From 0cf03ab8002795fed572bfaa31c51cced553bc2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Dahl <ry@tinyclouds.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:08:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add char* constructor for Buffer

---
 src/node_buffer.cc | 12 ++++++++++++
 src/node_buffer.h  |  1 +
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/node_buffer.cc b/src/node_buffer.cc
index 04e17ec4b24..ae59b63f14e 100644
--- a/src/node_buffer.cc
+++ b/src/node_buffer.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ Buffer* Buffer::New(size_t size) {
 }
 
 
+Buffer* Buffer::New(char* data, size_t len) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+
+  Local<Value> arg = Integer::NewFromUnsigned(len);
+  Local<Object> obj = constructor_template->GetFunction()->NewInstance(1, &arg);
+
+  Buffer *buffer =  ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Buffer>(obj);
+
+  memcpy(buffer->data_, data, len);
+}
+
+
 char* Buffer::Data(Handle<Object> obj) {
   if (obj->HasIndexedPropertiesInPixelData()) {
     return (char*)obj->GetIndexedPropertiesPixelData();
diff --git a/src/node_buffer.h b/src/node_buffer.h
index 18dda5201af..d191eb62e34 100644
--- a/src/node_buffer.h
+++ b/src/node_buffer.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Buffer : public ObjectWrap {
 
   static void Initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Object> target);
   static Buffer* New(size_t length); // public constructor
+  static Buffer* New(char *data, size_t len); // public constructor
   static bool HasInstance(v8::Handle<v8::Value> val);
 
   static char* Data(v8::Handle<v8::Object>);