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#ifndef PUBLIC_DOMAIN_BASE64_HPP_
#define PUBLIC_DOMAIN_BASE64_HPP_
#include <cstdint>
#include <iterator>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <string>
class base64_error : public std::runtime_error
{
public:
using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
};
class base64
{
public:
enum class alphabet
{
/** the alphabet is detected automatically */
auto_,
/** the standard base64 alphabet is used */
standard,
/** like `standard` except that the characters `+` and `/` are replaced by `-` and `_` respectively*/
url_filename_safe
};
enum class decoding_behavior
{
/** if the input is not padded, the remaining bits are ignored */
moderate,
/** if a padding character is encounter decoding is finished */
loose
};
/**
Encodes all the elements from `in_begin` to `in_end` to `out`.
@warning The source and destination cannot overlap. The destination must be able to hold at least
`required_encode_size(std::distance(in_begin, in_end))`, otherwise the behavior depends on the output iterator.
@tparam Input_iterator the source; the returned elements are cast to `std::uint8_t` and should not be greater than
8 bits
@tparam Output_iterator the destination; the elements written to it are from the type `char`
@param in_begin the beginning of the source
@param in_end the ending of the source
@param out the destination iterator
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@returns the iterator to the next element past the last element copied
@throws see `Input_iterator` and `Output_iterator`
*/
template<typename Input_iterator, typename Output_iterator>
static Output_iterator encode(Input_iterator in_begin, Input_iterator in_end, Output_iterator out,
alphabet alphabet = alphabet::standard)
{
constexpr auto pad = '=';
const char* alpha = alphabet == alphabet::url_filename_safe
? "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
: "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
while (in_begin != in_end) {
std::uint8_t i0 = 0, i1 = 0, i2 = 0;
// first character
i0 = static_cast<std::uint8_t>(*in_begin);
++in_begin;
*out = alpha[i0 >> 2 & 0x3f];
++out;
// part of first character and second
if (in_begin != in_end) {
i1 = static_cast<std::uint8_t>(*in_begin);
++in_begin;
*out = alpha[((i0 & 0x3) << 4) | (i1 >> 4 & 0x0f)];
++out;
} else {
*out = alpha[(i0 & 0x3) << 4];
++out;
// last padding
*out = pad;
++out;
// last padding
*out = pad;
++out;
break;
}
// part of second character and third
if (in_begin != in_end) {
i2 = static_cast<std::uint8_t>(*in_begin);
++in_begin;
*out = alpha[((i1 & 0xf) << 2) | (i2 >> 6 & 0x03)];
++out;
} else {
*out = alpha[(i1 & 0xf) << 2];
++out;
// last padding
*out = pad;
++out;
break;
}
// rest of third
*out = alpha[i2 & 0x3f];
++out;
}
return out;
}
/**
Encodes a string.
@param str the string that should be encoded
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@returns the encoded base64 string
@throws see base64::encode()
*/
static std::string encode(const std::string& str, alphabet alphabet = alphabet::standard)
{
std::string result;
result.reserve(required_encode_size(str.length()) + 1);
encode(str.begin(), str.end(), std::back_inserter(result), alphabet);
return result;
}
/**
Encodes a char array.
@param buffer the char array
@param size the size of the array
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@returns the encoded string
*/
static std::string encode(const char* buffer, std::size_t size, alphabet alphabet = alphabet::standard)
{
std::string result;
result.reserve(required_encode_size(size) + 1);
encode(buffer, buffer + size, std::back_inserter(result), alphabet);
return result;
}
/**
Decodes all the elements from `in_begin` to `in_end` to `out`. `in_begin` may point to the same location as `out`,
in other words: inplace decoding is possible.
@warning The destination must be able to hold at least `required_decode_size(std::distance(in_begin, in_end))`,
otherwise the behavior depends on the output iterator.
