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+-module(hex).
+-export([decode/1,encode/1,fixed_xor/2]).
+
+data_in_pairs([]) -> [];
+data_in_pairs([C1,C2|Tail]) -> [ [C1] ++ [C2] | data_in_pairs(Tail) ].
+
+decode(Data) -> [ list_to_integer(P,16) || P <- data_in_pairs(Data) ].
+
+fixed_xor(Data1,Data2) ->
+ DecodedData1 = decode(Data1),
+ DecodedData2 = decode(Data2),
+ XoredData = lists:zipwith(
+ fun(P1,P2) -> P1 bxor P2 end,
+ DecodedData1,
+ DecodedData2),
+ encode(XoredData).
+
+encode(L) -> string:join(lists:map(fun(X) -> int_to_hex(X) end, L), "").
+
+int_to_hex(N) when N < 256 -> [hex(N div 16), hex(N rem 16)].
+
+hex(N) when (0 =< N) and (N < 10) -> $0 + N;
+hex(N) when (10 =< N) and (N < 16) -> $a + (N-10).