stream-consumers provides a collection of functions that reliably consume Node.js streams, handling backpressure correctly and ensuring complete data retrieval. Offering promise-based APIs for common stream operations like draining, buffering, and discarding data, it simplifies asynchronous stream processing. It cleanly handles stream errors and end-of-stream signals, creating a more robust and predictable environment. It offers replacements for deprecated stream methods, future-proofing your codebase.