String to stream

Description

Pure function wrapping a string as an output stream using the selected charset. Use to pipe a literal string into a node that expects an output stream (e.g. an HTTP request body).

When to use

Use String to stream when you need to supply a string as the body of an HTTP request. The HTTP request node accepts an output stream for its body input so that large payloads can be streamed without buffering — String to stream bridges the gap for literal or dynamically constructed string bodies. Build your request payload using string nodes such as Concatenate strings or Replace, then wrap the result with String to stream before wiring it into http-request.body.

Pins

Input pins

Pin	Type	Default	Notes
Input	string	—	The string to wrap as a stream. The bytes written to the stream are the string encoded in the selected charset.
Charset	Character set	UTF-8	The character encoding to use when writing the string bytes. Must match the charset expected by the downstream consumer.

Output pins

Pin	Type	Notes
Stream	Output stream	An output stream that, when consumed, writes the encoded string bytes.

Example

POST a JSON payload built from pipeline data to an external webhook. Build the payload using Replace or Concatenate strings, then wire the Result output into the Input of String to stream (Charset set to UTF-8). Feed the Stream output directly into the Body input of HTTP request (Method set to POST), avoiding any intermediate buffering of the payload.