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⛔️ DEPRECATED: This module has been superseded by the multiformats module
JavaScript implementation of the multibase specification
$ npm install --save multibase
<script> tagLoading this module through a script tag will make the Multibase obj available in the global namespace.
<script src="https://unpkg.com/multibase/dist/index.min.js"></script>
const multibase = require('multibase')
const bytes = multibase.encode('base58btc', new TextEncoder().encode('hey, how is it going'))
const decodedBytes = multibase.decode(bytes)
console.log(decodedBytes.toString())
// hey, how is it going
https://multiformats.github.io/js-multibase/
Contributions welcome. Please check out the issues.
Check out our contributing document for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to multiformats are subject to the IPFS Code of Conduct.
Small note: If editing the README, please conform to the standard-readme specification.
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The 'base-x' package provides a way to encode and decode data using custom base encodings. It is similar to 'multibase' but focuses on custom base encodings rather than a predefined set of encodings.
The 'base64-js' package is specifically designed for base64 encoding and decoding. It is more specialized compared to 'multibase', which supports a wider range of encodings.
The 'bs58' package provides base58 encoding and decoding. It is similar to 'multibase' in that it handles base encodings, but it is specialized for base58.
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JavaScript implementation of the multibase specification
The npm package multibase receives a total of 993,374 weekly downloads. As such, multibase popularity was classified as popular.
We found that multibase demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 6 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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