[@types/node] Buffer missing inspect()

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The Buffer interface is missing the inspect() function:

https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/util.html#util_util_inspect_object_options

buffer.INSPECT_MAX_BYTES#
Added in: v0.5.4
<integer> Default: 50
Returns the maximum number of bytes that will be returned when buf.inspect() is called. This can be overridden by user modules. See util.inspect() for more details on buf.inspect() behavior.

Note that this is a property on the buffer module returned by require('buffer'), not on the Buffer global or a Buffer instance.

I agree that it is not well documented. :)

This is how console.log() prints Buffer

console.log(Buffer.from('abcde')) //  <Buffer 61 62 63 64 65>
console.log(Buffer.from('abcde').inspect()) //  <Buffer 61 62 63 64 65>

Also mentioned in SO:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21179524/how-to-convert-node-buffer-to-string-like-console-log-show

[SimonSchick]

I think the inspect is deprecated in favour of the nodejs.util.inspect.custom symbol.
See nodejs/node#15549
I don't think we should add that method at this point.

[SimonSchick]

Also see https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/api/deprecations.md#dep0079-custom-inspection-function-on-objects-via-inspect

[SimonSchick]

@basarat I think this can be closed btw

[basarat]

Thanks 🌹