qca_textfilter.h

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/*
 * qca_textfilter.h - Qt Cryptographic Architecture
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2005  Justin Karneges <justin@affinix.com>
 * Copyright (C) 2004,2005  Brad Hards <bradh@frogmouth.net>
 *
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/**
   \file qca_textfilter.h
 
   Header file for text encoding/decoding classes
 
   \note You should not use this header directly from an
   application. You should just use <tt> \#include <QtCrypto>
   </tt> instead.
*/
 
#ifndef QCA_TEXTFILTER_H
#define QCA_TEXTFILTER_H
 
#include "qca_core.h"
 
namespace QCA {
 
/**
   \class TextFilter qca_textfilter.h QtCrypto
 
   Superclass for text based filtering algorithms
 
   This differs from Filter in that it has the concept
   of an algorithm that works in two directions, and
   supports operations on QString arguments.
 
   \ingroup UserAPI
*/
class QCA_EXPORT TextFilter : public Filter
{
public:
    /**
       Standard constructor
 
       \param dir the Direction that this TextFilter
       should use.
    */
    TextFilter(Direction dir);
 
    /**
       Reset the TextFilter
 
       \param dir the Direction that this TextFilter
       should use.
    */
    void setup(Direction dir);
 
    /**
       The direction the TextFilter is set up to use
    */
    Direction direction() const;
 
    /**
       Process an array in the "forward" direction,
       returning an array
 
       This method runs in the forward direction, so
       for something like a Base64 encoding, it takes
       the "native" array, and returns that array
       encoded in base64.
 
       \param a the array to encode
    */
    MemoryRegion encode(const MemoryRegion &a);
 
    /**
       Process an array in the "reverse" direction,
       returning an array
 
       This method runs in the reverse direction, so
       for something like a Base64 encoding, it takes
       a Base64 encoded array, and returns the "native"
       representation.
 
       \param a the array to decode
    */
    MemoryRegion decode(const MemoryRegion &a);
 
    /**
       Process an array in the "forward" direction,
       returning a QString
 
       This is equivalent to encode(), except
       that it returns a QString, rather than a
       byte array.
 
       \param a the array to encode
    */
    QString arrayToString(const MemoryRegion &a);
 
    /**
       Process an string in the "reverse" direction,
       returning a byte array
 
       This is equivalent to decode(), except
       that it takes a QString, rather than a
       byte array.
 
       \param s the array to decode
    */
    MemoryRegion stringToArray(const QString &s);
 
    /**
       Process a string in the "forward" direction,
       returning a string
 
       This is equivalent to encode(), except
       that it takes and returns a QString, rather than
       byte arrays.
 
       \param s the string to encode
    */
    QString encodeString(const QString &s);
 
    /**
       Process a string in the "reverse" direction,
       returning a string
 
       This is equivalent to decode(), except
       that it takes and returns a QString, rather than
       byte arrays.
 
       \param s the string to decode
    */
    QString decodeString(const QString &s);
 
protected:
    /**
       Internal state variable for the Direction
       that the filter operates in
    */
    Direction _dir;
};
 
/**
   \class Hex qca_textfilter.h QtCrypto
 
   Hexadecimal encoding / decoding
 
   \ingroup UserAPI
*/
class QCA_EXPORT Hex : public TextFilter
{
public:
    /**
       Standard constructor
 
       \param dir the Direction that should be used.
 
       \note The direction can be changed using
       the setup() call.
    */
    Hex(Direction dir = Encode);
 
    /**
       Reset the internal state.
 
       This is useful to reuse an existing Hex object
    */
    void clear() override;
 
    /**
       Process more data, returning the corresponding
       encoded or decoded (depending on the Direction
       set in the constructor or setup() call) representation.
 
       If you find yourself with code that only calls
       this method once, you might be better off using
       encode() or decode(). Similarly, if the data is
       really a string, you might be better off using
       arrayToString(), encodeString(), stringToArray()
       or decodeString().
 
       \param a the array containing data to process
    */
    MemoryRegion update(const MemoryRegion &a) override;
 
    /**
       Complete the algorithm
 
       \return any remaining output. Because of the way
       hexadecimal encoding works, this will return a
       zero length array - any output will have been returned
       from the update() call.
    */
    MemoryRegion final() override;
 
    /**
       Test if an update() or final() call succeeded.
 
       \return true if the previous call succeeded
    */
    bool ok() const override;
 
private:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(Hex)
 
    uchar val;
    bool  partial;
    bool  _ok;
};
 
/**
   \class Base64 qca_textfilter.h QtCrypto
 
   %Base64 encoding / decoding
 
   \ingroup UserAPI
*/
class QCA_EXPORT Base64 : public TextFilter
{
public:
    /**
       Standard constructor
 
       \param dir the Direction that should be used.
 
       \note The direction can be changed using
       the setup() call.
    */
    Base64(Direction dir = Encode);
 
    /**
       Returns true if line breaks are enabled
    */
    bool lineBreaksEnabled() const;
 
    /**
       Returns the line break column
    */
    int lineBreaksColumn() const;
 
    /**
       Sets line break mode.  If enabled, linebreaks will be
       added to encoded output or accepted in encoded input.
       If disabled, linebreaks in encoded input will cause
       a failure to decode.  The default is disabled.
 
       \param b whether to enable line breaks (true) or disable line breaks (false)
    */
    void setLineBreaksEnabled(bool b);
 
    /**
       Sets the column that linebreaks should be inserted at
       when encoding.
 
       \param column the column number that line breaks should be inserted at.
    */
    void setLineBreaksColumn(int column);
 
    /**
       Reset the internal state. This is useful to
       reuse an existing Base64 object
    */
    void clear() override;
 
    /**
       Process more data, returning the corresponding
       encoded or decoded (depending on the Direction
       set in the constructor or setup() call) representation.
 
       If you find yourself with code that only calls
       this method once, you might be better off using
       encode() or decode(). Similarly, if the data is
       really a string, you might be better off using
       arrayToString(), encodeString(), stringToArray()
       or decodeString().
 
       \param a the array containing data to process
    */
    MemoryRegion update(const MemoryRegion &a) override;
 
    /**
       Complete the algorithm
 
       \return any remaining output. Because of the way
       Base64 encoding works, you will get either an
       empty array, or an array containing one or two
       "=" (equals, 0x3D) characters.
    */
    MemoryRegion final() override;
 
    /**
       Test if an update() or final() call succeeded.
 
       \return true if the previous call succeeded
    */
    bool ok() const override;
 
private:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(Base64)
 
    QByteArray partial;
    bool       _ok;
    int        col;
    bool       _lb_enabled;
    int        _lb_column;
 
    class Private;
    Private *d;
};
 
}
 
#endif