fix(utl_raw): preserve server encoding bytes

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Summary

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW currently converts text to UTF-8 regardless of the database encoding. Use convert_to with the active server encoding so the returned raw bytes match Oracle-compatible server-encoding semantics.

The regression creates a LATIN1 database and verifies that é is represented as the single byte e9.

Fixes #1597

Testing

• git diff --check
• reviewed the focused utl_raw expected-output update

The IvorySQL/PostgreSQL build toolchain is not available in this Windows environment, so the regression suite was not run locally.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW to preserve text bytes according to the database’s configured character encoding.
  • Fixed conversion behavior for non-UTF-8 databases, including LATIN1.
  • Ensured accented and other non-ASCII characters are converted consistently without unintended byte changes.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage verifying byte preservation when converting accented characters in a LATIN1 database.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW now uses the database encoding instead of hardcoded UTF-8. A LATIN1 regression test verifies byte preservation and removes the temporary database.

Changes

UTL_RAW encoding behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Database-encoding conversion and regression coverage contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_packages/utl_raw/utl_raw--1.0.sql, contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/utl_raw.sql, contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/utl_raw.out	CAST_TO_RAW passes getdatabaseencoding() to convert_to. The regression test verifies the LATIN1 byte value e9 and cleans up the temporary database.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to a7498

This localized change makes UTL_RAW return bytes using the active server encoding and adds focused regression coverage for LATIN1 behavior. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• IvorySQL/IvorySQL#1337: Updates and tests UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW, the same function changed here.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	The implementation fixes the encoding bug and adds LATIN1 coverage, but issue #1597 also requires UTF8, NULL, and empty-string regression coverage.	Add regression tests for UTF8 databases, NULL values, and empty strings, as required by issue #1597.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the UTL_RAW fix and the preservation of server-encoding bytes.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes address the linked encoding bug and its regression test coverage.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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Inline comments:
In `@contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/utl_raw.sql`:
- Around line 34-35: Update the cleanup flow around the \c - and DROP DATABASE
utl_raw_latin1 commands to save the original database name in DBNAME before
reconnecting, then reconnect with \c :original_db before dropping
utl_raw_latin1. Regenerate the corresponding expected utl_raw output so it
reflects the corrected cleanup sequence.

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