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1 /*
2 * Copyright © 2009, 2010 Codethink Limited
3 * Copyright © 2011 Collabora Ltd.
5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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10 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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18 * Author: Ryan Lortie <desrt@desrt.ca>
19 * Stef Walter <stefw@collabora.co.uk>
22 #include "config.h"
24 #include "gbytes.h"
26 #include <glib/garray.h>
27 #include <glib/gstrfuncs.h>
28 #include <glib/gatomic.h>
29 #include <glib/gslice.h>
30 #include <glib/gtestutils.h>
31 #include <glib/gmem.h>
32 #include <glib/gmessages.h>
33 #include <glib/grefcount.h>
35 #include <string.h>
37 /**
38 * GBytes:
40 * A simple refcounted data type representing an immutable sequence of zero or
41 * more bytes from an unspecified origin.
43 * The purpose of a #GBytes is to keep the memory region that it holds
44 * alive for as long as anyone holds a reference to the bytes. When
45 * the last reference count is dropped, the memory is released. Multiple
46 * unrelated callers can use byte data in the #GBytes without coordinating
47 * their activities, resting assured that the byte data will not change or
48 * move while they hold a reference.
50 * A #GBytes can come from many different origins that may have
51 * different procedures for freeing the memory region. Examples are
52 * memory from g_malloc(), from memory slices, from a #GMappedFile or
53 * memory from other allocators.
55 * #GBytes work well as keys in #GHashTable. Use g_bytes_equal() and
56 * g_bytes_hash() as parameters to g_hash_table_new() or g_hash_table_new_full().
57 * #GBytes can also be used as keys in a #GTree by passing the g_bytes_compare()
58 * function to g_tree_new().
60 * The data pointed to by this bytes must not be modified. For a mutable
61 * array of bytes see #GByteArray. Use g_bytes_unref_to_array() to create a
62 * mutable array for a #GBytes sequence. To create an immutable #GBytes from
63 * a mutable #GByteArray, use the g_byte_array_free_to_bytes() function.
65 * Since: 2.32
66 **/
68 /* Keep in sync with glib/tests/bytes.c */
69 struct _GBytes
71 gconstpointer data; /* may be NULL iff (size == 0) */
72 gsize size; /* may be 0 */
73 gatomicrefcount ref_count;
74 GDestroyNotify free_func;
75 gpointer user_data;
78 /**
79 * g_bytes_new:
80 * @data: (transfer none) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
81 * the data to be used for the bytes
82 * @size: the size of @data
84 * Creates a new #GBytes from @data.
86 * @data is copied. If @size is 0, @data may be %NULL.
88 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
90 * Since: 2.32
92 GBytes *
93 g_bytes_new (gconstpointer data,
94 gsize size)
96 g_return_val_if_fail (data != NULL || size == 0, NULL);
98 return g_bytes_new_take (g_memdup (data, size), size);
102 * g_bytes_new_take:
103 * @data: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
104 * the data to be used for the bytes
105 * @size: the size of @data
107 * Creates a new #GBytes from @data.
109 * After this call, @data belongs to the bytes and may no longer be
110 * modified by the caller. g_free() will be called on @data when the
111 * bytes is no longer in use. Because of this @data must have been created by
112 * a call to g_malloc(), g_malloc0() or g_realloc() or by one of the many
113 * functions that wrap these calls (such as g_new(), g_strdup(), etc).
115 * For creating #GBytes with memory from other allocators, see
116 * g_bytes_new_with_free_func().
118 * @data may be %NULL if @size is 0.
120 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
122 * Since: 2.32
124 GBytes *
125 g_bytes_new_take (gpointer data,
126 gsize size)
128 return g_bytes_new_with_free_func (data, size, g_free, data);
133 * g_bytes_new_static: (skip)
134 * @data: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
135 * the data to be used for the bytes
136 * @size: the size of @data
138 * Creates a new #GBytes from static data.
140 * @data must be static (ie: never modified or freed). It may be %NULL if @size
141 * is 0.
143 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
145 * Since: 2.32
147 GBytes *
148 g_bytes_new_static (gconstpointer data,
149 gsize size)
151 return g_bytes_new_with_free_func (data, size, NULL, NULL);
155 * g_bytes_new_with_free_func: (skip)
156 * @data: (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
157 * the data to be used for the bytes
158 * @size: the size of @data
159 * @free_func: the function to call to release the data
160 * @user_data: data to pass to @free_func
162 * Creates a #GBytes from @data.
164 * When the last reference is dropped, @free_func will be called with the
165 * @user_data argument.
167 * @data must not be modified after this call is made until @free_func has
168 * been called to indicate that the bytes is no longer in use.
170 * @data may be %NULL if @size is 0.
