fix(core): update

package.json

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
     "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.2.44",
     "@git.zone/tstest": "^1.0.77",
     "@push.rocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.8",
-    "@types/node": "^20.11.20"
+    "@types/node": "^20.11.24"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@push.rocks/smartstring": "^4.0.13",
+    "@push.rocks/smartbuffer": "^1.0.7",
-    "@types/buffer-json": "^2.0.3",
+    "@push.rocks/smartenv": "^5.0.12",
-    "buffer-json": "^2.0.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartstring": "^4.0.14",
     "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.1.0",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0"
   },

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ settings:
   excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
 
 dependencies:
+  '@push.rocks/smartbuffer':
+    specifier: ^1.0.7
+    version: 1.0.7
+  '@push.rocks/smartenv':
+    specifier: ^5.0.12
+    version: 5.0.12
   '@push.rocks/smartstring':
-    specifier: ^4.0.13
+    specifier: ^4.0.14
-    version: 4.0.13
+    version: 4.0.14
-  '@types/buffer-json':
-    specifier: ^2.0.3
-    version: 2.0.3
-  buffer-json:
-    specifier: ^2.0.0
-    version: 2.0.0
   fast-json-stable-stringify:
     specifier: ^2.1.0
     version: 2.1.0
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ dependencies:
 
 devDependencies:
   '@git.zone/tsbuild':
-    specifier: ^2.1.72
+    specifier: ^2.1.66
     version: 2.1.72
   '@git.zone/tsrun':
-    specifier: ^1.2.46
+    specifier: ^1.2.44
-    version: 1.2.46(@types/node@20.11.20)
+    version: 1.2.46(@types/node@20.11.24)
   '@git.zone/tstest':
-    specifier: ^1.0.86
+    specifier: ^1.0.77
-    version: 1.0.86(@types/node@20.11.20)(sinon@17.0.1)
+    version: 1.0.86(@types/node@20.11.24)(sinon@17.0.1)
   '@push.rocks/tapbundle':
-    specifier: ^5.0.15
+    specifier: ^5.0.8
     version: 5.0.15(sinon@17.0.1)
   '@types/node':
-    specifier: ^20.11.20
+    specifier: ^20.11.24
-    version: 20.11.20
+    version: 20.11.24
 
 packages:
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.10
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartsocket': 2.0.24
-      '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.13
+      '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.14
       '@push.rocks/smarturl': 3.0.7
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - bufferutil
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
 
-  /@git.zone/tsrun@1.2.46(@types/node@20.11.20):
+  /@git.zone/tsrun@1.2.46(@types/node@20.11.24):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8miFVBle9Mnjx+uPGI/P+EuWcIOXWjBAkdjN5IYbdp5Ytt4xQODCLh4JSnC9h56UeU1nUxCAxZeJs2e9TXrivA==}
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 10.0.41
       '@push.rocks/smartshell': 3.0.3
-      ts-node: 10.9.2(@types/node@20.11.20)(typescript@5.1.6)
+      ts-node: 10.9.2(@types/node@20.11.24)(typescript@5.1.6)
       typescript: 5.1.6
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@swc/core'
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ packages:
       - '@types/node'
     dev: true
 
-  /@git.zone/tstest@1.0.86(@types/node@20.11.20)(sinon@17.0.1):
+  /@git.zone/tstest@1.0.86(@types/node@20.11.24)(sinon@17.0.1):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ec95MNeA21L+ob+lvLVCmwPTTC1BY+v/JHLYZ9DOZ9+9buLgx+cJ7VkwGBJCnlWJtqEtJosUrFKTih36iNuT3g==}
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       '@api.global/typedserver': 3.0.24
       '@git.zone/tsbundle': 2.0.15
-      '@git.zone/tsrun': 1.2.46(@types/node@20.11.20)
+      '@git.zone/tsrun': 1.2.46(@types/node@20.11.24)
       '@push.rocks/consolecolor': 2.0.1
       '@push.rocks/smartbrowser': 2.0.6
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ packages:
       - utf-8-validate
     dev: true
 
