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Why are the card images stored as base64 encoded data? #51

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tconn89 opened this issue Feb 22, 2018 · 1 comment

tconn89 commented Feb 22, 2018

Is this an optimization for indexed searching for Algolia? Stack overflow says base64 encoded images use up more memory..

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Shipow commented Sep 12, 2018

Cards are re-composed by javascript and so the output is base64 encoded. For performances sake all assets for the card decoration in png and the artwork in jpg are downloaded separately. There is more details on the medium story https://stories.algolia.com/a-painstakingly-crafted-search-for-hearthstone-c21b3fa4223c

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