UTF8 encoded

[davidesigner]

Thanks for this new version of Medis. Many cool options availables!

The only regression from the 1st version is that UTF8 characters stay encoded...

The new one:

The version 1:

Is there anything to do to have human readable characters?

[luin]

Hey @davidesigner 👋

Thanks for using Medis! I can't reproduce this with 2.7.0. Are there any special chars that don't render properly?

[davidesigner]

Hi @luin,

Thanks for your reply, sorry for my late reply...

My Redis documents are encoded:

{"id":"selection-e8667b64-4985-45e9-a960-3243c1dffd96","openedBlocks":["Informations importantes","Bien pr\u00e9parer votre s\u00e9jour","Suggestions de vols"]}

The first version of Medis display decoded characters when I choose the JSON format:

The new version for the same document:

When I create a document from the GUI in the new version with UTF8 characters, all works well but you will understand that my documents are not written through the GUI...

[luin]

Sorry for the late response. According to the spec of JSON, it's valid to encode Unicode chars with \uxxxx. The difference between Medis 1 and 2 is that Medis 1 parses the \uxxxx code, while Medis 2 displays it as is. Comparing the two I prefer the behavior of Medis 2, which shows the original content of the database.

Let me know if that makes sense. Thanks for using Medis!

[davidesigner]

I find it interesting that the "raw" format of the document is really raw and therefore not parsed. Especially to detect a bug or understand what is really stored.

When we display a JSON version, we are in a consultation / edition process. And at this moment, to see the pretty small sun ☀️ is more practical than to see \u2600.

Are you agree?

[benjamindulau]

What about adding an "encoding" selector defaulting to "raw" so the user can decide the behavior? Just like "Viewer" and "Formatter" selectors.

[luin]

@davidesigner @benjamindulau Yeah I think an option to toggle the behavior would be useful. Added to the roadmap.

[davidesigner]

Hi @luin, thanks for your comment.

Where could we find the progress of this issue? Do you have any idea of the expected release date?

[luin]

Hey @davidesigner! Sorry for the slow progress! Will be released in the next version (within a month).

[luin]

Medis 2.zip

Here is a beta version and would be great if you have a chance to give it a try. There is a new option added in the preference settings.

[davidesigner]

Thanks for the beta version @luin, what is this option you've added?

For information, when I try to switch to any default Encoders, I have the following message:

[luin]

It's on the Editor setting panel.

[davidesigner]

Awesome (I didn't find it because I was using the bad version sorry), that's working great! Thanks @luin