ntfs-core 0.8.0

Pure-Rust from-scratch NTFS filesystem reader — MFT, attributes, indexes, data runs, over any Read + Seek source
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//! $LogFile parser for gap detection and LSN correlation.
//!
//! The NTFS $LogFile records transaction log entries. By analyzing restart
//! areas and record pages, we can detect gaps that indicate journal clearing
//! or corruption.

pub mod usn_extractor;

pub use usn_extractor::{extract_usn_from_logfile, LogFileRecordSource, LogFileUsnRecord};

use crate::error::Result;

// ─── Constants ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// NTFS $LogFile restart area signature "RSTR".
const RSTR_SIGNATURE: &[u8; 4] = b"RSTR";

/// NTFS $LogFile record page signature "RCRD".
const RCRD_SIGNATURE: &[u8; 4] = b"RCRD";

/// Default NTFS $LogFile page size.
const LOG_PAGE_SIZE: usize = 0x1000; // 4096 bytes

// ─── Parsed structures ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// Parsed NTFS $LogFile restart area.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct RestartArea {
    pub offset: usize,
    pub current_lsn: u64,
    pub log_clients: u16,
    pub system_page_size: u32,
    pub log_page_size: u32,
}

/// Summary of $LogFile analysis.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct LogFileSummary {
    pub restart_areas: Vec<RestartArea>,
    pub record_page_count: usize,
    pub has_gaps: bool,
    pub highest_lsn: u64,
}

/// Parse NTFS $LogFile data.
///
/// Scans for restart areas (RSTR) and record pages (RCRD) to build
/// a summary. Detects gaps in the log sequence.
pub fn parse_logfile(data: &[u8]) -> Result<LogFileSummary> {
    let mut restart_areas = Vec::new();
    let mut record_page_count = 0;
    let mut highest_lsn: u64 = 0;
    let mut has_gaps = false;
    let mut last_page_had_rcrd = false;

    let page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE;

    for page_idx in 0..page_count {
        let page_offset = page_idx * LOG_PAGE_SIZE;

        // page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE guarantees a full page fits here.
        let sig = &data[page_offset..page_offset + 4];

        if sig == RSTR_SIGNATURE {
            if page_offset + 0x28 <= data.len() {
                let current_lsn = u64::from_le_bytes(
                    data[page_offset + 0x08..page_offset + 0x10]
                        .try_into()
                        .unwrap_or([0; 8]),
                );
                let log_clients = u16::from_le_bytes(
                    data[page_offset + 0x10..page_offset + 0x12]
                        .try_into()
                        .unwrap_or([0; 2]),
                );
                let system_page_size = u32::from_le_bytes(
                    data[page_offset + 0x20..page_offset + 0x24]
                        .try_into()
                        .unwrap_or([0; 4]),
                );
                let log_page_size = u32::from_le_bytes(
                    data[page_offset + 0x24..page_offset + 0x28]
                        .try_into()
                        .unwrap_or([0; 4]),
                );

                if current_lsn > highest_lsn {
                    highest_lsn = current_lsn;
                }

                restart_areas.push(RestartArea {
                    offset: page_offset,
                    current_lsn,
                    log_clients,
                    system_page_size,
                    log_page_size,
                });
            } // cov:unreachable: page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE (0x1000) ⇒ each page is a full 4096 bytes, so page_offset + 0x28 always fits; the false-branch is unreachable
            last_page_had_rcrd = false;
        } else if sig == RCRD_SIGNATURE {
            record_page_count += 1;

            // Extract last_end_lsn from RCRD header (offset 0x18)
            if page_offset + 0x20 <= data.len() {
                let page_lsn = u64::from_le_bytes(
                    data[page_offset + 0x18..page_offset + 0x20]
                        .try_into()
                        .unwrap_or([0; 8]),
                );
                if page_lsn > highest_lsn {
                    highest_lsn = page_lsn;
                }
            } // cov:unreachable: page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE (0x1000) ⇒ each page is a full 4096 bytes, so page_offset + 0x20 always fits; the false-branch is unreachable

            last_page_had_rcrd = true;
        } else {
            // Neither RSTR nor RCRD - could be a gap
            if last_page_had_rcrd && page_idx > 2 {
                // If we had RCRD pages and now see something else, that's a gap
                let is_zeroed = data[page_offset..page_offset + 4] == [0, 0, 0, 0];
                if !is_zeroed {
                    has_gaps = true;
                }
            }
            last_page_had_rcrd = false;
        }
    }

    Ok(LogFileSummary {
        restart_areas,
        record_page_count,
        has_gaps,
        highest_lsn,
    })
}

