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64 64
65package CBOR::XS; 65package CBOR::XS;
66 66
67use common::sense; 67use common::sense;
68 68
69our $VERSION = 1.71; 69our $VERSION = 1.81;
70our @ISA = qw(Exporter); 70our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
71 71
72our @EXPORT = qw(encode_cbor decode_cbor); 72our @EXPORT = qw(encode_cbor decode_cbor);
73 73
74use Exporter; 74use Exporter;
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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_int $value
722
723Forces the value to be encoded as some form of (basic, not bignum) integer
724type.
725
726=item CBOR::XS::as_text $value
727
728Forces the value to be encoded as (UTF-8) text values.
729
730=item CBOR::XS::as_bytes $value
731
732Forces the value to be encoded as a (binary) string value.
733
734=item CBOR::XS::as_bool $value
735
736Converts a Perl boolean (which can be any kind of scalar) into a CBOR
737boolean. Exactly the same, but shorter to write, than:
738
739 $value ? Types::Serialiser::true : Types::Serialiser::false
740
741=item CBOR::XS::as_float16 $value
742
743Forces half-float (IEEE 754 binary16) encoding of the given value.
744
745=item CBOR::XS::as_float32 $value
746
747Forces single-float (IEEE 754 binary32) encoding of the given value.
748
749=item CBOR::XS::as_float64 $value
750
751Forces double-float (IEEE 754 binary64) encoding of the given value.
752
753=item, CBOR::XS::as_cbor $cbor_text
754
755Bot a type cast per-se, this type cast forces the argument to eb encoded
756as-is. This can be used to embed pre-encoded CBOR data.
757
758Note that no checking on the validity of the C<$cbor_text> is done - it's
759the callers responsibility to correctly encode values.
760
761=back
762
763Example: encode a perl string as binary even though C<text_strings> is in
764effect.
765
766 CBOR::XS->new->text_strings->encode ([4, "text", CBOR::XS::bytes "bytevalue"]);
767
768=cut
769
770sub CBOR::XS::as_cbor ($) { bless [$_[0], 0, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
771sub CBOR::XS::as_int ($) { bless [$_[0], 1, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
772sub CBOR::XS::as_bytes ($) { bless [$_[0], 2, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
773sub CBOR::XS::as_text ($) { bless [$_[0], 3, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
774sub CBOR::XS::as_float16 ($) { bless [$_[0], 4, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
775sub CBOR::XS::as_float32 ($) { bless [$_[0], 5, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
776sub CBOR::XS::as_float64 ($) { bless [$_[0], 6, undef], CBOR::XS::Tagged:: }
777
778sub CBOR::XS::as_bool ($) { $_[0] ? Types::Serialiser::true : Types::Serialiser::false }
701 779
702=head2 OBJECT SERIALISATION 780=head2 OBJECT SERIALISATION
703 781
704This module implements both a CBOR-specific and the generic 782This module implements both a CBOR-specific and the generic
705L<Types::Serialier> object serialisation protocol. The following 783L<Types::Serialier> object serialisation protocol. The following
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1228=head1 LIMITATIONS ON PERLS WITHOUT 64-BIT INTEGER SUPPORT 1306=head1 LIMITATIONS ON PERLS WITHOUT 64-BIT INTEGER SUPPORT
1229 1307
1230On perls that were built without 64 bit integer support (these are rare 1308On perls that were built without 64 bit integer support (these are rare
1231nowadays, even on 32 bit architectures, as all major Perl distributions 1309nowadays, even on 32 bit architectures, as all major Perl distributions
1232are built with 64 bit integer support), support for any kind of 64 bit 1310are 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 1311value in CBOR is very limited - most likely, these 64 bit values will
1234be truncated, corrupted, or otherwise not decoded correctly. This also 1312be truncated, corrupted, or otherwise not decoded correctly. This also
1235includes string, array and map sizes that are stored as 64 bit integers. 1313includes string, float, array and map sizes that are stored as 64 bit
1314integers.
1236 1315
1237 1316
1238=head1 THREADS 1317=head1 THREADS
1239 1318
1240This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no 1319This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no

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