Draino 0.1.0

(C) ryan emery (seebees@gmail.com) 2011, Licensed under the MIT-LICENSE

A library to flush data from "read streams."

Features

• simple, .flush(readStream).flush(readStream)
• mix and match flush and funnel for the same destination
• will serialize read sources into one write source
• StreamBuffer allows piping of many Streams to take less then serial time.
• helper functions to decorate your Streams
• SerialPump is a class that inherits from Stream and exposes funnel and flush
• Snake to help with async debugging
• fun to write (for me, not you, I don't know anything about your code)

API

SerialPump::funnel(source, options)

The instance is the destination.
Source should be self explanatory.
Options are: { //buffer the output until the dest is ready. default is true buffer : [true|false], //if a stream completes before the dest is ready for it //should the stream move itself to the top of the que [false] or //do nothing [true] serial : [true|false] } before each source is piped to the destination the 'pipe' event is emitted just like Stream::pipe. Once every source has been funneled to the destination dest.end() is called. (//TODO should there be an option to override this?)

the return value is the destination so you can funnel another source.

SerialPump::flush(source, options)

The instance is the destination.
Source should be self explanatory.
Options are: { //if a stream completes before the dest is ready for it //should the stream move itself to the top of the que [false] or //do nothing [true] serial : [true|false] } before each source is piped to the destination the 'pipe' event is emitted just like Stream::pipe. Once every source has been funneled to the destination dest.end() is called. (//TODO should there be an option to override this?)

the return value is the destination so you can flush another source.

draino.funnel(source, destination, options)

A method to funnel Streams that are not decorated

draino.flush(source, destination, options)

A method to flush Streams that are not decorated

draino.shine()

A method to decorate Streams. It can decorate instances or classes. It can handle an array of things or N number of arguments or any combination. Basically you give it a heap of crap and it will try and decorate it for you. e.g. draino.shine([a, b, c], [MyStreamClass, [another, StreamClass]], lastStream);

new StreamBuffer(destination, source, options)

A Stream that buffers writes to be read later. The source and destination are used by StreamBuffer::drain to extract itself from the equation. Currently the only option is size. Which will cause the StreamBuffer to pause the source once a total about of data > size has been written.

If you create a StreamBuffer with a destination and a source

StreamBuffer::drain(encoding)

if the underlying source has ended:

• emit's 'pipe' to the destination
• if the destination is writable, dest.write(self.read(encoding))
• if the destination write returns === false, wait for 'drain' to emit 'end' otherwise emit 'end'
• emit 'close'
• self.destroy()
• eat the drain method in case someone tries to call it twice
• return the underlying source

if the underlying source has not ended:

• source.pipe(dest)
• if dest.writable, dest.write(self.read(encoding))
• if dest.write returns === false, source.pause(), otherwise source.resume()
• emit 'close'
• self.destroy()
• eat the drain method in case someone tries to call it twice
• return the underlying source

If you create a StreamBuffer with only a destination

The stream buffer will replace the destination write method with StreamBuffer::write

StreamBuffer::drain(encoding)

• replace the destination write method
• dest.write(self.read(encoding))
• self.destroy()

If you create a StreamBuffer WITHOUT either a destination or a source

The drain method will not exist.

//TODO if you create a StreamBuffer with ONLY a source drain should take an optional destination argument

StreamBuffer::writable

true, 'cuase it is a write stream.

StreamBufer::write(chunk)

the write method. Currently I do not take encoding. it is on the TODO list

StreamBuffer::read(encoding)

returns all data written to the StreamBuffer.

StreamBuffer::end()

sets StreamBuffer::hasEnded = true and emits('full')

StreamBuffer::destroy()

removes all listeners and sets up the object to be GCed

StreamBuffer::destroySoon()

drains the StreamBuffer and .destroy() on 'end'

StreamBuffer::close()

sets hasEnded = true

StreamBuffer::hasEnded()

returns whether or not the underlying source has ended.

StreamBuffer::source()

returns the underlying source

StreamBuffer::dest()

returns the underlying destination

Buffer vs string

If your source stream has an Encoding it will write to the StreamBuffer with string. When you read or drain, I will return one big string. If your source does not have an encoding it will write to the StreamBuffer with Buffer. In this case when you drain I will return one big Buffer.

Example usage

var draino = require('draino'),
    http   = require('http'),
    fs     = require('fs');
	
//Very simple example
var request =http.request({
	host: 'SomeHostThatWantsData.com',
	port: 80,
}, function (response) {
	//do stuff
});
    
    for(var i=0; i<20; i++) {
      draino.funnel(
          fs.createReadStream(__filename, {bufferSize:bufferSize}),
          request
      )
    }

Running the tests

vows ./test/test* --spec 

TODO

• prime, a way to make things into streams (function, literals, arrays etc)
• StreamBuffer should take a callback as a destination
• flush should take a callback as a destination
• put in NPM