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IAdminUserExpressRequest

Extends​

  • Omit<Request, "protocol" | "param" | "unshift">

Properties​

aborted​

aborted: boolean

The message.aborted property will be true if the request has been aborted.

Since​

v10.1.0

Deprecated​

Since v17.0.0,v16.12.0 - Check message.destroyed from stream.Readable.

Inherited from​

Omit.aborted


accepted​

accepted: MediaType[]

Return an array of Accepted media types ordered from highest quality to lowest.

Inherited from​

Omit.accepted


adminUser​

adminUser: AdminUser


app​

app: Application

Inherited from​

Omit.app


baseUrl​

baseUrl: string

Inherited from​

Omit.baseUrl


body​

body: any

Inherited from​

Omit.body


closed​

readonly closed: boolean

Is true after 'close' has been emitted.

Since​

v18.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.closed


complete​

complete: boolean

The message.complete property will be true if a complete HTTP message has been received and successfully parsed.

This property is particularly useful as a means of determining if a client or server fully transmitted a message before a connection was terminated:

const req = http.request({
host: '127.0.0.1',
port: 8080,
method: 'POST',
}, (res) => {
res.resume();
res.on('end', () => {
if (!res.complete)
console.error(
'The connection was terminated while the message was still being sent');
});
});

Since​

v0.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.complete


connection​

connection: Socket

Alias for message.socket.

Since​

v0.1.90

Deprecated​

Since v16.0.0 - Use socket.

Inherited from​

Omit.connection


cookies​

cookies: any

Inherited from​

Omit.cookies


destroyed​

destroyed: boolean

Is true after readable.destroy() has been called.

Since​

v8.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.destroyed


errored​

readonly errored: Error

Returns error if the stream has been destroyed with an error.

Since​

v18.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.errored


fresh​

readonly fresh: boolean

Check if the request is fresh, aka Last-Modified and/or the ETag still match.

Inherited from​

Omit.fresh


headers​

headers: IncomingHttpHeaders

The request/response headers object.

Key-value pairs of header names and values. Header names are lower-cased.

// Prints something like:
//
// { 'user-agent': 'curl/7.22.0',
// host: '127.0.0.1:8000',
// accept: '*' }
console.log(request.headers);

Duplicates in raw headers are handled in the following ways, depending on the header name:

  • Duplicates of age, authorization, content-length, content-type, etag, expires, from, host, if-modified-since, if-unmodified-since, last-modified, location, max-forwards, proxy-authorization, referer, retry-after, server, or user-agent are discarded. To allow duplicate values of the headers listed above to be joined, use the option joinDuplicateHeaders in request and createServer. See RFC 9110 Section 5.3 for more information.
  • set-cookie is always an array. Duplicates are added to the array.
  • For duplicate cookie headers, the values are joined together with ; .
  • For all other headers, the values are joined together with , .

Since​

v0.1.5

Inherited from​

Omit.headers


headersDistinct​

headersDistinct: Dict<string[]>

Similar to message.headers, but there is no join logic and the values are always arrays of strings, even for headers received just once.

// Prints something like:
//
// { 'user-agent': ['curl/7.22.0'],
// host: ['127.0.0.1:8000'],
// accept: ['*'] }
console.log(request.headersDistinct);

Since​

v18.3.0, v16.17.0

Inherited from​

Omit.headersDistinct


host​

readonly host: string

Contains the host derived from the Host HTTP header.

Inherited from​

Omit.host


hostname​

readonly hostname: string

Contains the hostname derived from the Host HTTP header.

Inherited from​

Omit.hostname


httpVersion​

httpVersion: string

In case of server request, the HTTP version sent by the client. In the case of client response, the HTTP version of the connected-to server. Probably either '1.1' or '1.0'.

Also message.httpVersionMajor is the first integer and message.httpVersionMinor is the second.

Since​

v0.1.1

Inherited from​

Omit.httpVersion


httpVersionMajor​

httpVersionMajor: number

Inherited from​

Omit.httpVersionMajor


httpVersionMinor​

httpVersionMinor: number

Inherited from​

Omit.httpVersionMinor


ip​

readonly ip: string

Return the remote address, or when "trust proxy" is true return the upstream addr.

Value may be undefined if the req.socket is destroyed (for example, if the client disconnected).

Inherited from​

Omit.ip


ips​

readonly ips: string[]

When "trust proxy" is true, parse the "X-Forwarded-For" ip address list.

For example if the value were "client, proxy1, proxy2" you would receive the array ["client", "proxy1", "proxy2"] where "proxy2" is the furthest down-stream.

Inherited from​

Omit.ips


method​

method: string

Only valid for request obtained from Server.

The request method as a string. Read only. Examples: 'GET', 'DELETE'.

