@smithy/util-base64
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js-base64 is a popular package for encoding and decoding Base64 strings in JavaScript. It offers similar functionalities to @smithy/util-base64 but also includes additional features such as Base64 URL encoding and decoding. It's a more feature-rich option, though it might be heavier for projects that only require basic Base64 encoding/decoding.
base64-js focuses on providing efficient Base64 encoding and decoding functionalities for TypedArrays and Buffers, making it particularly suited for handling binary data in JavaScript. Compared to @smithy/util-base64, base64-js might offer better performance for applications dealing extensively with binary data, though it lacks the simplicity and straightforward API of @smithy/util-base64.
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A Base64 <-> UInt8Array converter
The npm package @smithy/util-base64 receives a total of 28,502,146 weekly downloads. As such, @smithy/util-base64 popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @smithy/util-base64 demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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