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# Streams
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mux.js uses a concept of `streams` to allow a flexible architecture to read and manipulate video bitstreams. The `streams` are loosely based on [Node Streams][node-streams] and are meant to be composible into a series of streams: a `pipeline`.
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## Stream API
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Take a look at the base [Stream][stream] to get an idea of the methods and events available. In general, data is `push`ed into a stream and is `flush`ed out of a stream. Streams can be connected by calling `pipe` on the source `Stream` and passing in the destination `Stream`. `data` events correspond to `push`es and `done` events correspond to `flush`es.
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## MP4 Transmuxer
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An example of a `pipeline` is contained in the [MP4 Transmuxer][mp4-transmuxer]. This is a diagram showing the whole pipeline, including the flow of data from beginning to end:
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You can gain a better understanding of what is going on by using our [debug page][debug-demo] and following the bytes through the pipeline:
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```bash
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npm start
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```
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and go to `http://localhost:9999/debug/`
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[node-streams]: https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html
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[mp4-transmuxer]: ../lib/mp4/transmuxer.js
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[stream]: ../lib/utils/stream.js
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[debug-demo]: ../debug/index.html
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