# UTL_BASE64

## Package Specification

```sql
PACKAGE        "UTL_BASE64" is
  function decode_base64(p_clob_in in clob) return blob;

  function encode_base64(p_blob_in in blob) return clob;

    FUNCTION encodeBlob2Base64(pBlobIn IN BLOB) RETURN BLOB;

    FUNCTION decodeBase642Blob(pBlobIn IN BLOB) RETURN BLOB;

      function base64encode(p_blob in blob) return clob;
end;

```

## Package Body

```sql
PACKAGE BODY        "UTL_BASE64" is
  function decode_base64(p_clob_in in clob) return blob is
    v_blob blob;
    v_result blob;
    v_offset integer;
    v_buffer_size binary_integer := 48;
    v_buffer_varchar varchar2(48);
    v_buffer_raw raw(48);
  begin
    if p_clob_in is null then
      return null;
    end if;
    dbms_lob.createtemporary(v_blob, true);
    v_offset := 1;
    for i in 1 .. ceil(dbms_lob.getlength(p_clob_in) / v_buffer_size) loop
      dbms_lob.read(p_clob_in, v_buffer_size, v_offset, v_buffer_varchar);
      v_buffer_raw := utl_raw.cast_to_raw(v_buffer_varchar);
      v_buffer_raw := utl_encode.base64_decode(v_buffer_raw);
      dbms_lob.writeappend(v_blob, utl_raw.length(v_buffer_raw), v_buffer_raw);
      v_offset := v_offset + v_buffer_size;
    end loop;
    v_result := v_blob;
    dbms_lob.freetemporary(v_blob);
    return v_result;
  end decode_base64;

  function encode_base64(p_blob_in in blob) return clob is
    v_clob clob;
    v_result clob;
    v_offset integer;
    v_chunk_size binary_integer := (48 / 4) * 3;
    v_buffer_varchar varchar2(48);
    v_buffer_raw raw(48);
  begin
    if p_blob_in is null then
      return null;
    end if;
    dbms_lob.createtemporary(v_clob, true);
    v_offset := 1;
    for i in 1 .. ceil(dbms_lob.getlength(p_blob_in) / v_chunk_size) loop
      dbms_lob.read(p_blob_in, v_chunk_size, v_offset, v_buffer_raw);
      v_buffer_raw := utl_encode.base64_encode(v_buffer_raw);
      v_buffer_varchar := utl_raw.cast_to_varchar2(v_buffer_raw);
      dbms_lob.writeappend(v_clob, length(v_buffer_varchar), v_buffer_varchar);
      v_offset := v_offset + v_chunk_size;
    end loop;
    v_result := v_clob;
    dbms_lob.freetemporary(v_clob);
    return v_result;
  end encode_base64;

    FUNCTION encodeBlob2Base64(pBlobIn IN BLOB) RETURN BLOB IS
      vAmount NUMBER := 45;
      vBlobEnc BLOB := empty_blob();
      vBlobEncLen NUMBER := 0;
      vBlobInLen NUMBER := 0;
      vBuffer RAW(45);
      vOffset NUMBER := 1;
    BEGIN
--      dbms_output.put_line('Start base64 encoding.');
      vBlobInLen := dbms_lob.getlength(pBlobIn);
--      dbms_output.put_line('<BlobInLength>' || vBlobInLen);
      dbms_lob.createtemporary(vBlobEnc, TRUE);
      LOOP
        IF vOffset >= vBlobInLen THEN
          EXIT;
        END IF;
        dbms_lob.read(pBlobIn, vAmount, vOffset, vBuffer);
        BEGIN
          dbms_lob.append(vBlobEnc, utl_encode.base64_encode(vBuffer));
        EXCEPTION
          WHEN OTHERS THEN
          dbms_output.put_line('<vAmount>' || vAmount || '<vOffset>' || vOffset || '<vBuffer>' || vBuffer);
          dbms_output.put_line('ERROR IN append: ' || SQLERRM);
          RAISE;
        END;
        vOffset := vOffset + vAmount;
      END LOOP;
      vBlobEncLen := dbms_lob.getlength(vBlobEnc);
--      dbms_output.put_line('<BlobEncLength>' || vBlobEncLen);
--      dbms_output.put_line('Finshed base64 encoding.');
      RETURN vBlobEnc;
    END encodeBlob2Base64;

    FUNCTION decodeBase642Blob(pBlobIn IN BLOB) RETURN BLOB IS
      vAmount NUMBER := 256;--32;
      vBlobDec BLOB := empty_blob();
      vBlobDecLen NUMBER := 0;
      vBlobInLen NUMBER := 0;
      vBuffer RAW(256);--32);
      vOffset NUMBER := 1;
    BEGIN
--      dbms_output.put_line('Start base64 decoding.');
      vBlobInLen := dbms_lob.getlength(pBlobIn);
--      dbms_output.put_line('<BlobInLength>' || vBlobInLen);
      dbms_lob.createtemporary(vBlobDec, TRUE);
      LOOP
        IF vOffset >= vBlobInLen THEN
          EXIT;
        END IF;
        dbms_lob.read(pBlobIn, vAmount, vOffset, vBuffer);
        BEGIN
          dbms_lob.append(vBlobDec, utl_encode.base64_decode(vBuffer));
        EXCEPTION
          WHEN OTHERS THEN
          dbms_output.put_line('<vAmount>' || vAmount || '<vOffset>' || vOffset || '<vBuffer>' || vBuffer);
          dbms_output.put_line('ERROR IN append: ' || SQLERRM);
          RAISE;
        END;
        vOffset := vOffset + vAmount;
      END LOOP;
      vBlobDecLen := dbms_lob.getlength(vBlobDec);
--      dbms_output.put_line('<BlobDecLength>' || vBlobDecLen);
--      dbms_output.put_line('Finshed base64 decoding.');
      RETURN vBlobDec;
    END decodeBase642Blob;

    function base64encode(p_blob in blob)  
  return clob  
  is  
    CRLF   constant varchar2(2) := chr(13)||chr(10);  
    l_clob   clob;  
    l_amount integer := 23826;   
    l_offset integer := 1;  
    l_raw    raw(32767);  
    l_buf    varchar2(32767);  
    l_len    integer := dbms_lob.getlength(p_blob);  
  begin  

    dbms_lob.createtemporary(l_clob, true, dbms_lob.call);  

    while l_offset <= l_len loop        
      dbms_lob.read(p_blob, l_amount, l_offset, l_raw);  
      l_offset := l_offset + l_amount;  
      l_buf := utl_raw.cast_to_varchar2(utl_encode.base64_encode(l_raw));  
      l_buf := replace(l_buf, CRLF);  
      dbms_lob.writeappend(l_clob, length(l_buf), l_buf);  
    end loop;  

    return l_clob;  

  end base64encode;  

end;

```