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advpl-encoding

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Fix mojibake by preserving Protheus encodings.

Software Engineering#encoding#utf-8#mojibake#advpl#protheus#cp1252#rest json
AuthorJoniPraia
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill prevents broken characters (mojibake like ç / ã) when Claude reads or edits ADVPL/TLPP source files that use mixed encodings across .prw/.prx (cp1252) and .tlpp (utf-8).

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Encoding detection & preservation: keeps the detected encoding per source instead of forcing a global normalization that can corrupt files.
  • Safe edit workflow for .prw/.prx: directs a stage/commit conversion flow to avoid re-writing cp1252 files as UTF-8 with replacement characters.
  • Runtime conversion guidance: specifies when to use ADVPL conversion functions (EncodeUTF8/DecodeUTF8/STRICONV) for REST/JSON and other cross-codepage boundaries.
  • Use Case: You ingest a legacy Protheus project where some .prw files show garbled accents in Read output; you want Claude to make correct edits without corrupting existing accents or causing AppServer UnicodeEncodeError.

Quick Start

Tell the AI: “Check encoding for the file FOO.prw in my plugadvpl index, then give me the correct stage/commit edit workflow to avoid corrupting existing accents.”

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Required Modules

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Components

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Name: advpl-encoding
Download link: https://github.com/JoniPraia/plugadvpl/archive/main.zip#advpl-encoding

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