Since​

v0.1.1

Inherited from​

Omit.method


next?​

optional next?: NextFunction

Inherited from​

Omit.next


originalUrl​

originalUrl: string

Inherited from​

Omit.originalUrl


params​

params: ParamsDictionary

Inherited from​

Omit.params


path​

readonly path: string

Short-hand for url.parse(req.url).pathname.

Inherited from​

Omit.path


query​

query: ParsedQs

Inherited from​

Omit.query


rawHeaders​

rawHeaders: string[]

The raw request/response headers list exactly as they were received.

The keys and values are in the same list. It is not a list of tuples. So, the even-numbered offsets are key values, and the odd-numbered offsets are the associated values.

Header names are not lowercased, and duplicates are not merged.

// Prints something like:
//
// [ 'user-agent',
// 'this is invalid because there can be only one',
// 'User-Agent',
// 'curl/7.22.0',
// 'Host',
// '127.0.0.1:8000',
// 'ACCEPT',
// '*' ]
console.log(request.rawHeaders);

Since​

v0.11.6

Inherited from​

Omit.rawHeaders


rawTrailers​

rawTrailers: string[]

The raw request/response trailer keys and values exactly as they were received. Only populated at the 'end' event.

Since​

v0.11.6

Inherited from​

Omit.rawTrailers


readable​

readable: boolean

Is true if it is safe to call read, which means the stream has not been destroyed or emitted 'error' or 'end'.

Since​

v11.4.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readable


readableAborted​

readonly readableAborted: boolean

Experimental

Returns whether the stream was destroyed or errored before emitting 'end'.

Since​

v16.8.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableAborted


readableDidRead​

readonly readableDidRead: boolean

Experimental

Returns whether 'data' has been emitted.

Since​

v16.7.0, v14.18.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableDidRead


readableEncoding​

readonly readableEncoding: BufferEncoding

Getter for the property encoding of a given Readable stream. The encoding property can be set using the setEncoding method.

Since​

v12.7.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableEncoding


readableEnded​

readonly readableEnded: boolean

Becomes true when 'end' event is emitted.

Since​

v12.9.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableEnded


readableFlowing​

readonly readableFlowing: boolean

This property reflects the current state of a Readable stream as described in the Three states section.

Since​

v9.4.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableFlowing


readableHighWaterMark​

readonly readableHighWaterMark: number

Returns the value of highWaterMark passed when creating this Readable.

Since​

v9.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableHighWaterMark


readableLength​

readonly readableLength: number

This property contains the number of bytes (or objects) in the queue ready to be read. The value provides introspection data regarding the status of the highWaterMark.

Since​

v9.4.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableLength


readableObjectMode​

readonly readableObjectMode: boolean

Getter for the property objectMode of a given Readable stream.

Since​

v12.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.readableObjectMode


res?​

optional res?: Response<any, Record<string, any>, number>

After middleware.init executed, Request will contain res and next properties See: express/lib/middleware/init.js

Inherited from​

Omit.res


route​

route: any

Inherited from​

Omit.route


secure​

readonly secure: boolean

Short-hand for:

req.protocol == 'https'

Inherited from​

Omit.secure


signedCookies​

signedCookies: any

Inherited from​

Omit.signedCookies


socket​

socket: Socket

The net.Socket object associated with the connection.

With HTTPS support, use request.socket.getPeerCertificate() to obtain the client's authentication details.

This property is guaranteed to be an instance of the net.Socket class, a subclass of stream.Duplex, unless the user specified a socket type other than net.Socket or internally nulled.

Since​

v0.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.socket


stale​

readonly stale: boolean

Check if the request is stale, aka "Last-Modified" and / or the "ETag" for the resource has changed.

Inherited from​

Omit.stale


statusCode?​

optional statusCode?: number

Only valid for response obtained from ClientRequest.

The 3-digit HTTP response status code. E.G. 404.

Since​

v0.1.1

Inherited from​

Omit.statusCode


statusMessage?​

optional statusMessage?: string

Only valid for response obtained from ClientRequest.

The HTTP response status message (reason phrase). E.G. OK or Internal Server Error.

Since​

v0.11.10

Inherited from​

Omit.statusMessage


subdomains​

readonly subdomains: string[]

Return subdomains as an array.

Subdomains are the dot-separated parts of the host before the main domain of the app. By default, the domain of the app is assumed to be the last two parts of the host. This can be changed by setting "subdomain offset".

For example, if the domain is "tobi.ferrets.example.com": If "subdomain offset" is not set, req.subdomains is ["ferrets", "tobi"]. If "subdomain offset" is 3, req.subdomains is ["tobi"].

Inherited from​

Omit.subdomains


trailers​

trailers: Dict<string>

The request/response trailers object. Only populated at the 'end' event.

Since​

v0.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.trailers


trailersDistinct​

trailersDistinct: Dict<string[]>

Similar to message.trailers, but there is no join logic and the values are always arrays of strings, even for headers received just once. Only populated at the 'end' event.

