node-lossystream

send packets into the void when backpressured

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#lossy stream

This simple readable/writable stream drops writes when in a paused state.

npm install lossystream

usage


var lossy = require('lossystream');

var dropped = function(d) {
 // d contains the data that was dropped
};

someStream.pipe(lossy().on('drop', dropped)).pipe(slowStream);

why?

I'm using this to push images (640x480) to the browser over binary websockets. The browser freezes if I try to send this much data 30 times a second.