Base64 streaming encoder and decoder
Lead Maintainer - Wyatt Preul
Installation
npm install b64 --save
API
encode(buffer)
Base64 encode the buffer and return it as a new Buffer.
decode(buffer)
Base64 decode the buffer and return the result as a new buffer.
Encoder
Transform stream that base64 encodes each chunk of the stream.
Example:
'use strict';
const Fs = require('fs');
const B64 = require('b64');
const stream = Fs.createReadStream(`${__dirname}/package.json`);
const encoder = new B64.Encoder();
stream.pipe(encoder).pipe(process.stdout);
Decoder
Transform stream that base64 decodes each chunk of the stream.
Example:
'use strict';
const Fs = require('fs');
const B64 = require('b64');
const stream = Fs.createReadStream(`${__dirname}/encodedfile.b64`);
const decoder = new B64.Decoder();
stream.pipe(decoder).pipe(process.stdout);