🧩 Base64 Guide

🚀 Quick Start Guide for encoding and decoding Base64 with LuaDoTheWorld

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📋 What You'll Learn

• ✅ How to encode a file to Base64
• ✅ How to decode Base64 back to a file
• ✅ How to encode/decode strings and binaries

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🛠️ Prerequisites

• LuaDoTheWorld installed and required in your script

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🔤 Encode a File to Base64

local dtw = require("luaDoTheWorld/luaDoTheWorld")
local b64 = dtw.base64_encode_file("tests/target/blob.png")
print(b64)

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🔁 Decode Base64 to File

local dtw = require("luaDoTheWorld/luaDoTheWorld")
local b64 = dtw.base64_encode_file("tests/target/blob.png")
local image = dtw.base64_decode(b64)
dtw.write_file("tests/target/blob2.png", image)

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🔄 Encode a String or Binary

local dtw = require("luaDoTheWorld/luaDoTheWorld")
local image = dtw.load_file("tests/target/blob.png")
local b64 = dtw.base64_encode(image)
print(b64)

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📚 Quick Reference

Function	What it does	Example
dtw.base64_encode_file(path)	Encode file to Base64	dtw.base64_encode_file("file.png")
dtw.base64_encode(data)	Encode string/binary	dtw.base64_encode(image)
dtw.base64_decode(b64)	Decode Base64 to binary	dtw.base64_decode(b64)
dtw.write_file(path, data)	Write binary to file	dtw.write_file("out.png", data)

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🆘 Need Help?

• 📖 Check the main SDK documentation
• 🔍 Look at other example scripts in the SDK
• 🐛 Report issues on our GitHub repository

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