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hiddencoder
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Encode ASCII strings into zero-width unicode characters, and decode back into ASCII
Encode ASCII strings into zero-width unicode characters, and decode back into ASCII
A simple encode-decode tool. Got the idea from @FakeUnicode's tweet.
This tool takes an ASCII string and encodes it into zero-width unicode characters, which won't show up when printing the unescaped string. A decode operation is also available.
const {a2h, h2a} = require('hiddencoder');
const hiddenString = a2h("Hidden message");
console.log(`Hidden: ${hiddenString}`);
console.log(`Shown: ${h2a(hiddenString)}`);
// Output:
// Hidden: 󠄳
// Shown: Hidden message
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Encode ASCII strings into zero-width unicode characters, and decode back into ASCII
The npm package hiddencoder receives a total of 1 weekly downloads. As such, hiddencoder popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that hiddencoder 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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