The codec package is very simple. Right now it contains 3 encoders specifically geared towards language ( Soundex, RefinedSoundex, and Metaphone ). It also contains a Base64 encoder and decoder.
There is only one interface "Encoder" with one method "public String encode(String pString)". I think we need another interface "Decoder", with a similarly simple interface "public String decode(String pString)". Soundex, RefinedSoundex, and Metaphone are all one way Encoders, there is no way to "Decode" from these algorithms. Punycode, Bootstring, and Base64 are encoding and decoding algorithms, so I see the need for another Decoder algorithm. Tim O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Ola Berg wrote: > > Sounds like a logical addition to the codec project. Also, the IETF > > draft contains a sample implementation in C, it should be easy to > > convert this over to Java. > > > > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-idn-punycode-03.txt > > Can you give me any starting points for how to implement a codec according to your >framework. I plan to implement a generic Bootstring codec, and a specialized Punycode >codec on top of that. > > /O > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ola Berg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 3:06 AM > > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > > Subject: Handling text encodings > > > > > > I am about to develope punycode and race converters at work > > (both are mechanisms for representing Unicode as ASCII back > > and forth, used fx in multilingual domain names such as > > "bärs-och-öl.org"), which gave me this thought: > > > > Text codecing is a pretty common task (commons net, Tomcat > > etc etc). Isn't there room for a common mechanism? > > > > And BTW, if anyone has done (or know of) punycode and/or race > > codecs, maybe there is room for cooperation? I am > > investigating, and just found some example code from a > > Unicode.org meeting. > > > > /Ó > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:commons-dev-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For > > additional commands, > > e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- ---------------------- Tim O'Brien Evanston, IL (847) 863-7045 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
