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This is the API documentation for the gdtest_sphinx_func_role library.
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## Functions

Utility functions


decode(data: bytes) -> str

Decode bytes back to a string.

See also :py:func:`encode`.

Parameters
----------
data
    The bytes to decode.

Returns
-------
str
    The decoded string.

encode(data: str) -> bytes

Encode a string to bytes.

See also :py:func:`decode` for the reverse.

Parameters
----------
data
    The string to encode.

Returns
-------
bytes
    The encoded bytes.

validate(data: str) -> bool

Validate that a string can be encoded.

Call :py:func:`encode` first.

Parameters
----------
data
    The string to validate.

Returns
-------
bool
    True if the string is valid for encoding.