npm package: @stdlib/streams-node-debug-sink
Description: Writable stream for debugging stream pipelines.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.2.3

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# Debug Stream

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> [Writable stream][writable-stream] for [debugging][node-debug] stream pipelines.

<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/streams-node-debug-sink
```

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var debugSinkStream = require( '@stdlib/streams-node-debug-sink' );
```

<a name="debug-sink-stream"></a>

#### debugSinkStream( \[options,] \[clbk] )

Creates a [writable stream][writable-stream] for [debugging][node-debug] stream pipelines.

```javascript
var ENV = require( '@stdlib/process-env' );

// Set the `DEBUG` environment variable...
ENV.DEBUG = '*';

var stream = debugSinkStream({
    'name': 'my-stream'
});

stream.write( 'a' );
stream.write( 'b' );
stream.write( 'c' );
stream.end();
```

The function accepts the following `options`:

-   **name**: [debug][node-debug] namespace.
-   **objectMode**: specifies whether a [stream][stream] should operate in [objectMode][object-mode]. Default: `false`.
-   **highWaterMark**: specifies the `Buffer` level at which `write()` calls start returning `false`.
-   **decodeStrings**: specifies whether to encode strings as `Buffer` objects before writing data to a returned [stream][stream]. Default: `true`.
-   **defaultEncoding**: default encoding when not explicitly specified when writing data. Default: `'utf8'`.

To set [stream][stream] `options`,

```javascript
var opts = {
    'name': 'my-app',
    'objectMode': true,
    'highWaterMark': 64,
    'decodeStrings': false,
    'defaultEncoding': 'utf8'
};

var stream = debugSinkStream( opts );
```

By default, each `chunk` is logged as a JSON stringified `string`, along with the `chunk` index. For more control over logging behavior, provide a `callback`.

```javascript
function logger( debug, chunk, idx ) {
    debug( 'Received a new chunk...' );
    debug( 'Beep: %s', chunk.beep );
    debug( 'Boop: %s', chunk.boop );
}

var opts = {
    'name': 'my-pipeline'
};

var stream = debugSinkStream( opts, logger );
```

#### debugSinkStream.factory( \[options] )

Returns a `function` for creating [streams][writable-stream] which are identically configured according to provided `options`.

```javascript
var opts = {
    'objectMode': true,
    'highWaterMark': 64
};

var factory = debugSinkStream.factory( opts );
```

This method accepts the same `options` as [`debugSinkStream()`](#debug-sink-stream), **except** for `name`, which must be provided **explicitly**.

##### factory( name\[, clbk] )

Creates a [debug][node-debug] stream.

```javascript
var factory = debugSinkStream.factory();

var streams = [];
var i;

// Assign each stream to a separate debug namespace...
for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
    streams.push( factory( 'stream '+i ) );
}
```

#### debugSinkStream.objectMode( \[options,] \[clbk] )

This method is a convenience function to create [streams][stream] which **always** operate in [objectMode][object-mode].

```javascript
var stream = debugSinkStream.objectMode({
    'name': 'beep-boop'
});

stream.write({
    'value': 'a'
});
stream.write({
    'value': 'b'
});
stream.write({
    'value': 'c'
});
stream.end();
```

This method accepts the same `options` as [`debugSinkStream()`](#debug-sink-stream); however, the method will **always** override the [objectMode][object-mode] option in `options`.

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## Notes

-   If the [`DEBUG`][node-debug] environment variable is **not** set, no data is logged.
-   Providing a `name` option is **strongly** encouraged, as the [`DEBUG`][node-debug] environment variable can be used to filter debuggers.

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var parseJSON = require( '@stdlib/utils-parse-json' );
var transformFactory = require( '@stdlib/streams-node-transform' ).factory;
var debug = require( '@stdlib/streams-node-debug-sink' ).objectMode;

function parse( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, parseJSON( chunk ) );
}

function pluck( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, chunk.value );
}

function square( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    var v = +chunk;
    clbk( null, v*v );
}

function toStr( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, chunk.toString() );
}

function join( chunk, enc, clbk ) {
    clbk( null, chunk+'\n' );
}

// Create a factory for generating streams running in `objectMode`:
var tStream = transformFactory({
    'objectMode': true
});

// Create streams for each transform:
var s1 = tStream( parse );
var s2 = tStream( pluck );
var s3 = tStream( square );
var s4 = tStream( toStr );
var s5 = tStream( join );

// Create a writable stream for debugging the result of the transformations:
var ds = debug({
    'name': 'debugger'
});

// Create the pipeline:
s1.pipe( s2 )
    .pipe( s3 )
    .pipe( s4 )
    .pipe( s5 )
    .pipe( ds );

// Write data to the pipeline...
var v;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    v = '{"value":'+i+'}';
    s1.write( v, 'utf8' );
}
s1.end();
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/streams-node/debug`][@stdlib/streams/node/debug]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">transform stream for debugging stream pipelines.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/streams-node/inspect-sink`][@stdlib/streams/node/inspect-sink]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">writable stream for inspecting streamed data.</span>

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