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ref

npmv1.3.5

Turn Buffer instances into "pointers"

License MITpermissive48 versions1 maintainers3 deps4,824 weekly dl
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Types from @types/ref (DefinitelyTyped)
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First published · 2012-05-05T04:27:59.592Z

Last updated · 2017-08-29T16:36:18.194Z

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