Since​

v18.3.0, v16.17.0

Inherited from​

Omit.trailersDistinct


url​

url: string

Only valid for request obtained from Server.

Request URL string. This contains only the URL that is present in the actual HTTP request. Take the following request:

GET /status?name=ryan HTTP/1.1
Accept: text/plain

To parse the URL into its parts:

new URL(`http://${process.env.HOST ?? 'localhost'}${request.url}`);

When request.url is '/status?name=ryan' and process.env.HOST is undefined:

$ node
> new URL(`http://${process.env.HOST ?? 'localhost'}${request.url}`);
URL {
href: 'http://localhost/status?name=ryan',
origin: 'http://localhost',
protocol: 'http:',
username: '',
password: '',
host: 'localhost',
hostname: 'localhost',
port: '',
pathname: '/status',
search: '?name=ryan',
searchParams: URLSearchParams { 'name' => 'ryan' },
hash: ''
}

Ensure that you set process.env.HOST to the server's host name, or consider replacing this part entirely. If using req.headers.host, ensure proper validation is used, as clients may specify a custom Host header.

Since​

v0.1.90

Inherited from​

Omit.url


xhr​

readonly xhr: boolean

Check if the request was an XMLHttpRequest.

Inherited from​

Omit.xhr

Methods​

_construct()?​

optional _construct(callback): void

Parameters​

ParameterType
callback(error?) => void

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

Omit._construct


_destroy()​

_destroy(error, callback): void

Parameters​

ParameterType
errorError
callback(error?) => void

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

Omit._destroy


_read()​

_read(size): void

Parameters​

ParameterType
sizenumber

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

Omit._read


[asyncDispose]()​

[asyncDispose](): Promise<void>

Calls readable.destroy() with an AbortError and returns a promise that fulfills when the stream is finished.

Returns​

Promise<void>

Since​

v20.4.0

Inherited from​

Omit.[asyncDispose]


[asyncIterator]()​

[asyncIterator](): AsyncIterator<any>

Returns​

AsyncIterator<any>

Inherited from​

Omit.[asyncIterator]


[captureRejectionSymbol]()?​

optional [captureRejectionSymbol]<K>(error, event, ...args): void

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
K

Parameters​

ParameterType
errorError
eventstring | symbol
...argsAnyRest

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

Omit.[captureRejectionSymbol]


accepts()​

Call Signature​

accepts(): string[]

Check if the given type(s) is acceptable, returning the best match when true, otherwise undefined, in which case you should respond with 406 "Not Acceptable".

The type value may be a single mime type string such as "application/json", the extension name such as "json", a comma-delimted list such as "json, html, text/plain", or an array ["json", "html", "text/plain"]. When a list or array is given the best match, if any is returned.

Examples:

// Accept: text/html req.accepts('html'); // => "html"

// Accept: text/*, application/json req.accepts('html'); // => "html" req.accepts('text/html'); // => "text/html" req.accepts('json, text'); // => "json" req.accepts('application/json'); // => "application/json"

// Accept: text/*, application/json req.accepts('image/png'); req.accepts('png'); // => false

// Accept: text/*;q=.5, application/json req.accepts(['html', 'json']); req.accepts('html, json'); // => "json"

Returns​

string[]

Inherited from​

Omit.accepts

Call Signature​

accepts(type): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
typestring
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.accepts

Call Signature​

accepts(type): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
typestring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.accepts

Call Signature​

accepts(...type): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
...typestring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.accepts


acceptsCharsets()​

Call Signature​

acceptsCharsets(): string[]

Returns the first accepted charset of the specified character sets, based on the request's Accept-Charset HTTP header field. If none of the specified charsets is accepted, returns false.

For more information, or if you have issues or concerns, see accepts.

Returns​

string[]

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsCharsets

Call Signature​

acceptsCharsets(charset): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
charsetstring
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsCharsets

Call Signature​

acceptsCharsets(charset): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
charsetstring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsCharsets

Call Signature​

acceptsCharsets(...charset): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
...charsetstring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsCharsets


acceptsEncodings()​

Call Signature​

acceptsEncodings(): string[]

Returns the first accepted encoding of the specified encodings, based on the request's Accept-Encoding HTTP header field. If none of the specified encodings is accepted, returns false.

For more information, or if you have issues or concerns, see accepts.

Returns​

string[]

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsEncodings

Call Signature​

acceptsEncodings(encoding): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
encodingstring
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsEncodings

Call Signature​

acceptsEncodings(encoding): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
encodingstring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsEncodings

Call Signature​

acceptsEncodings(...encoding): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
...encodingstring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsEncodings


acceptsLanguages()​

Call Signature​

acceptsLanguages(): string[]

Returns the first accepted language of the specified languages, based on the request's Accept-Language HTTP header field. If none of the specified languages is accepted, returns false.

For more information, or if you have issues or concerns, see accepts.

