--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Sources/PythonString.cpp	Thu Mar 26 18:47:01 2020 +0100
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+/**
+ * Python plugin for Orthanc
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Osimis S.A., Belgium
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Affero General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#include "PythonString.h"
+
+#include <OrthancPluginCppWrapper.h>
+
+PythonString::PythonString(PythonLock& lock,
+                           const std::string& utf8) :
+  string_(lock, PyUnicode_FromString(utf8.c_str()))
+{
+  if (!string_.IsValid())
+  {
+    OrthancPlugins::LogError("Cannot create a Python string");
+    ORTHANC_PLUGINS_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalError);
+  }
+}