Beanstalkd protocol parser for Node.js/Javascript

npm install --save beanstalkd-protocol

Examples

See unit tests

import Protocol from 'beanstalkd-protocol';

API

protocol.parseCommand(buffer)

Parses a Buffer for a consumer/worker command.

Buffer can be a partial chunk of a stream, the method will return values based on whether or not it has enough information to parse the full command yet.

• buffer Buffer to parse. Can be a partial chunk of a stream.
• Returns: [null, {command, args}] returned if command was the only thing in the chunk
• Returns: [Buffer, null] returns passed chunk if no command was found or not enough data was available to fully parse command
• Returns: [Buffer, {command, args}] returns remaining part of chunk + found command if chunk is larger than command

protocol.parseReply(buffer)

Parses a Buffer for a beanstalkd server reply.

Buffer can be a partial chunk of a stream, the method will return values based on whether or not it has enough information to parse the full command yet.

• buffer Buffer to parse. Can be a partial chunk of a stream.
• Returns: [null, {reply, args}] returned if reply was the only thing in the chunk
• Returns: [Buffer, null] returns passed chunk if no reply was found or not enough data was available to fully parse reply
• Returns: [Buffer, {reply, args}] returns remaining part of chunk + found reply if chunk is larger than reply

protocol.reset()

Removes all custom types, commands & replies