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diff --git a/node_modules/memory-pager/README.md b/node_modules/memory-pager/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aed1761 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/memory-pager/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +# memory-pager + +Access memory using small fixed sized buffers instead of allocating a huge buffer. +Useful if you are implementing sparse data structures (such as large bitfield). + + + +``` +npm install memory-pager +``` + +## Usage + +``` js +var pager = require('paged-memory') + +var pages = pager(1024) // use 1kb per page + +var page = pages.get(10) // get page #10 + +console.log(page.offset) // 10240 +console.log(page.buffer) // a blank 1kb buffer +``` + +## API + +#### `var pages = pager(pageSize)` + +Create a new pager. `pageSize` defaults to `1024`. + +#### `var page = pages.get(pageNumber, [noAllocate])` + +Get a page. The page will be allocated at first access. + +Optionally you can set the `noAllocate` flag which will make the +method return undefined if no page has been allocated already + +A page looks like this + +``` js +{ + offset: byteOffset, + buffer: bufferWithPageSize +} +``` + +#### `pages.set(pageNumber, buffer)` + +Explicitly set the buffer for a page. + +#### `pages.updated(page)` + +Mark a page as updated. + +#### `pages.lastUpdate()` + +Get the last page that was updated. + +#### `var buf = pages.toBuffer()` + +Concat all pages allocated pages into a single buffer + +## License + +MIT |