bytebuffer-node.js

/*
 Copyright 2013-2014 Daniel Wirtz <dcode@dcode.io>

 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at

 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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/**
 * @license bytebuffer.js (c) 2015 Daniel Wirtz <dcode@dcode.io>
 * Backing buffer / Accessor: node Buffer
 * Released under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/bytebuffer.js for details
 */
module.exports = (function() {
    "use strict";

    var buffer = require("buffer"),
        Buffer = buffer["Buffer"],
        Long = require("long"),
        memcpy = null; try { memcpy = require("memcpy"); } catch (e) {}

    /**
     * Constructs a new ByteBuffer.
     * @class The swiss army knife for binary data in JavaScript.
     * @exports ByteBuffer
     * @constructor
     * @param {number=} capacity Initial capacity. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY}.
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @expose
     */
    var ByteBuffer = function(capacity, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        if (typeof capacity === 'undefined')
            capacity = ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY;
        if (typeof littleEndian === 'undefined')
            littleEndian = ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN;
        if (typeof noAssert === 'undefined')
            noAssert = ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT;
        if (!noAssert) {
            capacity = capacity | 0;
            if (capacity < 0)
                throw RangeError("Illegal capacity");
            littleEndian = !!littleEndian;
            noAssert = !!noAssert;
        }

        /**
         * Backing node Buffer.
         * @type {!Buffer}
         * @expose
         */
        this.buffer = capacity === 0 ? EMPTY_BUFFER : new Buffer(capacity);

        /**
         * Absolute read/write offset.
         * @type {number}
         * @expose
         * @see ByteBuffer#flip
         * @see ByteBuffer#clear
         */
        this.offset = 0;

        /**
         * Marked offset.
         * @type {number}
         * @expose
         * @see ByteBuffer#mark
         * @see ByteBuffer#reset
         */
        this.markedOffset = -1;

        /**
         * Absolute limit of the contained data. Set to the backing buffer's capacity upon allocation.
         * @type {number}
         * @expose
         * @see ByteBuffer#flip
         * @see ByteBuffer#clear
         */
        this.limit = capacity;

        /**
         * Whether to use little endian byte order, defaults to `false` for big endian.
         * @type {boolean}
         * @expose
         */
        this.littleEndian = littleEndian;

        /**
         * Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values, defaults to `false`.
         * @type {boolean}
         * @expose
         */
        this.noAssert = noAssert;
    };

    /**
     * ByteBuffer version.
     * @type {string}
     * @const
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.VERSION = "5.0.1";

    /**
     * Little endian constant that can be used instead of its boolean value. Evaluates to `true`.
     * @type {boolean}
     * @const
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.LITTLE_ENDIAN = true;

    /**
     * Big endian constant that can be used instead of its boolean value. Evaluates to `false`.
     * @type {boolean}
     * @const
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.BIG_ENDIAN = false;

    /**
     * Default initial capacity of `16`.
     * @type {number}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 16;

    /**
     * Default endianess of `false` for big endian.
     * @type {boolean}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN = ByteBuffer.BIG_ENDIAN;

    /**
     * Default no assertions flag of `false`.
     * @type {boolean}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT = false;

    /**
     * A `Long` class for representing a 64-bit two's-complement integer value.
     * @type {!Long}
     * @const
     * @see https://npmjs.org/package/long
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.Long = Long;

    /**
     * @alias ByteBuffer.prototype
     * @inner
     */
    var ByteBufferPrototype = ByteBuffer.prototype;

    /**
     * An indicator used to reliably determine if an object is a ByteBuffer or not.
     * @type {boolean}
     * @const
     * @expose
     * @private
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.__isByteBuffer__;

    Object.defineProperty(ByteBufferPrototype, "__isByteBuffer__", {
        value: true,
        enumerable: false,
        configurable: false
    });

    // helpers

    /**
     * @type {!Buffer}
     * @inner
     */
    var EMPTY_BUFFER = new Buffer(0);

    /**
     * String.fromCharCode reference for compile-time renaming.
     * @type {function(...number):string}
     * @inner
     */
    var stringFromCharCode = String.fromCharCode;

    /**
     * Creates a source function for a string.
     * @param {string} s String to read from
     * @returns {function():number|null} Source function returning the next char code respectively `null` if there are
     *  no more characters left.
     * @throws {TypeError} If the argument is invalid
     * @inner
     */
    function stringSource(s) {
        var i=0; return function() {
            return i < s.length ? s.charCodeAt(i++) : null;
        };
    }

    /**
     * Creates a destination function for a string.
     * @returns {function(number=):undefined|string} Destination function successively called with the next char code.
     *  Returns the final string when called without arguments.
     * @inner
     */
    function stringDestination() {
        var cs = [], ps = []; return function() {
            if (arguments.length === 0)
                return ps.join('')+stringFromCharCode.apply(String, cs);
            if (cs.length + arguments.length > 1024)
                ps.push(stringFromCharCode.apply(String, cs)),
                    cs.length = 0;
            Array.prototype.push.apply(cs, arguments);
        };
    }

    /**
     * Gets the accessor type.
     * @returns {Function} `Buffer` under node.js, `Uint8Array` respectively `DataView` in the browser (classes)
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.accessor = function() {
        return Buffer;
    };
    /**
     * Allocates a new ByteBuffer backed by a buffer of the specified capacity.
     * @param {number=} capacity Initial capacity. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_CAPACITY}.
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.allocate = function(capacity, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        return new ByteBuffer(capacity, littleEndian, noAssert);
    };

    /**
     * Concatenates multiple ByteBuffers into one.
     * @param {!Array.<!ByteBuffer|!Buffer|!ArrayBuffer|!Uint8Array|string>} buffers Buffers to concatenate
     * @param {(string|boolean)=} encoding String encoding if `buffers` contains a string ("base64", "hex", "binary",
     *  defaults to "utf8")
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order for the resulting ByteBuffer. Defaults
     *  to {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values for the resulting ByteBuffer. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} Concatenated ByteBuffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.concat = function(buffers, encoding, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        if (typeof encoding === 'boolean' || typeof encoding !== 'string') {
            noAssert = littleEndian;
            littleEndian = encoding;
            encoding = undefined;
        }
        var capacity = 0;
        for (var i=0, k=buffers.length, length; i<k; ++i) {
            if (!ByteBuffer.isByteBuffer(buffers[i]))
                buffers[i] = ByteBuffer.wrap(buffers[i], encoding);
            length = buffers[i].limit - buffers[i].offset;
            if (length > 0) capacity += length;
        }
        if (capacity === 0)
            return new ByteBuffer(0, littleEndian, noAssert);
        var bb = new ByteBuffer(capacity, littleEndian, noAssert),
            bi;
        i=0; while (i<k) {
            bi = buffers[i++];
            length = bi.limit - bi.offset;
            if (length <= 0) continue;
            bi.buffer.copy(bb.buffer, bb.offset, bi.offset, bi.limit);
            bb.offset += length;
        }
        bb.limit = bb.offset;
        bb.offset = 0;
        return bb;
    };

    /**
     * Tests if the specified type is a ByteBuffer.
     * @param {*} bb ByteBuffer to test
     * @returns {boolean} `true` if it is a ByteBuffer, otherwise `false`
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.isByteBuffer = function(bb) {
        return (bb && bb["__isByteBuffer__"]) === true;
    };
    /**
     * Gets the backing buffer type.
     * @returns {Function} `Buffer` under node.js, `ArrayBuffer` in the browser (classes)
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.type = function() {
        return Buffer;
    };
    /**
     * Wraps a buffer or a string. Sets the allocated ByteBuffer's {@link ByteBuffer#offset} to `0` and its
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#limit} to the length of the wrapped data.
     * @param {!ByteBuffer|!Buffer|!ArrayBuffer|!Uint8Array|string|!Array.<number>} buffer Anything that can be wrapped
     * @param {(string|boolean)=} encoding String encoding if `buffer` is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to
     *  "utf8")
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} A ByteBuffer wrapping `buffer`
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.wrap = function(buffer, encoding, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        if (typeof encoding !== 'string') {
            noAssert = littleEndian;
            littleEndian = encoding;
            encoding = undefined;
        }
        if (typeof buffer === 'string') {
            if (typeof encoding === 'undefined')
                encoding = "utf8";
            switch (encoding) {
                case "base64":
                    return ByteBuffer.fromBase64(buffer, littleEndian);
                case "hex":
                    return ByteBuffer.fromHex(buffer, littleEndian);
                case "binary":
                    return ByteBuffer.fromBinary(buffer, littleEndian);
                case "utf8":
                    return ByteBuffer.fromUTF8(buffer, littleEndian);
                case "debug":
                    return ByteBuffer.fromDebug(buffer, littleEndian);
                default:
                    throw Error("Unsupported encoding: "+encoding);
            }
        }
        if (buffer === null || typeof buffer !== 'object')
            throw TypeError("Illegal buffer");
        var bb;
        if (ByteBuffer.isByteBuffer(buffer)) {
            bb = ByteBufferPrototype.clone.call(buffer);
            bb.markedOffset = -1;
            return bb;
        }
        var i = 0,
            k = 0,
            b;
        if (buffer instanceof Uint8Array) { // Extract bytes from Uint8Array
            b = new Buffer(buffer.length);
            if (memcpy) { // Fast
                memcpy(b, 0, buffer.buffer, buffer.byteOffset, buffer.byteOffset + buffer.length);
            } else { // Slow
                for (i=0, k=buffer.length; i<k; ++i)
                    b[i] = buffer[i];
            }
            buffer = b;
        } else if (buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer) { // Convert ArrayBuffer to Buffer
            b = new Buffer(buffer.byteLength);
            if (memcpy) { // Fast
                memcpy(b, 0, buffer, 0, buffer.byteLength);
            } else { // Slow
                buffer = new Uint8Array(buffer);
                for (i=0, k=buffer.length; i<k; ++i) {
                    b[i] = buffer[i];
                }
            }
            buffer = b;
        } else if (!(buffer instanceof Buffer)) { // Create from octets if it is an error, otherwise fail
            if (Object.prototype.toString.call(buffer) !== "[object Array]")
                throw TypeError("Illegal buffer");
            buffer = new Buffer(buffer);
        }
        bb = new ByteBuffer(0, littleEndian, noAssert);
        if (buffer.length > 0) { // Avoid references to more than one EMPTY_BUFFER
            bb.buffer = buffer;
            bb.limit = buffer.length;
        }
        return bb;
    };

