Image#src=Buffer works as setter, returns "" as getter

[csosborn]

I'm not actually sure how this should behave, but it seems reasonable that if I set an image src to be a buffer, getting src should then return the same or an equivalent buffer. Instead, it returns an empty string. Is this a bug or a feature?

[tj]

i'd say a bug, it could be a bit of a gotcha in some situations to return the Buffer, but we definitely need some way to access it

[lukejagodzinski]

I have the same problem with getting buffer from Image but I see that 4 years later it's still not resolved :(

[saschagehlich]

This is still the case. Also when setting a base64-encoded string as src.

[cloudsoh]

In the setter(lib/image.js).
Why not just put val to every usage of setSource's third parameter?

[zbjornson]

@cloudsoh that works. My main concern with fixing this issue is that it increases memory usage for a somewhat unusual use case (and one that has workarounds) if we have to store a Buffer instance or data: URL for the lifetime of the image...

[FanaticFalcon]

Any news regarding this issue?