From 95ce67ac00af09c3209ea8c948b2dfadd6c880e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhinav kumar <126642111+Abhinavcode13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:57:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added a decode function to convert.py for MAC, IPs, and
 numeric values.

---
 utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py b/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py
index 2ac33c541..2ba8f72c5 100644
--- a/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py
+++ b/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ def encode(x, bitwidth):
     assert(len(encoded_bytes) == byte_len)
     return encoded_bytes
 
+def decode(enc_val):
+    decode_functions = [decodeIPv4, decodeMac, decodeNum, decodeIPv6]
+    for func in decode_functions:
+        try:
+            return func(enc_val)
+        except:
+            pass
+    raise Exception("Not compatible with the encoded value format")
+    
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # TODO These tests should be moved out of main eventually
     mac = "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"

From 55ef8243c3550aa73cf22f6952e6c2962d36f53e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhinav kumar <126642111+Abhinavcode13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:04:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fixed ordering of decode func

---
 utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py b/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py
index 2ba8f72c5..af9828583 100644
--- a/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py
+++ b/utils/p4runtime_lib/convert.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def encode(x, bitwidth):
     return encoded_bytes
 
 def decode(enc_val):
-    decode_functions = [decodeIPv4, decodeMac, decodeNum, decodeIPv6]
+    decode_functions = [decodeIPv6, decodeIPv4, decodeMac, decodeNum]
     for func in decode_functions:
         try:
             return func(enc_val)
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ def decode(enc_val):
             pass
     raise Exception("Not compatible with the encoded value format")
     
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # TODO These tests should be moved out of main eventually
     mac = "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"