| Subject: | Crypt::DSA::Signature->new( Content => 'the content' ) - Suggested Improvement? |
Currently Crypt::DSA::Signature will try to decode_base64 what is passed
to it. If what's passed to it fails to decode, the module simply croaks.
Wouldn't it be better to do this:
1. Determine encoding
* eg. watch out for MIME::Base64 exceptions
* eg. use some other means to detect encoding
2. Decode it if needed (it may be plain text)
3. Then get the values
I could implement this in a way that doesn't disturb the current
workings however before I submit a patch or something:
1. Would this be useful?
2. Would it break some compatibility that I'm not aware of?
One issue would be people who expected to see it break spectacularly if
it saw a non-base64 encoded Content parameter.