diff --git a/lib/vector-util.js b/lib/vector-util.js
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+/*
+* Copyright © 2015-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
+
+const base64Encode = (vector) => {
+    const dimensions = vector.length;
+    const buffer = Buffer.alloc(8 + 4 * dimensions);
+
+    buffer.writeInt32LE(0, 0);
+    buffer.writeInt32LE(dimensions, 4);
+
+    vector.forEach((value, i) => {
+        buffer.writeFloatLE(value, 8 + i * 4);
+    });
+
+    return buffer.toString('base64');
+};
+
+const base64Decode = (encodedVector) => {
+
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(encodedVector, 'base64');
+    const version = buffer.readInt32LE(0);
+
+    if (version !== 0) {
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported vector version: ${version}`);
+    }
+
+    const dimensions = buffer.readInt32LE(4);
+    const vector = [];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < dimensions; i++) {
+        vector.push(buffer.readFloatLE(8 + i * 4));
+    }
+
+    return vector;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+    base64Encode : base64Encode,
+    base64Decode: base64Decode
+};
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diff --git a/test-basic/vector-util-test.js b/test-basic/vector-util-test.js
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+/*
+* Copyright © 2015-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const testlib = require('../etc/test-lib');
+let serverConfiguration = {};
+const vectorUtil = require('../lib/vector-util');
+const pbb = require("./plan-builder-base");
+const marklogic = require("../lib/marklogic");
+const testconfig = require("../etc/test-config");
+const vector = [3.14, 1.59, 2.65];
+const delta = 0.0001;
+const p = marklogic.planBuilder;
+const testPlan = pbb.testPlan;
+const dbWriter = marklogic.createDatabaseClient(testconfig.restWriterConnection);
+
+describe('tests for vector-util', function () {
+    this.timeout(5000);
+    before(function (done) {
+        try {
+            testlib.findServerConfiguration(serverConfiguration);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (serverConfiguration.serverVersion < 12) {
+                    this.skip();
+                }
+                done();
+            }, 3000);
+        } catch (error) {
+            done(error);
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('should encode the vector correctly using client side', function (done) {
+        const encoded = vectorUtil.base64Encode(vector);
+        try{
+            assert.strictEqual(encoded, 'AAAAAAMAAADD9UhAH4XLP5qZKUA=');
+            done();
+        } catch(error){
+            done(error);
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('should decode the vector correctly using client side without delta', function (done) {
+        const input = 'AAAAAAMAAADD9UhAH4XLP5qZKUA=';
+        const decoded = vectorUtil.base64Decode(input);
+        try {
+            assert(Array.isArray(decoded));
+            assert.strictEqual(decoded[0], 3.140000104904175);
+            assert.strictEqual(decoded[1], 1.590000033378601);
+            assert.strictEqual(decoded[2], 2.6500000953674316);
+            for (let i = 0; i < vector.length; i++) {
+                assert(Math.abs(decoded[i] - vector[i]) < delta, `Value mismatch at index ${i}`);
+            }
+            done();
+        } catch(error){
+            done(error);
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('should encode using server-side vector function and decode using client side', function (done) {
+        const vec1 = [0.002];
+        testPlan([""],p.vec.base64Encode(p.vec.subvector(p.vec.vector(vec1),0)))
+            .then(function(response) {
+                const input = response.rows[0].t.value;
+                const decoded = vectorUtil.base64Decode(input);
+                assert.strictEqual(input, 'AAAAAAEAAABvEgM7');
+                assert(Array.isArray(decoded));
+                assert.strictEqual(decoded[0], 0.0020000000949949026);
+                assert(Math.abs(decoded[0] - vec1[0]) < delta, `Value mismatch`);
+                done();
+            }).catch(error => done(error));
+    });
+
+    it('should encode using client-side vector function and decode using server side',  done => {
+
+        const input = vectorUtil.base64Encode(vector);
+        const vectorString = '[ '+vector[0].toString()+', '+vector[1].toString()+', '+vector[2].toString()+' ]';
+        dbWriter.eval(`vec.base64Decode('${input}')`).result(res=>{
+            assert.strictEqual(res[0].value, vectorString);
+            done();
+        }).catch(error=> done(error))
+    });
+});
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