Add encoding functionality for int list to string

[szakarias]

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[isoos]

with renames

[jonasfj]

You can just use the Uint32List constructor. Give it a length and use setAll

[jonasfj]

@szakarias I'd suggest:

  return base64.encode(Uint8List.sublistView(Uint32List.fromList(dataPoints)));

Or

  return base64.encode(Uint32List.fromList(dataPoints).buffer.asUint8List());

But I'd advise against getting used to using .buffer.asUint8List(). Because when you have a Uint32List the underlying buffer could be longer than the contents of the actual Uint32List.

So technically, you'd have to read the documentation for the Uint32List constructor to see that it says:

The list is backed by a ByteBuffer containing precisely length times 4 bytes.

Relying on this promise it is safe to use .buffer.asUint8List().

If we had gotten the Uint32List from somewhere else, we'd have to read offsetInBytes and lengthInBytes and pass them when doing .buffer.asUint8List().

Hence, why I'd generally causing against accessing .buffer directly, because unless you know where the buffer was created, the location of your data within the buffer is not guaranteed. But Uint8List.sublistView will avoid such concerns.