code: function _gpfNodeBuffer2JsArray (buffer) {
      var result = [],
          len = buffer.length,
          idx;
      for (idx = 0; idx < len; ++idx) {
          result.push(buffer.readUInt8(idx));
      }
      return result;
  }
docs: region NodeJS helpers 
  Converts a NodeJS buffer into a native array containing unsigned
  bytes
  
  @param {Buffer} buffer
  @return {Number[]}