Crate better_limit_reader

better-limit-reader

Exposes LimitReader which is a limit reader, that protects against zip-bombs and other nefarious activities.

This crate is heavily inspired by Jon Gjengset’s “Crust of Rust” episode on the inner workings of git on YouTube (https://youtu.be/u0VotuGzD_w?si=oIuV9CITSWHJXKBu&t=3503) and mitigrating Zip-bombs.

Modules

• prelude
  Re-exports Traits and macros used by most projects. Add use better_limit_reader::prelude::*; to your code to quickly get started with LimitReader.

Macros

• error_from
  Implement provided Error type with a suitable ErrorKind

Structs

• LimitReader
  The LimitReader reads into buf which is held within the record struct.
• LimitReaderOutput
  LimitReader’s output
• LimitReaderOutputBuilder
  Builder for LimitReaderOutput.

Enums

• LimitReaderOutputBuilderError
  Error type for LimitReaderOutputBuilder

Type Aliases

• LimitReaderResult
  Default result type for LimitReader