git/hex-ll.h

#ifndef HEX_LL_H
#define HEX_LL_H

extern const signed char hexval_table[256];
static inline unsigned int hexval(unsigned char c)
{ … }

/*
 * Convert two consecutive hexadecimal digits into a char.  Return a
 * negative value on error.  Don't run over the end of short strings.
 */
static inline int hex2chr(const char *s)
{ … }

/*
 * Read `len` pairs of hexadecimal digits from `hex` and write the
 * values to `binary` as `len` bytes. Return 0 on success, or -1 if
 * the input does not consist of hex digits).
 */
int hex_to_bytes(unsigned char *binary, const char *hex, size_t len);

#endif