Feature Request: Base64Encode should allow binary data

[hschneider]

I mostly use base64encode to encode images and other assets, which is the main purpose of this kind of encoding. Would be nice to have a file open dialog or better drag and drop, to encode such files.

[egoist]

you can drag and drop text files into the editor, does it work for you? if not are you using Windows?

[egoist]

oh I see you are encoding images, it's not supported yet, but I'm releasing Image to Base64 soon, do you want support for other files?

[hschneider]

Thanks! IMHO it makes sense to all binary files. Base64Encoding is my favorite encoding when transporting binary data of any kind with e.g. JSON over the network.

[egoist]

what is your use case for that? such as transferring a mp4 file in base64 over the network

[hschneider]

I have currently 2 use cases:

1. Encode image resources to strings and embed them in source code, to avoid loading external file assets. Currently I prepare these files via commandline.
2. Using custom JSON based API protocols to save binary data of any kind in a database. Here I encode these files via code on the fly, but having it in ToolCat would be helpful to generate test data.

So the most needed use case would be image encoding: jpg, gif, png and svg. Other users might prefer other file types ...

[egoist]

Image to Base64 is available now in https://github.com/egoist/toolcat-releases/releases/tag/v0.2.19

[hschneider]

Great! Thanks!