Comment fixes + split some unit-tests

core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/crypto/EncodingUtils.kt

@@ -9,42 +9,38 @@ import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter
 
 // [ByteArray] encoders
 
-/** Convert a byte array to a base 58 encoded string.*/
 fun ByteArray.toBase58(): String =
         Base58.encode(this)
 
-/** Convert a byte array to a base 64 encoded string.*/
 fun ByteArray.toBase64(): String =
         Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(this)
 
-/** Convert a byte array to a hex (base 16) capitalised encoded string.*/
+/** Convert a byte array to a hex (base 16) capitalized encoded string.*/
 fun ByteArray.toHex(): String =
     DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(this)
 
 
 // [String] encoders and decoders
 
-/** Base58-String to the actual real [String] */
+/** Base58-String to the actual real [String], i.e. "JxF12TrwUP45BMd" -> "Hello World". */
 fun String.base58ToRealString() =
         String(base58ToByteArray(), Charset.defaultCharset())
 
-/** Base64-String to the actual real [String] */
+/** Base64-String to the actual real [String], i.e. "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=" -> "Hello World". */
 fun String.base64ToRealString() =
         String(base64ToByteArray())
 
-/** Hex-String to the actual real [String] */
+/** HEX-String to the actual real [String], i.e. "48656C6C6F20576F726C64" -> "Hello World". */
 fun String.hexToRealString() =
         String(hexToByteArray())
 
-/** Base58-String to [ByteArray]. */
 fun String.base58ToByteArray(): ByteArray =
         Base58.decode(this)
 
-/** Base64-String to [ByteArray]. */
 fun String.base64ToByteArray(): ByteArray =
         Base64.getDecoder().decode(this)
 
-/** Hex-String to [ByteArray]. Accept lowercase or capital or mixed letters. */
+/** Hex-String to [ByteArray]. Accept any hex form (capitalized, lowercase, mixed). */
 fun String.hexToByteArray(): ByteArray =
         DatatypeConverter.parseHexBinary(this);
 

core/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/core/crypto/EncodingUtilsTest.kt

@@ -8,52 +8,63 @@ import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 import kotlin.test.fail
 
 class EncodingUtilsTest {
-    @Test
-    fun testEncode() {
-        // Test Hello World.
-        val testbytes = "Hello World".toByteArray()
-        assertEquals("JxF12TrwUP45BMd", testbytes.toBase58())
-        assertEquals("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=", testbytes.toBase64())
-        assertEquals("48656C6C6F20576F726C64", testbytes.toHex())
 
-        // Test empty encode.
+    val testString = "Hello World"
+    val testBytes = testString.toByteArray()
+    val testBase58String = "JxF12TrwUP45BMd" // Base58 format for Hello World.
+    val testBase64String = "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=" // Base64 format for Hello World.
+    val testHexString = "48656C6C6F20576F726C64" // HEX format for Hello World.
+
+    // Encoding tests
+    @Test
+    fun `encoding Hello World`() {
+        assertEquals(testBase58String, testBytes.toBase58())
+        assertEquals(testBase64String, testBytes.toBase64())
+        assertEquals(testHexString, testBytes.toHex())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `empty encoding`() {
         val emptyByteArray = ByteArray(0)
         assertEquals("", emptyByteArray.toBase58())
         assertEquals("", emptyByteArray.toBase64())
         assertEquals("", emptyByteArray.toHex())
-
+    }
-        // Test 7 zero bytes.
+    @Test
+    fun `encoding 7 zero bytes`() {
         val sevenZeroByteArray = ByteArray(7)
         assertEquals("1111111", sevenZeroByteArray.toBase58())
         assertEquals("AAAAAAAAAA==", sevenZeroByteArray.toBase64())
         assertEquals("00000000000000", sevenZeroByteArray.toHex())
     }
 
+    //Decoding tests
     @Test
-    fun testDecode() {
+    fun `decoding to real String`() {
-        val testString = "Hello World"
-        val testBase58String = "JxF12TrwUP45BMd"
-        val testBase64String = "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ="
-        val testHexString = "48656C6C6F20576F726C64"
-
         assertEquals(testString, testBase58String.base58ToRealString())
         assertEquals(testString, testBase64String.base64ToRealString())
         assertEquals(testString, testHexString.hexToRealString())
+    }
 
-        // Test empty Strings.
+    @Test
+    fun `decoding empty Strings`() {
         assertEquals("", "".base58ToRealString())
         assertEquals("", "".base64ToRealString())
         assertEquals("", "".hexToRealString())
+    }
 
-        // Test for Hex lowercase.
+    @Test
+    fun `decoding lowercase and mixed HEX`() {
         val testHexStringLowercase = testHexString.toLowerCase()
         assertEquals(testHexString.hexToRealString(), testHexStringLowercase.hexToRealString())
 
-        // Test for Hex mixed.
+        val testHexStringMixed = testHexString.replace('C', 'c')
-        val testHexStringMixed = testHexString.replace('C','c')
         assertEquals(testHexString.hexToRealString(), testHexStringMixed.hexToRealString())
+    }
 
-        // Test for wrong format.
+    @Test
+    fun `decoding on wrong format`() {
+        // the String "Hello World" is not a valid Base58 or Base64 or HEX format
         try {
             testString.base58ToRealString()
             fail()
@@ -74,7 +85,5 @@ class EncodingUtilsTest {
         } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
             // expected.
         }
-
     }
-
 }