172 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
174 * Since: 2.32
176 GBytes *
177 g_bytes_new_with_free_func (gconstpointer data,
178 gsize size,
179 GDestroyNotify free_func,
180 gpointer user_data)
182 GBytes *bytes;
184 g_return_val_if_fail (data != NULL || size == 0, NULL);
186 bytes = g_slice_new (GBytes);
187 bytes->data = data;
188 bytes->size = size;
189 bytes->free_func = free_func;
190 bytes->user_data = user_data;
191 g_atomic_ref_count_init (&bytes->ref_count);
193 return (GBytes *)bytes;
197 * g_bytes_new_from_bytes:
198 * @bytes: a #GBytes
199 * @offset: offset which subsection starts at
200 * @length: length of subsection
202 * Creates a #GBytes which is a subsection of another #GBytes. The @offset +
203 * @length may not be longer than the size of @bytes.
205 * A reference to @bytes will be held by the newly created #GBytes until
206 * the byte data is no longer needed.
208 * Since 2.56, if @offset is 0 and @length matches the size of @bytes, then
209 * @bytes will be returned with the reference count incremented by 1. If @bytes
210 * is a slice of another #GBytes, then the resulting #GBytes will reference
211 * the same #GBytes instead of @bytes. This allows consumers to simplify the
212 * usage of #GBytes when asynchronously writing to streams.
214 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
216 * Since: 2.32
218 GBytes *
219 g_bytes_new_from_bytes (GBytes *bytes,
220 gsize offset,
221 gsize length)
223 gchar *base;
225 /* Note that length may be 0. */
226 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
227 g_return_val_if_fail (offset <= bytes->size, NULL);
228 g_return_val_if_fail (offset + length <= bytes->size, NULL);
230 /* Avoid an extra GBytes if all bytes were requested */
231 if (offset == 0 && length == bytes->size)
232 return g_bytes_ref (bytes);
234 base = (gchar *)bytes->data + offset;
236 /* Avoid referencing intermediate GBytes. In practice, this should
237 * only loop once.
239 while (bytes->free_func == (gpointer)g_bytes_unref)
240 bytes = bytes->user_data;
242 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
243 g_return_val_if_fail (base >= (gchar *)bytes->data, NULL);
244 g_return_val_if_fail (base <= (gchar *)bytes->data + bytes->size, NULL);
245 g_return_val_if_fail (base + length <= (gchar *)bytes->data + bytes->size, NULL);
247 return g_bytes_new_with_free_func (base, length,
248 (GDestroyNotify)g_bytes_unref, g_bytes_ref (bytes));
252 * g_bytes_get_data:
253 * @bytes: a #GBytes
254 * @size: (out) (optional): location to return size of byte data
256 * Get the byte data in the #GBytes. This data should not be modified.
258 * This function will always return the same pointer for a given #GBytes.
260 * %NULL may be returned if @size is 0. This is not guaranteed, as the #GBytes
261 * may represent an empty string with @data non-%NULL and @size as 0. %NULL will
262 * not be returned if @size is non-zero.
264 * Returns: (transfer none) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
265 * a pointer to the byte data, or %NULL
267 * Since: 2.32
269 gconstpointer
270 g_bytes_get_data (GBytes *bytes,
271 gsize *size)
273 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
274 if (size)
275 *size = bytes->size;
276 return bytes->data;
280 * g_bytes_get_size:
281 * @bytes: a #GBytes
283 * Get the size of the byte data in the #GBytes.
285 * This function will always return the same value for a given #GBytes.
287 * Returns: the size
289 * Since: 2.32
291 gsize
292 g_bytes_get_size (GBytes *bytes)
294 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, 0);
295 return bytes->size;
300 * g_bytes_ref:
301 * @bytes: a #GBytes
303 * Increase the reference count on @bytes.
305 * Returns: the #GBytes
307 * Since: 2.32
309 GBytes *
310 g_bytes_ref (GBytes *bytes)
312 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
314 g_atomic_ref_count_inc (&bytes->ref_count);
316 return bytes;
320 * g_bytes_unref:
321 * @bytes: (nullable): a #GBytes
323 * Releases a reference on @bytes. This may result in the bytes being
324 * freed. If @bytes is %NULL, it will return immediately.
326 * Since: 2.32
328 void
329 g_bytes_unref (GBytes *bytes)
331 if (bytes == NULL)
332 return;
334 if (g_atomic_ref_count_dec (&bytes->ref_count))
336 if (bytes->free_func != NULL)
337 bytes->free_func (bytes->user_data);
338 g_slice_free (GBytes, bytes);
343 * g_bytes_equal:
344 * @bytes1: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes
345 * @bytes2: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes to compare with @bytes1
347 * Compares the two #GBytes values being pointed to and returns
348 * %TRUE if they are equal.
350 * This function can be passed to g_hash_table_new() as the @key_equal_func
351 * parameter, when using non-%NULL #GBytes pointers as keys in a #GHashTable.
