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patch 9.1.1024: blob2str/str2blob() do not support list of strings

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Problem:  blob2str/str2blob() do not support list of strings
          (after v9.1.1016)
Solution: Add support for using a list of strings (Yegappan Lakshmanan)

closes: #16459

Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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Yegappan Lakshmanan
2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01:00
committed by Christian Brabandt
parent a234a46651
commit a11b23c4d5
7 changed files with 229 additions and 110 deletions
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runtime/doc/builtin.txt
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@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ base64_encode({blob}) String base64 encode the bytes in {blob}
bindtextdomain({package}, {path})
Bool bind text domain to specified path
blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) String convert {blob} into a String
blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) String convert {blob} into a list of strings
browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
String put up a file requester
browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
str2blob({string} [, {options}])
Blob convert {string} into a Blob
str2blob({list} [, {options}])
Blob convert list of strings into a Blob
str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
ASCII/UTF-8 value
@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ base64_encode({blob}) *base64_encode()*
" Encode the contents of a binary file
echo base64_encode(readblob('somefile.bin'))
" Encode a string
echo base64_encode(str2blob(somestr))
echo base64_encode(str2blob([somestr]))
<
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetBinaryData()->base64_encode()
@ -1294,8 +1294,12 @@ blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) *blob2str()*
Return a String in the current 'encoding' by converting the
bytes in {blob} into characters.
Return a List of Strings in the current 'encoding' by
converting the bytes in {blob} into characters.
Each <NL> byte in the blob is interpreted as the end of a
string and a new list item is added. Each <NUL> byte in the
blob is converted into a <NL> character.
If {options} is not supplied, the current 'encoding' value is
used to decode the bytes in {blob}.
@ -1306,22 +1310,22 @@ blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) *blob2str()*
encoding. The value is a |String|. See
|encoding-names| for the supported values.
*E1515*
An error is given and an empty string is returned if
An error is given and an empty List is returned if
an invalid byte sequence is encountered in {blob},
Returns an empty String if blob is empty.
Returns an empty List if blob is empty.
See also |str2blob()|
Examples: >
blob2str(0z6162) returns "ab"
blob2str(0zC2ABC2BB) returns "«»"
blob2str(0zABBB, {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns "«»"
blob2str(0z6162) returns ["ab"]
blob2str(0zC2ABC2BB) returns ["«»"]
blob2str(0zABBB, {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns ["«»"]
<
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetBlob()->blob2str()
<
Return type: |String|
Return type: list<string>
*browse()*
@ -10592,33 +10596,39 @@ state([{what}]) *state()*
Return type: |String|
str2blob({string} [, {options}]) *str2blob()*
Return a Blob by converting the characters in {string} into
bytes.
str2blob({list} [, {options}]) *str2blob()*
Return a Blob by converting the characters in the List of
strings in {list} into bytes.
A <NL> byte is added to the blob after each list item. A
newline character in the string is translated into a <NUL>
byte in the blob.
If {options} is not supplied, the current 'encoding' value is
used to convert the characters in {string} into bytes.
used to convert the characters into bytes.
The argument {options} is a |Dict| and supports the following
items:
encoding Encode the characters in {string} using this
encoding. The value is a |String|. See
|encoding-names| for the supported values.
encoding Encode the characters using this encoding.
The value is a |String|. See |encoding-names|
for the supported values.
An error is given and an empty blob is returned if the
character encoding fails.
Returns an empty Blob if {string} is empty.
Returns an empty Blob if {list} is empty.
See also |blob2str()|
Examples: >
str2blob("ab") returns 0z6162
str2blob("«»") returns 0zC2ABC2BB
str2blob("«»", {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns 0zABBB
str2blob(["ab"]) returns 0z6162
str2blob(["«»"]) returns 0zC2ABC2BB
str2blob(["a\nb"]) returns 0z610A62
str2blob(readfile('myfile.txt'))
str2blob(["«»"], {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns 0zABBB
<
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetStr()->str2blob()
GetListOfStrings()->str2blob()
<
Return type: |Blob|

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runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
*usr_41.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 14
*usr_41.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 16
VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar
@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ String manipulation: *string-functions*
trim() trim characters from a string
bindtextdomain() set message lookup translation base path
gettext() lookup message translation
str2blob() convert a string into a blob
blob2str() convert a blob into a string
str2blob() convert a list of strings into a blob
blob2str() convert a blob into a list of strings
List manipulation: *list-functions*
get() get an item without error for wrong index

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runtime/doc/version9.txt
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
*version9.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 14
*version9.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 16
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -41638,7 +41638,7 @@ Functions: ~
|base64_decode()| decode a base64 string into a blob
|base64_encode()| encode a blob into a base64 string
|blob2str()| convert a blob into a string
|blob2str()| convert a blob into a List of strings
|bindtextdomain()| set message lookup translation base path
|diff()| diff two Lists of strings
|filecopy()| copy a file {from} to {to}
@ -41654,7 +41654,7 @@ Functions: ~
|matchbufline()| all the matches of a pattern in a buffer
|matchstrlist()| all the matches of a pattern in a List of strings
|popup_setbuf()| switch to a different buffer in a popup
|str2blob()| convert a string into a blob
|str2blob()| convert a List of strings into a blob
Autocommands: ~