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toab\nTo Array Buffer: Convert Buffer, Data URLs, Files, Response, Text, and Typed Arrays to Array Buffers\n# install\n```bash\nnpm install toab\n```\n\n# usage\n# convert file buffer to array buffer\n```javascript\nconst fs = require(\"fs\");\nconst toab = require(\"toab\");\n\nconst buffer = fs.readFileSync(\"test.png\");\nconst arrayBuffer = await toab(buffer);\n```\n\n# convert File to an array buffer\n```javascript\ndocument.querySelector('input').addEventListener('change', async event =\u003e {\n    const file = event.target.files[0];\n    const arrayBuffer = await toab(file);\n});\n```\n\n# convert data url to array buffer\n```javascript\n// the context comes from a canvas element \nconst url = context.toDataURL('image/jpeg');\n// url is data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABA\"\nconst arrayBuffer = await toab(url);\n```\n\n# convert data view to array buffer\n```javascript\nconst arrayBuffer = await toab(dataView)\n```\n\n# convert typed arrays to array 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