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LDAP Distinguished Name (DN) unescaping and zero-copy parsing
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#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
extern crate alloc;
#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
use alloc::borrow::Cow;
#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
use alloc::vec::Vec;
#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
use alloc::string::String;

/// Unescape an LDAP attribute value in-place according to RFC 4514
///
/// This function performs in-place unescaping of LDAP attribute values.
/// It handles both hex-encoded escapes (e.g., `\00`) and backslash-prefixed
/// escapes (e.g., `\"`, `\,`, etc.).
///
/// ## Arguments
/// - `bytes`: A mutable byte slice containing the escaped LDAP value
///
/// ## Returns
/// - The number of bytes in the unescaped result
///
/// ## Safety
/// This function modifies the input buffer in-place. The returned length
/// indicates how many bytes from the start of the buffer contain the
/// unescaped result.
///
/// This function was generated by ChatGPT Model 4o.
pub fn unescape_ldap_value_inplace(bytes: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
    if bytes.is_empty() {
        return 0;
    }

    let mut read_pos = 0;
    let mut write_pos = 0;

    while read_pos < bytes.len() {
        if bytes[read_pos] == b'\\' && read_pos + 1 < bytes.len() {
            // Found an escape sequence
            let next_byte = bytes[read_pos + 1];

            if next_byte.is_ascii_hexdigit() && read_pos + 2 < bytes.len() {
                // Hex-encoded escape: \XX
                let hex_high = next_byte;
                let hex_low = bytes[read_pos + 2];

                if hex_low.is_ascii_hexdigit() {
                    // Valid hex escape sequence
                    let decoded_byte = hex_to_byte(hex_high, hex_low);
                    bytes[write_pos] = decoded_byte;
                    write_pos += 1;
                    read_pos += 3; // Skip \XX
                    continue;
                }
            } else if is_backslash_escaped_char(next_byte) {
                // Backslash-prefixed escape: \X
                bytes[write_pos] = next_byte;
                write_pos += 1;
                read_pos += 2; // Skip \X
                continue;
            }
        }

        // No escape sequence, copy byte as-is
        bytes[write_pos] = bytes[read_pos];
        write_pos += 1;
        read_pos += 1;
    }

    write_pos
}

/// Convert two hex digits to a byte
fn hex_to_byte(high: u8, low: u8) -> u8 {
    let high_val = match high {
        b'0'..=b'9' => high - b'0',
        b'A'..=b'F' => high - b'A' + 10,
        b'a'..=b'f' => high - b'a' + 10,
        _ => 0,
    };

    let low_val = match low {
        b'0'..=b'9' => low - b'0',
        b'A'..=b'F' => low - b'A' + 10,
        b'a'..=b'f' => low - b'a' + 10,
        _ => 0,
    };

    (high_val << 4) | low_val
}

/// Check if a character can be escaped with a backslash prefix
#[inline]
fn is_backslash_escaped_char(byte: u8) -> bool {
    matches!(byte, b' ' | b'"' | b'#' | b'+' | b',' | b';' | b'<' | b'=' | b'>' | b'\\')
}

/// Unescape an LDAP attribute value string in-place
///
/// This is a convenience function that converts the string to bytes,
/// calls `unescape_ldap_value_inplace`, and then converts back to a string.
/// Note that this function assumes the input is valid UTF-8.
///
/// ## Arguments
/// - `s`: A mutable string slice containing the escaped LDAP value
///
/// ## Returns
/// - The unescaped string (as a new String, since we can't modify string length in-place)
///
/// ## Panics
/// This function will panic if the input contains invalid UTF-8.
pub fn unescape_ldap_value_string(s: &mut str) -> Result<&str, core::str::Utf8Error> {
    // This doesn't "unsafe" the whole function, because we check for valid UTF-8
    // before returning from this function.
    let mut bytes = unsafe {
        s.as_bytes_mut()
    };
    let len = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
    core::str::from_utf8(&bytes[..len])
}