/// Correlate $LogFile LSN with USN Journal entries.
///
/// The USN (Update Sequence Number) in journal records corresponds to
/// byte offsets in the journal. $LogFile LSNs are separate but can help
/// detect if the journal was cleared (LSN continuity break).
pub fn detect_journal_clearing(logfile_summary: &LogFileSummary) -> bool {
    // Journal clearing indicators:
    // 1. Gaps in $LogFile record pages
    // 2. Very few restart areas (should have exactly 2 normally)
    // 3. LSN discontinuities

    if logfile_summary.has_gaps {
        return true;
    }

    if logfile_summary.restart_areas.len() != 2 {
        return logfile_summary.restart_areas.is_empty();
    }

    false
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    fn make_rstr_page(lsn: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut page = vec![0u8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE];
        page[0..4].copy_from_slice(RSTR_SIGNATURE);
        page[0x08..0x10].copy_from_slice(&lsn.to_le_bytes());
        page[0x10..0x12].copy_from_slice(&1u16.to_le_bytes()); // 1 client
        page[0x20..0x24].copy_from_slice(&4096u32.to_le_bytes());
        page[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&4096u32.to_le_bytes());
        page
    }

    fn make_rcrd_page(lsn: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut page = vec![0u8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE];
        page[0..4].copy_from_slice(RCRD_SIGNATURE);
        page[0x18..0x20].copy_from_slice(&lsn.to_le_bytes());
        page
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_with_restart_areas() {
        let mut data = Vec::new();
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(1000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(2000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(3000));

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 2);
        assert_eq!(summary.record_page_count, 1);
        assert_eq!(summary.highest_lsn, 3000);
        assert!(!summary.has_gaps);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_detect_journal_clearing_with_gaps() {
        let summary = LogFileSummary {
            restart_areas: vec![],
            record_page_count: 0,
            has_gaps: true,
            highest_lsn: 0,
        };
        assert!(detect_journal_clearing(&summary));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_normal_logfile_no_clearing() {
        let summary = LogFileSummary {
            restart_areas: vec![
                RestartArea {
                    offset: 0,
                    current_lsn: 1000,
                    log_clients: 1,
                    system_page_size: 4096,
                    log_page_size: 4096,
                },
                RestartArea {
                    offset: 4096,
                    current_lsn: 2000,
                    log_clients: 1,
                    system_page_size: 4096,
                    log_page_size: 4096,
                },
            ],
            record_page_count: 100,
            has_gaps: false,
            highest_lsn: 5000,
        };
        assert!(!detect_journal_clearing(&summary));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_detect_journal_clearing_empty_restart_areas() {
        let summary = LogFileSummary {
            restart_areas: vec![],
            record_page_count: 0,
            has_gaps: false,
            highest_lsn: 0,
        };
        assert!(detect_journal_clearing(&summary));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_detect_journal_clearing_one_restart_area() {
        // 1 restart area (not 2) but no gaps - not detected as clearing
        let summary = LogFileSummary {
            restart_areas: vec![RestartArea {
                offset: 0,
                current_lsn: 1000,
                log_clients: 1,
                system_page_size: 4096,
                log_page_size: 4096,
            }],
            record_page_count: 50,
            has_gaps: false,
            highest_lsn: 5000,
        };
        assert!(!detect_journal_clearing(&summary));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_detect_journal_clearing_three_restart_areas() {
        // 3 restart areas (not 2) but no gaps
        let summary = LogFileSummary {
            restart_areas: vec![
                RestartArea {
                    offset: 0,
                    current_lsn: 1000,
                    log_clients: 1,
                    system_page_size: 4096,
                    log_page_size: 4096,
                },
                RestartArea {
                    offset: 4096,
                    current_lsn: 2000,
                    log_clients: 1,
                    system_page_size: 4096,
                    log_page_size: 4096,
                },
                RestartArea {
                    offset: 8192,
                    current_lsn: 3000,
                    log_clients: 1,
                    system_page_size: 4096,
                    log_page_size: 4096,
                },
            ],
            record_page_count: 50,
            has_gaps: false,
            highest_lsn: 5000,
        };
        assert!(!detect_journal_clearing(&summary));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_empty() {
        let summary = parse_logfile(&[]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 0);
        assert_eq!(summary.record_page_count, 0);
        assert!(!summary.has_gaps);
        assert_eq!(summary.highest_lsn, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_only_rcrd_pages() {
        let mut data = Vec::new();
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(1000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(2000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(3000));

