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base64url

Converting to, and from, base64url

Install

$ npm install base64url

After installing with npm you can require this library from JavaScript or TypeScript:

JavaScript

const base64url = require('base64url');

TypeScript:

import base64url from "base64url";

Usage

CLI

The CLI has been removed. For the time being, please install base64url@1.0.6 if you need the CLI.

Library

base64url(input: string | Buffer, encoding: string = "utf8"): string

base64url.encode(input: string | Buffer, encoding: string = "utf8"): string

base64url encode input. Input should be a string or a Buffer.

Example

> base64url("ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space")
'bGFkaWVzIGFuZCBnZW50bGVtYW4sIHdlIGFyZSBmbG9hdGluZyBpbiBzcGFjZQ'

base64url.decode(input: string, encoding: string = "utf8"): string

Convert a base64url encoded string into a raw string. The encoding argument can be used if the input is a string that's not utf8.

> base64url.decode("cmlkZTogZHJlYW1zIGJ1cm4gZG93bg")
'ride: dreams burn down'

base64url.fromBase64(input: string): string

Convert a base64 encoded string to a base64url encoded string.

Example

> base64url.fromBase64('qL8R4QIcQ/ZsRqOAbeRfcZhilN/MksRtDaErMA==')
'qL8R4QIcQ_ZsRqOAbeRfcZhilN_MksRtDaErMA'

base64url.toBase64(input: string): string

Convert a base64url encoded string to a base64 encoded string.

> base64url.toBase64('qL8R4QIcQ_ZsRqOAbeRfcZhilN_MksRtDaErMA')
'qL8R4QIcQ/ZsRqOAbeRfcZhilN/MksRtDaErMA=='

base64url.toBuffer(input: string): Buffer

Convert a base64url encoded string to a Buffer containing the decoded bytes.

> base64url.toBuffer('c3Bpcml0dWFsaXplZA')
<Buffer 73 70 69 72 69 74 75 61 6c 69 7a 65 64>

Alternatives

base64-url

License

MIT

Copyright (c) 2013–2016 Brian J. Brennan

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@virtru/base64url

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