Base64 Module

Simple, fast base64 encoding/decoding service. Import

import base64 from 'base64';

Methods

encode(value) decode(value, asBuffer)

encode(value)

Encode a string.

Arguments

• value (String) a string to base64 encode

Returns

• value (String) a base64 encoded string

decode(value, asBuffer)

Decode a string into a string or buffer.

Arguments

• value (String) a base64 string to decode

• asBuffer (Boolean=false) If true, returns a buffer instead of a string.

Returns

• value (String|Buffer) a decoded string/buffer

Examples

Encode Example

import base64 from 'base64'
return base64.encode('Hold Me, Thrill Me, Encode Me')

Encode Response

{
    "object": "result",
    "data": "SG9sZCBNZSwgVGhyaWxsIE1lLCBFbmNvZGUgTWU="
}

Decode Example

import base64 from 'base64'
return base64.decode('SG9sZCBNZSwgVGhyaWxsIE1lLCBFbmNvZGUgTWU=')

Decode Response

{
    "object": "result",
    "data": "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Encode Me"
}