Per https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648#section-3.2, padding is either required or disallowed, there should be an option to switch between the 2.
While adding padding (for decoding) or removing padding (after encoding) is possible, it is costly while adding the option here does not add much complexity and is almost cost-free.
Per https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648#section-3.2, padding is either required or disallowed, there should be an option to switch between the 2.
While adding padding (for decoding) or removing padding (after encoding) is possible, it is costly while adding the option here does not add much complexity and is almost cost-free.