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/**
 * Convert a typed array to a Buffer without a copy
 *
 * Author:   Feross Aboukhadijeh <https://feross.org>
 * License:  MIT
 *
 * `npm install typedarray-to-buffer`
 */

var isTypedArray = require('is-typedarray').strict

module.exports = function typedarrayToBuffer (arr) {
  if (isTypedArray(arr)) {
    // To avoid a copy, use the typed array's underlying ArrayBuffer to back new Buffer
    var buf = Buffer.from(arr.buffer)
    if (arr.byteLength !== arr.buffer.byteLength) {
      // Respect the "view", i.e. byteOffset and byteLength, without doing a copy
      buf = buf.slice(arr.byteOffset, arr.byteOffset + arr.byteLength)
    }
    return buf
  } else {
    // Pass through all other types to `Buffer.from`
    return Buffer.from(arr)
  }
}