README
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datauri
A friendly little CLI tool for turning files, URLs, or stdin into base64-encoded data URIs. Handy for web devs, tinkerers, and anyone who wants to embed images or files directly in HTML, CSS, or other text formats.
Features
- Detects MIME type from file content or extension
- Accepts input from a file, URL, or stdin (use
-for stdin) - Lets you override or choose the MIME type if there's ambiguity
- Outputs a valid data URI to stdout
Usage
# From a file
datauri my-image.png
# From a URL
datauri https://example.com/image.jpg
# From stdin
cat my-image.png | datauri -
Installation
With Go (requires Go 1.21+)
go install codefloe.org/chessmango/datauri/cmd/datauri@latest
This will put the datauri binary in your $GOBIN (usually ~/go/bin).
With mise
mise use -g ubi:codefloe.org/chessmango/datauri@latest
Changelog
See CHANGELOG.md for release notes (follows Keep a Changelog format).
PRs, issues, and suggestions welcome. Have fun embedding!
Directories
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cmd
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datauri
command
datauri provides a command-line tool for generating data URIs from files or URLs.
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datauri provides a command-line tool for generating data URIs from files or URLs. |
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internal
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compare
Package compare provides utilities for selecting and confirming MIME types, including logic to resolve conflicts between detected and file extension-based types.
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Package compare provides utilities for selecting and confirming MIME types, including logic to resolve conflicts between detected and file extension-based types. |
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detect
Package detect provides logic for reading input and detecting MIME types.
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Package detect provides logic for reading input and detecting MIME types. |
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encode
Package encode provides functions for encoding files as base64 data URIs.
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Package encode provides functions for encoding files as base64 data URIs. |
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