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Baseit

Base(x) In --> Base(x) Out

Install

npm install baseit

Basic Use

var baseit = require('baseit');

baseit({
    input: 	120000,
    to: 	36,
}, function (err, a) {
    if (err) throw err;

    console.log(a);		// "2klc"
});

Slightly Less Basic Use

var baseit = require('baseit');

baseit({
    input: 	1296,
    from: 	12,
    to: 	36,
    digits: 6
}, function (err, a) {
    if (err) throw err;

    console.log(a);		// "0001n6"
});

Parameters

input (Required)

Integer or string to be converted.

to (Optional)

Target encoding integer. If not specified, "to" will default to 10. Example for Base24: { to: 24 }.

from (Optional)

Input encoding integer. If not specified, "from" will default to 10. Example for Base8: { from: 8 }.

digits (Optional)

Minimum number of digits to return. Will append leading "zeros" to meet digit requirement. Example: { digits: 6 }

Why u no Base64!?

Node.js already has a good way of handling Base64 encoding.

Testing

vows test/*

Usage no npm install needed!