DataView isn't optimized enough yet

[pocesar]

DataView isn't optimized enough yet

[dcodeIO]

The decision to use DataView instead of Int8Array results from allowing the use of polyfills for older browsers, as the bracket notation cannot be emulated. This is of course some sort of trade-off and I hope that DataView will get some love from browser manufacturers sooner or later.

[englercj]

Just a followup on this, I have a project whos other requirements put me into a position where I know typed arrays will exist, meaning there is nothing wrong with using them instead of DataViews (and performance is important).

I see there is a ByteBufferTA.js in the source, but I don't see it in the dist folder. How can I choose to use that flavor of ByteBuffer for browsers instead of AB which uses DataViews?

[dcodeIO]

I started working on ByteBufferTA a while ago for this exact purpose, but it isn't finished yet.

[dcodeIO]

Just completed ByteBufferTA I believe. There will probably still be some bugs or edge cases, but if you'd like to give it a try: https://github.com/dcodeIO/ByteBuffer.js/tree/master/dist/experimental

[dcodeIO]

Just checked: Also passes the ProtoBuf.js test suite.

[dcodeIO]

Going to make ByteBufferTA the new ByteBufferAB from 4.0.0 on. The previous ByteBufferAB has been renamed to ByteBufferAB_DataView. See: https://github.com/dcodeIO/ByteBuffer.js/tree/master/dist

[englercj]

Awesome! Thanks for this @dcodeIO, really appreciate you being so responsive to issues.

[englercj]

As of v4 this can be closed. Thanks for all the hard work @dcodeIO!