clarify varint.encode documentation

master
Dominic Tarr 10 years ago
parent 8840b12da6
commit 4ea6dfce7a

@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ var varint = require('varint')
var bytes = varint.encode(300) // === [0xAC, 0x02]
varint.decode(bytes) // 300
varint.decode.bytesRead // 2 (the last decode() call required 2 bytes)
varint.decode.bytes // 2 (the last decode() call required 2 bytes)
```
## api
### varint = require('varint')
### varint.encode(num[, output=[], offset=0]) -> array
### varint.encode(num[, buffer=[], offset=0]) -> buffer
encodes `num` into either the array given by `offset` or a new array at `offset`
and returns that array filled with integers.
Encodes `num` into `buffer` starting at `offset`. returns `buffer`, with the encoded varint written into it. If `buffer` is not provided, it will default to a new array.
`varint.encode.bytes` will now be set to the number of bytes
modified.
### varint.decode(data[, offset=0]) -> number
@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ returns the number of bytes this number will be encoded as, up to a maximum of 8
## usage notes
If varint is passed a buffer that does not contain a valid end
byte, then `decode` will return undefined, and `decode.bytesRead`
byte, then `decode` will return undefined, and `decode.bytes`
will be set to 0. If you are reading from a streaming source,
it's okay to pass an incomplete buffer into `decode`, detect this
case, and then concatenate the next buffer.

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