CLASS zcl_abapgit_git_utils DEFINITION PUBLIC CREATE PUBLIC . PUBLIC SECTION. CLASS-METHODS get_null RETURNING VALUE(rv_c) TYPE char1. CLASS-METHODS pkt_string IMPORTING iv_string TYPE string RETURNING VALUE(rv_pkt) TYPE string RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception. CLASS-METHODS length_utf8_hex IMPORTING iv_data TYPE xstring RETURNING VALUE(rv_len) TYPE i RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception. ENDCLASS. CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_GIT_UTILS IMPLEMENTATION. METHOD get_null. DATA: lv_x(4) TYPE x VALUE '00000000', lv_z(2) TYPE c. FIELD-SYMBOLS TYPE c. ASSIGN lv_x TO CASTING. lv_z = . rv_c = lv_z(1). ENDMETHOD. METHOD length_utf8_hex. DATA: lv_xstring TYPE xstring, lv_string TYPE string, lv_char4 TYPE c LENGTH 4, lv_x TYPE x LENGTH 2, lo_obj TYPE REF TO cl_abap_conv_in_ce, lv_len TYPE int4. * hmm, can this be done easier? lv_xstring = iv_data(4). lo_obj = cl_abap_conv_in_ce=>create( input = lv_xstring encoding = 'UTF-8' ). lv_len = xstrlen( lv_xstring ). TRY. lo_obj->read( EXPORTING n = lv_len IMPORTING data = lv_string ). CATCH cx_sy_conversion_codepage. zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( 'error converting to hex, LENGTH_UTF8_HEX' ). ENDTRY. lv_char4 = lv_string. TRANSLATE lv_char4 TO UPPER CASE. lv_x = lv_char4. rv_len = lv_x. ENDMETHOD. METHOD pkt_string. DATA: lv_x TYPE x, lv_len TYPE i. lv_len = strlen( iv_string ). IF lv_len >= 255. zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( 'PKT, todo' ). ENDIF. lv_x = lv_len + 4. rv_pkt = rv_pkt && '00' && lv_x && iv_string. ENDMETHOD. ENDCLASS.