Direct WKB <-> WKT conversion functions?

[tomplex]

What do you think about adding a package with some small wrapper functions which convert directly from WKB <-> WKT (and perhaps GPKG)? They're easy enough for any user to implement, but it might be nice to include them as shortcuts in the package.

[achapkowski]

It would greatly improve functionality for those who do not need GeoJSON, it saves a step.

[larsbutler]

@tomplex I think this is worthwhile to add. Do you have some ideas about the interface? Were you thinking a basic module/function interface (as an extension to the existing library functions), or a more OO-type interface? I could see benefits of both.

I can take a stab at that, but I'm of course open to other ideas. Here are some initial thoughts:

from geomet import wkt
wkt.to_wkb('POINT(1 2)', big_endian=False)  # similar interface to geomet.wkb.dumps

from geomet import wkt
x = wkt.WKT('POINT(1 2)')
x.wkb.dumps()
with open('my.file', 'w') as fp:
  x.geopackage.dump(fp)
# This implies the creation of some new classes, including geomet.wkt.WKT, geomet.wkb.WKB, geomet.geopackage.GeoPackage, etc.
# Each one will have a property which returns an object of each other type.

Do any of these approaches appeal to you?