ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Base64_Common::decode

    public static function decode($src, $strictPadding = false)
    {
        // Remove padding
        $srcLen = ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Util::strlen($src);
        if ($srcLen === 0) {
            return '';
        }

        if ($strictPadding) {
            if (($srcLen & 3) === 0) {
                if ($src[$srcLen - 1] === '=') {
                    $srcLen--;
                    if ($src[$srcLen - 1] === '=') {
                        $srcLen--;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (($srcLen & 3) === 1) {
                throw new RangeException(
                    'Incorrect padding'
                );
            }
            if ($src[$srcLen - 1] === '=') {
                throw new RangeException(
                    'Incorrect padding'
                );
            }
        } else {
            $src = rtrim($src, '=');
            $srcLen = ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Util::strlen($src);
        }

        $err = 0;
        $dest = '';
        // Main loop (no padding):
        for ($i = 0; $i + 4 <= $srcLen; $i += 4) {
            /** @var array<int, int> $chunk */
            $chunk = unpack('C*', ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Util::substr($src, $i, 4));
            $c0 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[1]);
            $c1 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[2]);
            $c2 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[3]);
            $c3 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[4]);

            $dest .= pack(
                'CCC',
                ((($c0 << 2) | ($c1 >> 4)) & 0xff),
                ((($c1 << 4) | ($c2 >> 2)) & 0xff),
                ((($c2 << 6) |  $c3      ) & 0xff)
            );
            $err |= ($c0 | $c1 | $c2 | $c3) >> 8;
        }
        // The last chunk, which may have padding:
        if ($i < $srcLen) {
            /** @var array<int, int> $chunk */
            $chunk = unpack('C*', ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Util::substr($src, $i, $srcLen - $i));
            $c0 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[1]);

            if ($i + 2 < $srcLen) {
                $c1 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[2]);
                $c2 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[3]);
                $dest .= pack(
                    'CC',
                    ((($c0 << 2) | ($c1 >> 4)) & 0xff),
                    ((($c1 << 4) | ($c2 >> 2)) & 0xff)
                );
                $err |= ($c0 | $c1 | $c2) >> 8;
            } elseif ($i + 1 < $srcLen) {
                $c1 = self::decode6Bits($chunk[2]);
                $dest .= pack(
                    'C',
                    ((($c0 << 2) | ($c1 >> 4)) & 0xff)
                );
                $err |= ($c0 | $c1) >> 8;
            } elseif ($i < $srcLen && $strictPadding) {
                $err |= 1;
            }
        }
        /** @var bool $check */
        $check = ($err === 0);
        if (!$check) {
            throw new RangeException(
                'Base64::decode() only expects characters in the correct base64 alphabet'
            );
        }
        return $dest;
    }