Missing documentation: encoding images to base64 about pixlet HOT 3 CLOSED

On macOS, I use the base64 command in Terminal like this:

> base64 path/to/file.png | pbcopy

The base64 encoded file contents will be copied to your clipboard ready to be pasted in to your .star script.

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Hi @Eastonco,

Thanks for the issue! I'm not in love with the idea that we base64 encode blobs and stick them into starlark. That is the current pattern that most folks (including us internally) follow but I wouldn't call it the blessed approach. Ideally we'd have some way to load in an asset directory and be able to reference those files. I'm hesitant to document it simply because it would encourage a pattern that needs to be resolved. I'm going to close this for now, @drudge and @rohansingh have some good examples to get you started. Feel free to comment below with any issues you experience and I'll be more then happy to help you out.

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@drudge That's exactly how I do it as well. Though I also use fold to make the output a bit more manageable:

base64 some-file.png | fold | pbcopy

That adds a new linebreak every 80 characters.

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