postcard_cobs/

dec.rs

/// The [`CobsDecoder`] type is used to decode a stream of bytes to a
/// given mutable output slice. This is often useful when heap data
/// structures are not available, or when not all message bytes are
/// received at a single point in time.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct CobsDecoder<'a> {
    /// Destination slice for decoded message
    dest: &'a mut [u8],

    /// Index of next byte to write in `dest`
    dest_idx: usize,

    /// Decoder state as an enum
    state: DecoderState,
}

/// The [`DecoderState`] is used to track the current state of a
/// streaming decoder. This struct does not contain the output buffer
/// (or a reference to one), and can be used when streaming the decoded
/// output to a custom data type.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum DecoderState {
    /// State machine has not received any non-zero bytes
    Idle,

    /// 1-254 bytes, can be header or 00
    Grab(u8),

    /// 255 bytes, will be a header next
    GrabChain(u8),
}

fn add(to: &mut [u8], idx: usize, data: u8) -> Result<(), ()> {
    *to.get_mut(idx)
        .ok_or_else(|| ())? = data;
    Ok(())
}

/// [`DecodeResult`] represents the possible non-error outcomes of
/// pushing an encoded data byte into the [`DecoderState`] state machine
pub enum DecodeResult {
    /// The given input byte did not prompt an output byte, either because the
    /// state machine is still idle, or we have just processed a header byte.
    /// More data is needed to complete the message.
    NoData,

    /// We have received a complete and well-encoded COBS message. The
    /// contents of the associated output buffer may now be used
    DataComplete,

    /// The following byte should be appended to the current end of the decoded
    /// output buffer.
    /// More data is needed to complete the message.
    DataContinue(u8),
}

impl DecoderState {
    /// Push a single encoded byte into the state machine. If the input was
    /// unexpected, such as an early end of a framed message segment, an Error will
    /// be returned, and the current associated output buffer contents should be discarded.
    ///
    /// If a complete message is indicated, the decoding state machine will automatically
    /// reset itself to the Idle state, and may be used to begin decoding another message.
    ///
    /// NOTE: Sentinel value must be included in the input to this function for the
    /// decoding to complete
    pub fn feed(&mut self, data: u8) -> Result<DecodeResult, ()> {
        use DecoderState::*;
        use DecodeResult::*;
        let (ret, state) = match (&self, data) {
            // Currently Idle, received a terminator, ignore, stay idle
            (Idle, 0x00) => (Ok(NoData), Idle),

            // Currently Idle, received a byte indicating the
            // next 255 bytes have no zeroes, so we will have 254 unmodified
            // data bytes, then an overhead byte
            (Idle, 0xFF) => (Ok(NoData), GrabChain(0xFE)),

            // Currently Idle, received a byte indicating there will be a
            // zero that must be modified in the next 1..=254 bytes
            (Idle, n)    => (Ok(NoData), Grab(n - 1)),

            // We have reached the end of a data run indicated by an overhead
            // byte, AND we have recieved the message terminator. This was a
            // well framed message!
            (Grab(0), 0x00) => (Ok(DataComplete), Idle),

            // We have reached the end of a data run indicated by an overhead
            // byte, and the next segment of 254 bytes will have no modified
            // sentinel bytes
            (Grab(0), 0xFF) => {
                (Ok(DataContinue(0)), GrabChain(0xFE))
            },

            // We have reached the end of a data run indicated by an overhead
            // byte, and we will treat this byte as a modified sentinel byte.
            // place the sentinel byte in the output, and begin processing the
            // next non-sentinel sequence
            (Grab(0), n) => {
                (Ok(DataContinue(0)), Grab(n - 1))
            },

            // We were not expecting the sequence to terminate, but here we are.
            // Report an error due to early terminated message
            (Grab(_), 0) => {
                (Err(()), Idle)
            }

            // We have not yet reached the end of a data run, decrement the run
            // counter, and place the byte into the decoded output
            (Grab(i), n) =>  {
                (Ok(DataContinue(n)), Grab(*i - 1))
            },

            // We have reached the end of a data run indicated by an overhead
            // byte, AND we have recieved the message terminator. This was a
            // well framed message!
            (GrabChain(0), 0x00) => {
                (Ok(DataComplete), Idle)
            }

            // We have reached the end of a data run, and we will begin another
            // data run with an overhead byte expected at the end
            (GrabChain(0), 0xFF) => (Ok(NoData), GrabChain(0xFE)),

            // We have reached the end of a data run, and we will expect `n` data
            // bytes unmodified, followed by a sentinel byte that must be modified
            (GrabChain(0), n) => (Ok(NoData), Grab(n - 1)),

            // We were not expecting the sequence to terminate, but here we are.
            // Report an error due to early terminated message
            (GrabChain(_), 0) => {
                (Err(()), Idle)
            }

            // We have not yet reached the end of a data run, decrement the run
            // counter, and place the byte into the decoded output
            (GrabChain(i), n) => {
                (Ok(DataContinue(n)), GrabChain(*i - 1))
            },
        };

        *self = state;
        ret
    }
}

impl<'a> CobsDecoder<'a> {

    /// Create a new streaming Cobs Decoder. Provide the output buffer
    /// for the decoded message to be placed in
    pub fn new(dest: &'a mut [u8]) -> CobsDecoder<'a> {
        CobsDecoder {
            dest,
            dest_idx: 0,
            state: DecoderState::Idle,
        }
    }

