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|  | # btoa-lite
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|  | Smallest/simplest possible means of using btoa with both Node and browserify. | ||
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|  | In the browser, encoding base64 strings is done using: | ||
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|  | ``` javascript | ||
|  | var encoded = btoa(decoded) | ||
|  | ``` | ||
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|  | However in Node, it's done like so: | ||
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|  | ``` javascript | ||
|  | var encoded = new Buffer(decoded).toString('base64') | ||
|  | ``` | ||
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|  | You can easily check if `Buffer` exists and switch between the approaches | ||
|  | accordingly, but using `Buffer` anywhere in your browser source will pull | ||
|  | in browserify's `Buffer` shim which is pretty hefty. This package uses | ||
|  | the `main` and `browser` fields in its `package.json` to perform this | ||
|  | check at build time and avoid pulling `Buffer` in unnecessarily. | ||
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|  | ## Usage
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|  | [](https://nodei.co/npm/btoa-lite/) | ||
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|  | ### `encoded = btoa(decoded)`
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|  | Returns the base64-encoded value of a string. | ||
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|  | ## License
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|  | MIT. See [LICENSE.md](http://github.com/hughsk/btoa-lite/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for details. |