353 * Returns: %TRUE if the two keys match.
355 * Since: 2.32
357 gboolean
358 g_bytes_equal (gconstpointer bytes1,
359 gconstpointer bytes2)
361 const GBytes *b1 = bytes1;
362 const GBytes *b2 = bytes2;
364 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes1 != NULL, FALSE);
365 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes2 != NULL, FALSE);
367 return b1->size == b2->size &&
368 memcmp (b1->data, b2->data, b1->size) == 0;
372 * g_bytes_hash:
373 * @bytes: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes key
375 * Creates an integer hash code for the byte data in the #GBytes.
377 * This function can be passed to g_hash_table_new() as the @key_hash_func
378 * parameter, when using non-%NULL #GBytes pointers as keys in a #GHashTable.
380 * Returns: a hash value corresponding to the key.
382 * Since: 2.32
384 guint
385 g_bytes_hash (gconstpointer bytes)
387 const GBytes *a = bytes;
388 const signed char *p, *e;
389 guint32 h = 5381;
391 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, 0);
393 for (p = (signed char *)a->data, e = (signed char *)a->data + a->size; p != e; p++)
394 h = (h << 5) + h + *p;
396 return h;
400 * g_bytes_compare:
401 * @bytes1: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes
402 * @bytes2: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes to compare with @bytes1
404 * Compares the two #GBytes values.
406 * This function can be used to sort GBytes instances in lexographical order.
408 * Returns: a negative value if bytes2 is lesser, a positive value if bytes2 is
409 * greater, and zero if bytes2 is equal to bytes1
411 * Since: 2.32
413 gint
414 g_bytes_compare (gconstpointer bytes1,
415 gconstpointer bytes2)
417 const GBytes *b1 = bytes1;
418 const GBytes *b2 = bytes2;
419 gint ret;
421 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes1 != NULL, 0);
422 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes2 != NULL, 0);
424 ret = memcmp (b1->data, b2->data, MIN (b1->size, b2->size));
425 if (ret == 0 && b1->size != b2->size)
426 ret = b1->size < b2->size ? -1 : 1;
427 return ret;
430 static gpointer
431 try_steal_and_unref (GBytes *bytes,
432 GDestroyNotify free_func,
433 gsize *size)
435 gpointer result;
437 if (bytes->free_func != free_func || bytes->data == NULL ||
438 bytes->user_data != bytes->data)
439 return NULL;
441 /* Are we the only reference? */
442 if (g_atomic_ref_count_compare (&bytes->ref_count, 1))
444 *size = bytes->size;
445 result = (gpointer)bytes->data;
446 g_slice_free (GBytes, bytes);
447 return result;
450 return NULL;
455 * g_bytes_unref_to_data:
456 * @bytes: (transfer full): a #GBytes
457 * @size: (out): location to place the length of the returned data
459 * Unreferences the bytes, and returns a pointer the same byte data
460 * contents.
462 * As an optimization, the byte data is returned without copying if this was
463 * the last reference to bytes and bytes was created with g_bytes_new(),
464 * g_bytes_new_take() or g_byte_array_free_to_bytes(). In all other cases the
465 * data is copied.
467 * Returns: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8)
468 * (not nullable): a pointer to the same byte data, which should be
469 * freed with g_free()
471 * Since: 2.32
473 gpointer
474 g_bytes_unref_to_data (GBytes *bytes,
475 gsize *size)
477 gpointer result;
479 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
480 g_return_val_if_fail (size != NULL, NULL);
483 * Optimal path: if this is was the last reference, then we can return
484 * the data from this GBytes without copying.
487 result = try_steal_and_unref (bytes, g_free, size);
488 if (result == NULL)
491 * Copy: Non g_malloc (or compatible) allocator, or static memory,
492 * so we have to copy, and then unref.
494 result = g_memdup (bytes->data, bytes->size);
495 *size = bytes->size;
496 g_bytes_unref (bytes);
499 return result;
503 * g_bytes_unref_to_array:
504 * @bytes: (transfer full): a #GBytes
506 * Unreferences the bytes, and returns a new mutable #GByteArray containing
507 * the same byte data.
509 * As an optimization, the byte data is transferred to the array without copying
510 * if this was the last reference to bytes and bytes was created with
511 * g_bytes_new(), g_bytes_new_take() or g_byte_array_free_to_bytes(). In all
512 * other cases the data is copied.
514 * Returns: (transfer full): a new mutable #GByteArray containing the same byte data
516 * Since: 2.32
518 GByteArray *
519 g_bytes_unref_to_array (GBytes *bytes)
521 gpointer data;
522 gsize size;
524 g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
526 data = g_bytes_unref_to_data (bytes, &size);
527 return g_byte_array_new_take (data, size);