# stream-shift Returns the next buffer/object in a stream's readable queue ``` npm install stream-shift ``` [](http://travis-ci.org/mafintosh/stream-shift) ## Usage ``` js var shift = require('stream-shift') console.log(shift(someStream)) // first item in its buffer ``` ## Credit Thanks [@dignifiedquire](https://github.com/dignifiedquire) for making this work on node 6 ## License MIT