Streams API: Piping

ReadableStream's pipeTo() is the standard way to compose readable and writable streams. It reads data from the ReadableStream and writes it to a WritableStream while respecting backpressure. pipeThrough() is a simple wrapper around pipeTo() that provides elegant syntax for chaining multiple streams.

Demo

• https://streams.spec.whatwg.org/#rs-intro

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStream

Specification

Working draft or equivalent

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Network>StreamsAPI

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 59
• Chrome for Android release 59
• Android WebView release 59
• Opera release 46
• Opera for Android release 46

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Public support
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: Shipped
• Web Developers: Positive

Owners

• ricea@chromium.org
• tyoshino@chromium.org
• domenic@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-08-07