base64

README

---
title: "Base64"
lang: "en-US"
draft: false
description: "Learn about how to set up a VDP Base64 component https://github.com/instill-ai/instill-core"
---

The Base64 component is an operator component that allows users to encode or decode a string in Base64 format.
It can carry out the following tasks:
- [Encode](#encode)
- [Decode](#decode)

## Release Stage

`Alpha`

## Configuration

The component definition and tasks are defined in the [definition.json](https://github.com/instill-ai/component/blob/main/operator/base64/v0/config/definition.json) and [tasks.json](https://github.com/instill-ai/component/blob/main/operator/base64/v0/config/tasks.json) files respectively.



## Supported Tasks

### Encode

Encode data into base64 string

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| Input | ID | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Task ID (required) | `task` | string | `TASK_ENCODE` |
| Data (required) | `data` | string | Data to be encoded |
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| Output | ID | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Data | `data` | string | Data |
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### Decode

Decode the base64 string.

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| Input | ID | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Task ID (required) | `task` | string | `TASK_DECODE` |
| Data (required) | `data` | string | Base64 string to be decoded |
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| Output | ID | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Data | `data` | string | Data |
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Documentation

Index

• func Decode(str string) (string, error)
• func Encode(str string) string
• func Init(bc base.Component) *component
• type Base64

Functions

func Decode

func Decode(str string) (string, error)

func Encode

func Encode(str string) string

func Init

func Init(bc base.Component) *component

Types

type Base64

type Base64 struct {
	Data string `json:"data"`
}