Like Handling MAJOR (type 2) bytes and indefinite bytes an indefinite major (type 3) string is like an array.
So you can choose to encode it with a special serializer:
- CborListStringSerializer.kt
To serialize a
List<String>as an indefinite text string. - CborArrayStringSerializer.kt
To serialize an
Array<String>as an indefinite text string.
Example :
println(Cbor.encodeToHexString(CborArrayStringSerializer, arrayOf("foo", "bar")))
// 7f63666f6f63626172ff
// 7F # text(*)
// 63 # text(3)
// 666F6F # "foo"
// 63 # text(3)
// 626172 # "bar"
// FF # primitive(*)
@Serializable
class Foo(@Serializable(CborListStringSerializer::class) val items: List<String>)
println(Cbor.encodeToHexString(Foo(listOf("foo", "bar"))))
// a1656974656d737f63666f6f63626172ff
// A1 # map(1)
// 65 # text(5)
// 6974656D73 # "items"
// 7F # text(*)
// 63 # text(3)
// 666F6F # "foo"
// 63 # text(3)
// 626172 # "bar"
// FF # primitive(*)Or use the CborIndefinite.kt annotation, it will split the string in chunk of 255 characters and encode it with indefinite text string.
Example :
@Serializable
class IndefiniteString(@CborIndefinite val foo: String)
println(Cbor.encodeToHexString(IndefiniteString("foo")))
// a163666f6f7f63666f6fff
// A1 # map(1)
// 63 # text(3)
// 666F6F # "foo"
// 7F # text(*)
// 63 # text(3)
// 666F6F # "foo"
// FF # primitive(*)