AzelusLightvale-ComfyUI-ARG-Toolkit/web/docs/ByteslikeEncode.md

Bytes-like Object Encode

Encodes a string from various formats into a raw BYTESLIKE object.

Overview

This node is a versatile encoder that converts a standard string input into a BYTESLIKE object. BYTESLIKE is the raw byte data type used by many cryptographic and low-level nodes in this toolkit. The node can interpret the input string as Hexadecimal, Base64, UTF-8, Binary, or a Python bytes literal, providing a bridge from human-readable formats to the byte-level data required for complex operations.

Parameters

• text: The input string to be encoded. The interpretation of this string depends on the encoding parameter.
• encoding: The format to use for interpreting the input text and converting it to bytes.
  • Hexadecimal: Treats the input string as a hex string (e.g., "DEADBEEF") and converts it to bytes.
  • Base64: Treats the input string as a Base64 encoded string and decodes it to bytes.
  • UTF-8: Encodes the input string directly into bytes using the UTF-8 standard. This is for converting plain text.
  • Binary: Treats the input string as a binary string (e.g., "0110100001101001") and converts it to bytes.
  • Raw Bytes: Evaluates the input string as a Python bytes literal (e.g., b'hello' or b'\\xde\\xad').

Outputs

• BYTESLIKE: The resulting raw BYTESLIKE object.