base64test.cpp

The code below shows some simple operations on a QCA::Base64 object, converting between QCA::SecureArray and QString.

The code below shows some simple operations on a QCA::Base64 object, converting between QCA::SecureArray and QString.

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// QtCrypto has the declarations for all of QCA
#include <QtCrypto>
 
#include <QCoreApplication>
 
#include <iostream>
 
#ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
#include "import_plugins.h"
#endif
 
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    QCoreApplication(argc, argv);
 
    // the Initializer object sets things up, and
    // also does cleanup when it goes out of scope
    QCA::Initializer init;
 
    // we use the first argument as the data to encode
    // if an argument is provided. Use "hello" if no argument
    QByteArray arg; // empty array
    arg.append((argc >= 2) ? argv[1] : "hello");
 
    // create our object, which does encoding by default
    // QCA::Base64 encoder(QCA::Encode); is equivalent
    QCA::Base64 encoder;
 
    // This does the actual conversion (encoding).
    // You might prefer to use encoder.encode(); and have
    // it return a QCA::SecureArray, depending on your needs
    QString encoded = encoder.arrayToString(arg);
 
    std::cout << arg.data() << " in base64 encoding is ";
    std::cout << encoded.toLatin1().data() << std::endl;
 
    // This time, we'll create an object to decode base64. We
    // could also have reused the existing object, calling
    // clear(); and setup(QCA::Decode); on it.
    QCA::Base64 decoder(QCA::Decode);
 
    // This time, we convert a QString into a QString
    QString decoded = decoder.decodeString(encoded);
 
    std::cout << encoded.toLatin1().data() << " decoded from base64 is ";
    std::cout << decoded.toLatin1().data() << std::endl;
 
    return 0;
}