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#ifndef GEARS_BLOB_BLOB_UTILS_H_
#define GEARS_BLOB_BLOB_UTILS_H_

#include <vector>
#include "gears/base/common/string16.h"

class BlobInterface;

// Converts the blob's contents to a UTF16 string.
// If charset is empty, assumes UTF8.
// The length of the blob must be smaller or equal to kuint32max,
// otherwise an assertion is triggered.
bool BlobToString16(BlobInterface *blob, const std::string16 &charset,
                    std::string16 *text);

// Copy the blob's contents to a string. No assumptions are made about the data
// type of the content, it is copied verbatim into the string.
// The length of the blob must be smaller or equal to largest possible size
// of the string, otherwise an assertion is triggered.
bool BlobToString(BlobInterface *blob, std::string *string_out);

// Convert the blob's contents to a vector.
// The length of the blob must be smaller or equal to largest possible size
// of the vector, otherwise an assertion is triggered.
bool BlobToVector(BlobInterface *blob, std::vector<uint8> *vector_out);

#endif  // GEARS_BLOB_BLOB_UTILS_H_