Fast-convert: fast and easy conversion from bytes to string

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Fast-convert: fast and easy conversion from bytes to string🔗ℹ

syntax
(gen-table charset)

charset : string?

Produces convert table for given charset. Charset name is the same, that may be used for bytes-open-converter.

syntax
(gen-tables id ...)

Binds convert tables for charsets, whose names are the names of ids, to ids

As an example,

(gen-tables cp437 cp866)

defines convert tables for codepages cp437 and cp866 and binds them to ids cp437 and cp866.

procedure
(convert table bstr) → string?
table : convert-table?
bstr : bytes?

Converts bstr with charset defined by table to string.

procedure
(convert-table? object) → boolean?
object : any/c

Tests whether the object is convert table.

procedure
(convert-table-name table) → string?
table : convert-table?

Returns charset name for table.