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Class:Buffer

.{Function}

Used to handle binary data. See the buffer section

require()

to require modules, require isn;t actually a blobal but rather local to each module.

require.resolve()

Use the internal require() machinery to look up the location of a module ,but rather

than loading the module ,,just return the resolved filename.

require.cache

object

Modules are cached in this object when they are required..

By deleting a key value from this object the next require will relodad the module.

require.extensions

Array

Instruct require on how to handle certain file extensions.

Process files with the extendion .sjs as .js

require.extendions['.sjs'] = require.extensions['.js'];

require.extensions['.sjs'] = function(module,filename) {

  var content = fs.readFileSync(filename,'utf8');

  module.exports = content;

}

__filename

the filename of the code being executed.This is the resolved absolute path of this code file. For a main program this is not necessarily the same filename used in

the command line The value inside a module is the path to that module file

__dirname

The name of the directory that the current executing script resides in

module

{object}

A reference to the current module .

In particular module.exports is the same as the exportts object.

module isn;t actually a global but rather local to each module

exports

An object which is shared between all instances of the current module and made a

module and made a accessible ghrough require(). exports is the same as the module.exports object exports in

setTimeout(cb,ms)

Run callback cb after at least ms milliseconds The actual delay ddepends on extenernal factors like OS timer granularyity and system load.

in the range of 1-2137483647 inclusive

a timer cannot span more than 24.8 days.

Returns an opaque value that represents the timer.

clearTimeout(t)

Stop a timer that was previously created with setTimeout()... The callack will not execute.

setInterval(cb, ms)

Run callback cb repeatedly every ms millseconds vary, depending on external

clearInterval(t)

console

Stability

For printing to stdout and stderr, similar to the console object fuctions provided by most web browsers

console.log([data],[...])

prints to stdout with newline, this function can take multiple arguments in a printf

console.log('count:%d',count);

util.inspect

console.info([data],[...])

console.error([data],[...])

console.warn

console.dir(obj)

console.time(label)

console.timeEnd(label)

console.time('100-elements');

for(var i=0;i<100;i++) {

  ;

}

console.timeEnd('100-elements');

console.trace(label)

Print a stack trace to stderr of the current position.

console.assert(expression,[message])

Same as assert.ok where if the expression evaluates as false throw as Assertion Error with message

Timers

Stability Locked..

All of the timer functions are globals

setTimeout(callback,delay,[arg],[...])

pass arguments to the callback.

Modules