Byte packer / unpacker

JavaScript

function pack(bytes) {
    var str = "";
    for(var i = 0; i < bytes.length; i += 2) {
        var char = bytes[i] << 8;
        if (bytes[i + 1])
            char |= bytes[i + 1];
        str += String.fromCharCode(char);
    }
    return str;
}

function unpack(str) {
    var bytes = [];
    for(var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
        var char = str.charCodeAt(i);
        bytes.push(char >>> 8);
        bytes.push(char & 0xFF);
    }
    return bytes;
}

var tests = [
    [],
    [126, 0],
    [0, 65],
    [12, 34, 56],
    [0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250]
];

console.log("starting tests");
tests.forEach(function(v) {
    var p = pack(v);
    console.log(v, p, unpack(p));
});