⚾ All "BasesLoaded" = an extension for a variety of base encodings

Extensions
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### There appears to be a problem when trying to compile an app
### with this extension. I am looking into a fix for this.

A simple enough extension prompted by a suggestion by @Peter :wink:

This extension provides for text encoding to Base32, Base45, Base58 ,Base64 and Base85.

Blocks and Usage

blocksbasesloaded
blocksbasesloaded767×1170 130 KB

AIX
v1
uk.co.metricrat.basesloaded.aix (11.3 KB)
v2
uk.co.metricrat.basesloadedv2.aix (15.8 KB)

Credits
@shreyash for guidance and for RUSH
To all the code writers on github who provided java files to make this happen :wink:

https://github.com/ehn-dcc-development/base45-java
https://gist.github.com/vrotaru/1753908
https://github.com/fzakaria/ascii85

Versions
v1 - Base32, Base45, Base58 and Base64
v2 - Base32, Base45, Base58, Base64 and Base85

Available for use in any MIT AppInventor projects or competitions

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I feel like a trick was missed here with a "All your base are belong to us" reference.

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Only because I am out of touch, and never played Zero Wing, my misspent years weren't in the 90's :wink:

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Also no emoji for Zero Wing :wink:

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shouldn't this be a base45string?

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Well spotted! Yes it should.

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Image of blocks and aix corrected :+1:

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Great Work.

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Nice work!!

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FWIW, there's also a Base 85 which will give a slightly more compact representation than base 64:

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Base85 encode and decode added with v2 :smiley:

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Epic work :star_struck::clap:

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