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1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
5 #ifndef BASE_PICKLE_H__
6 #define BASE_PICKLE_H__
8 #include <string>
10 #include "base/base_export.h"
11 #include "base/basictypes.h"
12 #include "base/compiler_specific.h"
13 #include "base/gtest_prod_util.h"
14 #include "base/logging.h"
15 #include "base/strings/string16.h"
17 class Pickle;
19 // PickleIterator reads data from a Pickle. The Pickle object must remain valid
20 // while the PickleIterator object is in use.
21 class BASE_EXPORT PickleIterator {
22 public:
23 PickleIterator() : read_ptr_(NULL), read_end_ptr_(NULL) {}
24 explicit PickleIterator(const Pickle& pickle);
26 // Methods for reading the payload of the Pickle. To read from the start of
27 // the Pickle, create a PickleIterator from a Pickle. If successful, these
28 // methods return true. Otherwise, false is returned to indicate that the
29 // result could not be extracted.
30 bool ReadBool(bool* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
31 bool ReadInt(int* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
32 bool ReadLong(long* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
33 bool ReadUInt16(uint16* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
34 bool ReadUInt32(uint32* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
35 bool ReadInt64(int64* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
36 bool ReadUInt64(uint64* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
37 bool ReadFloat(float* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
38 bool ReadString(std::string* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
39 bool ReadWString(std::wstring* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
40 bool ReadString16(string16* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
41 bool ReadData(const char** data, int* length) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
42 bool ReadBytes(const char** data, int length) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
44 // Safer version of ReadInt() checks for the result not being negative.
45 // Use it for reading the object sizes.
46 bool ReadLength(int* result) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT {
47 return ReadInt(result) && *result >= 0;
50 // Skips bytes in the read buffer and returns true if there are at least
51 // num_bytes available. Otherwise, does nothing and returns false.
52 bool SkipBytes(int num_bytes) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT {
53 return !!GetReadPointerAndAdvance(num_bytes);
56 private:
57 // Aligns 'i' by rounding it up to the next multiple of 'alignment'
58 static size_t AlignInt(size_t i, int alignment) {
59 return i + (alignment - (i % alignment)) % alignment;
62 // Read Type from Pickle.
63 template <typename Type>
64 inline bool ReadBuiltinType(Type* result);
66 // Get read pointer for Type and advance read pointer.
67 template<typename Type>
68 inline const char* GetReadPointerAndAdvance();
70 // Get read pointer for |num_bytes| and advance read pointer. This method
71 // checks num_bytes for negativity and wrapping.
72 const char* GetReadPointerAndAdvance(int num_bytes);
74 // Get read pointer for (num_elements * size_element) bytes and advance read
75 // pointer. This method checks for int overflow, negativity and wrapping.
76 inline const char* GetReadPointerAndAdvance(int num_elements,
77 size_t size_element);
79 // Pointers to the Pickle data.
80 const char* read_ptr_;
81 const char* read_end_ptr_;
83 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest, GetReadPointerAndAdvance);
86 // This class provides facilities for basic binary value packing and unpacking.
88 // The Pickle class supports appending primitive values (ints, strings, etc.)
89 // to a pickle instance. The Pickle instance grows its internal memory buffer
90 // dynamically to hold the sequence of primitive values. The internal memory
91 // buffer is exposed as the "data" of the Pickle. This "data" can be passed
92 // to a Pickle object to initialize it for reading.
94 // When reading from a Pickle object, it is important for the consumer to know
95 // what value types to read and in what order to read them as the Pickle does
96 // not keep track of the type of data written to it.
98 // The Pickle's data has a header which contains the size of the Pickle's
99 // payload. It can optionally support additional space in the header. That
100 // space is controlled by the header_size parameter passed to the Pickle
101 // constructor.
103 class BASE_EXPORT Pickle {
104 public:
105 // Initialize a Pickle object using the default header size.
106 Pickle();
108 // Initialize a Pickle object with the specified header size in bytes, which
109 // must be greater-than-or-equal-to sizeof(Pickle::Header). The header size
110 // will be rounded up to ensure that the header size is 32bit-aligned.
111 explicit Pickle(int header_size);
113 // Initializes a Pickle from a const block of data. The data is not copied;
114 // instead the data is merely referenced by this Pickle. Only const methods
115 // should be used on the Pickle when initialized this way. The header
116 // padding size is deduced from the data length.
