[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
[manpage_begin base32 n 0.1]
[copyright {Public domain}]
[moddesc   {Base32 encoding}]
[titledesc {base32 standard encoding}]
[category  {Text processing}]
[require Tcl 8.4]
[require base32::core [opt 0.1]]
[require base32       [opt 0.1]]
[description]
[keywords base32 rfc3548]
[para]

This package provides commands for encoding and decoding of strings
into and out of the standard base32 encoding as specified in RFC 3548.

[section API]

[list_begin definitions]

[call [cmd ::base32::encode] [arg string]]

This command encodes the given [arg string] in base32 and returns the
encoded string as its result. The result may be padded with the
character [const =] to signal a partial encoding at the end of the
input string.

[call [cmd ::base32::decode] [arg estring]]

This commands takes the [arg estring] and decodes it under the
assumption that it is a valid base32 encoded string. The result of the
decoding is returned as the result of the command.

[para]

Note that while the encoder will generate only uppercase characters
this decoder accepts input in lowercase as well.

[para]

The command will always throw an error whenever encountering
conditions which signal some type of bogus input, namely if

[list_begin enumerated]
[enum] the input contains characters which are not valid output of a base32 encoder,
[enum] the length of the input is not a multiple of eight,
[enum] padding appears not at the end of input, but in the middle,
[enum] the padding has not of length six, four, three, or one characters,
[list_end]
[list_end]


[section {Code map}]

The code map used to convert 5-bit sequences is shown below, with the
numeric id of the bit sequences to the left and the character used to
encode it to the right. It should be noted that the characters "0" and
"1" are not used by the encoding. This is done as these characters can
be easily confused with "O", "o" and "l" (L).

[example {
	0 A    9 J   18 S   27 3
	1 B   10 K   19 T   28 4
	2 C   11 L   20 U   29 5
	3 D   12 M   21 V   30 6
	4 E   13 N   22 W   31 7
	5 F   14 O   23 X
	6 G   15 P   24 Y
	7 H   16 Q   25 Z
	8 I   17 R   26 2
}]

[section {BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK}]

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.

Please report such in the category [emph base32] of the
[uri {http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883} {Tcllib SF Trackers}].

Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.


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