    /**
     * Writes the array as a bitset.
     * @param {Array<boolean>} value Array of booleans to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `length` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeBitSet = function(value, offset) {
      var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
      if (relative) offset = this.offset;
      if (!this.noAssert) {
        if (!(value instanceof Array))
          throw TypeError("Illegal BitSet: Not an array");
        if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
            throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
        offset >>>= 0;
        if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
            throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
      }

      var start = offset,
          bits = value.length,
          bytes = (bits >> 3),
          bit = 0,
          k;

      offset += this.writeVarint32(bits,offset);

      while(bytes--) {
        k = (!!value[bit++] & 1) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 1) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 2) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 3) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 4) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 5) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 6) |
            ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << 7);
        this.writeByte(k,offset++);
      }

      if(bit < bits) {
        var m = 0; k = 0;
        while(bit < bits) k = k | ((!!value[bit++] & 1) << (m++));
        this.writeByte(k,offset++);
      }

      if (relative) {
        this.offset = offset;
        return this;
      }
      return offset - start;
    }

    /**
     * Reads a BitSet as an array of booleans.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `length` if omitted.
     * @returns {Array<boolean>
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readBitSet = function(offset) {
      var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
      if (relative) offset = this.offset;

      var ret = this.readVarint32(offset),
          bits = ret.value,
          bytes = (bits >> 3),
          bit = 0,
          value = [],
          k;

      offset += ret.length;

      while(bytes--) {
        k = this.readByte(offset++);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x01);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x02);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x04);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x08);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x10);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x20);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x40);
        value[bit++] = !!(k & 0x80);
      }

      if(bit < bits) {
        var m = 0;
        k = this.readByte(offset++);
        while(bit < bits) value[bit++] = !!((k >> (m++)) & 1);
      }

      if (relative) {
        this.offset = offset;
      }
      return value;
    }
    /**
     * Reads the specified number of bytes.
     * @param {number} length Number of bytes to read
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `length` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readBytes = function(length, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + length > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+length+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var slice = this.slice(offset, offset + length);
        if (relative) this.offset += length;
        return slice;
    };


    // types/ints/int8

    /**
     * Writes an 8bit signed integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt8 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value |= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 1;
        var capacity0 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity0)
            this.resize((capacity0 *= 2) > offset ? capacity0 : offset);
        offset -= 1;
        this.buffer[offset] = value;
        if (relative) this.offset += 1;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes an 8bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeInt8}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeByte = ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt8;

    /**
     * Reads an 8bit signed integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readInt8 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 1 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+1+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = this.buffer[offset];
        if ((value & 0x80) === 0x80) value = -(0xFF - value + 1); // Cast to signed
        if (relative) this.offset += 1;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads an 8bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readInt8}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readByte = ByteBufferPrototype.readInt8;

    /**
     * Writes an 8bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint8 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value >>>= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 1;
        var capacity1 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity1)
            this.resize((capacity1 *= 2) > offset ? capacity1 : offset);
        offset -= 1;
        this.buffer[offset] = value;
        if (relative) this.offset += 1;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes an 8bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeUint8}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUInt8 = ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint8;

    /**
     * Reads an 8bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUint8 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 1 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+1+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = this.buffer[offset];
        if (relative) this.offset += 1;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads an 8bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readUint8}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `1` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUInt8 = ByteBufferPrototype.readUint8;

    // types/ints/int16

    /**
     * Writes a 16bit signed integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` or `value` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt16 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value |= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 2;
        var capacity2 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity2)
            this.resize((capacity2 *= 2) > offset ? capacity2 : offset);
        offset -= 2;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (value & 0xFF00) >>> 8;
            this.buffer[offset  ] =  value & 0x00FF;
        } else {
            this.buffer[offset]   = (value & 0xFF00) >>> 8;
            this.buffer[offset+1] =  value & 0x00FF;
        }
        if (relative) this.offset += 2;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 16bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeInt16}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` or `value` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeShort = ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt16;

    /**
     * Reads a 16bit signed integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readInt16 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 2 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+2+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = 0;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            value  = this.buffer[offset  ];
            value |= this.buffer[offset+1] << 8;
        } else {
            value  = this.buffer[offset  ] << 8;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+1];
        }
        if ((value & 0x8000) === 0x8000) value = -(0xFFFF - value + 1); // Cast to signed
        if (relative) this.offset += 2;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 16bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readInt16}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readShort = ByteBufferPrototype.readInt16;

    /**
     * Writes a 16bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` or `value` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint16 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value >>>= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 2;
        var capacity3 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity3)
            this.resize((capacity3 *= 2) > offset ? capacity3 : offset);
        offset -= 2;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (value & 0xFF00) >>> 8;
            this.buffer[offset  ] =  value & 0x00FF;
        } else {
            this.buffer[offset]   = (value & 0xFF00) >>> 8;
            this.buffer[offset+1] =  value & 0x00FF;
        }
        if (relative) this.offset += 2;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 16bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeUint16}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` or `value` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUInt16 = ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint16;

    /**
     * Reads a 16bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUint16 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 2 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+2+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = 0;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            value  = this.buffer[offset  ];
            value |= this.buffer[offset+1] << 8;
        } else {
            value  = this.buffer[offset  ] << 8;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+1];
        }
        if (relative) this.offset += 2;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 16bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readUint16}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `2` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUInt16 = ByteBufferPrototype.readUint16;

    // types/ints/int32

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit signed integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt32 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value |= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 4;
        var capacity4 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity4)
            this.resize((capacity4 *= 2) > offset ? capacity4 : offset);
        offset -= 4;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            this.buffer[offset+3] = (value >>> 24) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+2] = (value >>> 16) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (value >>>  8) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset  ] =  value         & 0xFF;
        } else {
            this.buffer[offset  ] = (value >>> 24) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (value >>> 16) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+2] = (value >>>  8) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+3] =  value         & 0xFF;
        }
        if (relative) this.offset += 4;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeInt32}.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt = ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt32;

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit signed integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readInt32 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 4 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+4+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = 0;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            value  = this.buffer[offset+2] << 16;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+1] <<  8;
            value |= this.buffer[offset  ];
            value += this.buffer[offset+3] << 24 >>> 0;
        } else {
            value  = this.buffer[offset+1] << 16;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+2] <<  8;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+3];
            value += this.buffer[offset  ] << 24 >>> 0;
        }
        value |= 0; // Cast to signed
        if (relative) this.offset += 4;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readInt32}.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and advance {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readInt = ByteBufferPrototype.readInt32;

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint32 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value >>>= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 4;
        var capacity5 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity5)
            this.resize((capacity5 *= 2) > offset ? capacity5 : offset);
        offset -= 4;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            this.buffer[offset+3] = (value >>> 24) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+2] = (value >>> 16) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (value >>>  8) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset  ] =  value         & 0xFF;
        } else {
            this.buffer[offset  ] = (value >>> 24) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (value >>> 16) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+2] = (value >>>  8) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+3] =  value         & 0xFF;
        }
        if (relative) this.offset += 4;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeUint32}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUInt32 = ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint32;

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUint32 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 4 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+4+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = 0;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            value  = this.buffer[offset+2] << 16;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+1] <<  8;
            value |= this.buffer[offset  ];
            value += this.buffer[offset+3] << 24 >>> 0;
        } else {
            value  = this.buffer[offset+1] << 16;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+2] <<  8;
            value |= this.buffer[offset+3];
            value += this.buffer[offset  ] << 24 >>> 0;
        }
        if (relative) this.offset += 4;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readUint32}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {number} Value read
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUInt32 = ByteBufferPrototype.readUint32;

    // types/ints/int64

    if (Long) {

        /**
         * Writes a 64bit signed integer.
         * @param {number|!Long} value Value to write
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt64 = function(value, offset) {
            var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
            if (relative) offset = this.offset;
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof value === 'number')
                    value = Long.fromNumber(value);
                else if (typeof value === 'string')
                    value = Long.fromString(value);
                else if (!(value && value instanceof Long))
                    throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer or Long)");
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            if (typeof value === 'number')
                value = Long.fromNumber(value);
            else if (typeof value === 'string')
                value = Long.fromString(value);
            offset += 8;
            var capacity6 = this.buffer.length;
            if (offset > capacity6)
                this.resize((capacity6 *= 2) > offset ? capacity6 : offset);
            offset -= 8;
            var lo = value.low,
                hi = value.high;
            if (this.littleEndian) {
                this.buffer[offset+3] = (lo >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (lo >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (lo >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset  ] =  lo         & 0xFF;
                offset += 4;
                this.buffer[offset+3] = (hi >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (hi >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (hi >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset  ] =  hi         & 0xFF;
            } else {
                this.buffer[offset  ] = (hi >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (hi >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (hi >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+3] =  hi         & 0xFF;
                offset += 4;
                this.buffer[offset  ] = (lo >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (lo >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (lo >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+3] =  lo         & 0xFF;
            }
            if (relative) this.offset += 8;
            return this;
        };

        /**
         * Writes a 64bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeInt64}.
         * @param {number|!Long} value Value to write
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.writeLong = ByteBufferPrototype.writeInt64;

