# to-readable-stream [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/to-readable-stream.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/to-readable-stream) > Convert a string/Buffer/Uint8Array to a [readable stream](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_readable_streams) ## Install ``` $ npm install to-readable-stream ``` ## Usage ```js const toReadableStream = require('to-readable-stream'); toReadableStream('🦄🌈').pipe(process.stdout); ``` ## API ### toReadableStream(input) Returns a [`stream.Readable`](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_readable_streams). #### input Type: `string` `Buffer` `Uint8Array` Value to convert to a stream. ## Related - [into-stream](https://github.com/sindresorhus/into-stream) - More advanced version of this module ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)