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is-utf8

is-utf8 is a utility package that detects if a Buffer is UTF-8 encoded. It is useful for validating the encoding of files before processing them in an application. This package can help ensure that text data is handled correctly based on its encoding format.

lurq health score
42/100
Confidence
unproven
Weekly downloads
8,786,141
Latest version
0.2.1
Last release
Dec 19, 2015
License
MIT

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