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//! C++ Name Demangler — decodes mangled C++ symbol names.
//! Clean-room behavioral reconstruction from the Itanium C++ ABI
//! mangling specification and the Microsoft Visual C++ name decoration
//! documentation.
//!
//! Supports:
//! - Itanium C++ ABI mangling (used by GCC, Clang on Linux/macOS)
//! - MSVC name decoration (used by MSVC on Windows)
//! - Mangling detection heuristics
//!
//! @llvm_behavior: LLVM's `llvm-cxxfilt` is a drop-in replacement for
//! `c++filt` from GNU binutils. It decodes mangled C++ names into
//! human-readable form. The Itanium ABI mangling scheme uses a prefix
//! `_Z` followed by an encoded name; MSVC uses `?` prefix.
use std::collections::HashMap;
// ============================================================================
// CXXNameDemangler
// ============================================================================
/// CXXNameDemangler — decodes mangled C++ symbol names into human-readable
/// form.
pub struct CXXNameDemangler;
impl CXXNameDemangler {
// ========================================================================
// Main API
// ========================================================================
/// Demangle a C++ name, auto-detecting the mangling scheme.
///
/// Returns `None` if the name doesn't appear to be mangled or if
/// demangling fails.
pub fn demangle(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
if !Self::is_mangled(name) {
return None;
}
if name.starts_with('?') {
Self::demangle_msvc(name)
} else if name.starts_with("_Z") || name.starts_with("__Z") {
Self::demangle_itanium(name)
} else {
None
}
}
// ========================================================================
// Itanium C++ ABI Demangling
// ========================================================================
/// Demangle an Itanium-ABI mangled name (prefix `_Z`).
///
/// ## Itanium mangling grammar (subset)
///
/// ```text
/// <mangled-name> ::= _Z <encoding>
/// <encoding> ::= <name> <bare-function-type>
/// <name> ::= <nested-name>
/// | <unscoped-name>
/// <unscoped-name>::= <unqualified-name>
/// <nested-name> ::= N <name> E
/// <unqualified-name> ::= <number> <identifier>
/// <bare-function-type> ::= <type>*
/// ```
pub fn demangle_itanium(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
let input = if name.starts_with("__Z") {
&name[1..] // Strip one leading underscore.
} else {
name
};
if !input.starts_with("_Z") {
return None;
}
let rest = &input[2..];
if rest.is_empty() {
return None;
}
let mut pos = 0usize;
let bytes = rest.as_bytes();
// Parse the <name> part.
let demangled_name = Self::parse_itanium_name(bytes, &mut pos)?;
// If there's more, it's the function type signature.
let has_params = pos < bytes.len();
Some(if has_params {
format!("{}()", demangled_name)
} else {
demangled_name
})
}
/// Parse an Itanium <name>, returning the demangled string.
fn parse_itanium_name(bytes: &[u8], pos: &mut usize) -> Option<String> {
if *pos >= bytes.len() {
return None;
}
match bytes[*pos] {
b'N' => {
// Nested name: N <prefix> <name> E
*pos += 1;
let mut parts = Vec::new();
while *pos < bytes.len() && bytes[*pos] != b'E' {
let part = Self::parse_itanium_name(bytes, pos)?;
parts.push(part);
}
if *pos < bytes.len() && bytes[*pos] == b'E' {
*pos += 1;
}
Some(parts.join("::"))
}
b'0'..=b'9' => {
// Unqualified name: <length> <identifier>
let mut len = 0usize;
while *pos < bytes.len() && bytes[*pos].is_ascii_digit() {
len = len * 10 + (bytes[*pos] - b'0') as usize;
*pos += 1;
}
if *pos + len > bytes.len() {
return None;
}
let identifier = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes[*pos..*pos + len]).ok()?;
*pos += len;
Some(identifier.to_string())
}
b'S' => {
// Substitution or special name.
*pos += 1;
if *pos < bytes.len() && bytes[*pos].is_ascii_lowercase() {
let short = bytes[*pos] as char;
*pos += 1;
Some(Self::itanium_substitution(short))
} else {
Some("std".to_string())
}
}
_ => None,
}
}
/// Look up common Itanium substitutions.
fn itanium_substitution(code: char) -> String {
match code {
's' => "std".to_string(),
'a' => "std::allocator".to_string(),
'b' => "std::basic_string".to_string(),
't' => "std::char_traits".to_string(),
'i' => "std::istream".to_string(),
'o' => "std::ostream".to_string(),
'd' => "std::iostream".to_string(),
'c' => "std::complex".to_string(),
_ => format!("<substitution {}>", code),
}
}
// ========================================================================
// MSVC Demangling
// ========================================================================
/// Demangle an MSVC-decorated name (prefix `?`).
