Bytes, Encoding, And Compression

Bytes

Import bytes:

• fromString(text), toString(bytes)
• fromHex(text), toHex(bytes)
• fromBase64(text), toBase64(bytes)
• concat(list<bytes>)

import bytes;

let data = bytes.fromString("hello");
io.println(bytes.toHex(data));
io.println(bytes.toString(data));

Encoding

Import encoding:

• base64Encode(value), base64Decode(text)
• base32Encode(value), base32Decode(text) - RFC 4648 standard alphabet, accepts padded or unpadded input on decode.
• base58Encode(value), base58Decode(text) - Bitcoin/IPFS alphabet (no 0, O, I, l); preserves leading zero bytes by emitting leading 1s.
• urlEncode(text), urlDecode(text)
• htmlEscape(text), htmlUnescape(text)

base32Encode / base58Encode accept either a string or bytes value, so they compose directly with random material from secrets.randomBytes:

import encoding;
import secrets;

let totpSecret = encoding.base32Encode(secrets.randomBytes(20));
let walletId   = encoding.base58Encode(secrets.randomBytes(16));

Both decoders return bytes so binary payloads round-trip safely.

Use this module for transport encodings and escaping, not password hashing or cryptographic operations.

Compression

Import compress:

• gzip(value)
• gunzip(bytes)

import bytes;
import compress;

let packed = compress.gzip(bytes.fromString("payload"));
io.println(bytes.toString(compress.gunzip(packed)));