feat: add vim.text module (#26069)

2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/lua.txt b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
index db240e8b75..596b58d4ff 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lua.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
@@ -3752,4 +3752,26 @@ vim.snippet.jumpable({direction})                     *vim.snippet.jumpable()*
     Return: ~
         (boolean)
 
+
+==============================================================================
+Lua module: vim.text                                                *vim.text*
+
+vim.text.hexdecode({enc})                               *vim.text.hexdecode()*
+    Hex decode a string.
+
+    Parameters: ~
+      • {enc}  (string) String to decode
+
+    Return: ~
+        (string) Decoded string
+
+vim.text.hexencode({str})                               *vim.text.hexencode()*
+    Hex encode a string.
+
+    Parameters: ~
+      • {str}  (string) String to encode
+
+    Return: ~
+        (string) Hex encoded string
+
  vim:tw=78:ts=8:sw=4:sts=4:et:ft=help:norl:
diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index ae97772b66..98848f548f 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ The following new APIs and features were added.
 • The 'termsync' option asks the terminal emulator to buffer screen updates
   until the redraw cycle is complete. Requires support from the terminal.
 
+• Added |vim.text.hexencode()| and |vim.text.hexdecode()| to convert strings
+  to and from byte representations.
+
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 CHANGED FEATURES                                                 *news-changed*