base62-ts

Custom Base-62 Encoder

This repository contains the version of my encoder/decoder for Base-62 in two languages:

• Golang;
• TypeScript.

Motivation

I needed an efficient way to apply a Base-62 encoding/decoding algorithm working the same way in TypeScript/Javascript, Python and Golang environments.

Usage

Both versions use the same following dictionary:

| Value | Character | Value | Character | Value | Character | Value | Character | Value | Character | |:-----:|:---------:|:-----:|:---------:|:-----:|:---------:|:-----:|:---------:|:-----:|:---------:| | 0 | 0 | 13 | d | 26 | q | 39 | D | 52 | Q | | 1 | 1 | 14 | e | 27 | r | 40 | E | 53 | R | | 2 | 2 | 15 | f | 28 | s | 41 | F | 54 | S | | 3 | 3 | 16 | g | 29 | t | 42 | G | 55 | T | | 4 | 4 | 17 | h | 30 | u | 43 | H | 56 | U | | 5 | 5 | 18 | i | 31 | v | 44 | I | 57 | V | | 6 | 6 | 19 | j | 32 | w | 45 | J | 58 | W | | 7 | 7 | 20 | k | 33 | x | 46 | K | 59 | X | | 8 | 8 | 21 | l | 34 | y | 47 | L | 60 | Y | | 9 | 9 | 22 | m | 35 | z | 48 | M | 61 | Z | | 10 | a | 23 | n | 36 | A | 49 | N | | | | 11 | b | 24 | o | 37 | B | 50 | O | | | | 12 | c | 25 | p | 38 | C | 51 | P | | |

In other words, they use the following base: 0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

npm i base62-ts

import * as base62 from 'base62-ts'

const value = 18969

const encoded = base62.encode(value)

// 4VX
console.log(encoded)

const decoded = base62.decode(encoded)

console.assert(value === decoded)

Dependencies

base62-ts depends on my general utility library for computing euclidean division: ts-utls.

Besides, to run the tests, you would need to install live-server:

npm i -g live-server

NB: Tests run on port 10001, beware if another process runs on the same port as such a conflict may disable them.

License

Both versions are available under a MIT license (see LICENSE).