Added ability to specify BSON subtype for the MongooseBuffer in toObj…

…ect() method. Also added minor documenation specifying the subtype codes.
Automattic · Jul 9, 2012 · 056d7bf · 056d7bf
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diff --git a/lib/types/buffer.js b/lib/types/buffer.js
@@ -153,13 +153,22 @@ MongooseBuffer.prototype.copy = function (target) {
 
 /**
  * Returns a Binary.
- *
+ * @param {Hex} BSON SubType
+ * SubTypes:
+ *  0x00: Binary/Generic
+ *  0x01: Function
+ *  0x02: Binary (Deprecated, 0x00 is new default)
+ *  0x03: UUID
+ *  0x04: MD5
+ *  0x80: User Defined
+ *  More info here: http://bsonspec.org/#/specification
  * @return {Buffer}
  * @api public
  */
 
-MongooseBuffer.prototype.toObject = function () {
+MongooseBuffer.prototype.toObject = function (subtype) {
-  return new Binary(this, 0x00);
+  subtype = typeof subtype !== 'undefined' ? subtype : 0x00
+  return new Binary(this, subtype);
 };
 
 /**