Get file as Buffer

[sboudouk]

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Context

• node version: 16.18
• module (formidable) version: 2.0.1
• environment (e.g. node, browser, native, OS): node
• used with (i.e. popular names of modules): nestjs (express)
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What problem are you trying to solve?

Thanks for the insane work behind formidable, it really a life changer. I just wanted to know or ask if there is a feature planned to make the file available as Buffers like multer do, instead of having to read them, then make a buffer.

If there is already a way it would be great to have an exemple for achieving this, and I would be glad to do a PR to add it to the documentation. I've searched on existing issues and played a bit with fileWriteStreamHandler but with no success.

Thanks for your help and your valuable work.

Do you have a new or modified API suggestion to solve the problem?

Add a file.buffer or file.toBuffer method to the file/volatilefile object , or if this is already possible, snippet to the documentation.

Thanks.

[GrosSacASac]

See https://github.com/node-formidable/formidable/blob/master/examples/forceBuffer.js

[GrosSacASac]

Please help review this PR https://github.com/node-formidable/formidable/pull/855