1# string_decoder 2 3***Node-core v8.9.4 string_decoder for userland*** 4 5 6[](https://nodei.co/npm/string_decoder/) 7[](https://nodei.co/npm/string_decoder/) 8 9 10```bash 11npm install --save string_decoder 12``` 13 14***Node-core string_decoder for userland*** 15 16This package is a mirror of the string_decoder implementation in Node-core. 17 18Full documentation may be found on the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.9.4/docs/api/). 19 20As of version 1.0.0 **string_decoder** uses semantic versioning. 21 22## Previous versions 23 24Previous version numbers match the versions found in Node core, e.g. 0.10.24 matches Node 0.10.24, likewise 0.11.10 matches Node 0.11.10. 25 26## Update 27 28The *build/* directory contains a build script that will scrape the source from the [nodejs/node](https://github.com/nodejs/node) repo given a specific Node version. 29 30## Streams Working Group 31 32`string_decoder` is maintained by the Streams Working Group, which 33oversees the development and maintenance of the Streams API within 34Node.js. The responsibilities of the Streams Working Group include: 35 36* Addressing stream issues on the Node.js issue tracker. 37* Authoring and editing stream documentation within the Node.js project. 38* Reviewing changes to stream subclasses within the Node.js project. 39* Redirecting changes to streams from the Node.js project to this 40 project. 41* Assisting in the implementation of stream providers within Node.js. 42* Recommending versions of `readable-stream` to be included in Node.js. 43* Messaging about the future of streams to give the community advance 44 notice of changes. 45 46See [readable-stream](https://github.com/nodejs/readable-stream) for 47more details. 48
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