+  /@push.rocks/smartbuffer@1.0.7:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ESs16KRJuHo0wXxAZjwu0uiBgwUC6EodHtERFHAo2XfT+fw40DPnAvIi37RJPA8FZ7kIkpzRcuTCuFW81UH7VA==}
+    dev: false
+
   /@push.rocks/smartcache@1.0.16:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UAXf74eDuH4/RebJhydIbHlYVR3ACYJjniEY/9ZePblu7bIPgwFZqLBE9g1lcKVogbH9yY62dk3rSpgBzenyfQ==}
     dependencies:
@@ -731,7 +735,7 @@ packages:
   /@push.rocks/smartjson@5.0.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yuntSMGZ+XNHMrbS9RxotaD+eOgoNTcuDoWsttis+N3Mkc9DIam0pt/ER4NU8TgfMmhT/hKwQH+3DJceDzntoA==}
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.13
+      '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.14
       '@types/buffer-json': 2.0.3
       buffer-json: 2.0.0
       fast-json-stable-stringify: 2.1.0
@@ -943,16 +947,14 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
     dev: true
 
-  /@push.rocks/smartstring@4.0.13:
+  /@push.rocks/smartstring@4.0.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-iEAch6fYC+VijBYWFfRif5Wj5KxdUgC2Xnn0NNgDFrBmI14HsECcPbZ0YdESawRVD27pLYYZJCCbu/M/Llo1kg==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0zwtB+3yT1rFOtZY6+H6c8DIpKPrqQH/zx+P667nykvLgopH1t/kjGWNvaLC2mJOT3l+GjUd58DUO7DlTZzOSA==}
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/isounique': 1.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
       '@types/randomatic': 3.1.5
-      buffer: 6.0.3
       crypto-random-string: 5.0.0
       js-base64: 3.7.7
-      normalize-newline: 4.1.0
       randomatic: 3.1.1
       strip-indent: 4.0.0
       url: 0.11.3
@@ -1348,7 +1350,7 @@ packages:
   /@types/accepts@1.3.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Pay9fq2lM2wXPWbteBsRAGiWH2hig4ZE2asK+mm7kUzlxRTfL961rj89I6zV/E3PcIkDqyuBEcMxFT7rccugeQ==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/babel__code-frame@7.0.6:
@@ -1359,11 +1361,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fB3Zu92ucau0iQ0JMCFQE7b/dv8Ot07NI3KaZIkIUNXq82k4eBAqUaneXfleGY9JWskeS9y+u0nXMyspcuQrCg==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/connect': 3.4.38
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/buffer-json@2.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ItD4UfF3Q5jA+PEV6ZUWEHvlWaXJbd0rpuBKOIrEebM053FHaJddKsgUf0vy7nLSTs44nqFj3Mh8J3TiT0xv4g==}
+    dev: true
 
   /@types/chai-dom@0.0.9:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-jj4F2NJog2/GBYsyJ8+NvhnWUBbPY4MUAKLdPJE6+568rw12GGXvj0ycUuP5nndVrnJgozmJAoMTvxvjJATXWw==}
@@ -1378,21 +1381,21 @@ packages:
   /@types/clean-css@4.2.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Y8n81lQVTAfP2TOdtJJEsCoYl1AnOkqDqMvXb9/7pfgZZ7r8YrEyurrAvAoAjHOGXKRybay+5CsExqIH6liccw==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
       source-map: 0.6.1
     dev: true
 
   /@types/co-body@6.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UhuhrQ5hclX6UJctv5m4Rfp52AfG9o9+d9/HwjxhVB5NjXxr5t9oKgJxN8xRHgr35oo8meUEHUPFWiKg6y71aA==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
       '@types/qs': 6.9.11
     dev: true
 
