# content-entry > content entries for content containers (aka files) Latest version **15.0.3** (published 2026-09-19) · 0BSD license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install content-entry pnpm add content-entry yarn add content-entry bun add content-entry ``` ## Health **Score 75/100 (B)** — status: active. Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score. Warnings: low downloads. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 15.0.3 | | Published | 2026-09-19 | | First published | 2018-12-13 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | 0BSD | | TypeScript types | bundled | | Module format | ESM + CommonJS | | Node | >=26.7.0 | | Dependencies | 1 | | Unpacked size | 33.8 KB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) | | GitHub stars | 0 | | Maintainers | arlac77 | | Keywords | content, directory, file, filesystem, stat | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/content-entry - Repository: https://github.com/arlac77/content-entry - Homepage: https://github.com/arlac77/content-entry#readme - Issues: https://github.com/arlac77/content-entry/issues - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/content-entry ## Dependencies (1) - [browser-stream-util](https://npm.io/package/browser-stream-util.md) ^1.3.6 ## Alternatives - [unionfs](https://npm.io/package/unionfs.md) — 2.2M weekly downloads - [path-starts-with](https://npm.io/package/path-starts-with.md) — 35.9K weekly downloads - 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All names are absolute (no leading '/') the group seperator is '/'.### Parameters* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** name inside of the container### Properties* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** name inside of the container### typesReturns **[Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array)<[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)>** UTI types### isCollectionReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** false### isBlobReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** false### modeDefault unix mode for files.Returns **[number](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)** 0644### isEmptyReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true if there is no content (length := 0).### isDeletedReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true if we represent a deleted entry### isExistentReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true if we exist### equals#### Parameters* `other` Returns **[Promise](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)<[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)>** true if name, isBlob and isCollection are the same## BufferContentEntryMixinContent entries where a Uint8Array is the primary data representation.### Parameters* `superclass` ### Properties* `buffer` **[Uint8Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array)** ## BufferContentEntry**Extends BufferContentEntryMixin(ContentEntry)**ConentEntry with a Uint8Array as content store.### Parameters* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** * `buffer` **[Uint8Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array)** ### isEmptyReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true if buffer length is zero### sizeReturns **[number](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)** size in bytes## ContentEntry**Extends BaseEntry**General content access entries.### isBlobReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true### typesUTI types for this entry. defaults to "public.content".Returns **[Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array)<[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)>** ### readStreamReturns **any** undefined### stringReturns **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** ### bufferreturn {Uint8Array}### encodingThe default encoding used to convert content to strings.Returns **BufferEncoding** ### equalsContentCompare content against other entry.#### Parameters* `other` **[ContentEntry](#contententry)** Returns **[Promise](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)<[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)>** true if other has the same content (bitwise)### getReadStream**Meta*** **deprecated**: This is deprecated.## DeletedContentEntry**Extends EmptyContentEntry**Represents a deleted entry.### isDeletedWe are always deleted.Returns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true### isExistentNothing there any more.Returns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** false## EmptyContentEntry**Extends ContentEntry**Represents a entry without content (content length = 0).### stringReturns **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** ### bufferReturns **[Uint8Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array)** zero length buffer### readStreamReturns **ReadableStream** zero length stream.## toReadableStream### Parameters* `input` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** Returns **Readable** ## ReadableStreamContentEntry**Extends StreamContentEntryMixin(ContentEntry)**Content entries where a readable stream is the primary data representation.### Parameters* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** * `readStream` **ReadableStream** ### Properties* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** * `readStream` **ReadableStream** ## StreamContentEntryMixinContent entries where a stream is the primary data representation.### Parameters* `superclass` ## StringContentEntryMixinContent entries where a string is the primary data representation.### Parameters* `superclass` ### Properties* `string` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** ## StringContentEntry**Extends StringContentEntryMixin(ContentEntry)**Content entries where a string is the primary data representation.### Parameters* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** * `value` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** ### Properties* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** * `string` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** ### isEmptyReturns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true if string length is zero## equalsUint8ArraysReturns true if the two passed Uint8Arrays have the same content### Parameters* `a` **[Uint8Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array)** * `b` **[Uint8Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array)** Returns **[boolean](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean)** true if content of a equals b # install With [npm](http://npmjs.org) do: ```shell npm install content-entry ``` # license BSD-2-Clause --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/content-entry · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. 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