Merge pull request #64 from itk-dev-rpa/hotfix/base64_utf8

Added line to convert æøå

Author: ghbm-itk

changelog.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [2.5.0] - 2024-08-14
 
 ### Added
+- Conversion of ÆØÅ to Ae Oe Aa when uploading notes to Nova
 
 - Added modules for use with the Eflyt / Dedalus / Notus address system
 - misc.file_util: handle_save_dialog

itk_dev_shared_components/kmd_nova/nova_notes.py

@@ -69,13 +69,16 @@ def _encode_text(string: str) -> str:
     Ensure the base64 string doesn't contain padding by inserting spaces at the end of the input string.
     There is a bug in the Nova api that corrupts the string if it contains padding.
     The extra spaces will not show up in the Nova user interface.
+    A necessary hack has been implemented to convert Æ, Ø and Å to ae, oe and aa.
 
     Args:
         string: The string to encode.
 
     Returns:
         A base64 string containing no padding.
     """
+    string = string.replace('æ', 'ae').replace('ø', 'oe').replace('å', 'aa').replace('Æ', 'Ae').replace('Ø', 'Oe').replace('Å', 'Aa')
+
     def b64(s: str) -> str:
         """Helper function to convert a string to base64."""
         return base64.b64encode(s.encode()).decode()