   /@types/connect@3.4.38:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-K6uROf1LD88uDQqJCktA4yzL1YYAK6NgfsI0v/mTgyPKWsX1CnJ0XPSDhViejru1GcRkLWb8RlzFYJRqGUbaug==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/content-disposition@0.5.8:
@@ -1413,13 +1416,13 @@ packages:
       '@types/connect': 3.4.38
       '@types/express': 4.17.21
       '@types/keygrip': 1.0.6
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/cors@2.8.17:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8CGDvrBj1zgo2qE+oS3pOCyYNqCPryMWY2bGfwA0dcfopWGgxs+78df0Rs3rc9THP4JkOhLsAa+15VdpAqkcUA==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/debounce@1.2.4:
@@ -1433,7 +1436,7 @@ packages:
   /@types/express-serve-static-core@4.17.43:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oaYtiBirUOPQGSWNGPWnzyAFJ0BP3cwvN4oWZQY+zUBwpVIGsKUkpBpSztp74drYcjavs7SKFZ4DX1V2QeN8rg==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
       '@types/qs': 6.9.11
       '@types/range-parser': 1.2.7
       '@types/send': 0.17.4
@@ -1451,21 +1454,21 @@ packages:
   /@types/from2@2.3.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-giavnjf3kNlJnE+HpZA1CQ3UKHxgehzsTuIMGda8pGMbOiLYGVNADEskey44OZcADHm/HOoBany8IV+0x28XFw==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/fs-extra@11.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yTbItCNreRooED33qjunPthRcSjERP1r4MqCZc7wv0u2sUkzTFp45tgUfS5+r7FrZPdmCCNflLhVSP/o+SemsQ==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/jsonfile': 6.1.4
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/glob@8.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-IO+MJPVhoqz+28h1qLAcBEH2+xHMK6MTyHJc7MTnnYb6wsoLR29POVGJ7LycmVXIqyy/4/2ShP5sUwTXuOwb/w==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/minimatch': 5.1.2
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/html-minifier@4.0.5:
@@ -1515,7 +1518,7 @@ packages:
   /@types/jsonfile@6.1.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-D5qGUYwjvnNNextdU59/+fI+spnwtTFmyQP0h+PfIOSkNfpU6AOICUOkm4i0OnSk+NyjdPJrxCDro0sJsWlRpQ==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/keygrip@1.0.6:
@@ -1538,7 +1541,7 @@ packages:
       '@types/http-errors': 2.0.4
       '@types/keygrip': 1.0.6
       '@types/koa-compose': 3.2.8
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/mime-types@2.1.4:
@@ -1565,8 +1568,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NYrtPht0wGzhwe9+/idPaBB+TqkY9AhTvOLMkThm0IoEfLaiVQZwBwyJ5puCkO3AUCWrmcoePjp2mbFocKy4SQ==}
     dev: true
 
-  /@types/node@20.11.20:
+  /@types/node@20.11.24:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7/rR21OS+fq8IyHTgtLkDK949uzsa6n8BkziAKtPVpugIkO6D+/ooXMvzXxDnZrmtXVfjb1bKQafYpb8s89LOg==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Kza43ewS3xoLgCEpQrsT+xRo/EJej1y0kVYGiLFE1NEODXGzTfwiC6tXTLMQskn1X4/Rjlh0MQUvx9W+L9long==}
     dependencies:
       undici-types: 5.26.5
     dev: true
@@ -1598,7 +1601,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-x2EM6TJOybec7c52BX0ZspPodMsQUd5L6PRwOunVyVUhXiBSKf3AezDL8Dgvgt5o0UfKNfuA0eMLr2wLT4AiBA==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/mime': 1.3.5
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/serve-static@1.15.5:
@@ -1606,7 +1609,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@types/http-errors': 2.0.4
       '@types/mime': 3.0.4
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/sinon-chai@3.2.12:
@@ -1633,7 +1636,7 @@ packages:
   /@types/through2@2.0.41:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ryQ0tidWkb1O1JuYvWKyMLYEtOWDqF5mHerJzKz/gQpoAaJq2l/dsMPBF0B5BNVT34rbARYJ5/tsZwLfUi2kwQ==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/trusted-types@2.0.7:
@@ -1661,20 +1664,20 @@ packages:
   /@types/ws@7.4.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-JQbbmxZTZehdc2iszGKs5oC3NFnjeay7mtAWrdt7qNtAVK0g19muApzAy4bm9byz79xa2ZnO/BOBC2R8RC5Lww==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/ws@8.5.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vmQSUcfalpIq0R9q7uTo2lXs6eGIpt9wtnLdMv9LVpIjCA/+ufZRozlVoVelIYixx1ugCBKDhn89vnsEGOCx9A==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
 
   /@types/yauzl@2.10.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oJoftv0LSuaDZE3Le4DbKX+KS9G36NzOeSap90UIK0yMA/NhKJhqlSGtNDORNRaIbQfzjXDrQa0ytJ6mNRGz/Q==}
     requiresBuild: true
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
@@ -1973,6 +1976,7 @@ packages:
 
   /base64-js@1.5.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-AKpaYlHn8t4SVbOHCy+b5+KKgvR4vrsD8vbvrbiQJps7fKDTkjkDry6ji0rUJjC0kzbNePLwzxq8iypo41qeWA==}
+    dev: true
 
