First version of Codecs and Converters.

sdk/lib/convert/utf.dart

+// Copyright (c) 2013, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+part of dart.convert;
+
+/**
+ * A [Utf8Encoder] converts strings to their utf-8 code units (a list of

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen, 2013/07/12 11:50:47]

utf -> UTF

[floitsch, 2013/07/12 16:09:15]

Done.

+ * 8-bit integers).

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen, 2013/07/12 11:50:47]

unsigned 8-bit integers,
or just integer in the range 0..255.

[floitsch, 2013/07/12 16:09:15]

Done.

+ */
+class Utf8Encoder extends Converter<String, List<int>> {
+  /**
+   * Converts [str] to its utf-8 code units (a list of

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen, 2013/07/12 11:50:47]

str -> string
utf-8 -> UTF-8

[floitsch, 2013/07/12 16:09:15]

Done.

+   * 8-bit integers).
+   */
+  List<int> convert(String str) => OLD_UTF_LIB.encodeUtf8(str);
+}
+
+/**
+ * A [Utf8Decoder] converts utf-8 code units (lists of 8-bit ints) to strings.

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen, 2013/07/12 11:50:47]

UTF-8
unsigned
"to a string"

[floitsch, 2013/07/12 16:09:15]

Done.

+ */
+class Utf8Decoder extends Converter<List<int>, String> {
+  /**
+   * Converts the utf-8 [codeUnits] (a list of 8-bit integers) to the

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen, 2013/07/12 11:50:47]

ditto

[floitsch, 2013/07/12 16:09:15]

Done.

+   * corresponding string.
+   */
+  // TODO(floitsch): allow to configure the decoder (for example the replacement
+  // character).
+  String convert(List<int> codeUnits) => OLD_UTF_LIB.decodeUtf8(codeUnits);
+}