Base64

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Module

The Base64 module provides for the encoding (#encode64, strict_encode64, urlsafe_encode64) and decoding (#decode64, strict_decode64, urlsafe_decode64) of binary data using a Base64 representation.

Example

A simple encoding and decoding.

require "base64"

enc   = Base64.encode64('Send reinforcements')
                    # -> "U2VuZCByZWluZm9yY2VtZW50cw==\n"
plain = Base64.decode64(enc)
                    # -> "Send reinforcements"

The purpose of using base64 to encode data is that it translates any binary data into purely printable characters.

urlsafe_encode64

urlsafe_encode64(bin) Instance Public methods Returns the Base64-encoded version

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urlsafe_decode64

urlsafe_decode64(str) Instance Public methods Returns the Base64-decoded version

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strict_encode64

strict_encode64(bin) Instance Public methods Returns the Base64-encoded version

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decode64

decode64(str) Instance Public methods Returns the Base64-decoded version of