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PR-URL: #42555
Reviewed-By: Mestery <mestery@protonmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Tierney Cyren <hello@bnb.im>
Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>
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Trott authored and juanarbol committed May 31, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ The `writable.uncork()` method flushes all data buffered since
[`stream.cork()`][] was called.

When using [`writable.cork()`][] and `writable.uncork()` to manage the buffering
of writes to a stream, it is recommended that calls to `writable.uncork()` be
deferred using `process.nextTick()`. Doing so allows batching of all
of writes to a stream, defer calls to `writable.uncork()` using
`process.nextTick()`. Doing so allows batching of all
`writable.write()` calls that occur within a given Node.js event loop phase.

```js
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While a stream is not draining, calls to `write()` will buffer `chunk`, and
return false. Once all currently buffered chunks are drained (accepted for
delivery by the operating system), the `'drain'` event will be emitted.
It is recommended that once `write()` returns false, no more chunks be written
Once `write()` returns false, do not write more chunks
until the `'drain'` event is emitted. While calling `write()` on a stream that
is not draining is allowed, Node.js will buffer all written chunks until
maximum memory usage occurs, at which point it will abort unconditionally.
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of `on('data')`, `on('readable')`, `pipe()`, or async iterators could
lead to unintuitive behavior.

Use of the `readable.pipe()` method is recommended for most users as it has been
implemented to provide the easiest way of consuming stream data. Developers that
require more fine-grained control over the transfer and generation of data can
use the [`EventEmitter`][] and `readable.on('readable')`/`readable.read()`
`readable.pipe()` provides the easiest way to consume stream data. Developers
that require more fine-grained control over the transfer and generation of data
can use the [`EventEmitter`][] and `readable.on('readable')`/`readable.read()`
or the `readable.pause()`/`readable.resume()` APIs.

#### Class: `stream.Readable`
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