Add API functions to create string from a valid UTF-8 string. (#1430)

JerryScript-DCO-1.0-Signed-off-by: Robert Sipka rsipka.uszeged@partner.samsung.com

jerry-core/jerry.c

@@ -913,6 +913,40 @@ jerry_create_object (void)
   return ecma_make_object_value (ecma_op_create_object_object_noarg ());
 } /* jerry_create_object */
 
+/**
+ * Create string from a valid UTF8 string
+ *
+ * Note:
+ *      returned value must be freed with jerry_release_value when it is no longer needed.
+ *
+ * @return value of the created string
+ */
+jerry_value_t
+jerry_create_string_from_utf8 (const jerry_char_t *str_p) /**< pointer to string */
+{
+  return jerry_create_string_sz_from_utf8 (str_p, lit_zt_utf8_string_size ((lit_utf8_byte_t *) str_p));
+} /* jerry_create_string_from_utf8 */
+
+/**
+ * Create string from a valid UTF8 string
+ *
+ * Note:
+ *      returned value must be freed with jerry_release_value when it is no longer needed.
+ *
+ * @return value of the created string
+ */
+jerry_value_t
+jerry_create_string_sz_from_utf8 (const jerry_char_t *str_p, /**< pointer to string */
+                                  jerry_size_t str_size) /**< string size */
+{
+  jerry_assert_api_available ();
+
+  ecma_string_t *ecma_str_p = ecma_new_ecma_string_from_utf8_converted_to_cesu8 ((lit_utf8_byte_t *) str_p,
+                                                                                 (lit_utf8_size_t) str_size);
+
+  return ecma_make_string_value (ecma_str_p);
+} /* jerry_create_string_sz_from_utf8 */
+
 /**
  * Create string from a valid CESU8 string
  *