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__
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"
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
{
23 PickleIterator() : payload_(NULL
), read_index_(0), end_index_(0) {}
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. It is not possible to read from iterator
31 bool ReadBool(bool* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
32 bool ReadInt(int* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
33 bool ReadLong(long* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
34 bool ReadUInt16(uint16
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
35 bool ReadUInt32(uint32
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
36 bool ReadInt64(int64
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
37 bool ReadUInt64(uint64
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
38 bool ReadFloat(float* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
39 bool ReadString(std::string
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
40 bool ReadWString(std::wstring
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
41 bool ReadString16(base::string16
* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
42 bool ReadData(const char** data
, int* length
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
43 bool ReadBytes(const char** data
, int length
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
;
45 // Safer version of ReadInt() checks for the result not being negative.
46 // Use it for reading the object sizes.
47 bool ReadLength(int* result
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
48 return ReadInt(result
) && *result
>= 0;
51 // Skips bytes in the read buffer and returns true if there are at least
52 // num_bytes available. Otherwise, does nothing and returns false.
53 bool SkipBytes(int num_bytes
) WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
54 return !!GetReadPointerAndAdvance(num_bytes
);
58 // Aligns 'i' by rounding it up to the next multiple of 'alignment'
59 static size_t AlignInt(size_t i
, int alignment
) {
60 return i
+ (alignment
- (i
% alignment
)) % alignment
;
63 // Read Type from Pickle.
64 template <typename Type
>
65 bool ReadBuiltinType(Type
* result
);
67 // Advance read_index_ but do not allow it to exceed end_index_.
68 // Keeps read_index_ aligned.
69 void Advance(size_t size
);
71 // Get read pointer for Type and advance read pointer.
72 template<typename Type
>
73 const char* GetReadPointerAndAdvance();
75 // Get read pointer for |num_bytes| and advance read pointer. This method
76 // checks num_bytes for negativity and wrapping.
77 const char* GetReadPointerAndAdvance(int num_bytes
);
79 // Get read pointer for (num_elements * size_element) bytes and advance read
80 // pointer. This method checks for int overflow, negativity and wrapping.
81 const char* GetReadPointerAndAdvance(int num_elements
,
84 const char* payload_
; // Start of our pickle's payload.
85 size_t read_index_
; // Offset of the next readable byte in payload.
86 size_t end_index_
; // Payload size.
88 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest
, GetReadPointerAndAdvance
);
91 // This class provides facilities for basic binary value packing and unpacking.
93 // The Pickle class supports appending primitive values (ints, strings, etc.)
94 // to a pickle instance. The Pickle instance grows its internal memory buffer
95 // dynamically to hold the sequence of primitive values. The internal memory
96 // buffer is exposed as the "data" of the Pickle. This "data" can be passed
97 // to a Pickle object to initialize it for reading.
99 // When reading from a Pickle object, it is important for the consumer to know
100 // what value types to read and in what order to read them as the Pickle does
101 // not keep track of the type of data written to it.
103 // The Pickle's data has a header which contains the size of the Pickle's
104 // payload. It can optionally support additional space in the header. That
105 // space is controlled by the header_size parameter passed to the Pickle
108 class BASE_EXPORT Pickle
{
110 // Initialize a Pickle object using the default header size.
113 // Initialize a Pickle object with the specified header size in bytes, which
114 // must be greater-than-or-equal-to sizeof(Pickle::Header). The header size
115 // will be rounded up to ensure that the header size is 32bit-aligned.
116 explicit Pickle(int header_size
);
118 // Initializes a Pickle from a const block of data. The data is not copied;
119 // instead the data is merely referenced by this Pickle. Only const methods
120 // should be used on the Pickle when initialized this way. The header
121 // padding size is deduced from the data length.
122 Pickle(const char* data
, int data_len
);
124 // Initializes a Pickle as a deep copy of another Pickle.