    /// Push a single byte into the streaming CobsDecoder. Return values mean:
    ///
    /// * Ok(None) - State machine okay, more data needed
    /// * Ok(Some(N)) - A message of N bytes was successfully decoded
    /// * Err(M) - Message decoding failed, and M bytes were written to output
    ///
    /// NOTE: Sentinel value must be included in the input to this function for the
    /// decoding to complete
    pub fn feed(&mut self, data: u8) -> Result<Option<usize>, usize> {
        match self.state.feed(data) {
            Err(()) => Err(self.dest_idx),
            Ok(DecodeResult::NoData) => Ok(None),
            Ok(DecodeResult::DataContinue(n)) => {
                add(self.dest, self.dest_idx, n).map_err(|_| self.dest_idx)?;
                self.dest_idx += 1;
                Ok(None)
            }
            Ok(DecodeResult::DataComplete) => {
                Ok(Some(self.dest_idx))
            }
        }
    }

    /// Push a slice of bytes into the streaming CobsDecoder. Return values mean:
    ///
    /// * Ok(None) - State machine okay, more data needed
    /// * Ok(Some((N, M))) - A message of N bytes was successfully decoded,
    ///     using M bytes from `data` (and earlier data)
    /// * Err(J) - Message decoding failed, and J bytes were written to output
    ///
    /// NOTE: Sentinel value must be included in the input to this function for the
    /// decoding to complete
    pub fn push(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<(usize, usize)>, usize> {
        for (consumed_idx, d) in data.iter().enumerate() {
            let x = self.feed(*d);
            if let Some(decoded_bytes_ct) = x? {
                // convert from index to number of bytes consumed
                return Ok(Some((decoded_bytes_ct, consumed_idx + 1)));
            }
        }

        Ok(None)
    }
}

// This needs to be a macro because `src` and `dst` could be the same or different.
macro_rules! decode_raw (
    ($src:ident, $dst:ident) => ({
        let mut source_index = 0;
        let mut dest_index = 0;

        while source_index < $src.len() {
            let code = $src[source_index];

            if source_index + code as usize > $src.len() && code != 1 {
                return Err(());
            }

            source_index += 1;

            for _ in 1..code {
                $dst[dest_index] = $src[source_index];
                source_index += 1;
                dest_index += 1;
            }

            if 0xFF != code && source_index < $src.len() {
                $dst[dest_index] = 0;
                dest_index += 1;
            }
        }

        Ok(dest_index)
    })
);

/// Decodes the `source` buffer into the `dest` buffer.
///
/// This function uses the typical sentinel value of 0.
///
/// # Failures
///
/// This will return `Err(())` if there was a decoding error. Otherwise,
/// it will return `Ok(n)` where `n` is the length of the decoded message.
///
/// # Panics
///
/// This function will panic if the `dest` buffer is not large enough for the
/// decoded message. Since an encoded message as always larger than a decoded
/// message, it may be a good idea to make the `dest` buffer as big as the
/// `source` buffer.
pub fn decode(source: &[u8], dest: &mut[u8]) -> Result<usize, ()> {
    let mut dec = CobsDecoder::new(dest);
    assert!(dec.push(source).or(Err(()))?.is_none());

    // Explicitly push sentinel of zero
    if let Some((d_used, _s_used)) = dec.push(&[0]).or(Err(()))? {
        Ok(d_used)
    } else {
        Err(())
    }
}

/// Decodes a message in-place.
///
/// This is the same function as `decode`, but replaces the encoded message
/// with the decoded message instead of writing to another buffer.
pub fn decode_in_place(buff: &mut[u8]) -> Result<usize, ()> {
    decode_raw!(buff, buff)
}

/// Decodes the `source` buffer into the `dest` buffer using an arbitrary sentinel value.
///
/// This is done by XOR-ing each byte of the source message with the chosen sentinel value,
/// which transforms the message into the same message encoded with a sentinel value of 0.
/// Then the regular decoding transformation is performed.
pub fn decode_with_sentinel(source: &[u8], dest: &mut[u8], sentinel: u8) -> Result<usize, ()> {
    for (x, y) in source.iter().zip(dest.iter_mut()) {
        *y = *x ^ sentinel;
    }
    decode_in_place(dest)
}

/// Decodes a message in-place using an arbitrary sentinel value.
pub fn decode_in_place_with_sentinel(buff: &mut[u8], sentinel: u8) -> Result<usize, ()> {
    for x in buff.iter_mut() {
        *x ^= sentinel;
    }
    decode_in_place(buff)
}

#[cfg(feature = "use_std")]
/// Decodes the `source` buffer into a vector.
pub fn decode_vec(source: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ()> {
    let mut decoded = vec![0; source.len()];
    match decode(source, &mut decoded[..]) {
        Ok(n) => {
            decoded.truncate(n);
            Ok(decoded)
        },
        Err(()) => Err(()),
    }
}

#[cfg(feature = "use_std")]
/// Decodes the `source` buffer into a vector with an arbitrary sentinel value.
pub fn decode_vec_with_sentinel(source: &[u8], sentinel: u8) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ()> {
    let mut decoded = vec![0; source.len()];
    match decode_with_sentinel(source, &mut decoded[..], sentinel) {
        Ok(n) => {
            decoded.truncate(n);
            Ok(decoded)
        },
        Err(()) => Err(()),
    }
}