binary.js

/*global Blob,File*/

/**
 * Module requirements
 */

var isArray = require('isarray');
var isBuf = require('./is-buffer');

/**
 * Replaces every Buffer | ArrayBuffer in packet with a numbered placeholder.
 * Anything with blobs or files should be fed through removeBlobs before coming
 * here.
 *
 * @param {Object} packet - socket.io event packet
 * @return {Object} with deconstructed packet and list of buffers
 * @api public
 */

exports.deconstructPacket = function(packet){
  var buffers = [];
  var packetData = packet.data;

  function _deconstructPacket(data) {
    if (!data) return data;

    if (isBuf(data)) {
      var placeholder = { _placeholder: true, num: buffers.length };
      buffers.push(data);
      return placeholder;
    } else if (isArray(data)) {
      var newData = new Array(data.length);
      for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
        newData[i] = _deconstructPacket(data[i]);
      }
      return newData;
    } else if ('object' == typeof data && !(data instanceof Date)) {
      var newData = {};
      for (var key in data) {
        newData[key] = _deconstructPacket(data[key]);
      }
      return newData;
    }
    return data;
  }

  var pack = packet;
  pack.data = _deconstructPacket(packetData);
  pack.attachments = buffers.length; // number of binary 'attachments'
  return {packet: pack, buffers: buffers};
};

/**
 * Reconstructs a binary packet from its placeholder packet and buffers
 *
 * @param {Object} packet - event packet with placeholders
 * @param {Array} buffers - binary buffers to put in placeholder positions
 * @return {Object} reconstructed packet
 * @api public
 */

exports.reconstructPacket = function(packet, buffers) {
  var curPlaceHolder = 0;

  function _reconstructPacket(data) {
    if (data && data._placeholder) {
      var buf = buffers[data.num]; // appropriate buffer (should be natural order anyway)
      return buf;
    } else if (isArray(data)) {
      for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
        data[i] = _reconstructPacket(data[i]);
      }
      return data;
    } else if (data && 'object' == typeof data) {
      for (var key in data) {
        data[key] = _reconstructPacket(data[key]);
      }
      return data;
    }
    return data;
  }

  packet.data = _reconstructPacket(packet.data);
  packet.attachments = undefined; // no longer useful
  return packet;
};

/**
 * Asynchronously removes Blobs or Files from data via
 * FileReader's readAsArrayBuffer method. Used before encoding
 * data as msgpack. Calls callback with the blobless data.
 *
 * @param {Object} data
 * @param {Function} callback
 * @api private
 */

exports.removeBlobs = function(data, callback) {
  function _removeBlobs(obj, curKey, containingObject) {
    if (!obj) return obj;

    // convert any blob
    if ((global.Blob && obj instanceof Blob) ||
        (global.File && obj instanceof File)) {
      pendingBlobs++;

      // async filereader
      var fileReader = new FileReader();
      fileReader.onload = function() { // this.result == arraybuffer
        if (containingObject) {
          containingObject[curKey] = this.result;
        }
        else {
          bloblessData = this.result;
        }

        // if nothing pending its callback time
        if(! --pendingBlobs) {
          callback(bloblessData);
        }
      };

      fileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(obj); // blob -> arraybuffer
    } else if (isArray(obj)) { // handle array
      for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
        _removeBlobs(obj[i], i, obj);
      }
    } else if (obj && 'object' == typeof obj && !isBuf(obj)) { // and object
      for (var key in obj) {
        _removeBlobs(obj[key], key, obj);
      }
    }
  }

  var pendingBlobs = 0;
  var bloblessData = data;
  _removeBlobs(bloblessData);
  if (!pendingBlobs) {
    callback(bloblessData);
  }
};