A tool to aid in navigation of The Rubicon.

rubiconcodec.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# coding: utf-8

""" Rubicon Codec v.01 """

import sys;

off = u'░';
on = u'█';

def enc(s):
	
	outstr = '';
	for char in s:
		o = ord(char);
		out = '';
		for i in range(0, 8):
			if o & 1:
				out = on + out;
			else:
				out = off + out;
			o = o >> 1;
		
		outstr =  outstr + out;
	
	return outstr;
	


def dec(s):
	
	outstr = '';
	
	count = 0;
	curchar = 0;
	
	for character in s:
		
		if count == 8:
			outstr = outstr + chr(curchar);
			count = 0;
			curchar = 0;
			
		curchar = curchar << 1;
		if character == on:
			curchar = curchar | 1;
		
		count = count + 1;
		
	return outstr + chr(curchar);
	


if __name__ == '__main__':
	
	if len(sys.argv) == 1:
		r = sys.stdin.read();
		print dec(r.decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding()));
		exit(0);
	
	if len(sys.argv) < 3:
		print "Usage: e/d <string>";
		exit(1);
	
	if sys.argv[1][0] == 'e':
		print enc(sys.argv[2]);
	else:
		print dec(sys.argv[2].decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding()));