function encode$1(str) {
  const charMap = {
    '!': '%21',
    "'": '%27',
    '(': '%28',
    ')': '%29',
    '~': '%7E',
    '%20': '+',
    '%00': '\x00'
  };
  return encodeURIComponent(str).replace(/[!'()~]|%20|%00/g, function replacer(match) {
    return charMap[match];
  });
}
It encodes a string by replacing all characters that are not in the unreserved set with
their percent-encoded equivalents

@param {string} str - The string to encode.

@returns {string} The encoded string.