StringHelper

StringHelper is a compact C++17 utility library from Hotbits focused on practical string manipulation, lightweight binary/text conversions, and base64 helpers.

This repository currently contains the modernized V2 API set:

• cStringHelperLite_V2
  • header-only trim, case conversion, tokenization, and UTF-8 to Latin-1 style conversion helpers
• cStringHelper_V2
  • broader string, binary, pattern, padding, and convenience conversion helpers
• cBase64Helper_V2
  • base64 encode/decode helpers with safer C++17 interfaces

The V2 files were created to replace older non-portable and unsafe behavior with a cleaner C++17-friendly implementation.

Requirements

• CMake 3.16+
• C++17 compiler

This project is standalone and does not require any third-party dependencies for the default build.

Build

From the project root:

cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build

Example binaries are written to:

build/bin/

Example Targets

The default build includes:

• stringHelperLiteExample_V2.bin
• base64Example_V2.bin
• stringHelperExample_V2.bin

What The Examples Show

• stringHelperLiteExample_V2.bin
  • trimming, replacement, splitting, and UTF-8 conversion
• base64Example_V2.bin
  • base64 round-trip encoding and decoding
• stringHelperExample_V2.bin
  • hex/binary conversion, case-insensitive compare, padding, and reversible helper encryption

Project Layout

• StringHelperLite_V2.h
  • header-only lightweight string helper utilities
• StringHelper_V2.h
  • main StringHelper V2 declarations
• StringHelper_V2.cpp
  • main StringHelper V2 implementation
• Base64Helper_V2.h
  • base64 declarations
• Base64Helper_V2.cpp
  • base64 implementation
• examples/
  • runnable sample programs

Notes

• The older pre-V2 helper files are intentionally not part of this project snapshot.
• The examples are lightweight smoke-style programs rather than a full unit-test suite.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3.0. See LICENSE.