require 'dionysus'
require 'active_support/base64'

##
# Adds string encoding convenience methods.
#
#     require 'dionysus/string'
class String
  ##
  # Encode the Base64 (without newlines)
  def encode64s() Base64.encode64s(self); end
  
  ##
  # Encode to Base 64
  def encode64() Base64.encode64(self); end
  
  ##
  # Decode from Base 64
  def decode64() Base64.decode64(self); end
  
  ##
  # Encode to hexidecimal
  def encodeHexidecimal() self.unpack('H*').first; end
  alias_method :encodeHex, :encodeHexidecimal
  
  ##
  # Decode from hexidecimal
  def decodeHexidecimal() [self].pack('H*'); end
  alias_method :decodeHex, :decodeHexidecimal
end