Expose Buffer from ipfs.types

Author: haadcode

package.json

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     "async": "^2.1.4",
     "bl": "^1.2.0",
     "boom": "^4.2.0",
+    "buffer": "^5.0.2",
     "debug": "^2.6.0",
     "fs-pull-blob-store": "^0.3.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",

src/core/index.js

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const files = require('./components/files')
 const bitswap = require('./components/bitswap')
 const pubsub = require('./components/pubsub')
 
+const Buffer = require('buffer/').Buffer
+
 exports = module.exports = IPFS
 
 function IPFS (repoInstance) {
@@ -70,4 +72,9 @@ function IPFS (repoInstance) {
   this.bitswap = bitswap(this)
   this.ping = ping(this)
   this.pubsub = pubsub(this)
+
+  // Exposed data types
+  this.types = {
+    Buffer: Buffer
+  }
 }