Node.js - Convert Byte (octet) to Bits Funcation

Byte2Bits.js

function Byte2Bits(octet) {
  var bits = [];
  var i = 0;
  for ( i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) {
    bits.push(octet >> 7 - i & 1);
  }
  return bits;
}

example.js

// example:

var octet = new Buffer('Z');
// <Buffer 5a>

var bits = Byte2Bits(octet[0]);

console.log(bits);
// [ 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0 ]

see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18088625/node-js-slice-a-byte-into-bits