@smithy/util-utf8
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The `utf8` package provides similar functionality for encoding and decoding UTF-8 strings. It offers methods like `encode` and `decode` to handle UTF-8 conversions. Compared to @smithy/util-utf8, it is more focused on providing a simple API for UTF-8 handling without additional dependencies.
The `text-encoding` package is a polyfill for the TextEncoder and TextDecoder APIs, which are part of the Encoding Living Standard. It provides a more comprehensive solution for handling various text encodings, including UTF-8. This package is useful if you need broader encoding support beyond just UTF-8.
The `buffer` package is a Node.js core module that provides a way to handle binary data, including UTF-8 encoding and decoding. It offers methods like `Buffer.from` and `Buffer.toString` for converting between strings and byte arrays. This package is more versatile and widely used in Node.js environments.
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A UTF-8 string <-> UInt8Array converter
The npm package @smithy/util-utf8 receives a total of 85,538,797 weekly downloads. As such, @smithy/util-utf8 popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @smithy/util-utf8 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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