vrl 0.32.0

Vector Remap Language
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{
  "anchor": "decode_base16",
  "name": "decode_base16",
  "category": "Codec",
  "description": "Decodes the `value` (a [Base16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal) string) into its original string.",
  "arguments": [
    {
      "name": "value",
      "description": "The [Base16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal) data to decode.",
      "required": true,
      "type": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "return": {
    "types": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "internal_failure_reasons": [
    "`value` isn't a valid encoded Base16 string."
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "title": "Decode Base16 data",
      "source": "decode_base16!(\"736F6D6520737472696E672076616C7565\")",
      "return": "some string value"
    },
    {
      "title": "Decode longer Base16 data",
      "source": "decode_base16!(\"796f752068617665207375636365737366756c6c79206465636f646564206d65\")",
      "return": "you have successfully decoded me"
    }
  ],
  "pure": true
}