asar-lightweight
asar-lightweight is a lightweight library to read and write asar archives.
It uses the same format as original asar files. Here you can read archives directly using buffers which means you have a total control over the archive, how you get it and how you store it.
Usage
Installation
$ npm install asar-lightweightImportation
const asar = require('asar-lightweight'); // CommonJS
import * as asar from 'asar-lightweight'; // ES6Reading
const asar = require('asar-lightweight');
const fs = require('fs');
// Getting the file from the file system (but you can get the Buffer from another source)
const archive = fs.readFileSync('/path/to/archive.asar');
// Now you can read it
// Remember the function is asynchronous
(async () => {
const content = await asar.readArchive(archive);
// Do stuff with `content`
})();Writing
const asar = require('asar-lightweight');
const fs = require('fs');
// Getting the file from the file system (but you can get the Buffer from another source)
const archive = fs.readFileSync('/path/to/archive.asar');
// Now you can read it, edit the data and then write it back
// Remember those functions are asynchronous
(async () => {
const content = await asar.readArchive(archive);
// Do stuff with `content`
const packed = await asar.writeArchive(content);
})();