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base64-file-encoder
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A Node.js module to base64 encode/decode a file and save it to disk
Install with npm
:
$ npm install base64-file-encoder --save
const b64File = require('base64-file-encoder');
// base64 encodes the content of foo.txt and outputs it to bar.txt
b64File.encode('foo.txt', 'bar.txt')
.then(function(){
// if foo.txt content was 'foo', bar.txt content will be 'Zm9v'
console.log('file was encoded');
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
// base64 encodes the content of foo.txt and outputs it to the same
// file (i.e. overwrites it)
b64File.encode('foo.txt')
.then(function(){
console.log('file was encoded and overwritten');
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
// base64 decodes the content of bar.txt and outputs it to foo.txt
b64File.decode('bar.txt', 'foo.txt')
.then(function(){
// if bar.txt content was 'Zm9v', foo.txt content will be 'foo'
console.log('file was decoded');
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
// base64 decodes the content of bar.txt and outputs it to the same
// file (i.e. overwrites it)
b64File.decode('bar.txt')
.then(function(){
console.log('file was decoded and overwritten');
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Base64 encodes the contents of a file and outputs it to another file (outputFilePath) or to the same file (if outputPath is not provided).
This function returns a promise.
Decodes the contents of a base64 encoded file and outputs it to another file (outputFilePath) or to the same file (if outputPath is not provided).
This function returns a promise.
MIT. See LICENSE.md for details.
FAQs
base64 encode/decode a file and save it to disk
The npm package base64-file-encoder receives a total of 2 weekly downloads. As such, base64-file-encoder popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that base64-file-encoder demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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