+ (> (length string) base64-internal-decoding-limit))
+ (base64-external-decode-string string)
+ (base64-internal-decode-string string)))
+
+
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-encode-string string (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-encode-string)
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-decode-string string (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-decode-string)
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-encode-region start end (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-encode-region)
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-decode-region start end (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-decode-region)
+
+(mel-define-method-function (encoded-text-encode-string string (nil "B"))
+ 'base64-encode-string)
+
+(mel-define-method encoded-text-decode-string (string (nil "B"))
+ (if (and (string-match B-encoded-text-regexp string)
+ (string= string (match-string 0 string)))
+ (base64-decode-string string)
+ (error "Invalid encoded-text %s" string)))
+
+(defun base64-insert-encoded-file (filename)
+ "Encode contents of file FILENAME to base64, and insert the result.
+It calls external base64 encoder specified by
+`base64-external-encoder'. So you must install the program (maybe
+mmencode included in metamail or XEmacs package)."
+ (interactive (list (read-file-name "Insert encoded file: ")))
+ (if (and base64-internal-encoding-limit
+ (> (nth 7 (file-attributes filename))
+ base64-internal-encoding-limit))
+ (apply (function call-process) (car base64-external-encoder)
+ filename t nil (cdr base64-external-encoder))
+ (insert
+ (base64-encode-string
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (set-buffer-multibyte nil)
+ (insert-file-contents-as-binary filename)
+ (buffer-string))))
+ (or (bolp)
+ (insert "\n"))
+ ))
+
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-insert-encoded-file filename (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-insert-encoded-file)
+
+(defun base64-write-decoded-region (start end filename)
+ "Decode and write current region encoded by base64 into FILENAME.
+START and END are buffer positions."
+ (interactive
+ (list (region-beginning) (region-end)
+ (read-file-name "Write decoded region to file: ")))
+ (if (and base64-internal-decoding-limit
+ (> (- end start) base64-internal-decoding-limit))
+ (as-binary-process
+ (apply (function call-process-region)
+ start end (car base64-external-decoder)
+ nil nil nil
+ (append (cdr base64-external-decoder)
+ base64-external-decoder-option-to-specify-file
+ (list filename))))
+ (let ((str (buffer-substring start end)))
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (insert (base64-internal-decode-string str))
+ (write-region-as-binary (point-min) (point-max) filename)
+ ))))