# btoa-lite     Smallest/simplest possible means of using btoa with both Node and browserify. In the browser, encoding base64 strings is done using: ``` javascript var encoded = btoa(decoded) ``` However in Node, it's done like so: ``` javascript var encoded = new Buffer(decoded).toString('base64') ``` You can easily check if `Buffer` exists and switch between the approaches accordingly, but using `Buffer` anywhere in your browser source will pull in browserify's `Buffer` shim which is pretty hefty. This package uses the `main` and `browser` fields in its `package.json` to perform this check at build time and avoid pulling `Buffer` in unnecessarily. ## Usage [](https://nodei.co/npm/btoa-lite/) ### `encoded = btoa(decoded)` Returns the base64-encoded value of a string. ## License MIT. See [LICENSE.md](http://github.com/hughsk/btoa-lite/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for details.