Returns​

string[]

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsLanguages

Call Signature​

acceptsLanguages(lang): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
langstring
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsLanguages

Call Signature​

acceptsLanguages(lang): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
langstring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsLanguages

Call Signature​

acceptsLanguages(...lang): string | false

Parameters​
ParameterType
...langstring[]
Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.acceptsLanguages


addListener()​

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"close"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
listener(chunk) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
listener(err) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener

Call Signature​

addListener(event, listener): this

Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

  1. close
  2. data
  3. end
  4. error
  5. pause
  6. readable
  7. resume
Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
listener(...args) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.addListener


asIndexedPairs()​

asIndexedPairs(options?): Readable

This method returns a new stream with chunks of the underlying stream paired with a counter in the form [index, chunk]. The first index value is 0 and it increases by 1 for each chunk produced.

Parameters​

ParameterType
options?Pick<ArrayOptions, "signal">

Returns​

Readable

a stream of indexed pairs.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.asIndexedPairs


compose()​

compose<T>(stream, options?): T

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
T extends ReadableStream

Parameters​

ParameterType
streamComposeFnParam | T | Iterable<T> | AsyncIterable<T>
options?{ signal: AbortSignal; }
options.signal?AbortSignal

Returns​

T

Inherited from​

Omit.compose


destroy()​

destroy(error?): this

Calls destroy() on the socket that received the IncomingMessage. If error is provided, an 'error' event is emitted on the socket and error is passed as an argument to any listeners on the event.

Parameters​

ParameterType
error?Error

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.destroy


drop()​

drop(limit, options?): Readable

This method returns a new stream with the first limit chunks dropped from the start.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
limitnumberthe number of chunks to drop from the readable.
options?Pick<ArrayOptions, "signal">-

Returns​

Readable

a stream with limit chunks dropped from the start.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.drop


emit()​

Call Signature​

emit(event): boolean

Synchronously calls each of the listeners registered for the event named eventName, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied arguments to each.

Returns true if the event had listeners, false otherwise.

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();

// First listener
myEmitter.on('event', function firstListener() {
console.log('Helloooo! first listener');
});
// Second listener
myEmitter.on('event', function secondListener(arg1, arg2) {
console.log(`event with parameters ${arg1}, ${arg2} in second listener`);
});
// Third listener
myEmitter.on('event', function thirdListener(...args) {
const parameters = args.join(', ');
console.log(`event with parameters ${parameters} in third listener`);
});

console.log(myEmitter.listeners('event'));

myEmitter.emit('event', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);

// Prints:
// [
// [Function: firstListener],
// [Function: secondListener],
// [Function: thirdListener]
// ]
// Helloooo! first listener
// event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener
// event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listener
Parameters​
ParameterType
event"close"
Returns​

boolean

Since​

v0.1.26

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event, chunk): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
chunkany
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event, err): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
errError
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit

Call Signature​

emit(event, ...args): boolean

Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
...argsany[]
Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.emit


eventNames()​

eventNames(): (string | symbol)[]

Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';

const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => {});
myEE.on('bar', () => {});

const sym = Symbol('symbol');
myEE.on(sym, () => {});

console.log(myEE.eventNames());
// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]

Returns​

(string | symbol)[]

Since​

v6.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.eventNames


every()​

every(fn, options?): Promise<boolean>

This method is similar to Array.prototype.every and calls fn on each chunk in the stream to check if all awaited return values are truthy value for fn. Once an fn call on a chunk awaited return value is falsy, the stream is destroyed and the promise is fulfilled with false. If all of the fn calls on the chunks return a truthy value, the promise is fulfilled with true.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => boolean | Promise<boolean>a function to call on each chunk of the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-

Returns​

Promise<boolean>

a promise evaluating to true if fn returned a truthy value for every one of the chunks.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.every


filter()​

filter(fn, options?): Readable

This method allows filtering the stream. For each chunk in the stream the fn function will be called and if it returns a truthy value, the chunk will be passed to the result stream. If the fn function returns a promise - that promise will be awaited.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => boolean | Promise<boolean>a function to filter chunks from the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-

Returns​

Readable

a stream filtered with the predicate fn.

Since​

v17.4.0, v16.14.0

Inherited from​

Omit.filter


find()​

Call Signature​

find<T>(fn, options?): Promise<T>

This method is similar to Array.prototype.find and calls fn on each chunk in the stream to find a chunk with a truthy value for fn. Once an fn call's awaited return value is truthy, the stream is destroyed and the promise is fulfilled with value for which fn returned a truthy value. If all of the fn calls on the chunks return a falsy value, the promise is fulfilled with undefined.

Type Parameters​
Type Parameter
T
Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => data is Ta function to call on each chunk of the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-
Returns​

Promise<T>

a promise evaluating to the first chunk for which fn evaluated with a truthy value, or undefined if no element was found.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.find

Call Signature​

find(fn, options?): Promise<any>

This method is similar to Array.prototype.find and calls fn on each chunk in the stream to find a chunk with a truthy value for fn. Once an fn call's awaited return value is truthy, the stream is destroyed and the promise is fulfilled with value for which fn returned a truthy value. If all of the fn calls on the chunks return a falsy value, the promise is fulfilled with undefined.

Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => boolean | Promise<boolean>a function to call on each chunk of the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-
Returns​

Promise<any>

a promise evaluating to the first chunk for which fn evaluated with a truthy value, or undefined if no element was found.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.find


flatMap()​

flatMap(fn, options?): Readable

This method returns a new stream by applying the given callback to each chunk of the stream and then flattening the result.

It is possible to return a stream or another iterable or async iterable from fn and the result streams will be merged (flattened) into the returned stream.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => anya function to map over every chunk in the stream. May be async. May be a stream or generator.
options?ArrayOptions-

Returns​

Readable

a stream flat-mapped with the function fn.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.flatMap


forEach()​

forEach(fn, options?): Promise<void>

This method allows iterating a stream. For each chunk in the stream the fn function will be called. If the fn function returns a promise - that promise will be awaited.

This method is different from for await...of loops in that it can optionally process chunks concurrently. In addition, a forEach iteration can only be stopped by having passed a signal option and aborting the related AbortController while for await...of can be stopped with break or return. In either case the stream will be destroyed.

This method is different from listening to the 'data' event in that it uses the readable event in the underlying machinary and can limit the number of concurrent fn calls.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => void | Promise<void>a function to call on each chunk of the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-

Returns​

Promise<void>

a promise for when the stream has finished.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.forEach


get()​

Call Signature​

get(name): string[]

Return request header.

The Referrer header field is special-cased, both Referrer and Referer are interchangeable.

Examples:

req.get('Content-Type'); // => "text/plain"

req.get('content-type'); // => "text/plain"

req.get('Something'); // => undefined

Aliased as req.header().

Parameters​
ParameterType
name"set-cookie"
Returns​

string[]

Inherited from​

Omit.get

Call Signature​

get(name): string

Parameters​
ParameterType
namestring
Returns​

string

Inherited from​

Omit.get


getMaxListeners()​

getMaxListeners(): number

Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners.

Returns​

number

Since​

v1.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.getMaxListeners


Call Signature​

header(name): string[]

Parameters​
ParameterType
name"set-cookie"
Returns​

string[]

Inherited from​

Omit.header

Call Signature​

header(name): string

Parameters​
ParameterType
namestring
Returns​

string

Inherited from​

Omit.header


is()​

is(type): string | false

Check if the incoming request contains the "Content-Type" header field, and it contains the give mime type.

Examples:

// With Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 req.is('html'); req.is('text/html'); req.is('text/*'); // => true

// When Content-Type is application/json req.is('json'); req.is('application/json'); req.is('application/*'); // => true

req.is('html'); // => false

Parameters​

ParameterType
typestring | string[]

Returns​

string | false

Inherited from​

Omit.is


isPaused()​

isPaused(): boolean

The readable.isPaused() method returns the current operating state of the Readable. This is used primarily by the mechanism that underlies the readable.pipe() method. In most typical cases, there will be no reason to use this method directly.

const readable = new stream.Readable();

readable.isPaused(); // === false
readable.pause();
readable.isPaused(); // === true
readable.resume();
readable.isPaused(); // === false

Returns​

boolean

Since​

v0.11.14

Inherited from​

Omit.isPaused


iterator()​

iterator(options?): AsyncIterator<any>

The iterator created by this method gives users the option to cancel the destruction of the stream if the for await...of loop is exited by return, break, or throw, or if the iterator should destroy the stream if the stream emitted an error during iteration.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
options?{ destroyOnReturn?: boolean; }-
options.destroyOnReturn?booleanWhen set to false, calling return on the async iterator, or exiting a for await...of iteration using a break, return, or throw will not destroy the stream. Default: true.

Returns​

AsyncIterator<any>

Since​

v16.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.iterator


listenerCount()​

listenerCount<K>(eventName, listener?): number

Returns the number of listeners listening for the event named eventName. If listener is provided, it will return how many times the listener is found in the list of the listeners of the event.

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
K

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
eventNamestring | symbolThe name of the event being listened for
listener?FunctionThe event handler function

Returns​

number

Since​

v3.2.0

Inherited from​

Omit.listenerCount


listeners()​

listeners<K>(eventName): Function[]

Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

server.on('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});
console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
// Prints: [ [Function] ]

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
K

Parameters​

ParameterType
eventNamestring | symbol

Returns​

Function[]

Since​

v0.1.26

Inherited from​

Omit.listeners


map()​

map(fn, options?): Readable

This method allows mapping over the stream. The fn function will be called for every chunk in the stream. If the fn function returns a promise - that promise will be awaited before being passed to the result stream.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => anya function to map over every chunk in the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-

Returns​

Readable

a stream mapped with the function fn.

