random-read-http

1.0.9 • Public • Published

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Motivation

This module allows you to open an http(s) url and read through it at random offsets (seeking). This is usefull when working with pseudo-fs like cloudfs.

It's optimized for speed and efficiency, using http(s) agent & http 1.1 polling & a read-ahead buffer list to control the flow and minimize round-trips.

API / usage

const RandomReadHTTP = require('random-read-http');

let remote = new RandomReadHTTP("https://someurl/somefile.mkv");

remote.read(buf, 0, 10, function(len) {
  console.log("Got 10 first bytes into", buf);
  remote.close(); //free up http agent
});

constructor(remote_url [, options])

Options are :

  • MAX_BL_SIZE (default to 20MB). flow will be paused when internal buffer reach MAX_BL_SIZE limit.
  • MIN_BL_SIZE (default to 2.5MB). flow will be resumed if internal buffer is lower than MIN_BL_SIZE.

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npm i random-read-http

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1.0.9

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