125 Pickle(const Pickle
& other
);
127 // Note: There are no virtual methods in this class. This destructor is
128 // virtual as an element of defensive coding. Other classes have derived from
129 // this class, and there is a *chance* that they will cast into this base
130 // class before destruction. At least one such class does have a virtual
131 // destructor, suggesting at least some need to call more derived destructors.
134 // Performs a deep copy.
135 Pickle
& operator=(const Pickle
& other
);
137 // Returns the size of the Pickle's data.
138 size_t size() const { return header_size_
+ header_
->payload_size
; }
140 // Returns the data for this Pickle.
141 const void* data() const { return header_
; }
143 // For compatibility, these older style read methods pass through to the
144 // PickleIterator methods.
145 // TODO(jbates) Remove these methods.
146 bool ReadBool(PickleIterator
* iter
,
147 bool* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
148 return iter
->ReadBool(result
);
150 bool ReadInt(PickleIterator
* iter
,
151 int* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
152 return iter
->ReadInt(result
);
154 bool ReadLong(PickleIterator
* iter
,
155 long* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
156 return iter
->ReadLong(result
);
158 bool ReadUInt16(PickleIterator
* iter
,
159 uint16
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
160 return iter
->ReadUInt16(result
);
162 bool ReadUInt32(PickleIterator
* iter
,
163 uint32
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
164 return iter
->ReadUInt32(result
);
166 bool ReadInt64(PickleIterator
* iter
,
167 int64
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
168 return iter
->ReadInt64(result
);
170 bool ReadUInt64(PickleIterator
* iter
,
171 uint64
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
172 return iter
->ReadUInt64(result
);
174 bool ReadFloat(PickleIterator
* iter
,
175 float* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
176 return iter
->ReadFloat(result
);
178 bool ReadString(PickleIterator
* iter
,
179 std::string
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
180 return iter
->ReadString(result
);
182 bool ReadWString(PickleIterator
* iter
,
183 std::wstring
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
184 return iter
->ReadWString(result
);
186 bool ReadString16(PickleIterator
* iter
,
187 base::string16
* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
188 return iter
->ReadString16(result
);
190 // A pointer to the data will be placed in *data, and the length will be
191 // placed in *length. This buffer will be into the message's buffer so will
192 // be scoped to the lifetime of the message (or until the message data is
194 bool ReadData(PickleIterator
* iter
,
196 int* length
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
197 return iter
->ReadData(data
, length
);
199 // A pointer to the data will be placed in *data. The caller specifies the
200 // number of bytes to read, and ReadBytes will validate this length. The
201 // returned buffer will be into the message's buffer so will be scoped to the
202 // lifetime of the message (or until the message data is mutated).
203 bool ReadBytes(PickleIterator
* iter
,
205 int length
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
206 return iter
->ReadBytes(data
, length
);
209 // Safer version of ReadInt() checks for the result not being negative.
210 // Use it for reading the object sizes.
211 bool ReadLength(PickleIterator
* iter
,
212 int* result
) const WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
{
213 return iter
->ReadLength(result
);
216 // Methods for adding to the payload of the Pickle. These values are
217 // appended to the end of the Pickle's payload. When reading values from a
218 // Pickle, it is important to read them in the order in which they were added
220 bool WriteBool(bool value
) {
221 return WriteInt(value
? 1 : 0);
223 bool WriteInt(int value
) {
224 return WritePOD(value
);
226 // WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS METHOD IF PICKLES ARE PERSISTED IN ANY WAY.
227 // It will write whatever a "long" is on this architecture. On 32-bit
228 // platforms, it is 32 bits. On 64-bit platforms, it is 64 bits. If persisted
229 // pickles are still around after upgrading to 64-bit, or if they are copied
230 // between dissimilar systems, YOUR PICKLES WILL HAVE GONE BAD.
