# multipipe

A better `Stream#pipe` that creates duplex streams and lets you handle errors in one place.

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## Example

```js
var pipe = require('multipipe');

// pipe streams
var stream = pipe(streamA, streamB, streamC);

// centralized error handling
stream.on('error', fn);

// creates a new stream
source.pipe(stream).pipe(dest);

// optional callback on finish or error
pipe(streamA, streamB, streamC, function(err){
  // ...
});

// pass options
pipe(streamA, streamB, streamC, {
  objectMode: false
})
```

## Duplex streams

  Write to the pipe and you'll really write to the first stream, read from the pipe and you'll read from the last stream.

```js
var stream = pipe(a, b, c);

source
  .pipe(stream)
  .pipe(destination);
```

  In this example the flow of data is:

  * source ->
  * a ->
  * b ->
  * c ->
  * destination

## Error handling

  Each `pipe` forwards the errors the streams it wraps emit, so you have one central place to handle errors:

```js
var stream = pipe(a, b, c);

stream.on('error', function(err){
  // called three times
});

a.emit('error', new Error);
b.emit('error', new Error);
c.emit('error', new Error);
```

## API

### pipe(stream, ...)

Pass a variable number of streams and each will be piped to the next one.

A stream will be returned that wraps passed in streams in a way that errors will be forwarded and you can write to and/or read from it.

Pass an object as the second to last or last argument to pass as `options` to the underlying stream constructors.

Pass a function as last argument to be called on `error` or `finish` of the last stream.

### pipe(streams[, cb])

You can also pass an `Array` of streams if that is more convenient.

## Installation

```bash
$ npm install multipipe
```

## License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 Segment.io Inc. <friends@segment.io>

Copyright (c) 2014 Julian Gruber <julian@juliangruber.com>

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