Since​

v17.4.0, v16.14.0

Inherited from​

Omit.map


off()​

off<K>(eventName, listener): this

Alias for emitter.removeListener().

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
K

Parameters​

ParameterType
eventNamestring | symbol
listener(...args) => void

Returns​

this

Since​

v10.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.off


on()​

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Adds the listener function to the end of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventName and listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

server.on('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The emitter.prependListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => console.log('a'));
myEE.prependListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
myEE.emit('foo');
// Prints:
// b
// a
Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
event"close"-
listener() => voidThe callback function
Returns​

this

Since​

v0.1.101

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
listener(chunk) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
listener(err) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on

Call Signature​

on(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
listener(...args) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.on


once()​

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Adds a one-time listener function for the event named eventName. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.

server.once('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The emitter.prependOnceListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.once('foo', () => console.log('a'));
myEE.prependOnceListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
myEE.emit('foo');
// Prints:
// b
// a
Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
event"close"-
listener() => voidThe callback function
Returns​

this

Since​

v0.3.0

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
listener(chunk) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
listener(err) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once

Call Signature​

once(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
listener(...args) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.once


pause()​

pause(): this

The readable.pause() method will cause a stream in flowing mode to stop emitting 'data' events, switching out of flowing mode. Any data that becomes available will remain in the internal buffer.

const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();
readable.on('data', (chunk) => {
console.log(`Received ${chunk.length} bytes of data.`);
readable.pause();
console.log('There will be no additional data for 1 second.');
setTimeout(() => {
console.log('Now data will start flowing again.');
readable.resume();
}, 1000);
});

The readable.pause() method has no effect if there is a 'readable' event listener.

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.9.4

Inherited from​

Omit.pause


pipe()​

pipe<T>(destination, options?): T

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
T extends WritableStream

Parameters​

ParameterType
destinationT
options?{ end?: boolean; }
options.end?boolean

Returns​

T

Inherited from​

Omit.pipe


prependListener()​

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Adds the listener function to the beginning of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventName and listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

server.prependListener('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
event"close"-
listener() => voidThe callback function
Returns​

this

Since​

v6.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
listener(chunk) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
listener(err) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener

Call Signature​

prependListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
listener(...args) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependListener


prependOnceListener()​

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName to the beginning of the listeners array. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed, and then invoked.

server.prependOnceListener('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
event"close"-
listener() => voidThe callback function
Returns​

this

Since​

v6.0.0

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
listener(chunk) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
listener(err) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener

Call Signature​

prependOnceListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
listener(...args) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.prependOnceListener


push()​

push(chunk, encoding?): boolean

Parameters​

ParameterType
chunkany
encoding?BufferEncoding

Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

Omit.push


range()​

range(size, options?): Ranges | Result

Parse Range header field, capping to the given size.

Unspecified ranges such as "0-" require knowledge of your resource length. In the case of a byte range this is of course the total number of bytes. If the Range header field is not given undefined is returned. If the Range header field is given, return value is a result of range-parser. See more ./types/range-parser/index.d.ts

NOTE: remember that ranges are inclusive, so for example "Range: users=0-3" should respond with 4 users when available, not 3.

Parameters​

ParameterType
sizenumber
options?Options

Returns​

Ranges | Result

Inherited from​

Omit.range


rawListeners()​

rawListeners<K>(eventName): Function[]

Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName, including any wrappers (such as those created by .once()).

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const emitter = new EventEmitter();
emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));

// Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
// `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];

// Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
logFnWrapper.listener();

// Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
logFnWrapper();

emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
// Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');

// Logs "log persistently" twice
newListeners[0]();
emitter.emit('log');

Type Parameters​

Type Parameter
K

Parameters​

ParameterType
eventNamestring | symbol

Returns​

Function[]

Since​

v9.4.0

Inherited from​

Omit.rawListeners


read()​

read(size?): any

The readable.read() method reads data out of the internal buffer and returns it. If no data is available to be read, null is returned. By default, the data is returned as a Buffer object unless an encoding has been specified using the readable.setEncoding() method or the stream is operating in object mode.

The optional size argument specifies a specific number of bytes to read. If size bytes are not available to be read, null will be returned unless the stream has ended, in which case all of the data remaining in the internal buffer will be returned.

If the size argument is not specified, all of the data contained in the internal buffer will be returned.

The size argument must be less than or equal to 1 GiB.

The readable.read() method should only be called on Readable streams operating in paused mode. In flowing mode, readable.read() is called automatically until the internal buffer is fully drained.

const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();

// 'readable' may be triggered multiple times as data is buffered in
readable.on('readable', () => {
let chunk;
console.log('Stream is readable (new data received in buffer)');
// Use a loop to make sure we read all currently available data
while (null !== (chunk = readable.read())) {
console.log(`Read ${chunk.length} bytes of data...`);
}
});

// 'end' will be triggered once when there is no more data available
readable.on('end', () => {
console.log('Reached end of stream.');
});

Each call to readable.read() returns a chunk of data, or null. The chunks are not concatenated. A while loop is necessary to consume all data currently in the buffer. When reading a large file .read() may return null, having consumed all buffered content so far, but there is still more data to come not yet buffered. In this case a new 'readable' event will be emitted when there is more data in the buffer. Finally the 'end' event will be emitted when there is no more data to come.

