Kafka-node: snappy buffer.from typeError: this is not type array

[AnnisaNurika]

hi.. i get error when i run producer_nodejs.js.
how i solve this error??

$ node producer_nodejs.js
/home/nurika/Apps/kafkanode/node_modules/kafka-node/lib/codec/snappy.js:18
var SNAPPY_MAGIC = Buffer.from(SNAPPY_MAGIC_BYTES).toString('hex');
^

TypeError: this is not a typed array.
at Function.from (native)
at Object. (/home/nurika/Apps/kafkanode/node_modules/kafka-node/lib/codec/snappy.js:18:29)
at Module._compile (module.js:410:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:417:10)
at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object. (/home/nurika/Apps/kafkanode/node_modules/kafka-node/lib/codec/index.js:4:19)
at Module._compile (module.js:410:26)

[hyperlink]

I haven't seen this before. But I plan on looking into compression issues after the Streaming stuff is done.

[mytoughlife]

@AnnisaNurika You may want to update your Node version to 6.

[OmalPerera]

Yes, I also had the same problem with Node Version v4.1.0. Then I updated to current stable version v8.9.3. Now it is solved.

[hyperlink]

Looks like Buffer constructors was backported in v4.5.0. So the latest Latest v4.x should also work.

[DEVAbhinav]

Either increase the node version above 4.5 or
use "kafka-node": "1.6.2"

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Happy coding