        /**
         * Reads a 64bit signed integer.
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!Long}
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.readInt64 = function(offset) {
            var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
            if (relative) offset = this.offset;
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + 8 > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+8+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            var lo = 0,
                hi = 0;
            if (this.littleEndian) {
                lo  = this.buffer[offset+2] << 16;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset+1] <<  8;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset  ];
                lo += this.buffer[offset+3] << 24 >>> 0;
                offset += 4;
                hi  = this.buffer[offset+2] << 16;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset+1] <<  8;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset  ];
                hi += this.buffer[offset+3] << 24 >>> 0;
            } else {
                hi  = this.buffer[offset+1] << 16;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset+2] <<  8;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset+3];
                hi += this.buffer[offset  ] << 24 >>> 0;
                offset += 4;
                lo  = this.buffer[offset+1] << 16;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset+2] <<  8;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset+3];
                lo += this.buffer[offset  ] << 24 >>> 0;
            }
            var value = new Long(lo, hi, false);
            if (relative) this.offset += 8;
            return value;
        };

        /**
         * Reads a 64bit signed integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readInt64}.
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!Long}
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.readLong = ByteBufferPrototype.readInt64;

        /**
         * Writes a 64bit unsigned integer.
         * @param {number|!Long} value Value to write
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint64 = function(value, offset) {
            var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
            if (relative) offset = this.offset;
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof value === 'number')
                    value = Long.fromNumber(value);
                else if (typeof value === 'string')
                    value = Long.fromString(value);
                else if (!(value && value instanceof Long))
                    throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer or Long)");
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            if (typeof value === 'number')
                value = Long.fromNumber(value);
            else if (typeof value === 'string')
                value = Long.fromString(value);
            offset += 8;
            var capacity7 = this.buffer.length;
            if (offset > capacity7)
                this.resize((capacity7 *= 2) > offset ? capacity7 : offset);
            offset -= 8;
            var lo = value.low,
                hi = value.high;
            if (this.littleEndian) {
                this.buffer[offset+3] = (lo >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (lo >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (lo >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset  ] =  lo         & 0xFF;
                offset += 4;
                this.buffer[offset+3] = (hi >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (hi >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (hi >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset  ] =  hi         & 0xFF;
            } else {
                this.buffer[offset  ] = (hi >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (hi >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (hi >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+3] =  hi         & 0xFF;
                offset += 4;
                this.buffer[offset  ] = (lo >>> 24) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+1] = (lo >>> 16) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+2] = (lo >>>  8) & 0xFF;
                this.buffer[offset+3] =  lo         & 0xFF;
            }
            if (relative) this.offset += 8;
            return this;
        };

        /**
         * Writes a 64bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeUint64}.
         * @function
         * @param {number|!Long} value Value to write
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.writeUInt64 = ByteBufferPrototype.writeUint64;

        /**
         * Reads a 64bit unsigned integer.
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!Long}
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.readUint64 = function(offset) {
            var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
            if (relative) offset = this.offset;
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + 8 > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+8+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            var lo = 0,
                hi = 0;
            if (this.littleEndian) {
                lo  = this.buffer[offset+2] << 16;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset+1] <<  8;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset  ];
                lo += this.buffer[offset+3] << 24 >>> 0;
                offset += 4;
                hi  = this.buffer[offset+2] << 16;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset+1] <<  8;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset  ];
                hi += this.buffer[offset+3] << 24 >>> 0;
            } else {
                hi  = this.buffer[offset+1] << 16;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset+2] <<  8;
                hi |= this.buffer[offset+3];
                hi += this.buffer[offset  ] << 24 >>> 0;
                offset += 4;
                lo  = this.buffer[offset+1] << 16;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset+2] <<  8;
                lo |= this.buffer[offset+3];
                lo += this.buffer[offset  ] << 24 >>> 0;
            }
            var value = new Long(lo, hi, true);
            if (relative) this.offset += 8;
            return value;
        };

        /**
         * Reads a 64bit unsigned integer. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readUint64}.
         * @function
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
         * @returns {!Long}
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.readUInt64 = ByteBufferPrototype.readUint64;

    } // Long


    // types/floats/float32

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit float.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeFloat32 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number')
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not a number)");
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 4;
        var capacity8 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity8)
            this.resize((capacity8 *= 2) > offset ? capacity8 : offset);
        offset -= 4;
        this.littleEndian
            ? this.buffer.writeFloatLE(value, offset, true)
            : this.buffer.writeFloatBE(value, offset, true);
        if (relative) this.offset += 4;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit float. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeFloat32}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeFloat = ByteBufferPrototype.writeFloat32;

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit float.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {number}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readFloat32 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 4 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+4+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = this.littleEndian
            ? this.buffer.readFloatLE(offset, true)
            : this.buffer.readFloatBE(offset, true);
        if (relative) this.offset += 4;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit float. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readFloat32}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `4` if omitted.
     * @returns {number}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readFloat = ByteBufferPrototype.readFloat32;

    // types/floats/float64

    /**
     * Writes a 64bit float.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeFloat64 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number')
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not a number)");
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        offset += 8;
        var capacity9 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity9)
            this.resize((capacity9 *= 2) > offset ? capacity9 : offset);
        offset -= 8;
        this.littleEndian
            ? this.buffer.writeDoubleLE(value, offset, true)
            : this.buffer.writeDoubleBE(value, offset, true);
        if (relative) this.offset += 8;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 64bit float. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeFloat64}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeDouble = ByteBufferPrototype.writeFloat64;

    /**
     * Reads a 64bit float.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
     * @returns {number}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readFloat64 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 8 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+8+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var value = this.littleEndian
            ? this.buffer.readDoubleLE(offset, true)
            : this.buffer.readDoubleBE(offset, true);
        if (relative) this.offset += 8;
        return value;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 64bit float. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readFloat64}.
     * @function
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by `8` if omitted.
     * @returns {number}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readDouble = ByteBufferPrototype.readFloat64;


    // types/varints/varint32

    /**
     * Maximum number of bytes required to store a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.
     * @type {number}
     * @const
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT32_BYTES = 5;

    /**
     * Calculates the actual number of bytes required to store a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to encode
     * @returns {number} Number of bytes required. Capped to {@link ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT32_BYTES}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.calculateVarint32 = function(value) {
        // ref: src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc
        value = value >>> 0;
             if (value < 1 << 7 ) return 1;
        else if (value < 1 << 14) return 2;
        else if (value < 1 << 21) return 3;
        else if (value < 1 << 28) return 4;
        else                      return 5;
    };

    /**
     * Zigzag encodes a signed 32bit integer so that it can be effectively used with varint encoding.
     * @param {number} n Signed 32bit integer
     * @returns {number} Unsigned zigzag encoded 32bit integer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.zigZagEncode32 = function(n) {
        return (((n |= 0) << 1) ^ (n >> 31)) >>> 0; // ref: src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.h
    };

    /**
     * Decodes a zigzag encoded signed 32bit integer.
     * @param {number} n Unsigned zigzag encoded 32bit integer
     * @returns {number} Signed 32bit integer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode32 = function(n) {
        return ((n >>> 1) ^ -(n & 1)) | 0; // // ref: src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.h
    };

    /**
     * Writes a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} this if `offset` is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeVarint32 = function(value, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value |= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var size = ByteBuffer.calculateVarint32(value),
            b;
        offset += size;
        var capacity10 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity10)
            this.resize((capacity10 *= 2) > offset ? capacity10 : offset);
        offset -= size;
        value >>>= 0;
        while (value >= 0x80) {
            b = (value & 0x7f) | 0x80;
            this.buffer[offset++] = b;
            value >>>= 7;
        }
        this.buffer[offset++] = value;
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return this;
        }
        return size;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a zig-zag encoded (signed) 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.
     * @param {number} value Value to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} this if `offset` is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeVarint32ZigZag = function(value, offset) {
        return this.writeVarint32(ByteBuffer.zigZagEncode32(value), offset);
    };

    /**
     * Reads a 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {number|!{value: number, length: number}} The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read
     *  and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @throws {Error} If it's not a valid varint. Has a property `truncated = true` if there is not enough data available
     *  to fully decode the varint.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readVarint32 = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 1 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+1+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var c = 0,
            value = 0 >>> 0,
            b;
        do {
            if (!this.noAssert && offset > this.limit) {
                var err = Error("Truncated");
                err['truncated'] = true;
                throw err;
            }
            b = this.buffer[offset++];
            if (c < 5)
                value |= (b & 0x7f) << (7*c);
            ++c;
        } while ((b & 0x80) !== 0);
        value |= 0;
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return value;
        }
        return {
            "value": value,
            "length": c
        };
    };

    /**
     * Reads a zig-zag encoded (signed) 32bit base 128 variable-length integer.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {number|!{value: number, length: number}} The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read
     *  and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @throws {Error} If it's not a valid varint
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readVarint32ZigZag = function(offset) {
        var val = this.readVarint32(offset);
        if (typeof val === 'object')
            val["value"] = ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode32(val["value"]);
        else
            val = ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode32(val);
        return val;
    };

    // types/varints/varint64

    if (Long) {

        /**
         * Maximum number of bytes required to store a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.
         * @type {number}
         * @const
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT64_BYTES = 10;

        /**
         * Calculates the actual number of bytes required to store a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.
         * @param {number|!Long} value Value to encode
         * @returns {number} Number of bytes required. Capped to {@link ByteBuffer.MAX_VARINT64_BYTES}
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBuffer.calculateVarint64 = function(value) {
            if (typeof value === 'number')
                value = Long.fromNumber(value);
            else if (typeof value === 'string')
                value = Long.fromString(value);
            // ref: src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc
            var part0 = value.toInt() >>> 0,
                part1 = value.shiftRightUnsigned(28).toInt() >>> 0,
                part2 = value.shiftRightUnsigned(56).toInt() >>> 0;
            if (part2 == 0) {
                if (part1 == 0) {
                    if (part0 < 1 << 14)
                        return part0 < 1 << 7 ? 1 : 2;
                    else
                        return part0 < 1 << 21 ? 3 : 4;
                } else {
                    if (part1 < 1 << 14)
                        return part1 < 1 << 7 ? 5 : 6;
                    else
                        return part1 < 1 << 21 ? 7 : 8;
                }
            } else
                return part2 < 1 << 7 ? 9 : 10;
        };

