base-x - npm Package Compare versions

Comparing version 2.0.5 to 2.0.6

index.js

@@ -9,2 +9,4 @@ // base-x encoding
 
+var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
+
 module.exports = function base (ALPHABET) {
@@ -51,3 +53,3 @@ var ALPHABET_MAP = {}
   function decodeUnsafe (string) {
-    if (string.length === 0) return new Buffer(0)
+    if (string.length === 0) return Buffer.allocUnsafe(0)
 
@@ -76,3 +78,3 @@ var bytes = [0]
 
-    return new Buffer(bytes.reverse())
+    return Buffer.from(bytes.reverse())
   }
@@ -79,0 +81,0 @@

package.json

 {
   "name": "base-x",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "description": "Fast base encoding / decoding of any given alphabet",
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ "keywords": [
     "tape": "^4.5.1"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=4.5.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "safe-buffer": "^5.0.1"
   }
 }

README.md

@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ # base-x
 
-This means the encoded string 000f (using a 0-f alphabet) will actually decode
-to 4 bytes unlike a typical hex codec which uniformly packs 4 bits into each
+This means the encoded string 000f (using a base16, 0-f alphabet) will actually decode
+to 4 bytes unlike a canonical hex encoding which uniformly packs 4 bits into each
 character.
 
 While unusual, this does mean that no padding is required and it works for bases
-like 43. If you need standard hex encoding or base64 encoding you probably don't
-want this.
+like 43. **If you need standard hex encoding, or base64 encoding, this module is NOT
+appropriate.**
 
@@ -80,5 +80,2 @@ The algorithm used to convert the base of the number is roughly this:
 
-## License
-
-This library is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
-
+## LICENSE [MIT](LICENSE)

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Improved metrics

Total package byte prevSize

7075

increased by1.49%

Lines of code

72

increased by1.41%

Worsened metrics

Dependency count

1

increased byInfinity%

Number of lines in readme file

80

decreased by-3.61%

Dependency changes

• + Addedsafe-buffer@^5.0.1

• + Addedsafe-buffer@5.2.1(transitive)