package utils

import (
	"encoding/base64"
	"unsafe"
)

func StringToBytes(s string) []byte {
	return *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(
		&struct {
			string
			Cap int
		}{s, len(s)},
	))
}

func BytesToString(b []byte) string {
	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
}

func B64Decode(s string) ([]byte, error) {
	dst := make([]byte, base64.StdEncoding.DecodedLen(len(s)))
	n, err := base64.StdEncoding.Decode(dst, []byte(s))
	if err != nil {
		return dst, err
	}
	dst = dst[:n]
	return dst, nil
}