binutils - .NET like BinaryReader and BinaryWriter for node.js

These utilities provide you with a BinaryReader and BinaryWriter class with functions similar to the corresponding .NET classes. They also allow you to define a specific endianness!

Basic installation and usage

You can install this package either by using npm or by downloading the source from GitHub and requiring it directly.

To install using npm open your terminal (or command line), make sure you're in your application directory and execute the following command:

npm install binutils

You can then start using the package by requiring it from your application as such:

var binutils = require('binutils');

BinaryReader Class

BinaryReader(inputBuffer, endianness, encoding)

• Initializes a BinaryReader with the specified settings
• inputBuffer can be a Buffer, a string or an array

ReadUInt8()

• Reads a 8 bit unsigned integer from the buffer and advances the current position by 1 byte

ReadUInt16()

• Reads a 16 bit unsigned integer from the buffer and advances the current position by 2 bytes

ReadUInt32()

• Reads a 32 bit unsigned integer from the buffer and advances the current position by 4 bytes

ReadInt8()

• Reads a 8 bit signed integer from the buffer and advances the current position by 1 byte

ReadInt16()

• Reads a 16 bit signed integer from the buffer and advances the current position by 2 bytes

ReadInt32()

• Reads a 32 bit signed integer from the buffer and advances the current position by 4 bytes

ReadFloat()

• Reads a float from the buffer and advances the current position by 4 bytes

ReadDouble()

• Reads a double from the buffer and advances the current position by 8 bytes

ReadBytes(count)

• Reads the specified number of bytes into a new buffer and advances the current position by that number of bytes

Length [Number]

• The length of the initially provided data

Position [Number]

• The current position (index) of the reader

ByteBuffer [Buffer]

• A buffer containing the remaining data from the original buffer

BinaryWriter Class

BinaryWriter(endianness, encoding)

• Initializes a BinaryWriter with the specified settings

WriteUInt8(value)

• Writes a 8 bit unsigned integer to the buffer and advances the current position by 1 byte

WriteUInt16(value)

• Writes a 16 bit unsigned integer to the buffer and advances the current position by 2 bytes

WriteUInt32(value)

• Writes a 32 bit unsigned integer to the buffer and advances the current position by 4 bytes

WriteInt8(value)

• Writes a 8 bit signed integer to the buffer and advances the current position by 1 byte

WriteInt16(value)

• Writes a 16 bit signed integer to the buffer and advances the current position by 2 bytes

WriteInt32(value)

• Writes a 32 bit signed integer to the buffer and advances the current position by 4 bytes

WriteFloat(value)

• Writes a float to the buffer and advances the current position by 4 bytes

WriteDouble(value)

• Writes a double to the buffer and advances the current position by 8 bytes

WriteBytes(value)

• Reads the specified number of bytes into a new buffer and advances the current position by that number of bytes
• value can be a Buffer, a string or an array

Length [Number]

• The length of the current data buffer

ByteBuffer [Buffer]

• A buffer containing the data written using the class functions

Example

var binutils = require('./binutils.js');

var buffer = new Buffer([1,  0, 2,  0, 0, 0, 3,  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

var reader = new binutils.BinaryReader(buffer);

console.log(reader.ReadUInt8()); // Will print '1'
console.log(reader.ReadUInt16()); // Will print '2'
console.log(reader.ReadUInt32()); // Will print '3'
console.log(reader.ReadBytes(6)); // Will print '<Buffer 01 02 03 04 05 06>'
console.log(reader.Position); // Will print '13'
console.log(reader.Length); // Will print '13'

//

var writer = new binutils.BinaryWriter();

writer.WriteUInt16(65535);
writer.WriteUInt32(0);
writer.WriteInt32(-1);
writer.WriteBytes([5, 4, 3, 2, 1]);

console.log(writer.ByteBuffer); // Will print '<Buffer ff ff 00 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 05 04 03 02 01>'
console.log(writer.Length); // Will print '15'

TODO

• Add support for 64-bit integers
• Add support for strings
• Add support for booleans