   /base64id@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lGe34o6EHj9y3Kts9R4ZYs/Gr+6N7MCaMlIFA3F1R2O5/m7K06AxfSeO5530PEERE6/WyEg3lsuyw4GHlPZHog==}
@@ -2062,6 +2066,7 @@ packages:
 
   /buffer-json@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+jjPFVqyfF1esi9fvfUs3NqM0pH1ziZ36VP4hmA/y/Ssfo/5w5xHKfTw9BwQjoJ1w/oVtpLomqwUHKdefGyuHw==}
+    dev: true
 
   /buffer@5.7.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EHcyIPBQ4BSGlvjB16k5KgAJ27CIsHY/2JBmCRReo48y9rQ3MaUzWX3KVlBa4U7MyX02HdVj0K7C3WaB3ju7FQ==}
@@ -2075,6 +2080,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       base64-js: 1.5.1
       ieee754: 1.2.1
+    dev: true
 
   /bytes@3.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/Nf7TyzTx6S3yRJObOAV7956r8cr2+Oj8AC5dt8wSP3BQAoeX58NoHyCU8P8zGkNXStjTSi6fzO6F0pBdcYbEg==}
@@ -2612,7 +2618,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@types/cookie': 0.4.1
       '@types/cors': 2.8.17
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
       accepts: 1.3.8
       base64id: 2.0.0
       cookie: 0.4.2
@@ -3314,6 +3320,7 @@ packages:
 
   /ieee754@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dcyqhDvX1C46lXZcVqCpK+FtMRQVdIMN6/Df5js2zouUsqG7I6sFxitIC+7KYK29KdXOLHdu9zL4sFnoVQnqaA==}
+    dev: true
 
   /ignore@5.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5Fytz/IraMjqpwfd34ke28PTVMjZjJG2MPn5t7OE4eUCUNf8BAa7b5WUS9/Qvr6mwOQS7Mk6vdsMno5he+T8Xw==}
@@ -4158,6 +4165,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dependencies:
       replace-buffer: 1.2.1
+    dev: true
 
   /normalize-path@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==}
@@ -4615,6 +4623,7 @@ packages:
   /replace-buffer@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ly3OKwKu+3T55DjP5PjIMzxgz9lFx6dQnBmAIxryZyRKl8f22juy12ShOyuq8WrQE5UlFOseZgQZDua0iF9DHw==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
+    dev: true
 
   /require-directory@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-jGStX9MNqxyXbiNE/+f3kqam30I=}
@@ -5191,7 +5200,7 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dev: true
 
-  /ts-node@10.9.2(@types/node@20.11.20)(typescript@5.1.6):
+  /ts-node@10.9.2(@types/node@20.11.24)(typescript@5.1.6):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-f0FFpIdcHgn8zcPSbf1dRevwt047YMnaiJM3u2w2RewrB+fob/zePZcrOyQoLMMO7aBIddLcQIEK5dYjkLnGrQ==}
     hasBin: true
     peerDependencies:
@@ -5210,7 +5219,7 @@ packages:
       '@tsconfig/node12': 1.0.11
       '@tsconfig/node14': 1.0.3
       '@tsconfig/node16': 1.0.4
-      '@types/node': 20.11.20
+      '@types/node': 20.11.24
       acorn: 8.11.3
       acorn-walk: 8.3.2
       arg: 4.1.3

test/test.both.ts

@@ -61,12 +61,15 @@ tap.test('stringify should handle plain string', async () => {
 
 tap.test('should work with buffers', async () => {
   const someObject = {
-    myBuffer: Buffer.from('hello'),
+    myBuffer: new TextEncoder().encode('hello')
   };
+  console.log(someObject.myBuffer);
   const stringified = smartjson.stringify(someObject);
-  
+  console.log(stringified);
   const decoded = smartjson.parse(stringified);
-  expect(decoded.myBuffer.toString()).toEqual('hello');
+  console.log(decoded.myBuffer);
+  let text = new TextDecoder().decode(decoded.myBuffer);
+  expect(text).toEqual('hello');
 });
 
 tap.start();

