ns std::core

use std::text::Encoding

pub int String : Display {

    bytes: Array<Byte>
    characters: Array<Character>
    encoding: Encoding
    length: Int

    impl fn to_string() = self

}

impl Utf8String(bytes: Array<Byte>) : String {
    encoding = Encoding::Utf8
    length = bytes.length
    characters = lazy {
        todo('parse the utf8 bytes and return an Array<Character>')
    }
}

pub mod string {

    // Example usage:
    // let bytes = array::of(0x64, 0x65, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x6f, 0x73)
    // let s = string::from_utf8_bytes(bytes)
    // println s // "deimos"
    fn from_utf8_bytes(bytes: Array<Byte>): String = Utf8String(bytes)

}