Source File
	scripts.go

Belonging Package
	github.com/go-text/typesetting/language

package language

import (
	"encoding/binary"
	"fmt"
)

// Script identifies different writing systems.
// It is represented as the binary encoding of a script tag of 4 (case sensitive) letters,
// as specified by ISO 15924.
// Note that the default value is usually the Unknown script, not the 0 value (which is invalid)
type Script uint32

// ParseScript converts a 4 bytes string into its binary encoding,
// enforcing the conventional capitalized case.
// If [script] is longer, only its 4 first bytes are used.
func ParseScript(script string) (Script, error) {
	if len(script) < 4 {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid script string: %s", script)
	}
	s := binary.BigEndian.Uint32([]byte(script))
	// ensure capitalized case : make first letter upper, others lower
	const mask uint32 = 0x20000000
	return Script(s & ^mask | 0x00202020), nil
}

// LookupScript looks up the script for a particular character (as defined by
// Unicode Standard Annex #24), and returns Unknown if not found.
func LookupScript(r rune) Script {
	// binary search
	for i, j := 0, len(ScriptRanges); i < j; {
		h := i + (j-i)/2
		entry := ScriptRanges[h]
		if r < entry.Start {
			j = h
		} else if entry.End < r {
			i = h + 1
		} else {
			return entry.Script
		}
	}
	return Unknown
}

// String returns the ISO 4 lower letters code of the script
func (s Script) String() string {
	var buf [4]byte
	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf[:], uint32(s))
	return string(buf[:])
}

// Strong returns true if the script is not Common or Inherited
func (s Script) Strong() bool {
	return s != Common && s != Inherited
}

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