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartjson',
-  version: '5.0.11',
+  version: '5.0.12',
   description: 'typed json handlers'
 }

ts/bufferhandling.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartjson.plugins.js';
+
+// Define interfaces and types for better type checking and readability
+interface IBufferLike {
+  type: 'Buffer';
+  data: string | any[]; // `any[]` for array data representation
+}
+
+interface IEncodedBuffer {
+  type: 'EncodedBuffer',
+  data: string;
+}
+
+type TParseReviver = (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any;
+type TParseReplacer = (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any;
+
+// Utility functions to handle base64 encoding/decoding in a cross-platform way
+function base64Encode(data: Uint8Array): string {
+  return btoa(String.fromCharCode(...data));
+}
+
+function base64Decode(str: string): Uint8Array {
+  return new Uint8Array(Array.from(atob(str)).map((char) => char.charCodeAt(0)));
+}
+
+// Main functionality with cross-platform support
+function stringify(value: any, space?: string | number): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(value, replacer, space);
+}
+
+function parse(text: string): any {
+  return JSON.parse(text, reviver);
+}
+
+const replacer: TParseReplacer = (key, value) => {
+  // Check if value is IBufferLike
+  if (isBufferLike(value)) {
+    let bufferData: Uint8Array;
+
+    // Handle IBufferLike objects with a .data property
+    if ('data' in value && isArray(value.data)) {
+      if (value.data.length > 0) {
+        bufferData = new Uint8Array(value.data);
+      } else {
+        return ''; // Return empty string for empty data arrays
+      }
+    } 
+    // Handle Uint8Array directly
+    else if (value instanceof Uint8Array) {
+      bufferData = value;
+    } else {
+      // If not a recognized format, return value as is
+      return value;
+    }
+
+    // Encode the bufferData (Uint8Array) to base64
+    const base64Data = 'base64:' + base64Encode(bufferData);
+    return {
+      type: 'EncodedBuffer',
+      data: base64Data,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Return value unchanged if not buffer-like
+  return value;
+};
+
+const reviver: TParseReviver = (key, value) => {
+  if (isEncodedBuffer(value)) {
+    if (isString(value.data) && value.data.startsWith('base64:')) {
+      // Correctly slice the 'base64:' prefix before decoding
+      const base64Data = value.data.slice(7); // Skip 'base64:' prefix
+      const buffer = base64Decode(base64Data);
+      // Assuming the rest of your application can work directly with Uint8Array,
+      // otherwise, you might need to convert it to another format
+      return buffer;
+    }
+  }
+  return value;
+};
+
+function isEncodedBuffer(x: any): x is IEncodedBuffer {
+  return isObject(x) && (x as any).type === 'EncodedBuffer' && isString((x as any).data);
+}
+
+function isBufferLike(x: any): x is IBufferLike | Uint8Array {
+  return (
+    (isObject(x) &&
+      ((x as any).type === 'Buffer' &&
+      (isArray((x as any).data) || isString((x as any).data)))) ||
+    x instanceof Uint8Array
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * We use this function to check if a value is an array
+ * @param x
+ * @returns 
+ */
+function isArray(x: any): x is any[] {
+  return Array.isArray(x);
+}
+
+/**
+ * We use this function to check if a value is a string
+ * @param x
+ * @returns 
+ */
+function isString(x: any): x is string {
+  return typeof x === 'string';
+}
+
+/**
+ * We use this function to check if a value is an object
+ * @param x
+ */
+function isObject(x: any): x is object {
+  return typeof x === 'object' && x !== null;
+}
+
+export { stringify, parse, replacer, reviver };

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartjson.plugins.js';
+import * as bufferhandling from './bufferhandling.js';
 
 /**
  * allows you to parse a json
  */
-export const parse = plugins.bufferJson.parse;
+export const parse = bufferhandling.parse;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export const stringify = (
   simpleOrderArray?: string[],
   optionsArg: plugins.IStableJsonTypes['Options'] = {}
 ): string => {
-  const bufferedJson = plugins.bufferJson.stringify(objArg);
+  const bufferedJson = bufferhandling.stringify(objArg);
   objArg = JSON.parse(bufferedJson);
   let returnJson = plugins.stableJson(objArg, optionsArg);
   return returnJson;

ts/smartjson.plugins.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 // @pushrocks scope
+import * as smartenv from '@push.rocks/smartenv';
 import * as smartstring from '@push.rocks/smartstring';
 
-export { smartstring };
+export { smartenv, smartstring };
 
 // third party scope
 import lodashCloneDeep from 'lodash.clonedeep';
 import stableJson2 from 'fast-json-stable-stringify';
-import bufferJson from 'buffer-json';
 
 const stableJson = stableJson2 as any;
 
-export { bufferJson, lodashCloneDeep, stableJson };
+export { lodashCloneDeep, stableJson };
 
 export interface IStableJsonTypes {
   Comparator: (