Add ignore_whitespace option to Base64.from_encoded

This patch makes it easy to ignore whitespace in Base64 input, e. g.
generated by the base64 tool without the --wrap=0 option.

Fixes: #108

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 - Support key import from PEM files ([#99](https://github.com/Nitrokey/nethsm-sdk-py/issues/99))
+- Add `ignore_whitespace` option to `Base64.from_encoded` ([#108](https://github.com/Nitrokey/nethsm-sdk-py/issues/108))
 
 [All Changes](https://github.com/Nitrokey/nethsm-sdk-py/compare/v0.5.0...HEAD)
 

Makefile

@@ -66,4 +66,5 @@ nethsm-client: nethsm-api.yaml
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
+	$(PYTHON3_VENV) -m doctest nethsm/__init__.py
 	$(PYTHON3_VENV) -m pytest --cov nethsm --cov-report=xml $(PYTEST_FLAGS)

nethsm/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import contextlib
 import enum
 import json
+import string
 from base64 import b64decode, b64encode
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -205,14 +206,42 @@ def decode(self) -> bytes:
         return b64decode(self.data)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_encoded(cls, data: Union[bytes, str]) -> "Base64":
+    def from_encoded(cls, data: Union[bytes, str], ignore_whitespace: bool = False) -> "Base64":
+        """
+        >>> Base64.from_encoded("dGVzdAo=")
+        Base64(data='dGVzdAo=')
+        >>> Base64.from_encoded(b"dGVzdAo=")
+        Base64(data='dGVzdAo=')
+        >>> Base64.from_encoded("dGV zdAo=")
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Invalid base64 data: Non-base64 digit found: dGV zdAo=
+        >>> Base64.from_encoded(b"dGV zdAo=")
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+        ValueError: Invalid base64 data: Non-base64 digit found: dGV zdAo=
+        >>> Base64.from_encoded("dGV zdAo=", ignore_whitespace=True)
+        Base64(data='dGVzdAo=')
+        >>> Base64.from_encoded(b"dGV zdAo=", ignore_whitespace=True)
+        Base64(data='dGVzdAo=')
+        """
+        if ignore_whitespace:
+            if isinstance(data, bytes):
+                data = data.translate(None, delete=string.whitespace.encode())
+            else:
+                data = data.translate(str.maketrans("", "", string.whitespace))
+
         try:
             b64decode(data, validate=True)
+        except binascii.Error as e:
             if isinstance(data, bytes):
-                data = data.decode()
-            return cls(data=data)
-        except binascii.Error:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid base64 data: {data!r}")
+                data = data.decode(errors="replace")
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid base64 data: {e}: {data}") from None
+
+        if isinstance(data, bytes):
+            data = data.decode()
+        return cls(data=data)
+
 
     @classmethod
     def encode(cls, data: bytes) -> "Base64":