def inputToString(bytes_input_var, encoding):
if isinstance(bytes_input_var, constants.STRING):
return bytes_input_var
elif isinstance(bytes_input_var, constants.BYTES):
return bytes_input_var.decode(encoding)
elif bytes_input_var is None:
return ''
else:
raise ConversionError('Cannot convert to STRING type')
def inputToBytes(string_input_var, encoding):
if isinstance(string_input_var, constants.BYTES):
return string_input_var
elif isinstance(string_input_var, constants.STRING):
return string_input_var.encode(encoding)
elif string_input_var is None:
return b''
else:
raise ConversionError('Cannot convert to BYTES type')