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Created October 9, 2015 15:36
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Convert base64 to and from web-safe variant
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base64-web-safe.js
// Convert from normal to web-safe, strip trailing "="s
function webSafe64(base64) {
return base64.replace(/\+/g, '-').replace(/\//g, '_').replace(/=+$/, '');
}
// Convert from web-safe to normal, add trailing "="s
function normal64(base64) {
return base64.replace(/\-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/') + '=='.substring(0, (3*base64.length)%4);
}
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Thanks so much! Super helpful <3

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