The library of Babel contains every possible 410 page book with 40 lines per page and 80 characters per line, Using 29 characters (space, a-z, comma and period). Each book has a unique location (hexagon, wall, shelf, volume). The core algorithm converts text to location coordinates using base conversion.

The Library of Babel is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges about an infinite library containing every possible book. Not just books that exist, but every combination of characters that could exist.

• Your biography (that hasn't been written yet)
• This exact documentation
• Complete nonsense
• Shakespeare's works

• Jonathan Basile's implementation at libraryofbabel.info
• Addressing system was inspired by @tdjsnelling's TypeScript implementation

Core API allows a user to:

• Text Search -> Search for locations where user text exists in the library
• Browse -> View the page contents of a given location
• Random -> View a page from a random location in the library

You can interact with the program via web app and a very simple CLI

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