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node-base64-image

Easily encode images (from URLs or local files) to Base64 strings or Buffer objects, and decode them back into image files.

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``
npm install node-base64-image --save
`

Usage
-----
`js
// CommonJS:
const { encode, decode } = require('node-base64-image');

// ES Modules / TypeScript:
import { encode, decode } from 'node-base64-image';
`

EncodeOptions
---
| Attribute | Type | Description | Default Value |
|-----------|----------|--------------------------------------------|---------------|
| string | boolean | If true, returns a base64 string | false |
| local | boolean | Set to true to read from a local file | - |
| timeout | number | Request timeout in milliseconds | 5000 |
| headers | object | Optional headers for remote HTTP requests | - |


DecodeOptions (Required)
---
| Attribute | Type | Description | Default Value |
|-----------|--------|---------------------------------------|---------------|
| fname | string | Output filename (without extension) | - |
| ext | string | File extension (e.g., jpg, png) | - |

Examples
--------
`js
// encoding a remote jpg to base64
const url = 'https://example.com/test.jpg';
const options = {
string: true,
headers: {
"User-Agent": "my-app"
}
};
const image = await encode(url, options);

// encoding a local file
const localUrl = 'C:/project/test.jpg';
const localImage = await encode(url, {string: true, local: true});

// writing to file named 'example.jpg'
await decode(image, { fname: 'example', ext: 'jpg' });

// writing to a sub-directory
// after creating a directory called 'photos'
const image = await encode(url, options);
await decode(image, { fname: './photos/example', ext: 'jpg' });
``

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Licensed under MIT. See LICENSE for more information.

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