Create an binary encoder/decoder for Node's build in types like, json, utf-8, hex.
npm install codecs
Useful to support value encodings similar to leveldb's.
const codecs = require('codecs')
const json = codecs('json')
console.log(json.encode({ hello: 'world' })) // Buffer.from('{"hello":"world"}')
console.log(json.decode(new Buffer('{"hello":"world"}'))) // { hello: 'world' }
const codec = codecs(type, [fallback])Create a new codec.
Supported types are
If an unknown type is passed-in, the fallback is used if given, else binary.
If you want to use a custom codec you can pass in an object containing a an encode and decode method and that will be returned.
If you pass a compact encoder, then it will be converted into a codec for you and returned.
const buf = codec.encode(value)Encode a value to a buffer.
const value = codec.decode(buf)Decode a buffer to a value.
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