OsStr Bytes

Traits for converting between byte sequences and platform-native strings.

This crate allows interacting with the bytes stored internally by [OsStr] and [OsString], without resorting to panics or data corruption for invalid UTF-8. Thus, methods can be used that are already defined on [u8] and [Vec<u8>].

Typically, the only way to losslessly construct [OsStr] or [OsString] from a byte sequence is to use OsString::from(String::from(bytes)?), which requires the bytes to be valid in UTF-8. However, since this crate makes conversions directly between the platform encoding and raw bytes, even some strings invalid in UTF-8 can be converted.

Usage

Add the following lines to your "Cargo.toml" file:

toml [dependencies] os_str_bytes = "0.3"

See the [documentation] for available functionality and examples.

Rust version support

The minimum supported Rust toolchain version is currently Rust 1.32.0.

License

Licensing terms are specified in [COPYRIGHT].

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution submitted for inclusion in this crate, as defined in [LICENSE-APACHE], shall be licensed according to [COPYRIGHT], without any additional terms or conditions.