PLC-lang/rusty

Missing conversion functions

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#1,117 opened on Mar 5, 2024

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Description

Some missing conversion functions taken from an internal document:

  • STRING_TO_BYTE
  • USINT_TO_BOOL
  • USINT_TO_BOOL
  • SINT_TO_STRING
  • INT_TO_BOOL
  • INT_TO_STRING
  • DINT_TO_BOOL
  • STRING_TO_DWORD
  • STRING_TO_TIME
  • STRING_TO_DT
  • STRING_TO_SINT
  • STRING_TO_INT
  • LREAL_TO_DWORD
  • TRUNC

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Research direction
Examine the existing conversion functions in the codebase to understand their implementation pattern. Then implement each missing function following the same pattern, referencing the PLCopen standard for function definitions.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
RustCompiler basics
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65