Img url to dataurl using JavaScript

Question

Using JavaScript, I want to convert an img tag like this:

<img width="11" height="14" src="http://mysite/file.gif" alt="File Icon">

Into one with a dataurl like this:

<img width="11" height="14" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCwAOAMQfAP////7+/vj4+Hh4eHd3d/v7+/Dw8HV1dfLy8ubm5vX19e3t7fr6+nl5edra2nZ2dnx8fMHBwYODg/b29np6eujo6JGRkeHh4eTk5LCwsN3d3dfX13Jycp2dnevr6////yH5BAEAAB8ALAAAAAALAA4AAAVq4NFw1DNAX/o9imAsBtKpxKRd1+YEWUoIiUoiEWEAApIDMLGoRCyWiKThenkwDgeGMiggDLEXQkDoThCKNLpQDgjeAsY7MHgECgx8YR8oHwNHfwADBACGh4EDA4iGAYAEBAcQIg0Dk gcEIQA7" alt="File Icon">

Is this possible?

Answer 1

Here's how to get the data url of an image with fetch:

(async function() {
    let blob = await fetch("https://example.com/image.png").then(r => r.blob());
    let dataUrl = await new Promise(resolve => {
      let reader = new FileReader();
      reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result);
      reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
    });
    // now do something with `dataUrl`
})();