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package.json

		{
		"name": "de-dupe",
		"bin": ".bin/de-dupe",
		"version": "0.0.9",
		"version": "0.0.10",
		"description": "Deduplicate strings from javascript assets",
		@@ -6,0 +6,0 @@ "main": "index.js",

README.md

		@@ -45,4 +45,3 @@ #De-dupe - a Javascript string minifier
		To put it in very simple terms, gzip and deflate work by identifying patterns that already exist in the string and then
		place markers telling the decompressor where the pattern could be identified. First 8 bits identify how long the pattern is,
		and the last 15 bits identify how far away the previous pattern could be identified.
		place markers telling the decompressor where the pattern could be identified. First 8 bits identify how long the pattern is, and the last 15 bits identify how far away the previous pattern could be identified.

		@@ -63,27 +62,6 @@ Before gzip:

		Notice, the distance bits are only 15 (1-32768), which means the patterns have to be within 32KB of uncompressed data of each other.
		Basically, all of the major javascript frameworks are larger than 32KB. And after taking a cruise around Alexa's Top 10 most
		popular websites on the internet (google.com, amazon.com, facebook.com, twitter.com, etc.), every single site had at least one
		javascript file over 32KB (mostly, I saw ~200KB range). Assuming your site has a javascript file of over 200KB and a pattern at the
		beginning and somewhere in the middle; then gzip won't be able to help you. Compounding the size of your javascript file.
		Notice, the distance bits are only 15 (1-32768), which means the patterns have to be within 32KB of uncompressed data of each other. Basically, all of the major javascript frameworks are larger than 32KB. And after taking a cruise around Alexa's Top 10 most popular websites on the internet (google.com, amazon.com, facebook.com, twitter.com, etc.), every single site had at least one javascript file over 32KB (mostly, I saw ~200KB range). Assuming your site has a javascript file of over 200KB and a pattern at the beginning and somewhere in the middle; then gzip won't be able to help you. Compounding the size of your javascript file.

		#### de-dupe's variable algorithm

		De-dupe uses only the most popular programming characters for variables. There is a very high chance that the character 'e' will
		have been used at least once in any chunk of 32KB. But so does the algorithm built into uglify, but the algorithm in uglify runs out
		so I recommend combining de-dupe with google closure compiler and uglify to get the absolute smallest file.

		#### Strings can be >256

		The length bits are only 8 (1-256), meaning that any pattern larger than 256 bytes in length will have to have more than one marker.
		It is a gentle balance, but if a string that is over 256 bytes were converted into a single letter variable, then it wouldn't take
		any more size than a single marker.

		Rendering templates (handlebars, mustache, etc...) can easily take over 256 bytes. And when you work on a large site, you would be
		amazed that somehow those very large templates sometimes accidentally get duplicated during your asset building process.

		#### Conclusion

		If your javascript is tiny and emmaculately procured down to it's smallest form. Then quite possibly this tool will not help you.
		It might actually make your gzip'd javascript larger. But I am guessing since you found this tool, you probably are looking for
		something to help make your javascript smaller.
		If your javascript is tiny and emmaculately procured down to it's smallest form. Then quite possibly this tool will not help you. It might actually make your gzip'd javascript larger. But I am guessing since you found this tool, you probably are looking for something to help make your javascript smaller.

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