CLASS zcl_abapgit_git_utils DEFINITION PUBLIC CREATE PUBLIC . PUBLIC SECTION. TYPES: ty_null TYPE c LENGTH 1 . CLASS-METHODS get_null RETURNING VALUE(rv_c) TYPE ty_null . 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 . PROTECTED SECTION. PRIVATE SECTION. ENDCLASS. CLASS zcl_abapgit_git_utils IMPLEMENTATION. METHOD get_null. * must be length 4, or it gives a syntax error on lower versions DATA: lv_x TYPE x LENGTH 4 VALUE '00000000'. FIELD-SYMBOLS TYPE c. ASSIGN lv_x TO CASTING. rv_c = . ENDMETHOD. METHOD length_utf8_hex. DATA: lv_xstring TYPE xstring, lv_char4 TYPE c LENGTH 4, lv_x TYPE x LENGTH 2. IF xstrlen( iv_data ) < 4. zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( 'error converting to hex, LENGTH_UTF8_HEX' ). ENDIF. lv_xstring = iv_data(4). lv_char4 = zcl_abapgit_convert=>xstring_to_string_utf8( iv_data = lv_xstring iv_length = 4 ). 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 = '00' && lv_x && iv_string. ENDMETHOD. ENDCLASS.