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exec-buffer 
Run a Buffer through a child process
Install
$ npm install --save exec-buffer
Usage
var ExecBuffer = require('exec-buffer');
var fs = require('fs');
var gifsicle = require('gifsicle').path;
var execBuffer = new ExecBuffer();
execBuffer.use(gifsicle, ['-o', execBuffer.dest(), execBuffer.src()]);
execBuffer.run(fs.readFileSync('test.gif'), function (err, data) {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
console.log(data);
//=> <Buffer 47 49 46 38 37 61 ...>
});
});
API
new ExecBuffer()
Creates a new ExecBuffer instance.
.use(bin, args)
bin
Type: String
Path to the binary.
args
Type: Array
Arguments to run the binary with.
.src(path)
path
Type: String
Set or get the temporary source path.
.dest(path)
path
Type: String
Set or get the temporary destination path.
.run(buf, cb)
buf
Type: Buffer
The Buffer to be ran through the child process.
cb(err, data, stderr)
Type: Function
Returns a Buffer with the new data and any stderr output.
License
MIT © Kevin Mårtensson