Therefore to read a file's whole contents from a readable, it is necessary to collect chunks across multiple 'readable' events:

const chunks = [];

readable.on('readable', () => {
let chunk;
while (null !== (chunk = readable.read())) {
chunks.push(chunk);
}
});

readable.on('end', () => {
const content = chunks.join('');
});

A Readable stream in object mode will always return a single item from a call to readable.read(size), regardless of the value of the size argument.

If the readable.read() method returns a chunk of data, a 'data' event will also be emitted.

Calling read after the 'end' event has been emitted will return null. No runtime error will be raised.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
size?numberOptional argument to specify how much data to read.

Returns​

any

Since​

v0.9.4

Inherited from​

Omit.read


reduce()​

Call Signature​

reduce<T>(fn, initial?, options?): Promise<T>

This method calls fn on each chunk of the stream in order, passing it the result from the calculation on the previous element. It returns a promise for the final value of the reduction.

If no initial value is supplied the first chunk of the stream is used as the initial value. If the stream is empty, the promise is rejected with a TypeError with the ERR_INVALID_ARGS code property.

The reducer function iterates the stream element-by-element which means that there is no concurrency parameter or parallelism. To perform a reduce concurrently, you can extract the async function to readable.map method.

Type Parameters​
Type ParameterDefault type
Tany
Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
fn(previous, data, options?) => Ta reducer function to call over every chunk in the stream. Async or not.
initial?undefinedthe initial value to use in the reduction.
options?Pick<ArrayOptions, "signal">-
Returns​

Promise<T>

a promise for the final value of the reduction.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.reduce

Call Signature​

reduce<T>(fn, initial, options?): Promise<T>

This method calls fn on each chunk of the stream in order, passing it the result from the calculation on the previous element. It returns a promise for the final value of the reduction.

If no initial value is supplied the first chunk of the stream is used as the initial value. If the stream is empty, the promise is rejected with a TypeError with the ERR_INVALID_ARGS code property.

The reducer function iterates the stream element-by-element which means that there is no concurrency parameter or parallelism. To perform a reduce concurrently, you can extract the async function to readable.map method.

Type Parameters​
Type ParameterDefault type
Tany
Parameters​
ParameterTypeDescription
fn(previous, data, options?) => Ta reducer function to call over every chunk in the stream. Async or not.
initialTthe initial value to use in the reduction.
options?Pick<ArrayOptions, "signal">-
Returns​

Promise<T>

a promise for the final value of the reduction.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.reduce


removeAllListeners()​

removeAllListeners(eventName?): this

Removes all listeners, or those of the specified eventName.

It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code, particularly when the EventEmitter instance was created by some other component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

ParameterType
eventName?string | symbol

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.1.26

Inherited from​

Omit.removeAllListeners


removeListener()​

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Removes the specified listener from the listener array for the event named eventName.

const callback = (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
};
server.on('connection', callback);
// ...
server.removeListener('connection', callback);

removeListener() will remove, at most, one instance of a listener from the listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times to the listener array for the specified eventName, then removeListener() must be called multiple times to remove each instance.

Once an event is emitted, all listeners attached to it at the time of emitting are called in order. This implies that any removeListener() or removeAllListeners() calls after emitting and before the last listener finishes execution will not remove them fromemit() in progress. Subsequent events behave as expected.

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
class MyEmitter extends EventEmitter {}
const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();

const callbackA = () => {
console.log('A');
myEmitter.removeListener('event', callbackB);
};

const callbackB = () => {
console.log('B');
};

myEmitter.on('event', callbackA);

myEmitter.on('event', callbackB);

// callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.
// Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]
myEmitter.emit('event');
// Prints:
// A
// B

// callbackB is now removed.
// Internal listener array [callbackA]
myEmitter.emit('event');
// Prints:
// A

Because listeners are managed using an internal array, calling this will change the position indices of any listener registered after the listener being removed. This will not impact the order in which listeners are called, but it means that any copies of the listener array as returned by the emitter.listeners() method will need to be recreated.

When a single function has been added as a handler multiple times for a single event (as in the example below), removeListener() will remove the most recently added instance. In the example the once('ping') listener is removed:

import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const ee = new EventEmitter();

function pong() {
console.log('pong');
}

ee.on('ping', pong);
ee.once('ping', pong);
ee.removeListener('ping', pong);

ee.emit('ping');
ee.emit('ping');

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"close"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Since​

v0.1.26

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"data"
listener(chunk) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"end"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"error"
listener(err) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"pause"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"readable"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
event"resume"
listener() => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener

Call Signature​

removeListener(event, listener): this

Parameters​
ParameterType
eventstring | symbol
listener(...args) => void
Returns​

this

Inherited from​

Omit.removeListener


resume()​

resume(): this

The readable.resume() method causes an explicitly paused Readable stream to resume emitting 'data' events, switching the stream into flowing mode.

