Feature request: Support Node `Buffer`
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Description
I was surprised to see that Node Buffer wasn't properly handled by devalue even though it's just a subclass of Uint8Array. It'd be nice if I didn't have to explicitly convert Buffer to Uint8Array before serialization.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating devalue's existing Uint8Array handling and serialization tests, then verify that Node Buffer values serialize without an explicit conversion to Uint8Array.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100