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[](http://travis-ci.org/dankogai/js-base64)
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# base64.js
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Yet another Base64 transcoder
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## Usage
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### Install
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```javascript
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$ npm install --save js-base64
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```
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If you are using it on ES6 transpilers, you may also need:
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```javascript
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$ npm install --save babel-preset-env
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```
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Note `js-base64` itself is stand-alone so its `package.json` has no `dependencies`. However, it is also tested on ES6 environment so `"babel-preset-env": "^1.7.0"` is on `devDependencies`.
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### In Browser
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* Locally
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```html
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<script src="base64.js"></script>
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```
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* Directly from CDN. In which case you don't even need to install.
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```html
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<!-- the latest -->
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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/js-base64/base64.min.js">
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```
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```html
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<!-- with version fixed -->
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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/js-base64@2.6.4/base64.min.js">
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```
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### node.js
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```javascript
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var Base64 = require('js-base64').Base64;
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```
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## es6+
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```javascript
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import { Base64 } from 'js-base64';
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```
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## SYNOPSIS
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```javascript
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Base64.encode('dankogai'); // ZGFua29nYWk=
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Base64.btoa( 'dankogai'); // ZGFua29nYWk=
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Base64.fromUint8Array( // ZGFua29nYWk=
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new Uint8Array([100,97,110,107,111,103,97,105])
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Base64.fromUint8Array( // ZGFua29nYW which is URI safe
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new Uint8Array([100,97,110,107,111,103,97,105]), true
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Base64.encode( '小飼弾'); // 5bCP6aO85by+
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Base64.encodeURI('小飼弾'); // 5bCP6aO85by- which equals to Base64.encode('小飼弾', true)
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Base64.btoa( '小飼弾'); // raises exception
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```
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```javascript
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Base64.decode('ZGFua29nYWk='); // dankogai
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Base64.atob( 'ZGFua29nYWk='); // dankogai
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Base64.toUint8Array( // new Uint8Array([100,97,110,107,111,103,97,105])
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'ZGFua29nYWk='
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);
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Base64.decode('5bCP6aO85by+'); // 小飼弾
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// note .decodeURI() is unnecessary since it accepts both flavors
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Base64.decode('5bCP6aO85by-'); // 小飼弾
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Base64.atob( '5bCP6aO85by+'); // 'å°é£¼å¼¾' which is nonsense
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```
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### String Extension for ES5
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```javascript
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if (Base64.extendString) {
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// you have to explicitly extend String.prototype
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Base64.extendString();
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// once extended, you can do the following
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'dankogai'.toBase64(); // ZGFua29nYWk=
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'小飼弾'.toBase64(); // 5bCP6aO85by+
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'小飼弾'.toBase64(true); // 5bCP6aO85by-
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'小飼弾'.toBase64URI(); // 5bCP6aO85by-
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'ZGFua29nYWk='.fromBase64(); // dankogai
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'5bCP6aO85by+'.fromBase64(); // 小飼弾
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'5bCP6aO85by-'.fromBase64(); // 小飼弾
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}
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```
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### TypeScript
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TypeScript 2.0 type definition was added to the [DefinitelyTyped repository](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped).
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```bash
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$ npm install --save @types/js-base64
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```
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## `.decode()` vs `.atob` (and `.encode()` vs `btoa()`)
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Suppose you have:
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```
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var pngBase64 =
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"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
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```
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Which is a Base64-encoded 1x1 transparent PNG, **DO NOT USE** `Base64.decode(pngBase64)`. Use `Base64.atob(pngBase64)` instead. `Base64.decode()` decodes to UTF-8 string while `Base64.atob()` decodes to bytes, which is compatible to browser built-in `atob()` (Which is absent in node.js). The same rule applies to the opposite direction.
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## SEE ALSO
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+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64
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