117 Pickle(const char* data, int data_len);
119 // Initializes a Pickle as a deep copy of another Pickle.
120 Pickle(const Pickle& other);
122 // Note: There are no virtual methods in this class. This destructor is
123 // virtual as an element of defensive coding. Other classes have derived from
124 // this class, and there is a *chance* that they will cast into this base
125 // class before destruction. At least one such class does have a virtual
126 // destructor, suggesting at least some need to call more derived destructors.
127 virtual ~Pickle();
129 // Performs a deep copy.
130 Pickle& operator=(const Pickle& other);
132 // Returns the size of the Pickle's data.
133 size_t size() const { return header_size_ + header_->payload_size; }
135 // Returns the data for this Pickle.
136 const void* data() const { return header_; }
138 // For compatibility, these older style read methods pass through to the
139 // PickleIterator methods.
140 // TODO(jbates) Remove these methods.
141 bool ReadBool(PickleIterator* iter, bool* result) const {
142 return iter->ReadBool(result);
144 bool ReadInt(PickleIterator* iter, int* result) const {
145 return iter->ReadInt(result);
147 bool ReadLong(PickleIterator* iter, long* result) const {
148 return iter->ReadLong(result);
150 bool ReadUInt16(PickleIterator* iter, uint16* result) const {
151 return iter->ReadUInt16(result);
153 bool ReadUInt32(PickleIterator* iter, uint32* result) const {
154 return iter->ReadUInt32(result);
156 bool ReadInt64(PickleIterator* iter, int64* result) const {
157 return iter->ReadInt64(result);
159 bool ReadUInt64(PickleIterator* iter, uint64* result) const {
160 return iter->ReadUInt64(result);
162 bool ReadFloat(PickleIterator* iter, float* result) const {
163 return iter->ReadFloat(result);
165 bool ReadString(PickleIterator* iter, std::string* result) const {
166 return iter->ReadString(result);
168 bool ReadWString(PickleIterator* iter, std::wstring* result) const {
169 return iter->ReadWString(result);
171 bool ReadString16(PickleIterator* iter, string16* result) const {
172 return iter->ReadString16(result);
174 // A pointer to the data will be placed in *data, and the length will be
175 // placed in *length. This buffer will be into the message's buffer so will
176 // be scoped to the lifetime of the message (or until the message data is
177 // mutated).
178 bool ReadData(PickleIterator* iter, const char** data, int* length) const {
179 return iter->ReadData(data, length);
181 // A pointer to the data will be placed in *data. The caller specifies the
182 // number of bytes to read, and ReadBytes will validate this length. The
183 // returned buffer will be into the message's buffer so will be scoped to the
184 // lifetime of the message (or until the message data is mutated).
185 bool ReadBytes(PickleIterator* iter, const char** data, int length) const {
186 return iter->ReadBytes(data, length);
189 // Safer version of ReadInt() checks for the result not being negative.
190 // Use it for reading the object sizes.
191 bool ReadLength(PickleIterator* iter, int* result) const {
192 return iter->ReadLength(result);
195 // Methods for adding to the payload of the Pickle. These values are
196 // appended to the end of the Pickle's payload. When reading values from a
197 // Pickle, it is important to read them in the order in which they were added
198 // to the Pickle.
199 bool WriteBool(bool value) {
200 return WriteInt(value ? 1 : 0);
202 bool WriteInt(int value) {
203 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
205 // WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS METHOD IF PICKLES ARE PERSISTED IN ANY WAY.
206 // It will write whatever a "long" is on this architecture. On 32-bit
207 // platforms, it is 32 bits. On 64-bit platforms, it is 64 bits. If persisted
208 // pickles are still around after upgrading to 64-bit, or if they are copied
209 // between dissimilar systems, YOUR PICKLES WILL HAVE GONE BAD.
210 bool WriteLongUsingDangerousNonPortableLessPersistableForm(long value) {
211 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
213 bool WriteUInt16(uint16 value) {
214 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
216 bool WriteUInt32(uint32 value) {
217 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
219 bool WriteInt64(int64 value) {
220 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
222 bool WriteUInt64(uint64 value) {
223 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
225 bool WriteFloat(float value) {
226 return WriteBytes(&value, sizeof(value));
228 bool WriteString(const std::string& value);
229 bool WriteWString(const std::wstring& value);
230 bool WriteString16(const string16& value);
231 // "Data" is a blob with a length. When you read it out you will be given the
232 // length. See also WriteBytes.
