cl-tnetstrings

Common Lisp implementation of tnetstrings

Install

Until Zach deems this suitable for inclusion in quicklisp, add it as a local-project

$ cd ~/quicklisp/local-projects
$ git clone https://github.com/cddr/cl-tnetstrings.git
$ $LISP
CL-USER> (ql:quickload "cl-tnetstrings")
CL-USER> (asdf:operate 'asdf:test-op :cl-tnetstrings)

Usage

TNETSTRINGS> (dump 42)
"2:42#"
TNETSTRINGS> (dump 42.0)
"4:42.0^"
TNETSTRINGS> (dump "forty two")
"9:forty two,"
TNETSTRINGS> (dump (dict :a 1 :b 2))
"16:1:A,1:1#1:B,1:2#}"
TNETSTRINGS> (dump t)
"4:true!"
TNETSTRINGS> (dump nil)
"0:]"

If any of the strings produced above are passed to parse, the result is equalp to the original object.

Bugs

If you find one, please raise an issue in the github project