        /**
         * Zigzag encodes a signed 64bit integer so that it can be effectively used with varint encoding.
         * @param {number|!Long} value Signed long
         * @returns {!Long} Unsigned zigzag encoded long
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBuffer.zigZagEncode64 = function(value) {
            if (typeof value === 'number')
                value = Long.fromNumber(value, false);
            else if (typeof value === 'string')
                value = Long.fromString(value, false);
            else if (value.unsigned !== false) value = value.toSigned();
            // ref: src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.h
            return value.shiftLeft(1).xor(value.shiftRight(63)).toUnsigned();
        };

        /**
         * Decodes a zigzag encoded signed 64bit integer.
         * @param {!Long|number} value Unsigned zigzag encoded long or JavaScript number
         * @returns {!Long} Signed long
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode64 = function(value) {
            if (typeof value === 'number')
                value = Long.fromNumber(value, false);
            else if (typeof value === 'string')
                value = Long.fromString(value, false);
            else if (value.unsigned !== false) value = value.toSigned();
            // ref: src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.h
            return value.shiftRightUnsigned(1).xor(value.and(Long.ONE).toSigned().negate()).toSigned();
        };

        /**
         * Writes a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.
         * @param {number|Long} value Value to write
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
         *  written if omitted.
         * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} `this` if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.writeVarint64 = function(value, offset) {
            var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
            if (relative) offset = this.offset;
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof value === 'number')
                    value = Long.fromNumber(value);
                else if (typeof value === 'string')
                    value = Long.fromString(value);
                else if (!(value && value instanceof Long))
                    throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer or Long)");
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            if (typeof value === 'number')
                value = Long.fromNumber(value, false);
            else if (typeof value === 'string')
                value = Long.fromString(value, false);
            else if (value.unsigned !== false) value = value.toSigned();
            var size = ByteBuffer.calculateVarint64(value),
                part0 = value.toInt() >>> 0,
                part1 = value.shiftRightUnsigned(28).toInt() >>> 0,
                part2 = value.shiftRightUnsigned(56).toInt() >>> 0;
            offset += size;
            var capacity11 = this.buffer.length;
            if (offset > capacity11)
                this.resize((capacity11 *= 2) > offset ? capacity11 : offset);
            offset -= size;
            switch (size) {
                case 10: this.buffer[offset+9] = (part2 >>>  7) & 0x01;
                case 9 : this.buffer[offset+8] = size !== 9 ? (part2       ) | 0x80 : (part2       ) & 0x7F;
                case 8 : this.buffer[offset+7] = size !== 8 ? (part1 >>> 21) | 0x80 : (part1 >>> 21) & 0x7F;
                case 7 : this.buffer[offset+6] = size !== 7 ? (part1 >>> 14) | 0x80 : (part1 >>> 14) & 0x7F;
                case 6 : this.buffer[offset+5] = size !== 6 ? (part1 >>>  7) | 0x80 : (part1 >>>  7) & 0x7F;
                case 5 : this.buffer[offset+4] = size !== 5 ? (part1       ) | 0x80 : (part1       ) & 0x7F;
                case 4 : this.buffer[offset+3] = size !== 4 ? (part0 >>> 21) | 0x80 : (part0 >>> 21) & 0x7F;
                case 3 : this.buffer[offset+2] = size !== 3 ? (part0 >>> 14) | 0x80 : (part0 >>> 14) & 0x7F;
                case 2 : this.buffer[offset+1] = size !== 2 ? (part0 >>>  7) | 0x80 : (part0 >>>  7) & 0x7F;
                case 1 : this.buffer[offset  ] = size !== 1 ? (part0       ) | 0x80 : (part0       ) & 0x7F;
            }
            if (relative) {
                this.offset += size;
                return this;
            } else {
                return size;
            }
        };

        /**
         * Writes a zig-zag encoded 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.
         * @param {number|Long} value Value to write
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
         *  written if omitted.
         * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} `this` if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.writeVarint64ZigZag = function(value, offset) {
            return this.writeVarint64(ByteBuffer.zigZagEncode64(value), offset);
        };

        /**
         * Reads a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer. Requires Long.js.
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
         *  read if omitted.
         * @returns {!Long|!{value: Long, length: number}} The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read and
         *  the actual number of bytes read.
         * @throws {Error} If it's not a valid varint
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.readVarint64 = function(offset) {
            var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
            if (relative) offset = this.offset;
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + 1 > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+1+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            // ref: src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc
            var start = offset,
                part0 = 0,
                part1 = 0,
                part2 = 0,
                b  = 0;
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part0  = (b & 0x7F)      ; if ( b & 0x80                                                   ) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part0 |= (b & 0x7F) <<  7; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part0 |= (b & 0x7F) << 14; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part0 |= (b & 0x7F) << 21; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part1  = (b & 0x7F)      ; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part1 |= (b & 0x7F) <<  7; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part1 |= (b & 0x7F) << 14; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part1 |= (b & 0x7F) << 21; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part2  = (b & 0x7F)      ; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            b = this.buffer[offset++]; part2 |= (b & 0x7F) <<  7; if ((b & 0x80) || (this.noAssert && typeof b === 'undefined')) {
            throw Error("Buffer overrun"); }}}}}}}}}}
            var value = Long.fromBits(part0 | (part1 << 28), (part1 >>> 4) | (part2) << 24, false);
            if (relative) {
                this.offset = offset;
                return value;
            } else {
                return {
                    'value': value,
                    'length': offset-start
                };
            }
        };

        /**
         * Reads a zig-zag encoded 64bit base 128 variable-length integer. Requires Long.js.
         * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
         *  read if omitted.
         * @returns {!Long|!{value: Long, length: number}} The value read if offset is omitted, else the value read and
         *  the actual number of bytes read.
         * @throws {Error} If it's not a valid varint
         * @expose
         */
        ByteBufferPrototype.readVarint64ZigZag = function(offset) {
            var val = this.readVarint64(offset);
            if (val && val['value'] instanceof Long)
                val["value"] = ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode64(val["value"]);
            else
                val = ByteBuffer.zigZagDecode64(val);
            return val;
        };

    } // Long


    // types/strings/cstring

    /**
     * Writes a NULL-terminated UTF8 encoded string. For this to work the specified string must not contain any NULL
     *  characters itself.
     * @param {string} str String to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  contained in `str` + 1 if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeCString = function(str, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        var i,
            k = str.length;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof str !== 'string')
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a string");
            for (i=0; i<k; ++i) {
                if (str.charCodeAt(i) === 0)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal str: Contains NULL-characters");
            }
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        // UTF8 strings do not contain zero bytes in between except for the zero character, so:
        k = Buffer.byteLength(str, "utf8");
        offset += k+1;
        var capacity12 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity12)
            this.resize((capacity12 *= 2) > offset ? capacity12 : offset);
        offset -= k+1;
        offset += this.buffer.write(str, offset, k, "utf8");
        this.buffer[offset++] = 0;
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return this;
        }
        return k;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a NULL-terminated UTF8 encoded string. For this to work the string read must not contain any NULL characters
     *  itself.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  read if omitted.
     * @returns {string|!{string: string, length: number}} The string read if offset is omitted, else the string
     *  read and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readCString = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 1 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+1+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var start = offset,
            temp;
        // UTF8 strings do not contain zero bytes in between except for the zero character itself, so:
        do {
            if (offset >= this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Index out of range: "+offset+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
            temp = this.buffer[offset++];
        } while (temp !== 0);
        var str = this.buffer.toString("utf8", start, offset-1);
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return str;
        } else {
            return {
                "string": str,
                "length": offset - start
            };
        }
    };

    // types/strings/istring

    /**
     * Writes a length as uint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.
     * @param {string} str String to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} `this` if `offset` is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#writeVarint32
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeIString = function(str, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof str !== 'string')
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a string");
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var start = offset,
            k;
        k = Buffer.byteLength(str, "utf8");
        offset += 4+k;
        var capacity13 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity13)
            this.resize((capacity13 *= 2) > offset ? capacity13 : offset);
        offset -= 4+k;
        if (this.littleEndian) {
            this.buffer[offset+3] = (k >>> 24) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+2] = (k >>> 16) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (k >>>  8) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset  ] =  k         & 0xFF;
        } else {
            this.buffer[offset  ] = (k >>> 24) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+1] = (k >>> 16) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+2] = (k >>>  8) & 0xFF;
            this.buffer[offset+3] =  k         & 0xFF;
        }
        offset += 4;
        offset += this.buffer.write(str, offset, k, "utf8");
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return this;
        }
        return offset - start;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a length as uint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  read if omitted.
     * @returns {string|!{string: string, length: number}} The string read if offset is omitted, else the string
     *  read and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#readVarint32
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readIString = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 4 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+4+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var start = offset;
        var len = this.readUint32(offset);
        var str = this.readUTF8String(len, ByteBuffer.METRICS_BYTES, offset += 4);
        offset += str['length'];
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return str['string'];
        } else {
            return {
                'string': str['string'],
                'length': offset - start
            };
        }
    };

    // types/strings/utf8string

    /**
     * Metrics representing number of UTF8 characters. Evaluates to `c`.
     * @type {string}
     * @const
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS = 'c';

    /**
     * Metrics representing number of bytes. Evaluates to `b`.
     * @type {string}
     * @const
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.METRICS_BYTES = 'b';

    /**
     * Writes an UTF8 encoded string.
     * @param {string} str String to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeUTF8String = function(str, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var k;
        k = Buffer.byteLength(str, "utf8");
        offset += k;
        var capacity14 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity14)
            this.resize((capacity14 *= 2) > offset ? capacity14 : offset);
        offset -= k;
        offset += this.buffer.write(str, offset, k, "utf8");
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return this;
        }
        return k;
    };

