lib/protobuf/field/string_field.rb in protobuffy-3.6.0 vs lib/protobuf/field/string_field.rb in protobuffy-4.0.0

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
       ##
       # Constants
       #
 
-      ENCODING = 'UTF-8'.freeze
+      ENCODING = Encoding::UTF_8
 
       ##
       # Public Instance Methods
       #
 
@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@
       def encode(value)
         value_to_encode = value.dup
         value_to_encode.encode!(::Protobuf::Field::StringField::ENCODING, :invalid => :replace, :undef => :replace, :replace => "")
         value_to_encode.force_encoding(::Protobuf::Field::BytesField::BYTES_ENCODING)
 
-        string_size = ::Protobuf::Field::VarintField.encode(value_to_encode.size)
-        string_size << value_to_encode
+        "#{::Protobuf::Field::VarintField.encode(value_to_encode.size)}#{value_to_encode}"
       end
 
     end
   end
 end
-