/// Unescape an LDAP attribute value, returning a Cow<[u8]>
///
/// This function efficiently handles LDAP value unescaping by returning a `Cow<[u8]>`.
/// If no unescaping is needed, it returns `Cow::Borrowed` with a reference to the original data.
/// If unescaping is required, it returns `Cow::Owned` with the unescaped bytes.
///
/// ## Arguments
/// - `bytes`: A byte slice containing the potentially escaped LDAP value
///
/// ## Returns
/// - `Cow<[u8]>` containing either the original bytes (if no unescaping needed) or the unescaped bytes
///
/// ## Examples
/// ```
/// extern crate alloc;
/// use ldapdn::escape::unescape_ldap_value_cow;
/// use alloc::borrow::Cow;
/// 
/// // No unescaping needed
/// let result = unescape_ldap_value_cow(b"Hello World");
/// assert!(matches!(result, Cow::Borrowed(_)));
/// 
/// // Unescaping needed
/// let result = unescape_ldap_value_cow(b"\\00\\01Hello");
/// assert!(matches!(result, Cow::Owned(_)));
/// ```
#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
pub fn unescape_ldap_value_cow(bytes: &[u8]) -> Cow<[u8]> {
    let needs_unescaping = bytes.iter().any(|b| *b == b'\\');
    if !needs_unescaping {
        return Cow::Borrowed(bytes);
    }

    // Second pass: perform unescaping
    let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len());
    let mut read_pos = 0;

    while read_pos < bytes.len() {
        if bytes[read_pos] == b'\\' && read_pos + 1 < bytes.len() {
            let next_byte = bytes[read_pos + 1];

            if next_byte.is_ascii_hexdigit() && read_pos + 2 < bytes.len() {
                let hex_high = next_byte;
                let hex_low = bytes[read_pos + 2];

                if hex_low.is_ascii_hexdigit() {
                    let decoded_byte = hex_to_byte(hex_high, hex_low);
                    result.push(decoded_byte);
                    read_pos += 3;
                    continue;
                }
            } else if is_backslash_escaped_char(next_byte) {
                result.push(next_byte);
                read_pos += 2;
                continue;
            }
        }

        result.push(bytes[read_pos]);
        read_pos += 1;
    }

    Cow::Owned(result)
}

/// Unescape an LDAP attribute value string, returning a Cow<str>
///
/// This function efficiently handles LDAP string unescaping by returning a `Cow<str>`.
/// If no unescaping is needed, it returns `Cow::Borrowed` with a reference to the original string.
/// If unescaping is required, it returns `Cow::Owned` with the unescaped string.
///
/// ## Arguments
/// - `s`: A string slice containing the potentially escaped LDAP value
///
/// ## Returns
/// - `Result<Cow<str>, core::str::Utf8Error>` containing either the original string or the unescaped string
///
/// ## Examples
/// ```
/// extern crate alloc;
/// use ldapdn::escape::unescape_ldap_value_string_cow;
/// use alloc::borrow::Cow;
/// 
/// // No unescaping needed
/// let result = unescape_ldap_value_string_cow("Hello World").unwrap();
/// assert!(matches!(result, Cow::Borrowed(_)));
/// 
/// // Unescaping needed
/// let result = unescape_ldap_value_string_cow("\\\"Hello\\\"").unwrap();
/// assert!(matches!(result, Cow::Owned(_)));
/// ```
#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
pub fn unescape_ldap_value_string_cow(s: &str) -> Result<Cow<str>, core::str::Utf8Error> {
    let bytes_result = unescape_ldap_value_cow(s.as_bytes());
    
    match bytes_result {
        Cow::Borrowed(bytes) => {
            // If we borrowed, the bytes should be the same as the original string
            debug_assert_eq!(bytes, s.as_bytes());
            Ok(Cow::Borrowed(s))
        }
        Cow::Owned(bytes) => {
            // Convert the unescaped bytes back to a string
            let unescaped_str = core::str::from_utf8(&bytes)?;
            Ok(Cow::Owned(String::from(unescaped_str)))
        }
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {

    extern crate alloc;