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 0);
        assert_eq!(summary.record_page_count, 3);
        assert_eq!(summary.highest_lsn, 3000);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_gap_detection() {
        // RSTR, RSTR, RCRD, RCRD, non-RCRD/non-zero page, RCRD
        // Gap should be detected at the non-RCRD page
        let mut data = Vec::new();
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(1000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(2000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(3000));

        // Create a non-zero, non-RCRD, non-RSTR page (looks like corruption)
        let mut garbage_page = vec![0xDEu8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE];
        garbage_page[0..4].copy_from_slice(b"JUNK");
        data.extend_from_slice(&garbage_page);

        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(5000));

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert!(summary.has_gaps);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_no_gap_for_zeroed_page() {
        // Zeroed pages after RCRD pages should NOT be treated as gaps
        let mut data = Vec::new();
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(1000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(2000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(3000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&vec![0u8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE]); // zeroed page

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert!(!summary.has_gaps);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_restart_area_lsn_tracking() {
        let mut data = Vec::new();
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(5000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rstr_page(3000));
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(4000));

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.highest_lsn, 5000);
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 2);
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas[0].current_lsn, 5000);
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas[1].current_lsn, 3000);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_short_rstr_page() {
        // A page with RSTR signature but too small for full header
        let mut data = vec![0u8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE];
        data[0..4].copy_from_slice(RSTR_SIGNATURE);
        // Only write signature, not enough data for header fields at 0x08..0x28
        // But we set the full page so offset + 0x28 <= data.len() is true
        // The actual data at those offsets will be zeros, which is still valid

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas[0].current_lsn, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_page_offset_boundary() {
        // Line 61: page_offset + 4 > data.len() break condition
        // This is tricky because page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE,
        // so page_offset = page_idx * LOG_PAGE_SIZE is always <= data.len() - LOG_PAGE_SIZE.
        // For page_offset + 4 > data.len(), we'd need data.len() < page_offset + 4.
        // Since page_offset < data.len() (because page_idx < page_count and
        // page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE), page_offset is at most
        // data.len() - LOG_PAGE_SIZE. And LOG_PAGE_SIZE (4096) >> 4.
        // So line 61 is effectively unreachable with the current loop bounds.
        // Still, let's add a test for the edge case of exactly one page.
        let data = make_rcrd_page(5000);
        assert_eq!(data.len(), LOG_PAGE_SIZE);
        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.record_page_count, 1);
        assert_eq!(summary.highest_lsn, 5000);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_data_smaller_than_page() {
        // Data that's not a full page
        let data = vec![0xAAu8; 100];
        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 0);
        assert_eq!(summary.record_page_count, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_boundary_check_line_61() {
        // Line 61: page_offset + 4 > data.len() break
        // This line is unreachable with current loop bounds because:
        //   page_count = data.len() / LOG_PAGE_SIZE
        //   page_offset = page_idx * LOG_PAGE_SIZE (max = (page_count-1) * LOG_PAGE_SIZE)
        //   So page_offset <= data.len() - LOG_PAGE_SIZE, and LOG_PAGE_SIZE (4096) >> 4.
        // Exercise the closest boundary: data.len() exactly equals one page.
        let data = vec![0u8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE];
        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        // All zeros -> no RSTR or RCRD signatures
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 0);
        assert_eq!(summary.record_page_count, 0);
        assert!(!summary.has_gaps);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_gap_not_flagged_early_pages() {
        // Covers line 120: the condition page_idx > 2 prevents false gap detection
        // for the very first pages. Build data: RCRD page 0, then garbage page 1.
        // Since page_idx=1 which is <= 2, no gap should be flagged.
        let mut data = Vec::new();
        data.extend_from_slice(&make_rcrd_page(1000)); // page 0
        let mut garbage = vec![0xDEu8; LOG_PAGE_SIZE];
        garbage[0..4].copy_from_slice(b"JUNK");
        data.extend_from_slice(&garbage); // page 1

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert!(!summary.has_gaps);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_parse_logfile_rstr_too_short_for_header() {
        // Test RSTR page where page_offset + 0x28 > data.len() is false
        // but then we need the opposite: page_offset + 0x28 > data.len()
        // This can't happen with full pages since LOG_PAGE_SIZE (4096) >> 0x28.
        // Exercise: a full RSTR page that has a zero LSN.
        let mut data = make_rstr_page(0);
        // Override the LSN to zero - should track as highest_lsn = 0
        data[0x08..0x10].copy_from_slice(&0u64.to_le_bytes());

        let summary = parse_logfile(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(summary.restart_areas[0].current_lsn, 0);
        assert_eq!(summary.highest_lsn, 0);
    }
}