maxlength-stream

maxlength-stream is a small, simple node.js stream, derived from Transform, which will limit the data passed through it.

Installation

maxlengh-stream requires node.js >=v0.10 and npm.

npm install maxlength-stream

Usage

var Maxlength = require( 'maxlength-stream' );

// create a stream that has a max length of 5
var maxlength = new Maxlength( {
    maxLength: 5
} );

// as we get data, append it to our result string
var result = '';
maxlength.on( 'data', function( chunk ) {
    result += chunk;
} );

maxlength.on( 'error', function( error ) {
    if( error === 'exceeded maxlength' ) {
        console.error( 'Exceeded max length for stream!' );
    }
} );

maxlength.on( 'end', function() {
    console.log( result );
} );

maxlength.write( 'hello world' ); // this will error, it is of length > 5
maxlength.end();

Why?

I wanted to be able to limit file upload sizes using piped requests.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Things to check before submitting:

• Do all the existing tests pass?
• Did you add any relevant tests and ensure they pass?
• Does it jshint cleanly using the .jshintrc settings?
• Has it been jsbeautify-ed using the .jsbeautifyrc settings?

CHANGELOG

v0.0.1

• Initial release.