Hi all, I'm trying to implement a stream in object mode. It's a very complex stream that allows user read and write database records. But for this discussion, you can just imagine it as a duplex stream that reads and writes database records in a table.
[Question] I've read the API doc on streams. It's a bit unclear about the usage of highWaterMark in object mode. Does it limit the number of objects that it internally buffered? If not, how do I control the memory usage of the internal buffer? [Suggestion] The API doc said "a readable stream in object mode will always return a single item from a call to readable.read(size), regardless of what the size argument is", which feels very unintuitive for me. I think it should be more intuitive if readable.read(size) returns "size" items. [Suggestion] Currently, The special value null still retains its special value for object mode streams. That is, for object mode readable streams, null as a return value from stream.read() indicates that there is no more data, and stream.push(null) will signal the end of stream data (EOF). However, in the stream I want to implement, a null object is exactly what I want to return to the consumer, and it should not indicate that there is no more data. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use "undefined" as the special value to indicate the end of stream data? Thanks, Chaoran Yang -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
