def StringEncoder(field_number, is_repeated, is_packed):
  """Returns an encoder for a string field."""

  tag = TagBytes(field_number, wire_format.WIRETYPE_LENGTH_DELIMITED)
  local_EncodeVarint = _EncodeVarint
  local_len = len
  assert not is_packed
  if is_repeated:
    def EncodeRepeatedField(write, value):
      for element in value:
        encoded = element.encode('utf-8')
        write(tag)
        local_EncodeVarint(write, local_len(encoded))
        write(encoded)
    return EncodeRepeatedField
  else:
    def EncodeField(write, value):
      encoded = value.encode('utf-8')
      write(tag)
      local_EncodeVarint(write, local_len(encoded))
      return write(encoded)
    return EncodeField
Returns an encoder for a string field.