Added grouping functionality

nsencoder.go

@@ -11,12 +11,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	// Define the shift, hex, and space flags
+	// Define the shift, hex, space, and grouping flags
 	shift := flag.Int("s", 0, "Shift value for alphabet positions (can be negative)")
 	useHex := flag.Bool("x", false, "Encode numbers in hexadecimal")
 	encodeSpaces := flag.Bool("S", false, "Encode spaces as '00'")
+	groupSize := flag.Int("g", 2, "Group size for output digits (minimum value of 2, default 2)")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	// Check for invalid group size
+	if *groupSize == 1 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error: Minimum group size is 2. Exiting.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	} else if *groupSize <= 0 {
+		*groupSize = 2
+	}
+
 	// Check if input is being piped or passed as an argument
 	stat, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
 	if (stat.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) != 0 {
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 		if unicode.IsLetter(char) {
 			// If there was a number being processed, add it to the result first
 			if currentNumber != "" {
-				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex)
+				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex, *groupSize)
 				currentNumber = ""
 			}
 			// Get the position of the character in the alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26)
@@ -62,14 +71,14 @@ func main() {
 		} else if char == ' ' && *encodeSpaces {
 			// Encode space as '00' if the -S flag is set
 			if currentNumber != "" {
-				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex)
+				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex, *groupSize)
 				currentNumber = ""
 			}
 			result = append(result, "00")
 		} else {
 			// If there was a number being processed and now a non-digit/non-letter appears, append it
 			if currentNumber != "" {
-				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex)
+				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex, *groupSize)
 				currentNumber = ""
 			}
 		}
@@ -77,22 +86,95 @@ func main() {
 
 	// If there's any remaining number at the end of the input, append it
 	if currentNumber != "" {
-		appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex)
+		appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex, *groupSize)
 	}
 
-	// Join the result slice into a space-separated string and print it
-	fmt.Println(strings.Join(result, " "))
+	// Format output with proper grouping
+	finalOutput := groupOutput(result, *groupSize)
+	fmt.Println(finalOutput)
 }
 
 // appendNumber appends a formatted number to the result slice
-func appendNumber(result *[]string, number string, useHex bool) {
-	if useHex {
+func appendNumber(result *[]string, number string, useHex bool, groupSize int) {
+	var formatted string
 	num, err := strconv.Atoi(number)
-		if err == nil {
-			*result = append(*result, fmt.Sprintf("0x%X", num))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Set maximum values based on group size and mode
+	var maxValue int
+	if groupSize == 2 || groupSize == 4 {
+		if useHex {
+			maxValue = 255 // 0xFF
+		} else {
+			maxValue = 99 // 0d99
 		}
 	} else {
-		*result = append(*result, "0d"+number)
+		maxDigits := groupSize - 2 // for "0x" or "0d" prefix
+		maxValue = intMaxValue(useHex, maxDigits)
+	}
+
+	if num > maxValue {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: Number %d is too large for group size %d. Using maximum value %d.\n", num, groupSize, maxValue)
+		num = maxValue
+	}
+
+	if useHex {
+		formatted = fmt.Sprintf("0x%X", num)
+	} else {
+		formatted = fmt.Sprintf("0d%d", num)
+	}
+
+	*result = append(*result, formatted)
+}
+
+// intMaxValue calculates the maximum value that fits within the specified group size
+func intMaxValue(useHex bool, maxDigits int) int {
+	if useHex {
+		return (1 << uint(maxDigits*4)) - 1 // Maximum hexadecimal value fitting in maxDigits
+	}
+	return intPow(10, maxDigits) - 1 // Maximum decimal value fitting in maxDigits
+}
+
+// intPow calculates integer power
+func intPow(base, exp int) int {
+	result := 1
+	for exp > 0 {
+		result *= base
+		exp--
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// groupOutput groups the output into specified sizes, ensuring numbers are separate
+func groupOutput(result []string, groupSize int) string {
+	var output []string
+	var currentGroup string
+
+	for _, item := range result {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(item, "0x") || strings.HasPrefix(item, "0d") {
+			// If the current group is not empty, add it to the output
+			if currentGroup != "" {
+				output = append(output, currentGroup)
+				currentGroup = ""
+			}
+			// Numbers are placed in their own group
+			output = append(output, item)
+		} else {
+			currentGroup += item
+			if len(currentGroup) >= groupSize {
+				output = append(output, currentGroup[:groupSize])
+				currentGroup = currentGroup[groupSize:]
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Append any remaining characters in the current group
+	if currentGroup != "" {
+		output = append(output, currentGroup)
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(output, " ")
+}
+