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// This source file is part of the RediStack open source project
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// Copyright (c) 2019 RediStack project authors
// Licensed under Apache License v2.0
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
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import NIO

private let allocator = ByteBufferAllocator()

extension String {
    /// The UTF-8 byte representation of the string.
    public var bytes: [UInt8] { return .init(self.utf8) }
    
    /// Creates a `NIO.ByteBuffer` with the string's value written into it.
    public var byteBuffer: ByteBuffer {
        var buffer = allocator.buffer(capacity: self.count)
        buffer.writeString(self)
        return buffer
    }
}