    use alloc::string::String;
    use alloc::vec::Vec;
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_empty() {
        let mut bytes = [];
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_no_escapes() {
        let mut bytes = b"Hello World".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 11);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], b"Hello World");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_hex_escapes() {
        let mut bytes = b"\\00\\01\\02\\03".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 4);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], &[0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_mixed_escapes() {
        let mut bytes = b"\\00Hello\\, World\\\"!\\01".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 16);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], &[0x00, b'H', b'e', b'l', b'l', b'o', b',', b' ', b'W', b'o', b'r', b'l', b'd', b'"', b'!', 0x01]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_all_backslash_chars() {
        let mut bytes = b"\\ \\\"\\#\\+\\,\\;\\<\\=\\>\\\\".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 10);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], b" \"#+,;<=>\\");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_hex_uppercase() {
        let mut bytes = b"\\0A\\1B\\2C\\3D\\4E\\5F".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 6);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], &[0x0A, 0x1B, 0x2C, 0x3D, 0x4E, 0x5F]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_hex_lowercase() {
        let mut bytes = b"\\0a\\1b\\2c\\3d\\4e\\5f".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 6);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], &[0x0A, 0x1B, 0x2C, 0x3D, 0x4E, 0x5F]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_hex_mixed_case() {
        let mut bytes = b"\\0A\\1b\\2C\\3d".to_vec();
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 4);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], &[0x0A, 0x1B, 0x2C, 0x3D]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_incomplete_hex() {
        let mut bytes = Vec::from(b"\\0");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 2);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], b"\\0");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_invalid_hex() {
        let mut bytes = Vec::from(b"\\0G");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 3);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], b"\\0G");
    }

    // This is correct behavior, by the way.
    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_lone_backslash() {
        let mut bytes = Vec::from(b"Hello\\World");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 11);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], b"Hello\\World");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_inplace_null_character() {
        let mut bytes = Vec::from(b"Hello\\00World");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_inplace(&mut bytes);
        assert_eq!(result, 11);
        assert_eq!(&bytes[..result], &[b'H', b'e', b'l', b'l', b'o', 0x00, b'W', b'o', b'r', b'l', b'd']);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string() {
        let mut s = String::from("James \"Jim\" Smith, III");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "James \"Jim\" Smith, III");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_with_escapes() {
        let mut s = String::from("James \\\"Jim\\\" Smith\\, III");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "James \"Jim\" Smith, III");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_hex_escapes() {
        let mut s = String::from("\\00\\01\\02\\03");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        // Convert to bytes for comparison since we have null bytes
        assert_eq!(result.as_bytes(), &[0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_complex() {
        let mut s = String::from("CN=James \\\"Jim\\\" Smith\\, III,DC=example,DC=net");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "CN=James \"Jim\" Smith, III,DC=example,DC=net");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_utf8() {
        let mut s = String::from("\\00\\01Hello\\, \\\"World\\\"\\02");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        let expected_bytes = &[0x00, 0x01, b'H', b'e', b'l', b'l', b'o', b',', b' ', b'"', b'W', b'o', b'r', b'l', b'd', b'"', 0x02];
        assert_eq!(result.as_bytes(), expected_bytes);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_edge_cases() {
        // Test empty string
        let mut s = String::from("");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "");

        // Test single backslash
        let mut s = String::from("\\");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "\\");

        // Test backslash at end
        let mut s = String::from("Hello\\");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "Hello\\");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_all_escaped_chars() {
        let mut s = String::from("\\ \\\"\\#\\+\\,\\;\\<\\=\\>\\\\");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, " \"#+,;<=>\\");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unescape_ldap_value_string_hex_edge_cases() {
        // Test hex digits at end
        let mut s = String::from("\\0");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "\\0");

        // Test invalid hex
        let mut s = String::from("\\0G");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, "\\0G");

        // Test mixed valid/invalid hex
        let mut s = String::from("\\00\\0G\\01");
        let result = unescape_ldap_value_string(&mut s).unwrap();
        let expected_bytes = &[0x00, b'\\', b'0', b'G', 0x01];
        assert_eq!(result.as_bytes(), expected_bytes);
    }
}