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lxiv is a compact library to encode and decode base64 data in JavaScript using arbitrary sources and destinations through the use of successively called functions, basically eliminating memory overhead.
Encodes bytes to base64 char codes.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| src | function():(number | null) | Bytes source as a function returning the next byte respectively null if there are no more bytes left. |
| dst | function(number) | Characters destination as a function successively called with each encoded char code. |
Decodes base64 char codes to bytes.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| src | function():(number | null) | Characters source as a function returning the next char code respectively null if there are no more characters left. |
| dst | function(number) | Bytes destination as a function successively called with the next byte. |
| @throws | Error | If a character code is invalid |
Tests if a string is valid base64.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| str | string | String to test |
| @returns | boolean | true if valid, otherwise false |
Apache License, Version 2.0
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A compact library to encode and decode base64 data.
The npm package lxiv receives a total of 29 weekly downloads. As such, lxiv popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that lxiv 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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