233 bool WriteData(const char* data, int length);
234 // "Bytes" is a blob with no length. The caller must specify the lenght both
235 // when reading and writing. It is normally used to serialize PoD types of a
236 // known size. See also WriteData.
237 bool WriteBytes(const void* data, int data_len);
239 // Same as WriteData, but allows the caller to write directly into the
240 // Pickle. This saves a copy in cases where the data is not already
241 // available in a buffer. The caller should take care to not write more
242 // than the length it declares it will. Use ReadData to get the data.
243 // Returns NULL on failure.
245 // The returned pointer will only be valid until the next write operation
246 // on this Pickle.
247 char* BeginWriteData(int length);
249 // For Pickles which contain variable length buffers (e.g. those created
250 // with BeginWriteData), the Pickle can
251 // be 'trimmed' if the amount of data required is less than originally
252 // requested. For example, you may have created a buffer with 10K of data,
253 // but decided to only fill 10 bytes of that data. Use this function
254 // to trim the buffer so that we don't send 9990 bytes of unused data.
255 // You cannot increase the size of the variable buffer; only shrink it.
256 // This function assumes that the length of the variable buffer has
257 // not been changed.
258 void TrimWriteData(int length);
260 // Payload follows after allocation of Header (header size is customizable).
261 struct Header {
262 uint32 payload_size; // Specifies the size of the payload.
265 // Returns the header, cast to a user-specified type T. The type T must be a
266 // subclass of Header and its size must correspond to the header_size passed
267 // to the Pickle constructor.
268 template <class T>
269 T* headerT() {
270 DCHECK_EQ(header_size_, sizeof(T));
271 return static_cast<T*>(header_);
273 template <class T>
274 const T* headerT() const {
275 DCHECK_EQ(header_size_, sizeof(T));
276 return static_cast<const T*>(header_);
279 // The payload is the pickle data immediately following the header.
280 size_t payload_size() const { return header_->payload_size; }
282 const char* payload() const {
283 return reinterpret_cast<const char*>(header_) + header_size_;
286 // Returns the address of the byte immediately following the currently valid
287 // header + payload.
288 const char* end_of_payload() const {
289 // This object may be invalid.
290 return header_ ? payload() + payload_size() : NULL;
293 protected:
294 char* mutable_payload() {
295 return reinterpret_cast<char*>(header_) + header_size_;
298 size_t capacity() const {
299 return capacity_;
302 // Resizes the buffer for use when writing the specified amount of data. The
303 // location that the data should be written at is returned, or NULL if there
304 // was an error. Call EndWrite with the returned offset and the given length
305 // to pad out for the next write.
306 char* BeginWrite(size_t length);
308 // Completes the write operation by padding the data with NULL bytes until it
309 // is padded. Should be paired with BeginWrite, but it does not necessarily
310 // have to be called after the data is written.
311 void EndWrite(char* dest, int length);
313 // Resize the capacity, note that the input value should include the size of
314 // the header: new_capacity = sizeof(Header) + desired_payload_capacity.
315 // A realloc() failure will cause a Resize failure... and caller should check
316 // the return result for true (i.e., successful resizing).
317 bool Resize(size_t new_capacity);
319 // Aligns 'i' by rounding it up to the next multiple of 'alignment'
320 static size_t AlignInt(size_t i, int alignment) {
321 return i + (alignment - (i % alignment)) % alignment;
324 // Find the end of the pickled data that starts at range_start. Returns NULL
325 // if the entire Pickle is not found in the given data range.
326 static const char* FindNext(size_t header_size,
327 const char* range_start,
328 const char* range_end);
330 // The allocation granularity of the payload.
331 static const int kPayloadUnit;
333 private:
334 friend class PickleIterator;
336 Header* header_;
337 size_t header_size_; // Supports extra data between header and payload.
338 // Allocation size of payload (or -1 if allocation is const).
339 size_t capacity_;
340 size_t variable_buffer_offset_; // IF non-zero, then offset to a buffer.
342 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest, Resize);
343 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest, FindNext);
344 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest, FindNextWithIncompleteHeader);
347 #endif // BASE_PICKLE_H__