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@aws-sdk/util-utf8-node
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The @aws-sdk/util-utf8-node package is designed for encoding and decoding UTF-8 content specifically in Node.js environments. It provides utilities to convert strings to UTF-8 byte arrays and vice versa, which is particularly useful when working with AWS SDKs that require such transformations for handling text in various AWS services.
UTF-8 Encoding
Converts a JavaScript string to a UTF-8 encoded byte array. This is useful for preparing data for transmission or storage in formats that require UTF-8 encoding.
"const { fromUtf8 } = require('@aws-sdk/util-utf8-node');
const utf8EncodedString = fromUtf8('Hello World');"
UTF-8 Decoding
Converts a UTF-8 encoded byte array back into a JavaScript string. This is useful for reading data that was stored or transmitted as UTF-8 encoded bytes.
"const { toUtf8 } = require('@aws-sdk/util-utf8-node');
const decodedString = toUtf8(utf8EncodedString);"
The 'text-encoding' package provides a polyfill for the Encoding Living Standard's API, offering broader encoding and decoding capabilities beyond UTF-8, including legacy encodings. It's more versatile than @aws-sdk/util-utf8-node but might be overkill for applications only needing UTF-8 support.
This package offers conversion between various character encodings, including UTF-8, in Node.js. Unlike @aws-sdk/util-utf8-node, which is focused on UTF-8 and designed for AWS SDK usage, iconv-lite supports a wide range of encodings, making it suitable for applications requiring conversion between various character sets.
Deprecated package
This internal package is deprecated in favor of @aws-sdk/util-utf8.
3.259.0 (2023-01-26)
FAQs
A Node.JS UTF-8 string <-> UInt8Array converter
The npm package @aws-sdk/util-utf8-node receives a total of 0 weekly downloads. As such, @aws-sdk/util-utf8-node popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @aws-sdk/util-utf8-node demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 5 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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