\n\n` (array of bytes) |\n| | | - `Buffer` |\n| | | - `ArrayBufferLike` |\n| | | - `ArrayBufferView` |\n| | | - `NodeJS.ArrayBufferView` |\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. Possible input Type can be: |\n| | | - `string` |\n| | | - `number` (will be automatically converted to string) |\n| | | - `bigint` (will be automatically converted to string) |\n| | | - `Array\n\n
\n\n---\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Uint8Array`\n\nThe function returns a new `Uint8Array` instance created from the input data.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToInt16Array`\n\nCoerces input data into a `Int16Array`.\n\nUsage
\n\n###### Converting a String to Uint8Array\n\n```ts\nimport { coerceToUint8Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer\";\n// or\nimport { coerceToUint8Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/coercion\";\n\nconst buffer = coerceToUint8Array(\"Hello, World!\");\n```\n\n###### Converting a DataView to Uint8Array\n\n```ts\nimport { coerceToUint8Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer\";\n// or\nimport { coerceToUint8Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/coercion\";\nimport { toDataView } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/toDataView\";\nimport { stringToBinary } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/conversion\";\n\nconst view = toDataView(stringToBinary(\"Hello, World!\"));\n\nconsole.log(coerceToUint8Array(view));\n```\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [`CoerceToUint8ArrayInput`](#input-type-1) for accepted data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToUint16Array`\n\nCoerces input data into a `Uint16Array`.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Int16Array`\n\nThe function returns a new `Int16Array` instance created from the input data.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [`CoerceToUint8ArrayInput`](#input-type-1) for accepted data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToInt32Array`\n\nCoerces input data into a `Int32Array`.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Uint16Array`\n\nThe function returns a new `Uint16Array` instance created from the input data.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [`CoerceToUint8ArrayInput`](#input-type-1) for accepted data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToUint32Array`\n\nCoerces input data into a `Uint32Array`.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Int32Array`\n\nThe function returns a new `Int32Array` instance created from the input data.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [`CoerceToUint8ArrayInput`](#input-type-1) for accepted data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToSharedArrayBuffer`\n\nCoerces input data into a `SharedArrayBuffer`.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Uint32Array`\n\nThe function returns a new `Uint32Array` instance created from the input data.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [`CoerceToUint8ArrayInput`](#input-type-1) for accepted data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToFloatArray`\n\nCoerces input data into a `Float32Array` or `Float64Array`, based on the specified bit size.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `SharedArrayBuffer`\n\nThe function returns a new `SharedArrayBuffer` instance created from the input data.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [coerceToUint8Array](#coercetouint8array) for a list of possible input data types. |\n| `bit` | `32 \\| 64` | Specifies whether to return a `Float32Array` (32-bit) or `Float64Array` (64-bit). |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToFloat32Array`\n\nA specialized version of `coerceToFloatArray` that coerces input data into a `Float32Array`.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Float32Array | Float64Array`\n\nA new instance of the respective float array type.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [coerceToUint8Array](#coercetouint8array) for a list of possible input data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Float32Array`\n\nA new instance of `Float32Array`.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToFloat64Array`\n\nA specialized version of `coerceToFloatArray` that coerces input data into a `Float64Array`.\n\nUsage
\n\n```ts\nimport { coerceToFloat32Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer\";\n// or\nimport { coerceToFloat32Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/coercion\";\n\nconst float32Array = coerceToFloat32Array(\"Hello, World!\");\n```\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [coerceToUint8Array](#coercetouint8array) for a list of possible input data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `Float64Array`\n\nA new instance of `Float64Array`.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToBigArray`\n\nCoerces input data into a `BigInt64Array` or `BigUint64Array` based on the `isUnsigned` parameter.\n\nUsage
\n\n```ts\nimport { coerceToFloat64Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer\";\n// or\nimport { coerceToFloat64Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/coercion\";\n\nconst float64Array = coerceToFloat64Array(\"Hello, World!\");\n```\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| ------------ | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [coerceToUint8Array](#coercetouint8array) for a list of possible input data types. |\n| `isUnsigned` | `boolean` | If `true`, returns a `BigUint64Array`, `BigInt64Array` otherwise. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToBigInt64Array`\n\nA specialized version of `coerceToFloatArray` that coerces input data into a `BigInt64Array`.\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `BigInt64Array | BigUint64Array`\n\nA new instance of the respective big integer array type.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [coerceToUint8Array](#coercetouint8array) for a list of possible input data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `BigInt64Array`\n\nA new instance of `BigInt64Array`.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n##### `coerceToBigUint64Array`\n\nA specialized version of `coerceToFloatArray` that coerces input data into a `BigUint64Array`.\n\nUsage
\n\n```ts\nimport { coerceToBigInt64Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer\";\n// or\nimport { coerceToBigInt64Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/coercion\";\n\nconst bigInt64Array = coerceToBigInt64Array(\"Hello, World!\");\n```\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nParameters
\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n| --------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| `input` | `CoerceToUint8ArrayInput` | The input data to convert. See [coerceToUint8Array](#coercetouint8array) for a list of possible input data types. |\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\nReturns
\n\nType: `BigUint64Array`\n\nA new instance of `BigUint64Array`.\n\n\n\n
\n\n---\n\n### Development\n\n#### Install depenendencies\n\n```bash\nnpm install\n```\n\nor using `pnpm`\n\n```bash\npnpm i\n```\n\n#### Build the source code\n\nRun the following command to test and build code for distribution.\n\n```bash\npnpm build\n```\n\n#### [ESLint](https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint)\n\nwarnings / errors check.\n\n```bash\npnpm lint\n```\n\n#### [Jest](https://npmjs.com/package/jest)\n\nRun all the defined test suites by running the following:\n\n```bash\n# Run tests and watch file changes.\npnpm test:watch\n\n# Run tests in a CI environment.\npnpm test:ci\n```\n\n- See [`package.json`](./package.json) file scripts for more info.\n\nRun tests with coverage.\n\nAn HTTP server is then started to serve coverage files from `./coverage` folder.\n\nā ļø You may see a blank page the first time you run this command. Simply refresh the browser to see the updates.\n\n```bash\ntest:coverage:serve\n```\n\n---\n\n### Contributing\n\nContributions are truly welcome!\n\nPlease refer to the [Contributing Doc](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to start contributing to this project.\n\nHelp keep this project up to date with [GitHub Sponsor][sponsor-url].\n\n[![GitHub Sponsor][sponsor-badge]][sponsor-url]\n\n---\n\n### Security\n\nIf you believe you have found a security vulnerability, we encourage you to **_responsibly disclose this and NOT open a public issue_**. We will investigate all legitimate reports. Email `security@alessiofrittoli.it` to disclose any security vulnerabilities.\n\n### Made with ā\n\nUsage
\n\n```ts\nimport { coerceToBigUint64Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer\";\n// or\nimport { coerceToBigUint64Array } from \"@alessiofrittoli/crypto-buffer/coercion\";\n\nconst bigUint64Array = coerceToBigUint64Array(\"Hello, World!\");\n```\n\n\n  \n | \n \n
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