feat: always decode returned c_char_p to str using default encoding

Used encoding can be set with encoding keyword param, when `None`, un-decoded `bytes` is returened

Signed-off-by: Christopher Arndt <[email protected]>

jacklib/api.py

@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ class jack_description_t(Structure):
 
 
 # JACK2 only:
-def get_version_string():
+def get_version_string(encoding=ENCODING):
     if jlib.jack_get_version_string:
-        return jlib.jack_get_version_string()
+        return _d(jlib.jack_get_version_string(), encoding)
 
     return None
 
@@ -416,9 +416,10 @@ def client_open(client_name, options, status, uuid=""):
     return None
 
 
-def client_rename(client, new_name):
+# JACK1 < 0.126:
+def client_rename(client, new_name, encoding=ENCODING):
     if jlib.jack_client_rename:
-        return jlib.jack_client_rename(client, _e(new_name))
+        return _d(jlib.jack_client_rename(client, _e(new_name)), encoding)
 
     return None
 
@@ -437,9 +438,9 @@ def client_name_size():
     return 0
 
 
-def get_client_name(client):
+def get_client_name(client, encoding=ENCODING):
     if jlib.jack_get_client_name:
-        return jlib.jack_get_client_name(client)
+        return _d(jlib.jack_get_client_name(client), encoding)
 
     return None
 
@@ -965,12 +966,12 @@ def port_get_buffer(port, nframes):
     return jlib.jack_port_get_buffer(port, nframes)
 
 
-def port_name(port):
-    return _d(jlib.jack_port_name(port))
+def port_name(port, encoding=ENCODING):
+    return _d(jlib.jack_port_name(port), encoding)
 
 
-def port_short_name(port):
-    return _d(jlib.jack_port_short_name(port))
+def port_short_name(port, encoding=ENCODING):
+    return _d(jlib.jack_port_short_name(port), encoding)
 
 
 def port_flags(port):
@@ -1544,9 +1545,9 @@ def session_event_free(event):
         jlib.jack_session_event_free(event)
 
 
-def client_get_uuid(client):
+def client_get_uuid(client, encoding=ENCODING):
     if jlib.jack_client_get_uuid:
-        return _d(jlib.jack_client_get_uuid(client))
+        return _d(jlib.jack_client_get_uuid(client), encoding)
 
     return None
 
@@ -1563,16 +1564,16 @@ def session_commands_free(cmds):
         jlib.jack_session_commands_free(cmds)
 
 
-def get_uuid_for_client_name(client, client_name):
+def get_uuid_for_client_name(client, client_name, encoding=ENCODING):
     if jlib.jack_get_uuid_for_client_name:
-        return jlib.jack_get_uuid_for_client_name(client, _e(client_name))
+        return _d(jlib.jack_get_uuid_for_client_name(client, _e(client_name)), encoding)
 
     return None
 
 
-def get_client_name_by_uuid(client, client_uuid):
+def get_client_name_by_uuid(client, client_uuid, encoding=ENCODING):
     if jlib.jack_get_client_name_by_uuid:
-        return jlib.jack_get_client_name_by_uuid(client, _e(client_uuid))
+        return _d(jlib.jack_get_client_name_by_uuid(client, _e(client_uuid)), encoding)
 
     return None