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Readable Stream Methods & Events Explained

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May 19, 2026
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Readable Streams in Node.js are powerful because of their: ✔ Methods ✔ Events ✔ Event-driven architecture Understanding these helps you control: • Data flow • Memory usage • Streaming behavior ## Main Methods of Readable Stream 1. pipe() - transfer data from one stream to another automatically. 2. unpipe() - stop the stream which cause data transfer stop. 3. pause() - temporarily stops flowing the data. 4. resume() - restart where it left from flowing data. 5. setEncoding() . repsonsible to tell our steam which encoding to prefer . For ex - utf-8 ## Main Events of Readable Stream 1. data - triggered whenever a chunk of data is available. 2. readable - triggered when data is ready to be read manually. 3. end - Triggered when no more data remains. 4. error - triggered when there's error occured.

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