Function get_decoded_string

dlib/test/serialize.cpp:491–522

This function returns the contents of the file 'stuff.bin' but using the old floating point serialization format.

    // This function returns the contents of the file 'stuff.bin' but using the old 
    // floating point serialization format.
    const std::string get_decoded_string()
    {
        dlib::base64::kernel_1a base64_coder;
        dlib::compress_stream::kernel_1ea compressor;
        std::ostringstream sout;
        std::istringstream sin;


        // The base64 encoded data from the file 'stuff.bin' we want to decode and return.
        sout << "AVaifX9zEbXa9aocsrcRuvnNrR3WLuuU5eLWiy0UeXmnKXGLKZz8V44gzT4CM6wnCmAHFQug8G3C";
        sout << "4cuLdNgp2ApkeLcvwFNJRENE0ShrRaxEBFEA8nah7vm8B2VmgImNblCejuP5IcDt60EaCKlqiit8";
        sout << "+JGrzYxqBm3xFS4P+qlOROdbxc7pXBmUdh0rqNSEvn0FBPdoqY/5SpHgA2yAcH8XFrM1cdu0xS3P";
        sout << "8PBcmLMJ7bFdzplwhrjuxtm4NfEOi6Rl9sU44AXycYgJd0+uH+dyoI9X3co5b3YWJtjvdVeztNAr";
        sout << "BfSPfR6oAVNfiMBG7QA=";


        // Put the data into the istream sin
        sin.str(sout.str());
        sout.str("");

        // Decode the base64 text into its compressed binary form
        base64_coder.decode(sin,sout);
        sin.clear();
        sin.str(sout.str());
        sout.str("");

        // Decompress the data into its original form
        compressor.decompress(sin,sout);

        // Return the decoded and decompressed data
        return sout.str();
    }


    // This function returns the contents of the file 'stuff.bin' but using the new