# exec-buffer

**Repository Path**: mirrors_kevva/exec-buffer

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: exec-buffer
- **Description**: Run a Buffer through a child process
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-25
- **Last Updated**: 2026-05-24

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# exec-buffer [![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/kevva/exec-buffer.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/kevva/exec-buffer)

> Run a Buffer through a child process


## Install

```
$ npm install exec-buffer
```


## Usage

```js
const fs = require('fs');
const execBuffer = require('exec-buffer');
const gifsicle = require('gifsicle').path;

execBuffer({
	input: fs.readFileSync('test.gif'),
	bin: gifsicle,
	args: ['-o', execBuffer.output, execBuffer.input]
}).then(data => {
	console.log(data);
	//=> <Buffer 47 49 46 38 37 61 ...>
});
```


## API

### execBuffer(options)

#### options

Type: `Object`

##### input

Type: `Buffer`

The `Buffer` to be ran through the child process.

##### bin

Type: `string`

Path to the binary.

##### args

Type: `Array`

Arguments to run the binary with.

##### inputPath

Type: `string`<br>
Default: `tempfile()`

Where `input` will be written to. In most cases you don't need to set this.

##### outputPath

Type: `string`<br>
Default: `tempfile()`

Where output file will be written to. In most cases you don't need to set this.

### execBuffer.input

Returns a temporary path to where the input file will be written.

### execBuffer.output

Returns a temporary path to where the output file will be written.


## License

MIT © [Kevin Mårtensson](https://github.com/kevva)