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  "name": "buffer-writer",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "a fast, efficient buffer writer",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "mocha"
  },
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    "url": "git://github.com/brianc/node-buffer-writer.git"
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  "keywords": [
    "buffer",
    "writer",
    "builder"
  ],
  "author": {
    "name": "Brian M. Carlson"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
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    "mocha": "~1.8.1",
    "benchmark": "~1.0.0",
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    "bench": "~0.3.5",
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  "readme": "# buffer-writer\n\n[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/brianc/node-buffer-writer.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/brianc/node-buffer-writer)\n\nFast & efficient buffer writer used to keep memory usage low by internally recycling a single large buffer.\n\nUsed as the binary protocol writer in [node-postgres](https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres)\n\nSince postgres requires big endian encoding, this only writes big endian numbers for now, but can & probably will easily be extended to write little endian as well.\n\nI'll admit this has a few postgres specific things I might need to take out in the future, such as `addHeader`\n\n## api\n\n`var writer = new (require('buffer-writer')());`\n\n### writer.addInt32(num)\n\nWrites a 4-byte big endian binary encoded number to the end of the buffer.\n\n### writer.addInt16(num)\n\nWrites a 2-byte big endian binary encoded number to the end of the buffer.\n\n### writer.addCString(string)\n\nWrites a string to the buffer `utf8` encoded and adds a null character (`\\0`) at the end.\n\n### var buffer = writer.addHeader(char)\n\nWrites the 5 byte PostgreSQL required header to the beginning of the buffer. (1 byte for character, 1 BE Int32 for length of the buffer)\n\n### var buffer = writer.join()\n\nCollects all data in the writer and joins it into a single, new buffer.\n\n### var buffer = writer.flush(char)\n\nWrites the 5 byte postgres required message header, collects all data in the writer and joins it into a single, new buffer, and then resets the writer.\n\n## thoughts\n\nThis is kind of node-postgres specific.  If you're interested in using this for a more general purpose thing, lemme know.\nI would love to work with you on getting this more reusable for your needs.\n\n## license\n\nMIT\n",
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    "url": "https://github.com/brianc/node-buffer-writer/issues"
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