Base64 encoding and decoding problem in nodejs

var b = new Buffer('JavaScript');
var s = ('base64');
// SmF2YVNjcmlwdA==

var b = new Buffer('SmF2YVNjcmlwdA==', 'base64')
var s = ();
// JavaScript

var b = new Buffer('SmF2YVNjcmlwdA==', 'base64')
var s = ('hex');
// 4a617661536372697074
var b = new Buffer('4a617661536372697074', 'hex')
var s = ('utf8');
// JavaScript

var fs = require('fs');
 
// function to encode file data to base64 encoded string
function base64_encode(file) {
    // read binary data
    var bitmap = (file);
    // convert binary data to base64 encoded string
    return new Buffer(bitmap).toString('base64');
}
 
// function to create file from base64 encoded string
function base64_decode(base64str, file) {
    // create buffer object from base64 encoded string, it is important to tell the constructor that the string is base64 encoded
    var bitmap = new Buffer(base64str, 'base64');
    // write buffer to file
    (file, bitmap);
    ('******** File created from base64 encoded string ********');
}
 
// convert image to base64 encoded string
var base64str = base64_encode('');
(base64str);
// convert base64 string back to image 
base64_decode(base64str, '');

/*
	 Base64 for normal strings
 */
var b = new Buffer('abceAdf123');
var s = ('base64');
(s); // YWJjZUFkZjEyMw==

let str = "7b3a51166a197c983519096085cebc70d2710146a67691937b2bd3efea91c6f6";
let s1 = new Buffer(str).toString('base64'); 
// N2IzYTUxMTY2YTE5N2M5ODM1MTkwOTYwODVjZWJjNzBkMjcxMDE0NmE2NzY5MTkzN2IyYmQzZWZlYTkxYzZmNg==
(s1);

/*
	 Decode base64
 */
var b = new Buffer('YWJjZUFkZjEyMw==', 'base64')
var s2 = ('utf8'); // hex => Convert to hexadecimal
(s2); // abceAdf123

// utf-8
var b = new Buffer('N2IzYTUxMTY2YTE5N2M5ODM1MTkwOTYwODVjZWJjNzBkMjcxMDE0NmE2NzY5MTkzN2IyYmQzZWZlYTkxYzZmNg==', 'base64')
var s3 = ('utf8');

(s3);

/*Base64 for pictures*/
var fs = require('fs');

function base64_encode(file) {
	var bitmap = (file);
	return new Buffer(bitmap).toString('base64');
}

function base64_decode(base64str, file) {
	var bitmap = new Buffer(base64str, 'base64');
	(file, bitmap);
}

var base64str = base64_encode('');
(base64str);
base64_decode(base64str, '');