file-encoding

detect encoding of a file

Install

npm install file-encoding --save
yarn add file-encoding

detect encoding of a file automatically:

const fileEncoding = require('file-encoding')
const fe = fileEncoding('./package.json')
 
fe.detect().then(encoding=>console.log(encoding)) // ascii

read file with detected encoding:

const fe = fileEncoding('./README.md')
fe.read().then(data=>console.log(data))

return decoded stream by iconv-lite:

const fe = fileEncoding('./README.md')
fe.stream().then(stream=>console.log(stream))

MIT