@tparam Input_iterator the source; the returned elements are cast to `char`
@tparam Output_iterator the destination; the elements written to it are from the type `std::uint8_t`
@param in_begin the beginning of the source
@param in_end the ending of the source
@param out the destination iterator
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@param behavior the behavior when an error was detected
@returns the iterator to the next element past the last element copied
@throws base64_error depending on the set behavior
@throws see `Input_iterator` and `Output_iterator`
*/
template<typename Input_iterator, typename Output_iterator>
static Output_iterator decode(Input_iterator in_begin, Input_iterator in_end, Output_iterator out,
alphabet alphabet = alphabet::auto_,
decoding_behavior behavior = decoding_behavior::moderate)
{
//constexpr auto pad = '=';
std::uint8_t last = 0;
auto bits = 0;
while (in_begin != in_end) {
auto c = *in_begin;
++in_begin;
if (c == '=') {
break;
}
auto part = _base64_value(alphabet, c);
// enough bits for one byte
if (bits + 6 >= 8) {
*out = (last << (8 - bits)) | (part >> (bits - 2));
++out;
bits -= 2;
} else {
bits += 6;
}
last = part;
}
// check padding
if (behavior != decoding_behavior::loose) {
while (in_begin != in_end) {
auto c = *in_begin;
++in_begin;
if (c != '=') {
throw base64_error("invalid base64 character.");
}
}
}
return out;
}
/**
Decodes a string.
@param str the base64 encoded string
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@param behavior the behavior when an error was detected
@returns the decoded string
@throws see base64::decode()
*/
static std::string decode(const std::string& str, alphabet alphabet = alphabet::auto_,
decoding_behavior behavior = decoding_behavior::moderate)
{
std::string result;
result.reserve(max_decode_size(str.length()));
decode(str.begin(), str.end(), std::back_inserter(result), alphabet, behavior);
return result;
}
/**
Decodes a string.
@param buffer the base64 encoded buffer
@param size the size of the buffer
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@param behavior the behavior when an error was detected
@returns the decoded string
@throws see base64::decode()
*/
static std::string decode(const char* buffer, std::size_t size, alphabet alphabet = alphabet::auto_,
decoding_behavior behavior = decoding_behavior::moderate)
{
std::string result;
result.reserve(max_decode_size(size));
decode(buffer, buffer + size, std::back_inserter(result), alphabet, behavior);
return result;
}
/**
Decodes a string inplace.
@param[in,out] str the base64 encoded string
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@param behavior the behavior when an error was detected
@throws base64::decode_inplace()
*/
static void decode_inplace(std::string& str, alphabet alphabet = alphabet::auto_,
decoding_behavior behavior = decoding_behavior::moderate)
{
str.resize(decode(str.begin(), str.end(), str.begin(), alphabet, behavior) - str.begin());
}
/**
Decodes a char array inplace.
@param[in,out] str the string array
@param size the length of the array
@param alphabet which alphabet should be used
@param behavior the behavior when an error was detected
@returns the pointer to the next element past the last element decoded
@throws base64::decode_inplace()
*/
static char* decode_inplace(char* str, std::size_t size, alphabet alphabet = alphabet::auto_,
decoding_behavior behavior = decoding_behavior::moderate)
{
return decode(str, str + size, str, alphabet, behavior);
}
/**
Returns the required decoding size for a given size. The value is calculated with the following formula:
$$
\lceil \frac{size}{4} \rceil \cdot 3
$$
@param size the size of the encoded input
@returns the size of the resulting decoded buffer; this the absolute maximum
*/
static std::size_t max_decode_size(std::size_t size) noexcept
{
return (size / 4 + (size % 4 ? 1 : 0)) * 3;
}
/**
Returns the required encoding size for a given size. The value is calculated with the following formula:
$$
\lceil \frac{size}{3} \rceil \cdot 4
$$
@param size the size of the decoded input
@returns the size of the resulting encoded buffer
*/
static std::size_t required_encode_size(std::size_t size) noexcept
{
return (size / 3 + (size % 3 ? 1 : 0)) * 4;
}
private:
static std::uint8_t _base64_value(alphabet& alphabet, char c)
{
if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') {
return c - 'A';
} else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') {
return c - 'a' + 26;
} else if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
return c - '0' + 52;
}
// comes down to alphabet
if (alphabet == alphabet::standard) {
if (c == '+') {
return 62;
} else if (c == '/') {
return 63;
}
} else if (alphabet == alphabet::url_filename_safe) {
if (c == '-') {
return 62;
} else if (c == '_') {
return 63;
}
} // auto detect
else {
if (c == '+') {
alphabet = alphabet::standard;
return 62;
} else if (c == '/') {
alphabet = alphabet::standard;
return 63;
} else if (c == '-') {
alphabet = alphabet::url_filename_safe;
return 62;
} else if (c == '_') {
alphabet = alphabet::url_filename_safe;
return 63;
}
}
throw base64_error("invalid base64 character.");
}
};
#endif // !PUBLIC_DOMAIN_BASE64_HPP_