Node string limitations
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Description
Buffers larger than ~192MB cannot be base64 encoded due to a NodeJS limitation. https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/4266
It would be good to get around this. In most cases however using the `--separate` flag is the way go.
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Research direction
Start by locating the base64 encoding path and reviewing how the `--separate` flag avoids the large-buffer case. Compare the current behavior with NodeJS issue 4266; done means buffers larger than about 192MB can be encoded without the limitation while preserving the existing separate-file fallback.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100