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ErikBjare
The README isn't clear, what exactly is "data conversion utils" and what is the usage?
n4r9
Came to say exactly the same thing. What functionalities does this library contain?
mano78
Exactly! What does this thing do?
totaa
love this, i always use sketchy websites for simple utils like counting number of words, validating JSON etc.

though this is nothing that can't be done on the CLI (wc, jq, grep etc) - it's obviously easier through a web interface if it's only used sparingly.

alextingle
> it's obviously easier through a web interface

Why? Typing "wc file" seems infinitely easier than navigating through some web interface. Care to explain?

totaa
if I am not doing dev work, and mostly working around web applications in the day (e.g. notion, linear, etc) - i don't want to go to open the terminal and switch focus to a different application
figmert
Isn't CyberChef[0] also local and without ads, and also open source?

[0] https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/

traspler
Just be careful if you ever need to search for the URL again in the future. Last week a colleague of mine did and the first result on DDG linked to a very sketchy, ad-filled cyberchef instance. It seems like it already got removed again though.
gchq-7703
There's a lot of CyberChef hosted domains that aren't hosted by GCHQ. It's open source, so they're doing nothing wrong, but we can't provide assurances about the code on those sites. The official URL is https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef.
alias_neo
Host it yourself then you don't have to worry. I run it in a local Kube cluster and have a bookmark for it.
Crono
Awesome tool, thx for the recommendation. Also no npm and fancy build steps involved, just throwing it in the corner of a webserver :) Love it!
c0wb0yc0d3r
You don't even have to host it yourself. It runs in browser.

You can also download it and run it as a file I think.

My only complaint is that with my limited knowledge of JavaScript, the docs lack the info I need to contribute my own tools.

For example, I find myself needing a substring tool but there isn't one :(

halb
On this note I really recommend cyberchef[1]: a large collection of open-source web based utils and converters that can be chained together. Oh and it's maintained by the GCHQ, the agency that cracked the german enigma codes.

[1] https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/

number6
> GCHQ, the agency that cracked the german enigma codes. And helped to spy on US citizens...
defrost
Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki, and Henryk Zygalski, mathematicians of the Polish intelligence service, were first in breaking the Enigma cipher.

Also first in building bomba an electrically powered aggregate of six Enigmas, which solved the daily keys within about two hours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Rejewski

joeyagreco
Outlining exactly what the tool does in the README would help a lot. I was having trouble finding that info.
thedg
Great feedback! Thank you! On it :)