Base64 Encoder/Decoder

[bahadir]

Hello,
I try to use Base64 Encoder/Decoder. I encode a sample string("test string"), when I decode it I can't get the original string, last chracter is missing.
What's wrong here? :

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#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include "Poco/Base64Encoder.h"
#include "Poco/Base64Decoder.h"
#include "Poco/StreamCopier.h"

using Poco::Base64Encoder;
using Poco::Base64Decoder;

int main()
{
        std::stringstream lStream,lStream2;
        Base64Encoder encoder(lStream);
        encoder<<"teststring";
        std::string str;
        lStream>>str;
        std::cout<<"encoded:"<<str<<"\n";

        Base64Decoder decoder(lStream2);
        lStream2<<str;
        decoder>>str;
        std::cout<<"decoded:"<<str<<"\n";
}

Result:
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encoded:dGVzdHN0cmlu
decoded:teststrin

[p47l4f0n]

Hm, nice:

input:teststring
encoded:dGVzdHN0cmlu
decoded:teststrin
---
input:teststringA
encoded:dGVzdHN0cmluZ0EK
decoded:teststringA
---

[guenter]

You forgot to call close() on the encoder:

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int main()
{
        std::stringstream lStream,lStream2;
        Base64Encoder encoder(lStream);
        encoder<<"teststring";
        encoder.close();  // !!!!
        std::string str;
        lStream>>str;
        std::cout<<"encoded:"<<str<<"\n";

        Base64Decoder decoder(lStream2);
        lStream2<<str;
        decoder>>str;
        std::cout<<"decoded:"<<str<<"\n";
}

[p47l4f0n]

I tried the flush method

[bahadir]

Thanks, close() solved the problem. It would be nice if that hint is emphasized in the documentation.

[bahadir]

Hi,
I encountered another problem with Base64 Encoding/Decoding. I have problem with strings which includes space characters. Here's my functions:

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std::string Encode(std::string str)
{
   std::stringstream lStream;
   Poco::Base64Encoder encoder(lStream);
   encoder<<str;
   encoder.close();
   std::string res;
   lStream>>res;
   return res;
}
std::string Decode(std::string str)
{
   std::stringstream lStream;
   Poco::Base64Decoder decoder(lStream);
   lStream<<str;
   std::string res;
   decoder>>res;
   return res;
}

std::string txt = "test msg text";
std::string txtencoded = Encode(txt);
std::cout<<"Encoded text is:"<<txtencoded<<"\n"<<
            "Decoded text is:"<<Decode(txtencoded)<<"\n";

The output is:
Encoded text is:dGVzdCBtc2cgdGV4dA==
Decoded text is:test

When it decodes the text, it cuts the characters after the space.
What's wrong with my code?

Thanks

[guenter]

This is not a problem of Base64Decoder, it's a problem of your iostreams usage.

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std::string res;
decoder>>res;

will only read characters up to the next whitespace.