js convert to base 64 code example

Example 1: nodejs string to base64

> console.log(Buffer.from("Hello World").toString('base64'));
SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=
> console.log(Buffer.from("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=", 'base64').toString('ascii'))
Hello World

Example 2: javascript base64url decode

var decode = function(input) {
        // Replace non-url compatible chars with base64 standard chars
        input = input
            .replace(/-/g, '+')
            .replace(/_/g, '/');

        // Pad out with standard base64 required padding characters
        var pad = input.length % 4;
        if(pad) {
          if(pad === 1) {
            throw new Error('InvalidLengthError: Input base64url string is the wrong length to determine padding');
          }
          input += new Array(5-pad).join('=');
        }

        return input;
    }

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