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330strings as CBOR byte strings. 330strings as CBOR byte strings.
331 331
332This option does not affect C<decode> in any way. 332This option does not affect C<decode> in any way.
333 333
334This option has similar advantages and disadvantages as C<text_keys>. In 334This option has similar advantages and disadvantages as C<text_keys>. In
335addition, this option effectively removes the ability to encode byte 335addition, this option effectively removes the ability to automatically
336strings, which might break some C<FREEZE> and C<TO_CBOR> methods that rely 336encode byte strings, which might break some C<FREEZE> and C<TO_CBOR>
337on this, such as bignum encoding, so this option is mainly useful for very 337methods that rely on this.
338simple data. 338
339A workaround is to use explicit type casts, which are unaffected by this option.
339 340
340=item $cbor = $cbor->validate_utf8 ([$enable]) 341=item $cbor = $cbor->validate_utf8 ([$enable])
341 342
342=item $enabled = $cbor->get_validate_utf8 343=item $enabled = $cbor->get_validate_utf8
343 344
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668 "$x"; # stringified 669 "$x"; # stringified
669 $x .= ""; # another, more awkward way to stringify 670 $x .= ""; # another, more awkward way to stringify
670 print $x; # perl does it for you, too, quite often 671 print $x; # perl does it for you, too, quite often
671 672
672You can force whether a string is encoded as byte or text string by using 673You can force whether a string is encoded as byte or text string by using
673C<utf8::upgrade> and C<utf8::downgrade> (if C<text_strings> is disabled): 674C<utf8::upgrade> and C<utf8::downgrade> (if C<text_strings> is disabled).
674 675
675 utf8::upgrade $x; # encode $x as text string 676 utf8::upgrade $x; # encode $x as text string
676 utf8::downgrade $x; # encode $x as byte string 677 utf8::downgrade $x; # encode $x as byte string
678
679More options are available, see L<TYPE CASTS>, below, and the C<text_keys>
680and C<text_strings> options.
677 681
678Perl doesn't define what operations up- and downgrade strings, so if the 682Perl doesn't define what operations up- and downgrade strings, so if the
679difference between byte and text is important, you should up- or downgrade 683difference between byte and text is important, you should up- or downgrade
680your string as late as possible before encoding. You can also force the 684your string as late as possible before encoding. You can also force the
681use of CBOR text strings by using C<text_keys> or C<text_strings>. 685use of CBOR text strings by using C<text_keys> or C<text_strings>.
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696format will be used. Perls that use formats other than IEEE double to 700format will be used. Perls that use formats other than IEEE double to
697represent numerical values are supported, but might suffer loss of 701represent numerical values are supported, but might suffer loss of
698precision. 702precision.
699 703
700=back 704=back
705
706=head2 TYPE CASTS
707
708B<EXPERIMENTAL>: As an experimental extension, C<CBOR::XS> allows you to
709force specific cbor types to be used when encoding. That allows you to
710encode types not normally accessible (e.g. half floats) as well as force
711string types even when C<text_strings> is in effect.
712
713Type forcing is done by calling a special "cast" function which keeps a
714copy of the value and returns a new value that can be handed over to any
715CBOR encoder function.
716
717The following casts are currently available (all of which are unary operators):
718
719=over
720
721=item CBOR::XS::as_text $value
722
723Forces the value to be encoded as (UTF-8) text values.
724
725=item CBOR::XS::as_bytes $value
726
727Forces the value to be encoded as a (binary) string value.
728
729=item CBOR::XS::as_float16 $value
730
731Forces half-float (IEEE 754 binary16) encoding of the given value.
732
733=item CBOR::XS::as_float32 $value
734
735Forces single-float (IEEE 754 binary32) encoding of the given value.
736
737=item CBOR::XS::as_float64 $value
738
739Forces double-float (IEEE 754 binary64) encoding of the given value.
740
741=item, CBOR::XS::as_cbor $cbor_text
742
743Bot a type cast per-se, this type cast forces the argument to eb encoded
744as-is. This can be used to embed pre-encoded CBOR data.
745
746Note that no checking on the validity of the C<$cbor_text> is done - it's
747the callers responsibility to correctly encode values.
748
749=back
750
751Example: encode a perl string as binary even though C<text_strings> is in
752effect.
753
754 CBOR::XS->new->text_strings->encode ([4, "text", CBOR::XS::bytes "bytevalue"]);
755
756=cut
757
758sub CBOR::XS::as_cbor ($) { bless [$_[0], 0, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
759sub CBOR::XS::as_bytes ($) { bless [$_[0], 1, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
760sub CBOR::XS::as_text ($) { bless [$_[0], 2, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
761sub CBOR::XS::as_float16 ($) { bless [$_[0], 3, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
762sub CBOR::XS::as_float32 ($) { bless [$_[0], 4, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
763sub CBOR::XS::as_float64 ($) { bless [$_[0], 5, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
701 764
702=head2 OBJECT SERIALISATION 765=head2 OBJECT SERIALISATION
703 766
704This module implements both a CBOR-specific and the generic 767This module implements both a CBOR-specific and the generic
705L<Types::Serialier> object serialisation protocol. The following 768L<Types::Serialier> object serialisation protocol. The following
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1228=head1 LIMITATIONS ON PERLS WITHOUT 64-BIT INTEGER SUPPORT 1291=head1 LIMITATIONS ON PERLS WITHOUT 64-BIT INTEGER SUPPORT
1229 1292
1230On perls that were built without 64 bit integer support (these are rare 1293On perls that were built without 64 bit integer support (these are rare
1231nowadays, even on 32 bit architectures, as all major Perl distributions 1294nowadays, even on 32 bit architectures, as all major Perl distributions
1232are built with 64 bit integer support), support for any kind of 64 bit 1295are built with 64 bit integer support), support for any kind of 64 bit
1233integer in CBOR is very limited - most likely, these 64 bit values will 1296value in CBOR is very limited - most likely, these 64 bit values will
1234be truncated, corrupted, or otherwise not decoded correctly. This also 1297be truncated, corrupted, or otherwise not decoded correctly. This also
1235includes string, array and map sizes that are stored as 64 bit integers. 1298includes string, float, array and map sizes that are stored as 64 bit
1299integers.
1236 1300
1237 1301
1238=head1 THREADS 1302=head1 THREADS
1239 1303
1240This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no 1304This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no

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