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README.md

Debug Stream

Writable stream for debugging stream pipelines.

Usage

var debugSinkStream = require( '@stdlib/streams/node/debug-sink' );

debugSinkStream( [options,] [clbk] )

Creates a writable stream for debugging stream pipelines.

var ENV = require( '@stdlib/process/env' );

// Set the `DEBUG` environment variable...
ENV.DEBUG = '*';

var stream = debugSinkStream({
    'name': 'my-stream'
});

stream.write( 'a' );
stream.write( 'b' );
stream.write( 'c' );
stream.end();

The function accepts the following options:

  • name: debug namespace.
  • objectMode: specifies whether a stream should operate in objectMode. Default: false.
  • highWaterMark: specifies the Buffer level at which write() calls start returning false.
  • decodeStrings: specifies whether to encode strings as Buffer objects before writing data to a returned stream. Default: true.
  • defaultEncoding: default encoding when not explicitly specified when writing data. Default: 'utf8'.

To set stream options,

var opts = {
    'name': 'my-app',
    'objectMode': true,
    'highWaterMark': 64,
    'decodeStrings': false,
    'defaultEncoding': 'utf8'
};

var stream = debugSinkStream( opts );

By default, each chunk is logged as a JSON stringified string, along with the chunk index. For more control over logging behavior, provide a callback.

function logger( debug, chunk, idx ) {
    debug( 'Received a new chunk...' );
    debug( 'Beep: %s', chunk.beep );
    debug( 'Boop: %s', chunk.boop );
}

var opts = {
    'name': 'my-pipeline'
};

var stream = debugSinkStream( opts, logger );

debugSinkStream.factory( [options] )

Returns a function for creating streams which are identically configured according to provided options.

var opts = {
    'objectMode': true,
    'highWaterMark': 64
};

var factory = debugSinkStream.factory( opts );

This method accepts the same options as debugSinkStream(), except for name, which must be provided explicitly.

factory( name[, clbk] )

Creates a debug stream.

var factory = debugSinkStream.factory();

var streams = [];
var i;

// Assign each stream to a separate debug namespace...
for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
    streams.push( factory( 'stream '+i ) );
}

debugSinkStream.objectMode( [options,] [clbk] )

This method is a convenience function to create streams which always operate in objectMode.

var stream = debugSinkStream.objectMode({
    'name': 'beep-boop'
});

stream.write({
    'value': 'a'
});
stream.write({
    'value': 'b'
});
stream.write({
    'value': 'c'
});
stream.end();

This method accepts the same options as debugSinkStream(); however, the method will always override the objectMode option in options.

Notes

  • If the DEBUG environment variable is not set, no data is logged.
  • Providing a name option is strongly encouraged, as the DEBUG environment variable can be used to filter debuggers.

Examples

var parseJSON = require( '@stdlib/utils/parse-json' );
var transformFactory = require( '@stdlib/streams/node/transform' ).factory;
var debug = require( '@stdlib/streams/node/debug-sink' ).objectMode;

function parse( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, parseJSON( chunk ) );
}

function pluck( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, chunk.value );
}

function square( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    var v = +chunk;
    clbk( null, v*v );
}

function toStr( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, chunk.toString() );
}

function join( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, chunk+'\n' );
}

// Create a factory for generating streams running in `objectMode`:
var tStream = transformFactory({
    'objectMode': true
});

// Create streams for each transform:
var s1 = tStream( parse );
var s2 = tStream( pluck );
var s3 = tStream( square );
var s4 = tStream( toStr );
var s5 = tStream( join );

// Create a writable stream for debugging the result of the transformations:
var ds = debug({
    'name': 'debugger'
});

// Create the pipeline:
s1.pipe( s2 )
    .pipe( s3 )
    .pipe( s4 )
    .pipe( s5 )
    .pipe( ds );

// Write data to the pipeline...
var v;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    v = '{"value":'+i+'}';
    s1.write( v, 'utf8' );
}
s1.end();