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exif-component

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Client-side EXIF parser for JPEG/TIFF images. Version 1.0.1 is the latest release. This is a fork of ExifReader with a simplified API, designed specifically for the Component package manager (not npm). It extracts metadata tags from an ArrayBuffer input. The package has not been updated since 2014 and targets legacy browser and Node.js environments. For modern usage, consider using the original ExifReader or exifr.

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exif-component

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glibc

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musl

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

node 18–226 runs

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glibc

node 18–226 runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

exif

✓ const exif = require('exif-component');

✗ import exif from 'exif-component';

Package uses CommonJS and is not ESM-compatible. Default export is a function.

exif

✓ const { exif } = require('exif-component');

✗ import { exif } from 'exif-component';

Named import is incorrect; the package exports a single function directly.

Reads a JPEG file, converts the Node.js Buffer to an ArrayBuffer, and parses EXIF tags using the exif function.

const fs = require('fs'); const exif = require('exif-component'); // Read an image file as buffer const buffer = fs.readFileSync('image.jpg'); // Convert to ArrayBuffer const arrayBuffer = buffer.buffer.slice(buffer.byteOffset, buffer.byteOffset + buffer.byteLength); // Parse EXIF try { const tags = exif(arrayBuffer); console.log(JSON.stringify(tags, null, 2)); } catch (err) { console.error('Failed to parse EXIF:', err.message); }

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedThis package is a fork of ExifReader with a simplified API but has not been updated since 2014. Consider using the original ExifReader or exifr for modern applications.

fix

Use exifr (https://www.npmjs.com/package/exifr) or ExifReader (https://www.npmjs.com/package/exifreader) instead.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThis package uses the Component package manager, not npm. Installation via npm will not work as expected.

fix

Install using component install component/exif or directly from GitHub. Alternatively, migrate to an npm-published EXIF library.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe library expects an ArrayBuffer, not a Buffer or Blob. Node.js users must convert Buffer to ArrayBuffer manually.

fix

Use buffer.buffer.slice(buffer.byteOffset, buffer.byteOffset + buffer.byteLength) to convert a Node.js Buffer to an ArrayBuffer.

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: exif is not a function

Incorrect import style: using named import or ES import syntax on a CommonJS module that exports a single function.

fix

Use const exif = require('exif-component'); instead of import { exif } from 'exif-component'; or import exif from 'exif-component';.

Error: First argument must be an ArrayBuffer

Passing a Node.js Buffer or plain string instead of an ArrayBuffer.

fix

Convert Buffer to ArrayBuffer before calling exif: const arrayBuffer = buffer.buffer.slice(buffer.byteOffset, buffer.byteOffset + buffer.byteLength);

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Version history

1.0.1latest on npm

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