Run a buffer through a child process
$ npm install --save exec-buffer
const fs = require('fs');
const execBuffer = require('exec-buffer');
const gifsicle = require('gifsicle').path;
execBuffer({
input: fs.readFileSync('test.gif'),
bin: gifsicle,
args: ['-o', execBuffer.output, execBuffer.input]
}).then(data => {
console.log(data);
//=> <Buffer 47 49 46 38 37 61 ...>
});Type: buffer
The buffer to be ran through the child process.
Type: string
Path to the binary.
Type: array
Arguments to run the binary with.
Returns a temporary path to where the input file will be written.
Returns a temporary path to where the output file will be written.
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