///
/// ## MSVC decoration grammar (subset)
///
/// ```text
/// <decorated-name> ::= ? <name> <name-mangling>
/// <name> ::= <identifier> @
/// <name-mangling> ::= <namespace>* <operator>? <type-encoding>
/// ```
pub fn demangle_msvc(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
if !name.starts_with('?') {
return None;
}
let rest = &name[1..];
let parts: Vec<&str> = rest.split('@').collect();
if parts.is_empty() {
return None;
}
let mut demangled = Vec::new();
for (i, part) in parts.iter().enumerate() {
if part.is_empty() {
continue;
}
// Last part or parts after certain markers are type encodings.
if i == parts.len() - 1 && part.len() <= 4 {
// Type encoding suffix — skip.
break;
}
// Identifier or namespace.
if !part
.chars()
.all(|c| c.is_uppercase() || c == '_' || c == '$')
{
demangled.push(part.to_string());
}
}
if demangled.is_empty() {
return None;
}
Some(demangled.join("::"))
}
// ========================================================================
// Mangling Detection
// ========================================================================
/// Return `true` if the name appears to be a mangled C++ symbol.
///
/// Heuristics:
/// - Starts with `_Z` (Itanium C++ ABI)
/// - Starts with `?` (MSVC)
/// - Contains `@@` (MSVC import thunk)
/// - Starts with `__Z` (macOS alternate prefix)
pub fn is_mangled(name: &str) -> bool {
if name.is_empty() {
return false;
}
// Itanium ABI: _Z prefix
if name.starts_with("_Z") {
return name.len() > 2;
}
// macOS alternate prefix
if name.starts_with("__Z") {
return name.len() > 3;
}
// MSVC: ? prefix
if name.starts_with('?') {
return name.len() > 1 && name.contains('@');
}
// MSVC import thunk
if name.contains("@@") {
return true;
}
// Rust legacy mangling: _ZN prefix
if name.starts_with("_ZN") {
return true;
}
false
}
}
// ============================================================================
// Tests
// ============================================================================
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn test_is_mangled_itanium() {
assert!(CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled("_Z3foov"));
assert!(CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled("_ZN3foo3barEv"));
assert!(!CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled(""));
assert!(!CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled("main"));
assert!(!CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled("_Z")); // too short
}
#[test]
fn test_is_mangled_msvc() {
assert!(CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled("?foo@@YAXXZ"));
assert!(!CXXNameDemangler::is_mangled("?"));
}
#[test]
fn test_demangle_itanium_simple() {
// _Z3foov → foo()
let result = CXXNameDemangler::demangle_itanium("_Z3foov");
assert_eq!(result, Some("foo()".to_string()));
}
#[test]
fn test_demangle_itanium_nested() {
// _ZN3foo3barEv → foo::bar()
let result = CXXNameDemangler::demangle_itanium("_ZN3foo3barEv");
assert_eq!(result, Some("foo::bar()".to_string()));
}
#[test]
fn test_demangle_itanium_stdstring() {
// _ZNSs4sizeEv → std::basic_string::size()
let result = CXXNameDemangler::demangle_itanium("_ZNSs4sizeEv");
assert!(result.is_some());
}
#[test]
fn test_demangle_msvc_simple() {
let result = CXXNameDemangler::demangle_msvc("?foo@@YAXXZ");
assert!(result.is_some());
assert!(result.unwrap().contains("foo"));
}
#[test]
fn test_demangle_auto_detect() {
// Auto-detect should route to the right demangler.
let itanium = CXXNameDemangler::demangle("_Z3foov");
assert!(itanium.is_some());
let msvc = CXXNameDemangler::demangle("?foo@@YAXXZ");
assert!(msvc.is_some());
let not_mangled = CXXNameDemangler::demangle("main");
assert!(not_mangled.is_none());
}
#[test]
fn test_demangle_non_mangled() {
assert_eq!(CXXNameDemangler::demangle("printf"), None);
assert_eq!(CXXNameDemangler::demangle("malloc"), None);
assert_eq!(CXXNameDemangler::demangle(""), None);
}
}