    /**
     * Writes an UTF8 encoded string. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#writeUTF8String}.
     * @function
     * @param {string} str String to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} this if offset is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeString = ByteBufferPrototype.writeUTF8String;

    /**
     * Calculates the number of UTF8 characters of a string. JavaScript itself uses UTF-16, so that a string's
     *  `length` property does not reflect its actual UTF8 size if it contains code points larger than 0xFFFF.
     * @param {string} str String to calculate
     * @returns {number} Number of UTF8 characters
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.calculateUTF8Chars = function(str) {
        return utfx.calculateUTF16asUTF8(stringSource(str))[0];
    };

    /**
     * Calculates the number of UTF8 bytes of a string.
     * @param {string} str String to calculate
     * @returns {number} Number of UTF8 bytes
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.calculateUTF8Bytes = function(str) {
        if (typeof str !== 'string')
            throw TypeError("Illegal argument: "+(typeof str));
        return Buffer.byteLength(str, "utf8");
    };

    /**
     * Calculates the number of UTF8 bytes of a string. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer.calculateUTF8Bytes}.
     * @function
     * @param {string} str String to calculate
     * @returns {number} Number of UTF8 bytes
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.calculateString = ByteBuffer.calculateUTF8Bytes;

    /**
     * Reads an UTF8 encoded string.
     * @param {number} length Number of characters or bytes to read.
     * @param {string=} metrics Metrics specifying what `length` is meant to count. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS}.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  read if omitted.
     * @returns {string|!{string: string, length: number}} The string read if offset is omitted, else the string
     *  read and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readUTF8String = function(length, metrics, offset) {
        if (typeof metrics === 'number') {
            offset = metrics;
            metrics = undefined;
        }
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (typeof metrics === 'undefined') metrics = ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof length !== 'number' || length % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal length: "+length+" (not an integer)");
            length |= 0;
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var i = 0,
            start = offset,
            temp,
            sd;
        if (metrics === ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS) { // The same for node and the browser
            sd = stringDestination();
            utfx.decodeUTF8(function() {
                return i < length && offset < this.limit ? this.buffer[offset++] : null;
            }.bind(this), function(cp) {
                ++i; utfx.UTF8toUTF16(cp, sd);
            });
            if (i !== length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: Truncated data, "+i+" == "+length);
            if (relative) {
                this.offset = offset;
                return sd();
            } else {
                return {
                    "string": sd(),
                    "length": offset - start
                };
            }
        } else if (metrics === ByteBuffer.METRICS_BYTES) {
            if (!this.noAssert) {
                if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                    throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
                offset >>>= 0;
                if (offset < 0 || offset + length > this.buffer.length)
                    throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+length+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
            }
            temp = this.buffer.toString("utf8", offset, offset+length);
            if (relative) {
                this.offset += length;
                return temp;
            } else {
                return {
                    'string': temp,
                    'length': length
                };
            }
        } else
            throw TypeError("Unsupported metrics: "+metrics);
    };

    /**
     * Reads an UTF8 encoded string. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#readUTF8String}.
     * @function
     * @param {number} length Number of characters or bytes to read
     * @param {number=} metrics Metrics specifying what `n` is meant to count. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.METRICS_CHARS}.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  read if omitted.
     * @returns {string|!{string: string, length: number}} The string read if offset is omitted, else the string
     *  read and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readString = ByteBufferPrototype.readUTF8String;

    // types/strings/vstring

    /**
     * Writes a length as varint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.
     * @param {string} str String to write
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer|number} `this` if `offset` is omitted, else the actual number of bytes written
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#writeVarint32
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeVString = function(str, offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof str !== 'string')
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a string");
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var start = offset,
            k, l;
        k = Buffer.byteLength(str, "utf8");
        l = ByteBuffer.calculateVarint32(k);
        offset += l+k;
        var capacity15 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity15)
            this.resize((capacity15 *= 2) > offset ? capacity15 : offset);
        offset -= l+k;
        offset += this.writeVarint32(k, offset);
        offset += this.buffer.write(str, offset, k, "utf8");
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return this;
        }
        return offset - start;
    };

    /**
     * Reads a length as varint32 prefixed UTF8 encoded string.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to read from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  read if omitted.
     * @returns {string|!{string: string, length: number}} The string read if offset is omitted, else the string
     *  read and the actual number of bytes read.
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#readVarint32
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.readVString = function(offset) {
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 1 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+1+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var start = offset;
        var len = this.readVarint32(offset);
        var str = this.readUTF8String(len['value'], ByteBuffer.METRICS_BYTES, offset += len['length']);
        offset += str['length'];
        if (relative) {
            this.offset = offset;
            return str['string'];
        } else {
            return {
                'string': str['string'],
                'length': offset - start
            };
        }
    };


    /**
     * Appends some data to this ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents behind the specified offset up to the appended
     *  data's length.
     * @param {!ByteBuffer|!Buffer|!ArrayBuffer|!Uint8Array|string} source Data to append. If `source` is a ByteBuffer, its
     * offsets will be modified according to the performed read operation.
     * @param {(string|number)=} encoding Encoding if `data` is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to append at. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     * @example A relative `<01 02>03.append(<04 05>)` will result in `<01 02 04 05>, 04 05|`
     * @example An absolute `<01 02>03.append(04 05>, 1)` will result in `<01 04>05, 04 05|`
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.append = function(source, encoding, offset) {
        if (typeof encoding === 'number' || typeof encoding !== 'string') {
            offset = encoding;
            encoding = undefined;
        }
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (!(source instanceof ByteBuffer))
            source = ByteBuffer.wrap(source, encoding);
        var length = source.limit - source.offset;
        if (length <= 0) return this; // Nothing to append
        offset += length;
        var capacity16 = this.buffer.length;
        if (offset > capacity16)
            this.resize((capacity16 *= 2) > offset ? capacity16 : offset);
        offset -= length;
        source.buffer.copy(this.buffer, offset, source.offset, source.limit);
        source.offset += length;
        if (relative) this.offset += length;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Appends this ByteBuffer's contents to another ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents at and after the
        specified offset up to the length of this ByteBuffer's data.
     * @param {!ByteBuffer} target Target ByteBuffer
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to append to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  read if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#append
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.appendTo = function(target, offset) {
        target.append(this, offset);
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Writes a payload of bytes. This is an alias of {@link ByteBuffer#append}.
     * @function
     * @param {!ByteBuffer|!Buffer|!ArrayBuffer|!Uint8Array|string} source Data to write. If `source` is a ByteBuffer, its
     * offsets will be modified according to the performed read operation.
     * @param {(string|number)=} encoding Encoding if `data` is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to write to. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.writeBytes = ByteBufferPrototype.append;
    /**
     * Enables or disables assertions of argument types and offsets. Assertions are enabled by default but you can opt to
     *  disable them if your code already makes sure that everything is valid.
     * @param {boolean} assert `true` to enable assertions, otherwise `false`
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.assert = function(assert) {
        this.noAssert = !assert;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Gets the capacity of this ByteBuffer's backing buffer.
     * @returns {number} Capacity of the backing buffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.capacity = function() {
        return this.buffer.length;
    };
    /**
     * Clears this ByteBuffer's offsets by setting {@link ByteBuffer#offset} to `0` and {@link ByteBuffer#limit} to the
     *  backing buffer's capacity. Discards {@link ByteBuffer#markedOffset}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.clear = function() {
        this.offset = 0;
        this.limit = this.buffer.length;
        this.markedOffset = -1;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Creates a cloned instance of this ByteBuffer, preset with this ByteBuffer's values for {@link ByteBuffer#offset},
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#markedOffset} and {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @param {boolean=} copy Whether to copy the backing buffer or to return another view on the same, defaults to `false`
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} Cloned instance
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.clone = function(copy) {
        var bb = new ByteBuffer(0, this.littleEndian, this.noAssert);
        if (copy) {
            var buffer = new Buffer(this.buffer.length);
            this.buffer.copy(buffer);
            bb.buffer = buffer;
        } else {
            bb.buffer = this.buffer;
        }
        bb.offset = this.offset;
        bb.markedOffset = this.markedOffset;
        bb.limit = this.limit;
        return bb;
    };

    /**
     * Compacts this ByteBuffer to be backed by a {@link ByteBuffer#buffer} of its contents' length. Contents are the bytes
     *  between {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and {@link ByteBuffer#limit}. Will set `offset = 0` and `limit = capacity` and
     *  adapt {@link ByteBuffer#markedOffset} to the same relative position if set.
     * @param {number=} begin Offset to start at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}
     * @param {number=} end Offset to end at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.compact = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined') begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined') end = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (begin === 0 && end === this.buffer.length)
            return this; // Already compacted
        var len = end - begin;
        if (len === 0) {
            this.buffer = EMPTY_BUFFER;
            if (this.markedOffset >= 0) this.markedOffset -= begin;
            this.offset = 0;
            this.limit = 0;
            return this;
        }
        var buffer = new Buffer(len);
        this.buffer.copy(buffer, 0, begin, end);
        this.buffer = buffer;
        if (this.markedOffset >= 0) this.markedOffset -= begin;
        this.offset = 0;
        this.limit = len;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Creates a copy of this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @param {number=} begin Begin offset, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @param {number=} end End offset, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} Copy
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.copy = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined') begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined') end = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (begin === end)
            return new ByteBuffer(0, this.littleEndian, this.noAssert);
        var capacity = end - begin,
            bb = new ByteBuffer(capacity, this.littleEndian, this.noAssert);
        bb.offset = 0;
        bb.limit = capacity;
        if (bb.markedOffset >= 0) bb.markedOffset -= begin;
        this.copyTo(bb, 0, begin, end);
        return bb;
    };

