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    "date": "2025-04-22T12:47:49",
    "name": "[v1,0/2] libcamera: controls: String controls as `std::string_view`",
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        "To": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org",
        "Subject": "[PATCH v1 0/2] libcamera: controls: String controls as\n\t`std::string_view`",
        "Date": "Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:47:49 +0200",
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    "content": "This change brings string controls in line with other controls in that\nno non-trivial copies will be made when a value is retrieved from a\n`ControlValue` instance.\n\nhttps://bugs.libcamera.org/show_bug.cgi?id=256\n\nBarnabás Pőcze (2):\n  apps: cam: capture_script: Disallow arrays of strings\n  libcamera: controls: Expose string controls as `std::string_view`\n\n include/libcamera/control_ids.h.in  |  1 +\n include/libcamera/controls.h        | 15 ++++++++-------\n src/apps/cam/capture_script.cpp     |  6 +-----\n src/apps/cam/main.cpp               |  2 +-\n src/apps/common/dng_writer.cpp      |  2 +-\n src/apps/qcam/cam_select_dialog.cpp |  6 +++---\n src/py/libcamera/py_helpers.cpp     |  4 ++--\n test/controls/control_value.cpp     |  4 ++--\n utils/codegen/controls.py           |  2 +-\n 9 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)\n\n--\n2.49.0"
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