The readable.resume() method can be used to fully consume the data from a stream without actually processing any of that data:

getReadableStreamSomehow()
.resume()
.on('end', () => {
console.log('Reached the end, but did not read anything.');
});

The readable.resume() method has no effect if there is a 'readable' event listener.

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.9.4

Inherited from​

Omit.resume


setEncoding()​

setEncoding(encoding): this

The readable.setEncoding() method sets the character encoding for data read from the Readable stream.

By default, no encoding is assigned and stream data will be returned as Buffer objects. Setting an encoding causes the stream data to be returned as strings of the specified encoding rather than as Buffer objects. For instance, calling readable.setEncoding('utf8') will cause the output data to be interpreted as UTF-8 data, and passed as strings. Calling readable.setEncoding('hex') will cause the data to be encoded in hexadecimal string format.

The Readable stream will properly handle multi-byte characters delivered through the stream that would otherwise become improperly decoded if simply pulled from the stream as Buffer objects.

const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();
readable.setEncoding('utf8');
readable.on('data', (chunk) => {
assert.equal(typeof chunk, 'string');
console.log('Got %d characters of string data:', chunk.length);
});

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
encodingBufferEncodingThe encoding to use.

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.9.4

Inherited from​

Omit.setEncoding


setMaxListeners()​

setMaxListeners(n): this

By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set to Infinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

ParameterType
nnumber

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.3.5

Inherited from​

Omit.setMaxListeners


setTimeout()​

setTimeout(msecs, callback?): this

Calls message.socket.setTimeout(msecs, callback).

Parameters​

ParameterType
msecsnumber
callback?() => void

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.5.9

Inherited from​

Omit.setTimeout


some()​

some(fn, options?): Promise<boolean>

This method is similar to Array.prototype.some and calls fn on each chunk in the stream until the awaited return value is true (or any truthy value). Once an fn call on a chunk awaited return value is truthy, the stream is destroyed and the promise is fulfilled with true. If none of the fn calls on the chunks return a truthy value, the promise is fulfilled with false.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
fn(data, options?) => boolean | Promise<boolean>a function to call on each chunk of the stream. Async or not.
options?ArrayOptions-

Returns​

Promise<boolean>

a promise evaluating to true if fn returned a truthy value for at least one of the chunks.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.some


take()​

take(limit, options?): Readable

This method returns a new stream with the first limit chunks.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
limitnumberthe number of chunks to take from the readable.
options?Pick<ArrayOptions, "signal">-

Returns​

Readable

a stream with limit chunks taken.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.take


toArray()​

toArray(options?): Promise<any[]>

This method allows easily obtaining the contents of a stream.

As this method reads the entire stream into memory, it negates the benefits of streams. It's intended for interoperability and convenience, not as the primary way to consume streams.

Parameters​

ParameterType
options?Pick<ArrayOptions, "signal">

Returns​

Promise<any[]>

a promise containing an array with the contents of the stream.

Since​

v17.5.0

Inherited from​

Omit.toArray


unpipe()​

unpipe(destination?): this

The readable.unpipe() method detaches a Writable stream previously attached using the pipe method.

If the destination is not specified, then all pipes are detached.

If the destination is specified, but no pipe is set up for it, then the method does nothing.

import fs from 'node:fs';
const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();
const writable = fs.createWriteStream('file.txt');
// All the data from readable goes into 'file.txt',
// but only for the first second.
readable.pipe(writable);
setTimeout(() => {
console.log('Stop writing to file.txt.');
readable.unpipe(writable);
console.log('Manually close the file stream.');
writable.end();
}, 1000);

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
destination?WritableStreamOptional specific stream to unpipe

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.9.4

Inherited from​

Omit.unpipe


wrap()​

wrap(stream): this

Prior to Node.js 0.10, streams did not implement the entire node:stream module API as it is currently defined. (See Compatibility for more information.)

When using an older Node.js library that emits 'data' events and has a pause method that is advisory only, the readable.wrap() method can be used to create a Readable stream that uses the old stream as its data source.

It will rarely be necessary to use readable.wrap() but the method has been provided as a convenience for interacting with older Node.js applications and libraries.

import { OldReader } from './old-api-module.js';
import { Readable } from 'node:stream';
const oreader = new OldReader();
const myReader = new Readable().wrap(oreader);

myReader.on('readable', () => {
myReader.read(); // etc.
});

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
streamReadableStreamAn "old style" readable stream

Returns​

this

Since​

v0.9.4

Inherited from​

Omit.wrap