Added decoding for True, False

src/erlport/erlterms.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from array import array
 from zlib import decompress, compress
 
+
 class IncompleteData(ValueError):
     """Need more data."""
 
@@ -159,7 +160,13 @@ def decode_term(string):
         tail = tail[2:]
         if len(tail) < length:
             raise IncompleteData("incomplete data: %r" % string)
-        return Atom(tail[:length]), tail[length:]
+        name = tail[:length]
+        tail = tail[length:]
+        if name == "true":
+            return True, tail
+        elif name == "false":
+            return False, tail
+        return Atom(name), tail
     elif tag == 104 or tag == 105:
         # SMALL_TUPLE_EXT, LARGE_TUPLE_EXT
         if tag == 104:

src/erlport/tests/erlterms.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Erlang terms
 ============
 
+Encoding
+--------
+
 Function encode() can encode Python types to Erlang external term format:
 
     >>> from erlport.erlterms import encode, Atom, String, BitBinary
@@ -120,6 +123,10 @@ dict encoded as (Python) ordered proplists:
     >>> encode(dict(a=1,b=2,c=3)) == encode([('a', 1), ('b', 2), ('c', 3)])
     True
 
+
+Decoding
+--------
+
 Function decode() can decode Erlang external term format to Python types:
 
     >>> from erlport.erlterms import decode
@@ -239,3 +246,9 @@ Compressed terms:
     >>> decode('\x83P\x00\x00\x00\x12x\x9c\xcbf\xe0\xaf@\x05\x00@\xc8\x07\x83')
     ([120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120, 120], '')
 
+Atoms true and false decoded as True and False:
+
+    >>> decode('\x83d\x00\x04true')
+    (True, '')
+    >>> decode('\x83d\x00\x05false')
+    (False, '')