utils: Utility Functions

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Utility Functions

Description

Functions to perform common tasks when working with base64 encoded strings.

Usage

b64_chunk(encoded, width)

b64_wrap(chunks, newline)

Arguments

encoded	a character vector of base64 encoded strings.
width	a numeric scalar defining the width of the chunks. Must be divisible by 4.
chunks	a character vector of base64 encoded strings.
newline	a character scalar defining the newline character.

Details

b64_chunk() splits a character vector of base64 encoded strings into chunks of a specified width.

b64_wrap() wraps a character vector of base64 encoded strings with a newline character.

Value

• b64_chunk() returns a list of character vectors.

• b64_wrap() returns a scalar character vector.

Examples

encoded <- encode("Hello, world!")
chunked <- b64_chunk(encoded, 4)
chunked

b64_wrap(chunked, "\n")

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