1 files changed, 50 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 10ca18e..c54b694 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ impl PartialEq<Vec<u8>> for Value {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialEq<[u8]> for Value {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        if let Value::ByteString(x) = self {
+            x == other
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl PartialEq<bool> for Value {
     fn eq(&self, other: &bool) -> bool {
         if let Value::Boolean(x) = self {
@@ -167,6 +177,38 @@ fn read_packed_int<R: Read>(r: &mut R) -> Result<i64, Error> {
 }
 
 impl Value {
+    pub fn new_int( value: i64 ) -> Value {
+        Value::Integer( value )
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_byte_string( data: &[u8] ) -> Value {
+        Value::ByteString( data.to_vec() )
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_bool( value: bool ) -> Value {
+        Value::Boolean( value )
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_list() -> Value {
+        Value::List( Vec::new() )
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_dict() -> Value {
+        Value::Dictionary(HashMap::new())
+    }
+
+    pub fn dict_from<const N: usize>( data: [(String,Value); N] ) -> Value {
+        Value::Dictionary(HashMap::from( data ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_float( value: f64 ) -> Value {
+        Value::Float( value )
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_null() -> Value {
+        Value::Null
+    }
+
     pub fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Value::Null)
     }
@@ -531,11 +573,16 @@ impl From<bool> for Value {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Vec<u8>> for Value {
+    fn from(v: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Value::ByteString( v )
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use core::error::Error;
-    use std::fs::File;
     use std::io::Cursor;
 
     #[test]
@@ -546,6 +593,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(v == 987.654);
         let v = Value::from(true);
         assert!(v == true);
+        let v = Value::from(b"hello".to_vec());
+        assert!(v == b"hello".to_vec());
     }
 
     #[test]