Node.js Buffer for Browsers (ES6 Rewrite)

buffer-es6 provides a robust and performant implementation of the Node.js Buffer API, specifically re-engineered using ES6 syntax for browser environments. It is optimized for bundlers like Rollup, enabling better tree-shaking compared to its predecessor. The current stable version is 4.9.3. While no explicit release cadence is provided, the package appears actively maintained as a specialized fork of the main `buffer` package. Its key differentiators include identical API compatibility with Node.js Buffer, broad browser support (down to IE6), and a remarkably small bundle size (5.04KB minified + gzipped). It internally bundles `ieee754` and `base64-js`, providing a self-contained solution for binary data manipulation in the browser.