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+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: b64decode
+  author: ansible core team
+  version_added: 'historical'
+  short_description: Decode a base64 string
+  description:
+    - Base64 decoding function
+  positional: _input
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A base64 string to decode
+      type: string
+      required: true
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  # b64 decode a string
+  lola: "{{ 'bG9sYQ=='|b64decode }}"
+
+  # b64 decode the content of 'b64stuff' variable
+  stuff: "{{ b64stuff|b64encode }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: the contents of the base64 encoded string
+    type: string
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/b64encode.yml b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/b64encode.yml
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+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: b64encode
+  author: ansible core team
+  version_added: 'historical'
+  short_description: Encode a string as base64
+  description:
+    - Base64 encoding function
+  positional: _input
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: A string to encode
+      type: string
+      required: true
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+  # b64 encode a string
+  b64lola: "{{ 'lola'|b64encode }}"
+
+  # b64 encode the content of 'stuff' variable
+  b64stuff: "{{ stuff|b64encode }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: A base64 encoded string
+    type: string