    /**
     * Copies this ByteBuffer's contents to another ByteBuffer. Contents are the bytes between {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @param {!ByteBuffer} target Target ByteBuffer
     * @param {number=} targetOffset Offset to copy to. Will use and increase the target's {@link ByteBuffer#offset}
     *  by the number of bytes copied if omitted.
     * @param {number=} sourceOffset Offset to start copying from. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the
     *  number of bytes copied if omitted.
     * @param {number=} sourceLimit Offset to end copying from, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.copyTo = function(target, targetOffset, sourceOffset, sourceLimit) {
        var relative,
            targetRelative;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (!ByteBuffer.isByteBuffer(target))
                throw TypeError("Illegal target: Not a ByteBuffer");
        }
        targetOffset = (targetRelative = typeof targetOffset === 'undefined') ? target.offset : targetOffset | 0;
        sourceOffset = (relative = typeof sourceOffset === 'undefined') ? this.offset : sourceOffset | 0;
        sourceLimit = typeof sourceLimit === 'undefined' ? this.limit : sourceLimit | 0;

        if (targetOffset < 0 || targetOffset > target.buffer.length)
            throw RangeError("Illegal target range: 0 <= "+targetOffset+" <= "+target.buffer.length);
        if (sourceOffset < 0 || sourceLimit > this.buffer.length)
            throw RangeError("Illegal source range: 0 <= "+sourceOffset+" <= "+this.buffer.length);

        var len = sourceLimit - sourceOffset;
        if (len === 0)
            return target; // Nothing to copy

        target.ensureCapacity(targetOffset + len);

        this.buffer.copy(target.buffer, targetOffset, sourceOffset, sourceLimit);

        if (relative) this.offset += len;
        if (targetRelative) target.offset += len;

        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Makes sure that this ByteBuffer is backed by a {@link ByteBuffer#buffer} of at least the specified capacity. If the
     *  current capacity is exceeded, it will be doubled. If double the current capacity is less than the required capacity,
     *  the required capacity will be used instead.
     * @param {number} capacity Required capacity
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.ensureCapacity = function(capacity) {
        var current = this.buffer.length;
        if (current < capacity)
            return this.resize((current *= 2) > capacity ? current : capacity);
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Overwrites this ByteBuffer's contents with the specified value. Contents are the bytes between
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @param {number|string} value Byte value to fill with. If given as a string, the first character is used.
     * @param {number=} begin Begin offset. Will use and increase {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  written if omitted. defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @param {number=} end End offset, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     * @example `someByteBuffer.clear().fill(0)` fills the entire backing buffer with zeroes
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.fill = function(value, begin, end) {
        var relative = typeof begin === 'undefined';
        if (relative) begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 0)
            value = value.charCodeAt(0);
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined') begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined') end = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof value !== 'number' || value % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal value: "+value+" (not an integer)");
            value |= 0;
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (begin >= end)
            return this; // Nothing to fill
        this.buffer.fill(value, begin, end);
        begin = end;
        if (relative) this.offset = begin;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Makes this ByteBuffer ready for a new sequence of write or relative read operations. Sets `limit = offset` and
     *  `offset = 0`. Make sure always to flip a ByteBuffer when all relative read or write operations are complete.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.flip = function() {
        this.limit = this.offset;
        this.offset = 0;
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Marks an offset on this ByteBuffer to be used later.
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to mark. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @throws {TypeError} If `offset` is not a valid number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset` is out of bounds
     * @see ByteBuffer#reset
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.mark = function(offset) {
        offset = typeof offset === 'undefined' ? this.offset : offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        this.markedOffset = offset;
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Sets the byte order.
     * @param {boolean} littleEndian `true` for little endian byte order, `false` for big endian
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.order = function(littleEndian) {
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof littleEndian !== 'boolean')
                throw TypeError("Illegal littleEndian: Not a boolean");
        }
        this.littleEndian = !!littleEndian;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Switches (to) little endian byte order.
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Defaults to `true`, otherwise uses big endian
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.LE = function(littleEndian) {
        this.littleEndian = typeof littleEndian !== 'undefined' ? !!littleEndian : true;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Switches (to) big endian byte order.
     * @param {boolean=} bigEndian Defaults to `true`, otherwise uses little endian
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.BE = function(bigEndian) {
        this.littleEndian = typeof bigEndian !== 'undefined' ? !bigEndian : false;
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Prepends some data to this ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents before the specified offset up to the
     *  prepended data's length. If there is not enough space available before the specified `offset`, the backing buffer
     *  will be resized and its contents moved accordingly.
     * @param {!ByteBuffer|string||!Buffer} source Data to prepend. If `source` is a ByteBuffer, its offset will be modified
     *  according to the performed read operation.
     * @param {(string|number)=} encoding Encoding if `data` is a string ("base64", "hex", "binary", defaults to "utf8")
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to prepend at. Will use and decrease {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  prepended if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     * @example A relative `00<01 02 03>.prepend(<04 05>)` results in `<04 05 01 02 03>, 04 05|`
     * @example An absolute `00<01 02 03>.prepend(<04 05>, 2)` results in `04<05 02 03>, 04 05|`
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.prepend = function(source, encoding, offset) {
        if (typeof encoding === 'number' || typeof encoding !== 'string') {
            offset = encoding;
            encoding = undefined;
        }
        var relative = typeof offset === 'undefined';
        if (relative) offset = this.offset;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: "+offset+" (not an integer)");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset + 0 > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal offset: 0 <= "+offset+" (+"+0+") <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (!(source instanceof ByteBuffer))
            source = ByteBuffer.wrap(source, encoding);
        var len = source.limit - source.offset;
        if (len <= 0) return this; // Nothing to prepend
        var diff = len - offset;
        if (diff > 0) { // Not enough space before offset, so resize + move
            var buffer = new Buffer(this.buffer.length + diff);
            this.buffer.copy(buffer, len, offset, this.buffer.length);
            this.buffer = buffer;
            this.offset += diff;
            if (this.markedOffset >= 0) this.markedOffset += diff;
            this.limit += diff;
            offset += diff;
        }        source.buffer.copy(this.buffer, offset - len, source.offset, source.limit);

        source.offset = source.limit;
        if (relative)
            this.offset -= len;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Prepends this ByteBuffer to another ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents before the specified offset up to the
     *  prepended data's length. If there is not enough space available before the specified `offset`, the backing buffer
     *  will be resized and its contents moved accordingly.
     * @param {!ByteBuffer} target Target ByteBuffer
     * @param {number=} offset Offset to prepend at. Will use and decrease {@link ByteBuffer#offset} by the number of bytes
     *  prepended if omitted.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#prepend
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.prependTo = function(target, offset) {
        target.prepend(this, offset);
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Prints debug information about this ByteBuffer's contents.
     * @param {function(string)=} out Output function to call, defaults to console.log
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.printDebug = function(out) {
        if (typeof out !== 'function') out = console.log.bind(console);
        out(
            this.toString()+"\n"+
            "-------------------------------------------------------------------\n"+
            this.toDebug(/* columns */ true)
        );
    };

    /**
     * Gets the number of remaining readable bytes. Contents are the bytes between {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#limit}, so this returns `limit - offset`.
     * @returns {number} Remaining readable bytes. May be negative if `offset > limit`.
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.remaining = function() {
        return this.limit - this.offset;
    };
    /**
     * Resets this ByteBuffer's {@link ByteBuffer#offset}. If an offset has been marked through {@link ByteBuffer#mark}
     *  before, `offset` will be set to {@link ByteBuffer#markedOffset}, which will then be discarded. If no offset has been
     *  marked, sets `offset = 0`.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @see ByteBuffer#mark
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.reset = function() {
        if (this.markedOffset >= 0) {
            this.offset = this.markedOffset;
            this.markedOffset = -1;
        } else {
            this.offset = 0;
        }
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Resizes this ByteBuffer to be backed by a buffer of at least the given capacity. Will do nothing if already that
     *  large or larger.
     * @param {number} capacity Capacity required
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @throws {TypeError} If `capacity` is not a number
     * @throws {RangeError} If `capacity < 0`
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.resize = function(capacity) {
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof capacity !== 'number' || capacity % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal capacity: "+capacity+" (not an integer)");
            capacity |= 0;
            if (capacity < 0)
                throw RangeError("Illegal capacity: 0 <= "+capacity);
        }
        if (this.buffer.length < capacity) {
            var buffer = new Buffer(capacity);
            this.buffer.copy(buffer);
            this.buffer = buffer;
        }
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Reverses this ByteBuffer's contents.
     * @param {number=} begin Offset to start at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}
     * @param {number=} end Offset to end at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.reverse = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined') begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined') end = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (begin === end)
            return this; // Nothing to reverse
        Array.prototype.reverse.call(this.buffer.slice(begin, end));
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Skips the next `length` bytes. This will just advance
     * @param {number} length Number of bytes to skip. May also be negative to move the offset back.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} this
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.skip = function(length) {
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof length !== 'number' || length % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal length: "+length+" (not an integer)");
            length |= 0;
        }
        var offset = this.offset + length;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (offset < 0 || offset > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal length: 0 <= "+this.offset+" + "+length+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        this.offset = offset;
        return this;
    };

    /**
     * Slices this ByteBuffer by creating a cloned instance with `offset = begin` and `limit = end`.
     * @param {number=} begin Begin offset, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @param {number=} end End offset, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} Clone of this ByteBuffer with slicing applied, backed by the same {@link ByteBuffer#buffer}
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.slice = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined') begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined') end = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var bb = this.clone();
        bb.offset = begin;
        bb.limit = end;
        return bb;
    };
    /**
     * Returns a copy of the backing buffer that contains this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @param {boolean=} forceCopy If `true` returns a copy, otherwise returns a view referencing the same memory if
     *  possible. Defaults to `false`
     * @returns {!Buffer} Contents as a Buffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toBuffer = function(forceCopy) {
        var offset = this.offset,
            limit = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: Not an integer");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (typeof limit !== 'number' || limit % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal limit: Not an integer");
            limit >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset > limit || limit > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+offset+" <= "+limit+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        if (forceCopy) {
            var buffer = new Buffer(limit - offset);
            this.buffer.copy(buffer, 0, offset, limit);
            return buffer;
        } else {
            if (offset === 0 && limit === this.buffer.length)
                return this.buffer;
            else
                return this.buffer.slice(offset, limit);
        }
    };

