(Node.js) Base64 Encode/Decode a String

Node.js example to base-64 encode and decode a string.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();

    var s = "A friend called me up the other day and talked about investing in a dot-com that sells lobsters. Internet lobsters. Where will this end? --Donald Trump";

    var success = bd.AppendString(s,"utf-8");

    var strBase64 = bd.GetEncoded("base64");
    console.log(strBase64);

    // To decode:
    var bd2 = new chilkat.BinData();
    bd2.AppendEncoded(strBase64,"base64");

    var decoded = bd2.GetString("utf-8");
    console.log(decoded);

}

chilkatExample();