Read stream to buffer or string

$ npm install --save read-all-stream

var read = require('read-all-stream');
var stream = fs.createReadStream('index.js');

read(stream).then(function (data) {
	console.log(data.length);
});

read(stream, 'utf8', function (err, data) {
	console.log(data.length);
	//=> 42
});

If callback is omitted, Promise will be returned.

Required
Type: Stream

Event emitter, which data events will be consumed.

Type: object or string

If type of options is string, then it will be used as encoding. If type is Object, then next options are available:

Type: string, null
Default: 'utf8'

Encoding to be used on toString of the data. If null, the body is returned as a Buffer.

Will be called after stream is read.

Error object (if error event happens).

The data in stream.

MIT © Vsevolod Strukchinsky