    /**
     * Returns a copy of the backing buffer compacted to contain this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between
     *  {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {!ArrayBuffer} Contents as an ArrayBuffer
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toArrayBuffer = function() {
        var offset = this.offset,
            limit = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof offset !== 'number' || offset % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal offset: Not an integer");
            offset >>>= 0;
            if (typeof limit !== 'number' || limit % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal limit: Not an integer");
            limit >>>= 0;
            if (offset < 0 || offset > limit || limit > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+offset+" <= "+limit+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        var ab = new ArrayBuffer(limit - offset);
        if (memcpy) { // Fast
            memcpy(ab, 0, this.buffer, offset, limit);
        } else { // Slow
            var dst = new Uint8Array(ab);
            for (var i=offset; i<limit; ++i)
                dst[i-offset] = this.buffer[i];
        }
        return ab;
    };

    /**
     * Converts the ByteBuffer's contents to a string.
     * @param {string=} encoding Output encoding. Returns an informative string representation if omitted but also allows
     *  direct conversion to "utf8", "hex", "base64" and "binary" encoding. "debug" returns a hex representation with
     *  highlighted offsets.
     * @param {number=} begin Offset to begin at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}
     * @param {number=} end Offset to end at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}
     * @returns {string} String representation
     * @throws {Error} If `encoding` is invalid
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toString = function(encoding, begin, end) {
        if (typeof encoding === 'undefined')
            return "ByteBufferNB(offset="+this.offset+",markedOffset="+this.markedOffset+",limit="+this.limit+",capacity="+this.capacity()+")";
        if (typeof encoding === 'number')
            encoding = "utf8",
            begin = encoding,
            end = begin;
        switch (encoding) {
            case "utf8":
                return this.toUTF8(begin, end);
            case "base64":
                return this.toBase64(begin, end);
            case "hex":
                return this.toHex(begin, end);
            case "binary":
                return this.toBinary(begin, end);
            case "debug":
                return this.toDebug();
            case "columns":
                return this.toColumns();
            default:
                throw Error("Unsupported encoding: "+encoding);
        }
    };

    // encodings/base64

    /**
     * Encodes this ByteBuffer's contents to a base64 encoded string.
     * @param {number=} begin Offset to begin at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @param {number=} end Offset to end at, defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {string} Base64 encoded string
     * @throws {RangeError} If `begin` or `end` is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toBase64 = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined')
            begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined')
            end = this.limit;
        begin = begin | 0; end = end | 0;
        if (begin < 0 || end > this.capacity || begin > end)
            throw RangeError("begin, end");
        return this.buffer.toString("base64", begin, end);
    };

    /**
     * Decodes a base64 encoded string to a ByteBuffer.
     * @param {string} str String to decode
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} ByteBuffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.fromBase64 = function(str, littleEndian) {
        return ByteBuffer.wrap(new Buffer(str, "base64"), littleEndian);
        return bb;
    };

    /**
     * Encodes a binary string to base64 like `window.btoa` does.
     * @param {string} str Binary string
     * @returns {string} Base64 encoded string
     * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window.btoa
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.btoa = function(str) {
        return ByteBuffer.fromBinary(str).toBase64();
    };

    /**
     * Decodes a base64 encoded string to binary like `window.atob` does.
     * @param {string} b64 Base64 encoded string
     * @returns {string} Binary string
     * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window.atob
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.atob = function(b64) {
        return ByteBuffer.fromBase64(b64).toBinary();
    };

    // encodings/binary

    /**
     * Encodes this ByteBuffer to a binary encoded string, that is using only characters 0x00-0xFF as bytes.
     * @param {number=} begin Offset to begin at. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @param {number=} end Offset to end at. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {string} Binary encoded string
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset > limit`
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toBinary = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined')
            begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined')
            end = this.limit;
        begin |= 0; end |= 0;
        if (begin < 0 || end > this.capacity() || begin > end)
            throw RangeError("begin, end");
        return this.buffer.toString("binary", begin, end);
    };

    /**
     * Decodes a binary encoded string, that is using only characters 0x00-0xFF as bytes, to a ByteBuffer.
     * @param {string} str String to decode
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} ByteBuffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.fromBinary = function(str, littleEndian) {
        return ByteBuffer.wrap(new Buffer(str, "binary"), littleEndian);
        return bb;
    };

    // encodings/debug

    /**
     * Encodes this ByteBuffer to a hex encoded string with marked offsets. Offset symbols are:
     * * `<` : offset,
     * * `'` : markedOffset,
     * * `>` : limit,
     * * `|` : offset and limit,
     * * `[` : offset and markedOffset,
     * * `]` : markedOffset and limit,
     * * `!` : offset, markedOffset and limit
     * @param {boolean=} columns If `true` returns two columns hex + ascii, defaults to `false`
     * @returns {string|!Array.<string>} Debug string or array of lines if `asArray = true`
     * @expose
     * @example `>00'01 02<03` contains four bytes with `limit=0, markedOffset=1, offset=3`
     * @example `00[01 02 03>` contains four bytes with `offset=markedOffset=1, limit=4`
     * @example `00|01 02 03` contains four bytes with `offset=limit=1, markedOffset=-1`
     * @example `|` contains zero bytes with `offset=limit=0, markedOffset=-1`
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toDebug = function(columns) {
        var i = -1,
            k = this.buffer.length,
            b,
            hex = "",
            asc = "",
            out = "";
        while (i<k) {
            if (i !== -1) {
                b = this.buffer[i];
                if (b < 0x10) hex += "0"+b.toString(16).toUpperCase();
                else hex += b.toString(16).toUpperCase();
                if (columns)
                    asc += b > 32 && b < 127 ? String.fromCharCode(b) : '.';
            }
            ++i;
            if (columns) {
                if (i > 0 && i % 16 === 0 && i !== k) {
                    while (hex.length < 3*16+3) hex += " ";
                    out += hex+asc+"\n";
                    hex = asc = "";
                }
            }
            if (i === this.offset && i === this.limit)
                hex += i === this.markedOffset ? "!" : "|";
            else if (i === this.offset)
                hex += i === this.markedOffset ? "[" : "<";
            else if (i === this.limit)
                hex += i === this.markedOffset ? "]" : ">";
            else
                hex += i === this.markedOffset ? "'" : (columns || (i !== 0 && i !== k) ? " " : "");
        }
        if (columns && hex !== " ") {
            while (hex.length < 3*16+3)
                hex += " ";
            out += hex + asc + "\n";
        }
        return columns ? out : hex;
    };

    /**
     * Decodes a hex encoded string with marked offsets to a ByteBuffer.
     * @param {string} str Debug string to decode (not be generated with `columns = true`)
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} ByteBuffer
     * @expose
     * @see ByteBuffer#toDebug
     */
    ByteBuffer.fromDebug = function(str, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        var k = str.length,
            bb = new ByteBuffer(((k+1)/3)|0, littleEndian, noAssert);
        var i = 0, j = 0, ch, b,
            rs = false, // Require symbol next
            ho = false, hm = false, hl = false, // Already has offset (ho), markedOffset (hm), limit (hl)?
            fail = false;
        while (i<k) {
            switch (ch = str.charAt(i++)) {
                case '!':
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (ho || hm || hl) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        ho = hm = hl = true;
                    }
                    bb.offset = bb.markedOffset = bb.limit = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case '|':
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (ho || hl) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        ho = hl = true;
                    }
                    bb.offset = bb.limit = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case '[':
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (ho || hm) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        ho = hm = true;
                    }
                    bb.offset = bb.markedOffset = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case '<':
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (ho) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        ho = true;
                    }
                    bb.offset = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case ']':
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (hl || hm) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        hl = hm = true;
                    }
                    bb.limit = bb.markedOffset = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case '>':
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (hl) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        hl = true;
                    }
                    bb.limit = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case "'":
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (hm) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        hm = true;
                    }
                    bb.markedOffset = j;
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                case ' ':
                    rs = false;
                    break;
                default:
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (rs) {
                            fail = true;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    b = parseInt(ch+str.charAt(i++), 16);
                    if (!noAssert) {
                        if (isNaN(b) || b < 0 || b > 255)
                            throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a debug encoded string");
                    }
                    bb.buffer[j++] = b;
                    rs = true;
            }
            if (fail)
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Invalid symbol at "+i);
        }
        if (!noAssert) {
            if (!ho || !hl)
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Missing offset or limit");
            if (j<bb.buffer.length)
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a debug encoded string (is it hex?) "+j+" < "+k);
        }
        return bb;
    };

    // encodings/hex

    /**
     * Encodes this ByteBuffer's contents to a hex encoded string.
     * @param {number=} begin Offset to begin at. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#offset}.
     * @param {number=} end Offset to end at. Defaults to {@link ByteBuffer#limit}.
     * @returns {string} Hex encoded string
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toHex = function(begin, end) {
        begin = typeof begin === 'undefined' ? this.offset : begin;
        end = typeof end === 'undefined' ? this.limit : end;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        return this.buffer.toString("hex", begin, end);
    };

    /**
     * Decodes a hex encoded string to a ByteBuffer.
     * @param {string} str String to decode
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} ByteBuffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.fromHex = function(str, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        if (!noAssert) {
            if (typeof str !== 'string')
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a string");
            if (str.length % 2 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Length not a multiple of 2");
        }
        var bb = new ByteBuffer(0, littleEndian, true);
        bb.buffer = new Buffer(str, "hex");
        bb.limit = bb.buffer.length;
        return bb;
    };

