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Consider using base64-js over Base64

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev

Research direction

Start by inspecting the buffer module and comparing its Base64 implementation with base64-js. Determine whether the duplicate implementation can be replaced without changing behavior; done means the module uses one implementation and its existing behavior remains intact.

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Description

base64-js is used in the buffer module, so it would save a little bit of duplication.

Is there a good reason to have two implementations?

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