title: node encode and decode utf-16 buffer
body: <p>im working on a javascript/nodejs application that needs to talk with a C++ tcp/udp socket. It seems like I get from the old C++ clients an utf16 buffer. I didn't found a solution right now to convert it to a readable string and the other direction seems to be the same problem.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a easy way for this two directions?</p>
  
  <p>Nice greetings</p>