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# Module `ime`

Google Pinyin-like api module.

## Functions

register_command (command_name, lua_function_name, description, leading, help) | Register a two character command to be used with fcitx Quickphrase.
register_trigger (lua_function_name, description, input_trigger_strings, candidate_trigger_strings) | Register a trigger function, to be triggered by input or candidate.
register_converter (lua_function_name, description) | Register a converter
get_version () | Return version of fcitx.
get_last_commit () | Return the string last being committed.
int_to_hex_string (value[, width=0]) | Convert an integer to hex string.
join_string (str_list, sep) | Join a string list with separtor.
parse_mapping (src_string, line_sep, key_value_sep, values_sep) | Parse a string that represents a key-to-multiple-value table.
split_string (str, sep) | Split the string, empty string will be ignored.
trim_string (s) | Trim the white space.
trim_string_left (s) | Trim the white space on the left.
trim_string_right (s) | Trim the white space on the right.
utf8_to_utf16 (str) | Helper function to convert UTF16 string to UTF8.
utf16_to_utf8 (str) | Helper function to convert UTF8 string to UTF16.

## Functions

register_command (command_name, lua_function_name, description, leading, help)
  Register a two character command to be used with fcitx Quickphrase.

  ### Parameters:

  - command_name Command string, can be only exactly two characters.
  - lua_function_name global function name.
  - description Description, not used in the implementation.
  - leading The candidate selection key, can be either, 'none', 'alpha', 'digit', or omit for digit.
  - help Long help information, not used by the implementation.
register_trigger (lua_function_name, description, input_trigger_strings, candidate_trigger_strings)
  Register a trigger function, to be triggered by input or candidate.

  ### Parameters:

  - lua_function_name global function name.
  - description description, not used by the implementation.
  - input_trigger_strings A table of string to match input trigger.
  - candidate_trigger_strings A table of string ot match candidate.
register_converter (lua_function_name, description)
  Register a converter

  ### Parameters:

  - lua_function_name global function name.
  - description description string, not used by the implementation.
get_version ()
  Return version of fcitx.
get_last_commit ()
  Return the string last being committed.

  ### Returns:

  string
int_to_hex_string (value[, width=0])
  Convert an integer to hex string.

  ### Parameters:

  - value int
  - width int (default 0)

  ### Returns:

  string Hex string.
join_string (str_list, sep)
  Join a string list with separtor.

  ### Parameters:

  - str_list tab A list of string
  - sep string A string separtor.

  ### Returns:

  string Joined string.
parse_mapping (src_string, line_sep, key_value_sep, values_sep)
  Parse a string that represents a key-to-multiple-value table.

  ### Parameters:

  - src_string string input string.
  - line_sep string Line separator.
  - key_value_sep string Separator between key and values.
  - values_sep string Separator between different values.

  ### Returns:

  table
split_string (str, sep)
  Split the string, empty string will be ignored.

  ime.split_string('a,b,c', ',') == {'a', 'b', 'c'}

  ime.split_string('a,b,,c', ',') == {'a', 'b', 'c'}

  ime.split_string('', ',') == {} ]]

  ### Parameters:

  - str string input string.
  - sep string separtor string.

  ### Returns:

  table A list of split string.
trim_string (s)
  Trim the white space.

  ### Parameters:

  - s string

  ### Returns:

  string
trim_string_left (s)
  Trim the white space on the left.

  ### Parameters:

  - s string

  ### Returns:

  string
trim_string_right (s)
  Trim the white space on the right.

  ### Parameters:

  - s string

  ### Returns:

  string
utf8_to_utf16 (str)
  Helper function to convert UTF16 string to UTF8.

  ### Parameters:

  - str string UTF16 string.

  ### Returns:

  string UTF8 string or empty string if it fails.
utf16_to_utf8 (str)
  Helper function to convert UTF8 string to UTF16.

  ### Parameters:

  - str string UTF8 string.

  ### Returns:

  string UTF16 string or empty string if it fails.

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