chore(deps): remove unnecessary dependency on buffer

[ObserverOfTime]

Node.js provides a built-in buffer module which is what this package actually uses there.
The buffer package is meant to be used in the browser which, as far as I can tell, is not supported.

[rvagg]

The buffer package is meant to be used in the browser which, as far as I can tell, is not supported.

That's what it's here for, I believe that there are still users that need this dependency for it to work nicely in the browser; at least browserify used to require it. I know there are ways to hack it with Webpack, although even there it now prefers explicit inclusion.

When running in Node.js, this package won't get used, it's just cruft in your dependency tree, which I guess is what you're taking issue with. But it's there for browser users. Until I hear otherwise from someone who cares more about browser bundling, I'm going to leave it here.

[ObserverOfTime]

Your readme does not mention browser support.

A Node.js Buffer list collector, reader and streamer thingy.

[ObserverOfTime]

I know there are ways to hack it with Webpack, although even there it now prefers explicit inclusion.

Any project that needs this package in the browser should be the one to also depend on buffer and use a fallback.
There are similar solutions for Rollup/Vite and browserify appears to include it by default.

This package, which is primarily designed for Node.js, should not depend on something it doesn't explicitly need.