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save base64 encoded image
/*
* Taken from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5867534/how-to-save-canvas-data-to-file/5971674#5971674
*/
var fs = require('fs');
// string generated by canvas.toDataURL()
var img = "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0"
+ "NAAAAKElEQVQ4jWNgYGD4Twzu6FhFFGYYNXDUwGFpIAk2E4dHDRw1cDgaCAASFOffhEIO"
+ "3gAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==";
// strip off the data: url prefix to get just the base64-encoded bytes
var data = img.replace(/^data:image\/\w+;base64,/, "");
var buf = new Buffer(data, 'base64');
fs.writeFile('image.png', buf);
@lewisMachilika
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this is great

@thehieuduong7
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why do I always have error "Buffer is not defined"??

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