func (self *Converter) ReadEncodedString(input interface{},
fallback strencoding.Handler) []byte {
if input == nil {
panic("Expecting a value (type 'string'), but it's missing")
}
str, ok := input.(string)
if !ok {
panic(fmt.Sprintf("The given thing of type %T is not a string", input))
}
data, err := strencoding.Encode(str, fallback)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
return data
}
func (self *Converter) ReadBucketId(input interface{}) bucket.Id {
if input == nil {
panic("Expecting a bucket id but value is missing")
}
switch input := input.(type) {
case string:
bucketIdBinary, err := strencoding.Encode(input, strencoding.Base32)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
return bucket.Id(bucketIdBinary)
case []byte:
return bucket.Id(self.ReadBinary(input))
case bucket.Id:
return input
default:
panic(fmt.Sprintf("Expecting a string or a binary but got a %T", input))
}
}
func StringToElement(str string) (value []byte, err error) {
return strencoding.Encode(str, strencoding.String)
}