    // utfx-embeddable

    /**
     * utfx-embeddable (c) 2014 Daniel Wirtz <dcode@dcode.io>
     * Released under the Apache License, Version 2.0
     * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/utfx for details
     */
    var utfx = function() {
        "use strict";

        /**
         * utfx namespace.
         * @inner
         * @type {!Object.<string,*>}
         */
        var utfx = {};

        /**
         * Maximum valid code point.
         * @type {number}
         * @const
         */
        utfx.MAX_CODEPOINT = 0x10FFFF;

        /**
         * Encodes UTF8 code points to UTF8 bytes.
         * @param {(!function():number|null) | number} src Code points source, either as a function returning the next code point
         *  respectively `null` if there are no more code points left or a single numeric code point.
         * @param {!function(number)} dst Bytes destination as a function successively called with the next byte
         */
        utfx.encodeUTF8 = function(src, dst) {
            var cp = null;
            if (typeof src === 'number')
                cp = src,
                src = function() { return null; };
            while (cp !== null || (cp = src()) !== null) {
                if (cp < 0x80)
                    dst(cp&0x7F);
                else if (cp < 0x800)
                    dst(((cp>>6)&0x1F)|0xC0),
                    dst((cp&0x3F)|0x80);
                else if (cp < 0x10000)
                    dst(((cp>>12)&0x0F)|0xE0),
                    dst(((cp>>6)&0x3F)|0x80),
                    dst((cp&0x3F)|0x80);
                else
                    dst(((cp>>18)&0x07)|0xF0),
                    dst(((cp>>12)&0x3F)|0x80),
                    dst(((cp>>6)&0x3F)|0x80),
                    dst((cp&0x3F)|0x80);
                cp = null;
            }
        };

        /**
         * Decodes UTF8 bytes to UTF8 code points.
         * @param {!function():number|null} src Bytes source as a function returning the next byte respectively `null` if there
         *  are no more bytes left.
         * @param {!function(number)} dst Code points destination as a function successively called with each decoded code point.
         * @throws {RangeError} If a starting byte is invalid in UTF8
         * @throws {Error} If the last sequence is truncated. Has an array property `bytes` holding the
         *  remaining bytes.
         */
        utfx.decodeUTF8 = function(src, dst) {
            var a, b, c, d, fail = function(b) {
                b = b.slice(0, b.indexOf(null));
                var err = Error(b.toString());
                err.name = "TruncatedError";
                err['bytes'] = b;
                throw err;
            };
            while ((a = src()) !== null) {
                if ((a&0x80) === 0)
                    dst(a);
                else if ((a&0xE0) === 0xC0)
                    ((b = src()) === null) && fail([a, b]),
                    dst(((a&0x1F)<<6) | (b&0x3F));
                else if ((a&0xF0) === 0xE0)
                    ((b=src()) === null || (c=src()) === null) && fail([a, b, c]),
                    dst(((a&0x0F)<<12) | ((b&0x3F)<<6) | (c&0x3F));
                else if ((a&0xF8) === 0xF0)
                    ((b=src()) === null || (c=src()) === null || (d=src()) === null) && fail([a, b, c ,d]),
                    dst(((a&0x07)<<18) | ((b&0x3F)<<12) | ((c&0x3F)<<6) | (d&0x3F));
                else throw RangeError("Illegal starting byte: "+a);
            }
        };

        /**
         * Converts UTF16 characters to UTF8 code points.
         * @param {!function():number|null} src Characters source as a function returning the next char code respectively
         *  `null` if there are no more characters left.
         * @param {!function(number)} dst Code points destination as a function successively called with each converted code
         *  point.
         */
        utfx.UTF16toUTF8 = function(src, dst) {
            var c1, c2 = null;
            while (true) {
                if ((c1 = c2 !== null ? c2 : src()) === null)
                    break;
                if (c1 >= 0xD800 && c1 <= 0xDFFF) {
                    if ((c2 = src()) !== null) {
                        if (c2 >= 0xDC00 && c2 <= 0xDFFF) {
                            dst((c1-0xD800)*0x400+c2-0xDC00+0x10000);
                            c2 = null; continue;
                        }
                    }
                }
                dst(c1);
            }
            if (c2 !== null) dst(c2);
        };

        /**
         * Converts UTF8 code points to UTF16 characters.
         * @param {(!function():number|null) | number} src Code points source, either as a function returning the next code point
         *  respectively `null` if there are no more code points left or a single numeric code point.
         * @param {!function(number)} dst Characters destination as a function successively called with each converted char code.
         * @throws {RangeError} If a code point is out of range
         */
        utfx.UTF8toUTF16 = function(src, dst) {
            var cp = null;
            if (typeof src === 'number')
                cp = src, src = function() { return null; };
            while (cp !== null || (cp = src()) !== null) {
                if (cp <= 0xFFFF)
                    dst(cp);
                else
                    cp -= 0x10000,
                    dst((cp>>10)+0xD800),
                    dst((cp%0x400)+0xDC00);
                cp = null;
            }
        };

        /**
         * Converts and encodes UTF16 characters to UTF8 bytes.
         * @param {!function():number|null} src Characters source as a function returning the next char code respectively `null`
         *  if there are no more characters left.
         * @param {!function(number)} dst Bytes destination as a function successively called with the next byte.
         */
        utfx.encodeUTF16toUTF8 = function(src, dst) {
            utfx.UTF16toUTF8(src, function(cp) {
                utfx.encodeUTF8(cp, dst);
            });
        };

        /**
         * Decodes and converts UTF8 bytes to UTF16 characters.
         * @param {!function():number|null} src Bytes source as a function returning the next byte respectively `null` if there
         *  are no more bytes left.
         * @param {!function(number)} dst Characters destination as a function successively called with each converted char code.
         * @throws {RangeError} If a starting byte is invalid in UTF8
         * @throws {Error} If the last sequence is truncated. Has an array property `bytes` holding the remaining bytes.
         */
        utfx.decodeUTF8toUTF16 = function(src, dst) {
            utfx.decodeUTF8(src, function(cp) {
                utfx.UTF8toUTF16(cp, dst);
            });
        };

        /**
         * Calculates the byte length of an UTF8 code point.
         * @param {number} cp UTF8 code point
         * @returns {number} Byte length
         */
        utfx.calculateCodePoint = function(cp) {
            return (cp < 0x80) ? 1 : (cp < 0x800) ? 2 : (cp < 0x10000) ? 3 : 4;
        };

        /**
         * Calculates the number of UTF8 bytes required to store UTF8 code points.
         * @param {(!function():number|null)} src Code points source as a function returning the next code point respectively
         *  `null` if there are no more code points left.
         * @returns {number} The number of UTF8 bytes required
         */
        utfx.calculateUTF8 = function(src) {
            var cp, l=0;
            while ((cp = src()) !== null)
                l += (cp < 0x80) ? 1 : (cp < 0x800) ? 2 : (cp < 0x10000) ? 3 : 4;
            return l;
        };

        /**
         * Calculates the number of UTF8 code points respectively UTF8 bytes required to store UTF16 char codes.
         * @param {(!function():number|null)} src Characters source as a function returning the next char code respectively
         *  `null` if there are no more characters left.
         * @returns {!Array.<number>} The number of UTF8 code points at index 0 and the number of UTF8 bytes required at index 1.
         */
        utfx.calculateUTF16asUTF8 = function(src) {
            var n=0, l=0;
            utfx.UTF16toUTF8(src, function(cp) {
                ++n; l += (cp < 0x80) ? 1 : (cp < 0x800) ? 2 : (cp < 0x10000) ? 3 : 4;
            });
            return [n,l];
        };

        return utfx;
    }();

    // encodings/utf8

    /**
     * Encodes this ByteBuffer's contents between {@link ByteBuffer#offset} and {@link ByteBuffer#limit} to an UTF8 encoded
     *  string.
     * @returns {string} Hex encoded string
     * @throws {RangeError} If `offset > limit`
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBufferPrototype.toUTF8 = function(begin, end) {
        if (typeof begin === 'undefined') begin = this.offset;
        if (typeof end === 'undefined') end = this.limit;
        if (!this.noAssert) {
            if (typeof begin !== 'number' || begin % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal begin: Not an integer");
            begin >>>= 0;
            if (typeof end !== 'number' || end % 1 !== 0)
                throw TypeError("Illegal end: Not an integer");
            end >>>= 0;
            if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > this.buffer.length)
                throw RangeError("Illegal range: 0 <= "+begin+" <= "+end+" <= "+this.buffer.length);
        }
        return this.buffer.toString("utf8", begin, end);
    };

    /**
     * Decodes an UTF8 encoded string to a ByteBuffer.
     * @param {string} str String to decode
     * @param {boolean=} littleEndian Whether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_ENDIAN}.
     * @param {boolean=} noAssert Whether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to
     *  {@link ByteBuffer.DEFAULT_NOASSERT}.
     * @returns {!ByteBuffer} ByteBuffer
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.fromUTF8 = function(str, littleEndian, noAssert) {
        if (!noAssert)
            if (typeof str !== 'string')
                throw TypeError("Illegal str: Not a string");
        var bb = new ByteBuffer(0, littleEndian, noAssert);
        bb.buffer = new Buffer(str, "utf8");
        bb.limit = bb.buffer.length;
        return bb;
    };


    /**
     * node-memcpy. This is an optional binding dependency and may not be present.
     * @function
     * @param {!(Buffer|ArrayBuffer|Uint8Array)} target Destination
     * @param {number|!(Buffer|ArrayBuffer)} targetStart Destination start, defaults to 0.
     * @param {(!(Buffer|ArrayBuffer|Uint8Array)|number)=} source Source
     * @param {number=} sourceStart Source start, defaults to 0.
     * @param {number=} sourceEnd Source end, defaults to capacity.
     * @returns {number} Number of bytes copied
     * @throws {Error} If any index is out of bounds
     * @expose
     */
    ByteBuffer.memcpy = memcpy;

    return ByteBuffer;

})();