Javascript error: deref is not a function (electron v1.6.7 / node 7.9.0)

[nicolas-vergnes-fr]

Hi,

I already use ref module in a full Node.js (7.9.0) environnement. I do the following thing without any trouble:
let size = Buffer.alloc(4, 0);
size.type = ref.types.uint;
console.log('size:', size.deref());

Now I try to execute the same code in electron runtime (with the same Node version) and I get a different behaviour. This time size.deref is undefined. Indeed there is no deref filed in size.__proto__.

The only difference I could see with console.log is that my buffer instance is a Uint8Array in the electron runtime, but when I check Buffer.isBuffer(size) I get true.

Example:
let size: any = Buffer.alloc(4, 0);
size.type = ref.types.uint;
console.log('size:', size, JSON.stringify(size));
console.log('size.deref:', size.deref);
console.log('size.type:', size.type);
console.log('isBuffer:', Buffer.isBuffer(size));

Any ideas?

Thanks
PS: great job! FFI and REF are really cool!

[nicolas-vergnes-fr]

Nobody meets the same problem? Any ideas?

[xmsz-stu]

any update?