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-# utf8_encoder
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+---
+
+# UTF-8 Encoder/Decoder
+
+This project is a high-performance **UTF-8 Encoder/Decoder** written in JavaScript. It implements the entire UTF-8 encoding and decoding pipeline, which involves encoding text to UTF-8 byte sequences and decoding back to the original text. The project aims to educate and demonstrate the inner workings of the UTF-8 encoding format while providing a robust utility for working with encoded text data.
+
+## 🚀 Features
+
+- **Complete UTF-8 Encoding Pipeline**:
+  - Convert strings to UTF-8 encoded byte sequences.
+  - Handle characters of any Unicode code point, including multi-byte characters.
+  - Support for encoding and decoding text data efficiently.
+
+- **UTF-8 Decoding** (Planned for Future Updates):
+  - Decode UTF-8 encoded byte sequences back to their original string form.
+
+- **Modular Architecture**:
+  - Each step of the UTF-8 encoding and decoding process is divided into small, reusable modules (encoding, decoding, etc.).
+
+## 🏗️ Project Structure
+
+The project is organized into the following directories:
+
+```
+utf8-encoder/
+├── src/
+│   ├── encoding/                        # UTF-8 encoding logic
+│   │   ├── encoder.js                   # Converts string to UTF-8 encoded bytes
+│   │   ├── decoder.js                   # Decodes UTF-8 bytes back to string (planned)
+│   ├── utils/                           # Helper utilities (byte and string manipulations)
+│   ├── index.js                         # Entry point for running encoding/decoding
+├── test/                                # Unit tests for core functionality
+├── package.json                         # Project dependencies and scripts
+└── README.md                            # Project documentation
+```
+
+## 🛠️ Installation
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- **Node.js** (v16.x or higher)
+- **npm** (Node Package Manager)
+
+### Step-by-Step Installation
+
+1. **Clone the repository**:
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/pawvan/utf8_encoder.git
+   cd utf8_encoder
+   ```
+
+2. **Install project dependencies**:
+   ```bash
+   npm install
+   ```
+
+3. **Test the setup**:
+   Ensure everything is set up correctly by running:
+   ```bash
+   node src/index.js
+   ```
+
+## ⚙️ Usage
+
+### Encoding a String to UTF-8
+
+To encode a string to its UTF-8 byte representation:
+
+1. **Prepare a string**:
+   Prepare the string you want to encode. For example, `"Hello, World!"`.
+
+2. **Run the encoding process**:
+   ```bash
+   node src/index.js encode "Hello, World!"
+   ```
+
+3. The script will output the UTF-8 encoded bytes for the provided string.
+
+### Example of UTF-8 Encoding
+
+Here’s an example of encoding a string (`"Hello, World!"`) to UTF-8:
+
+```js
+import { encodeToUTF8 } from './encoding/encoder';
+
+// Encode the string to UTF-8
+const utf8Bytes = encodeToUTF8('Hello, World!');
+console.log(utf8Bytes); // Output: [72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 44, 32, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33]
+```
+
+### Decoding a UTF-8 Encoded Byte Array (Planned)
+
+A future update will include decoding functionality to reverse the process, turning UTF-8 encoded byte arrays back into the original text string.
+
+## 📈 Testing
+
+We use **unit tests** to ensure each module works correctly. The tests are located in the `test/` directory.
+
+To run the tests:
+
+```bash
+npm test
+```
+
+### Example Test:
+
+```js
+import { encodeToUTF8 } from '../src/encoding/encoder';
+
+test('UTF-8 encoding works on a string', () => {
+  const result = encodeToUTF8('Hello, World!');
+  expect(result).toEqual([72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 44, 32, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33]);
+});
+```
+
+## 🎯 Roadmap
+
+1. **UTF-8 Decoding**: Implement the decoding pipeline (converting UTF-8 byte arrays back to the original string).
+2. **Optimization**: Improve the performance of the encoding and decoding processes.
+3. **Support for Other Encodings**: Extend support to handle other encodings (e.g., ASCII, UTF-16).
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! If you want to contribute to this project, please fork the repository, make your changes, and create a pull request.
+
+### How to Contribute
+
+1. Fork the repo.
+2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature`).
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add new feature'`).
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/my-new-feature`).
+5. Create a new Pull Request.
+
+Please ensure that your code follows the existing style, includes unit tests, and does not break the build.
+
+## 📜 License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Resources
+
+- **UTF-8 Encoding**: [Wikipedia - UTF-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8)
+- **Huffman Coding**: [Wikipedia - Huffman Coding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffman_coding)
+
+## **Contact**
+
+If you have any questions or feedback about this project, feel free to reach out:
+
+- **Email**: [email protected]
+- **GitHub**: [github.com/pawvan/utf8_encoder](https://github.com/pawvan/utf8_encoder)
+
+---
+