this module if you want uniform access for reading, writing, comparison, sizes, and minimum/maximum values for a bunch of different machine types.

This module was built specifically for implementing a range of types for spatial trees on disk.

example

write

var type = require('comparable-storable-types')
var f = type('uint16')
var buf = new Buffer(2)
f.write(buf, 5555, 0)
console.log(buf.toString('hex'))

read

var type = require('comparable-storable-types')
var f = type('float32')
var x = f.read(Buffer([ 0x40, 0x49, 0x0f, 0xdb ]), 0)
console.log(x)

cmp

var type = require('comparable-storable-types')
var B = type('buffer[3]')
var bufs = [ 'zzz', 'qrs', '123', '100' ].map(Buffer)
bufs.sort(function (a, b) { return B.cmp.lt(a, b) ? -1 : 1 })
console.log(bufs.map(String))

api

var types = require('comparable-storable-types')

var t = types(str)

Look up a type object t by a description string str.

Types are:

• float, float32, f, f32
• double, float64, d, f64
• uint8, ui8, u8
• uint16, ui16, u16
• uint32, ui32, u32
• sint8, int8, si8, i8, s8
• sint16, int16, si16, i16, s16
• sint32, int32, si32, i32, s32

var value = t.read(buf, offset)

Parse the value for the type at offset in buf.

t.write(buf, value, offset)

Write value into buf at offset.

t.size

Size in bytes of the type

t.min

Minimum value for the type

t.max

Maximum value for the type

t.cmp

Comparison operators:

• t.cmp.eq(a, b)
• t.cmp.lt(a, b)
• t.cmp.lte(a, b)
• t.cmp.gt(a, b)
• t.cmp.gte(a, b)

install

npm install comparable-storable-types

license

BSD