module REXML
  module Encoding
    def encode_utf16 content
      array_utf8 = content.unpack("U*")
      array_enc = []
      array_utf8.each do |num|
        if ((num>>16) > 0)
          array_enc << 0
          array_enc << ??
        else
          array_enc << (num >> 8)
          array_enc << (num & 0xFF)
        end
      end
      array_enc.pack('C*')
    end

    def decode_utf16(str)
      str = str[2..-1] if /^\376\377/n =~ str
      array_enc=str.unpack('C*')
      array_utf8 = []
      0.step(array_enc.size-1, 2){|i| 
        array_utf8 << (array_enc.at(i+1) + array_enc.at(i)*0x100)
      }
      array_utf8.pack('U*')
    end

    register(UTF_16) do |obj|
      class << obj
        alias decode decode_utf16
        alias encode encode_utf16
      end
    end
  end
end