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TransformStreamDefaultController

The TransformStreamDefaultController interface of the Streams API provides methods to manipulate the associated ReadableStream and WritableStream.

When constructing a TransformStream, the TransformStreamDefaultController is created. It therefore has no constructor. The way to get an instance of TransformStreamDefaultController is via the callback methods of TransformStream().

Instance properties

TransformStreamDefaultController.desiredSize Read only

Returns the desired size to fill the readable side of the stream's internal queue.

Instance methods

TransformStreamDefaultController.enqueue()

Enqueues a chunk (single piece of data) in the readable side of the stream.

TransformStreamDefaultController.error()

Errors both the readable and writable side of the transform stream.

TransformStreamDefaultController.terminate()

Closes the readable side and errors the writable side of the stream.

Examples

In the following example, a transform stream passes through all chunks it receives as Uint8Array values, using the error() and enqueue() methods.

js

const transformContent = {
  start() {}, // required.
  async transform(chunk, controller) {
    chunk = await chunk;
    switch (typeof chunk) {
      case "object":
        // just say the stream is done I guess
        if (chunk === null) {
          controller.terminate();
        } else if (ArrayBuffer.isView(chunk)) {
          controller.enqueue(
            new Uint8Array(chunk.buffer, chunk.byteOffset, chunk.byteLength),
          );
        } else if (
          Array.isArray(chunk) &&
          chunk.every((value) => typeof value === "number")
        ) {
          controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array(chunk));
        } else if (
          typeof chunk.valueOf === "function" &&
          chunk.valueOf() !== chunk
        ) {
          this.transform(chunk.valueOf(), controller); // hack
        } else if ("toJSON" in chunk) {
          this.transform(JSON.stringify(chunk), controller);
        }
        break;
      case "symbol":
        controller.error("Cannot send a symbol as a chunk part");
        break;
      case "undefined":
        controller.error("Cannot send undefined as a chunk part");
        break;
      default:
        controller.enqueue(this.textencoder.encode(String(chunk)));
        break;
    }
  },
  flush() {
    /* do any destructor work here */
  },
};

class AnyToU8Stream extends TransformStream {
  constructor() {
    super({ ...transformContent, textencoder: new TextEncoder() });
  }
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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TransformStreamDefaultController 67 79 102 No 54 14.1 67 67 102 48 14.5 9.0
desiredSize 67 79 102 No 54 14.1 67 67 102 48 14.5 9.0
enqueue 67 79 102 No 54 14.1 67 67 102 48 14.5 9.0
error 67 79 102 No 54 14.1 67 67 102 48 14.5 9.0
terminate 67 79 102 No 54 14.1 67 67 102 48 14.5 9.0

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