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base64 encode a file with node.js and auto-detect the mimetype.
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// to run: node node-base64-encode.js file | |
const mime = require('mime'); // npm install mime | |
const path = require('path'); | |
const fs = require('fs'); | |
// path to the file we passed in | |
const filepath = path.resolve(process.argv[2]); | |
// get the mimetype | |
const filemime = mime.getType(filepath); | |
fs.readFile(filepath, {encoding: 'base64'}, (err, data) => { | |
if (err) { | |
throw err; | |
} | |
console.log(`data:${filemime};base64,${data}`); | |
}); |
Does it decodes the mimeType of Base64 string?
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@wenbolovesnz thanks for the heads up. Will update