231 bool WriteLongUsingDangerousNonPortableLessPersistableForm(long value
) {
232 return WritePOD(value
);
234 bool WriteUInt16(uint16 value
) {
235 return WritePOD(value
);
237 bool WriteUInt32(uint32 value
) {
238 return WritePOD(value
);
240 bool WriteInt64(int64 value
) {
241 return WritePOD(value
);
243 bool WriteUInt64(uint64 value
) {
244 return WritePOD(value
);
246 bool WriteFloat(float value
) {
247 return WritePOD(value
);
249 bool WriteString(const std::string
& value
);
250 bool WriteWString(const std::wstring
& value
);
251 bool WriteString16(const base::string16
& value
);
252 // "Data" is a blob with a length. When you read it out you will be given the
253 // length. See also WriteBytes.
254 bool WriteData(const char* data
, int length
);
255 // "Bytes" is a blob with no length. The caller must specify the length both
256 // when reading and writing. It is normally used to serialize PoD types of a
257 // known size. See also WriteData.
258 bool WriteBytes(const void* data
, int length
);
260 // Reserves space for upcoming writes when multiple writes will be made and
261 // their sizes are computed in advance. It can be significantly faster to call
262 // Reserve() before calling WriteFoo() multiple times.
263 void Reserve(size_t additional_capacity
);
265 // Payload follows after allocation of Header (header size is customizable).
267 uint32 payload_size
; // Specifies the size of the payload.
270 // Returns the header, cast to a user-specified type T. The type T must be a
271 // subclass of Header and its size must correspond to the header_size passed
272 // to the Pickle constructor.
275 DCHECK_EQ(header_size_
, sizeof(T
));
276 return static_cast<T
*>(header_
);
279 const T
* headerT() const {
280 DCHECK_EQ(header_size_
, sizeof(T
));
281 return static_cast<const T
*>(header_
);
284 // The payload is the pickle data immediately following the header.
285 size_t payload_size() const {
286 return header_
? header_
->payload_size
: 0;
289 const char* payload() const {
290 return reinterpret_cast<const char*>(header_
) + header_size_
;
293 // Returns the address of the byte immediately following the currently valid
295 const char* end_of_payload() const {
296 // This object may be invalid.
297 return header_
? payload() + payload_size() : NULL
;
301 char* mutable_payload() {
302 return reinterpret_cast<char*>(header_
) + header_size_
;
305 size_t capacity_after_header() const {
306 return capacity_after_header_
;
309 // Resize the capacity, note that the input value should not include the size
311 void Resize(size_t new_capacity
);
313 // Aligns 'i' by rounding it up to the next multiple of 'alignment'
314 static size_t AlignInt(size_t i
, int alignment
) {
315 return i
+ (alignment
- (i
% alignment
)) % alignment
;
318 // Find the end of the pickled data that starts at range_start. Returns NULL
319 // if the entire Pickle is not found in the given data range.
320 static const char* FindNext(size_t header_size
,
321 const char* range_start
,
322 const char* range_end
);
324 // The allocation granularity of the payload.
325 static const int kPayloadUnit
;
328 friend class PickleIterator
;
331 size_t header_size_
; // Supports extra data between header and payload.
332 // Allocation size of payload (or -1 if allocation is const). Note: this
333 // doesn't count the header.
334 size_t capacity_after_header_
;
335 // The offset at which we will write the next field. Note: this doesn't count
337 size_t write_offset_
;
339 // Just like WriteBytes, but with a compile-time size, for performance.
340 template<size_t length
> void WriteBytesStatic(const void* data
);
342 // Writes a POD by copying its bytes.
343 template <typename T
> bool WritePOD(const T
& data
) {
344 WriteBytesStatic
<sizeof(data
)>(&data
);
347 inline void WriteBytesCommon(const void* data
, size_t length
);
349 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest
, Resize
);
350 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest
, FindNext
);
351 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest
, FindNextWithIncompleteHeader
);
352 FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(PickleTest
, FindNextOverflow
);
355 #endif // BASE_PICKLE_H__