feature request: a method to transform input strings

[dcornejo]

It would be helpful if there was the ability to transform or input strings - for example if I enter a password and I want to hash it before passing it down to lower levels. Ideally, the transform
function would be user definable.

A possible syntax would be an extension of the string type in the clispec file:
<var:string transform:userTransformFunction()>

[olofhagsand]

There are two parts to this. First is to transform it according to your example. Second is if you want it to be echoed as **** when typing.
(1) without (2) would echo the cleartext to the terminal when you type it, but would save it transformed. That is easier than (1)+(2), because (2) requires catching characters on the fly and keeping track of what can be echoed and what can not in getline.
That seems tricky.

[dcornejo]

i think plaintext for passwords is fine - the idea of obscuring them is dying dave c

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[dcornejo]

thank you! cheers, dave c

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