basic-text 0.1.0

Basic Text strings and I/O streams
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This is an early experiment! Both the code and the Basic Text format are actively evolving!

basic-text defines several utilities for working with a subset of Unicode called Basic Text:

  • TextString and TextStr are similar to String and str using Basic Text. Basic Text excludes things like unprintable control characters, escape sequences, and non-canonical sequences, but preserves any practical Unicode textual content.

  • TextReader and TextWriter are input and output streams which use the Basic Text format, and which ensure a consistent line-ending convention. On input, non-text content is lossily converted, and on output, non-text content is diagnosed as errors.

  • TextDuplexer is a Duplex for reading and writing on an interactive stream using Basic Text.