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# Split (matcher)
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Break up a stream and reassemble it so that each line is a chunk. matcher may be a `String`, or a `RegExp`
Example, read every line in a file ...
``` js
fs.createReadStream(file)
.pipe(split())
.on('data', function (line) {
//each chunk now is a seperate line!
})
```
`split` takes the same arguments as `string.split` except it defaults to '/\r?\n/' instead of ',', and the optional `limit` paremeter is ignored.
[String#split](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/split)
# NDJ - Newline Delimited Json
`split` accepts a function which transforms each line.
``` js
fs.createReadStream(file)
.pipe(split(JSON.parse))
.on('data', function (obj) {
//each chunk now is a a js object
})
.on('error', function (err) {
//syntax errors will land here
//note, this ends the stream.
})
```
# License
MIT