Base64 inventory Encoding Sample

public String toBase64(ItemStack[] itemStacks) {
		StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
	    for (int i = 0; i < itemStacks.length; i++)
	    {
	      if (i > 0) {
	        stringBuilder.append(";");
	      }
	      if ((itemStacks[i] != null) && (itemStacks[i].getType() != Material.AIR)) {
	        try
	        {
	          stringBuilder.append(StreamSerializer.getDefault().serializeItemStack(itemStacks[i]));
	        }
	        catch (IOException e)
	        {
	          e.printStackTrace();
	        }
	      }
	    }
	    String string = stringBuilder.toString();
	    return string;
    }
	
	public ItemStack[] fromBase64(String data) {
		String[] strings = data.split(";");
	    ItemStack[] itemStacks = new ItemStack[strings.length];
	    for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
	      if (!strings[i].equals("")) {
	        try
	        {
	          itemStacks[i] = StreamSerializer.getDefault().deserializeItemStack(strings[i]);
	        }
	        catch (IOException e)
	        {
	          e.printStackTrace();
	        }
	      }
	    }
	    return itemStacks;
    }