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Base64 encoding and decoding

Portions sourced from (https://gist.github.com/shpakovski/1902994).

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Functions

decode
Signature hs.base64.decode(str) -> val
Type Function
Description

Decodes a given base64 string

Parameters:

  • str - A base64 encoded string

Returns:

  • A string containing the decoded data
encode
Signature hs.base64.encode(val[,width]) -> str
Type Function
Description

Encodes a given string to base64

Parameters:

  • val - A string to encode as base64
  • width - Optional line width to split the string into (usually 64 or 76)

Returns:

  • A string containing the base64 representation of the input string