bug 3012 - Python converter demo fixes

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/py/demo/Ice/converter/Client.py b/py/demo/Ice/converter/Client.py
index 0cfa49cb3db..c05f8f31ec8 100755
--- a/py/demo/Ice/converter/Client.py
+++ b/py/demo/Ice/converter/Client.py
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ x: exit
 """
 
 def decodeString(str):
-    # TODO: implement properly!
-    return str
+    ret = ""
+    for i in range(0, len(str)):
+        n = ord(str[i])
+        if n < 32 or n > 126:
+            ret += "\\" + oct(n)[1:] # Skip leading '0'
+        else:
+            ret += str[i]
+    return ret
 
 communicator1 = None
 communicator2 = None
@@ -78,8 +84,6 @@ class Client:
 
         return 0
 
-
-
 status = 0
 
 try:
@@ -105,7 +109,6 @@ except:
     traceback.print_exc()
     status = 1
 
-
 if communicator1:
     try:
         communicator1.destroy()
diff --git a/py/demo/Ice/converter/Server.py b/py/demo/Ice/converter/Server.py
index 792ce32551a..88f6d9fb9a2 100755
--- a/py/demo/Ice/converter/Server.py
+++ b/py/demo/Ice/converter/Server.py
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ Ice.loadSlice('Greet.ice')
 import Demo
 
 def decodeString(str):
-    # TODO: implement properly!
-    return str
+    ret = ""
+    for i in range(0, len(str)):
+        n = ord(str[i])
+        if n < 32 or n > 126:
+            ret += "\\" + oct(n)[1:] # Skip leading '0'
+        else:
+            ret += str[i]
+    return ret
 
 class GreatI(Demo.Greet):
     def exchangeGreeting(self, msg, current=None):
@@ -25,7 +31,6 @@ class GreatI(Demo.Greet):
 
     def shutdown(self, current=None):
         current.adapter.getCommunicator().shutdown()
-        
 
 class Server(Ice.Application):
     def run(self, args):