C++ API: use u8string (C++20) in the check_filepath() function?
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C++ API
enhancement
priority: low
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- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 2
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Description
The purpose is to make sure any filepath given to the check_filepath() function is written in the UTF8 format.
Filepaths containing special characters may cause problems on the Windows OS (while Unix systems work with UTF8 by default).
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Research direction
Start by locating the C++ API entry point for check_filepath() and inspect how it handles filepaths on Windows and Unix systems. Determine how UTF-8 input is currently represented and identify relevant platform-specific tests, if present. Done means filepaths with special characters are handled in UTF-8 format without regressing Unix behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- api, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100