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@smithy/util-hex-encoding
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@smithy/util-hex-encoding
Converts binary buffers to and from lowercase hexadecimal encoding
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Converts binary buffers to and from lowercase hexadecimal encoding
The npm package @smithy/util-hex-encoding receives a total of 32,837,668 weekly downloads. As such, @smithy/util-hex-encoding popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @smithy/util-hex-encoding demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 12 Jun 2026
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