ckb-rocksdb 0.22.2

// Copyright 2019 Tyler Neely
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use libc::{self, c_void, size_t};
use std::ops::Deref;
use std::slice;
use std::str;

/// Vector of bytes stored in the database.
///
/// This is a `C` allocated byte array and a length value.
/// Normal usage would be to utilize the fact it implements `Deref<[u8]>` and use it as
/// a slice.
pub struct DBVector {
    base: *mut u8,
    len: usize,
}

impl Deref for DBVector {
    type Target = [u8];

    fn deref(&self) -> &[u8] {
        unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(self.base, self.len) }
    }
}

impl AsRef<[u8]> for DBVector {
    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
        // Implement this via Deref so as not to repeat ourselves
        self
    }
}

impl Drop for DBVector {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        unsafe {
            ffi::rocksdb_free(self.base as *mut c_void);
        }
    }
}

impl DBVector {
    /// Used internally to create a DBVector from a `C` memory block
    ///
    /// # Unsafe
    /// Requires that the ponter be allocated by a `malloc` derivative (all C libraries), and
    /// `val_len` be the length of the C array to be safe (since `sizeof(u8) = 1`).
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```ignore
    /// let buf_len: libc::size_t = unsafe { mem::uninitialized() };
    /// // Assume the function fills buf_len with the length of the returned array
    /// let buf: *mut u8 = unsafe { ffi_function_returning_byte_array(&buf_len) };
    /// DBVector::from_c(buf, buf_len)
    /// ```
    pub unsafe fn from_c(val: *mut u8, val_len: size_t) -> DBVector {
        DBVector {
            base: val,
            len: val_len,
        }
    }

    /// Convenience function to attempt to reinterperet value as string.
    ///
    /// implemented as `str::from_utf8(&self[..])`
    pub fn to_utf8(&self) -> Option<&str> {
        str::from_utf8(self.deref()).ok()
    }
}