filter.h

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/*
* Filter
* (C) 1999-2007 Jack Lloyd
*
* Distributed under the terms of the Botan license
*/
 
#ifndef BOTAN_FILTER_H__
#define BOTAN_FILTER_H__
 
#include <botan/secmem.h>
#include <vector>
 
namespace Botan {
 
/**
* This class represents general abstract filter objects.
*/
class BOTAN_DLL Filter
   {
   public:
      /**
      * @return descriptive name for this filter
      */
      virtual std::string name() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * Write a portion of a message to this filter.
      * @param input the input as a byte array
      * @param length the length of the byte array input
      */
      virtual void write(const byte input[], size_t length) = 0;
 
      /**
      * Start a new message. Must be closed by end_msg() before another
      * message can be started.
      */
      virtual void start_msg() {}
 
      /**
      * Notify that the current message is finished; flush buffers and
      * do end-of-message processing (if any).
      */
      virtual void end_msg() {}
 
      /**
      * Check whether this filter is an attachable filter.
      * @return true if this filter is attachable, false otherwise
      */
      virtual bool attachable() { return true; }
 
      virtual ~Filter() {}
   protected:
      /**
      * @param in some input for the filter
      * @param length the length of in
      */
      void send(const byte in[], size_t length);
 
      /**
      * @param in some input for the filter
      */
      void send(byte in) { send(&in, 1); }
 
      /**
      * @param in some input for the filter
      */
      void send(const MemoryRegion<byte>& in) { send(&in[0], in.size()); }
 
      /**
      * @param in some input for the filter
      * @param length the number of bytes of in to send
      */
      void send(const MemoryRegion<byte>& in, size_t length)
         {
         send(&in[0], length);
         }
 
      Filter();
   private:
      Filter(const Filter&) {}
      Filter& operator=(const Filter&) { return (*this); }
 
      /**
      * Start a new message in *this and all following filters. Only for
      * internal use, not intended for use in client applications.
      */
      void new_msg();
 
      /**
      * End a new message in *this and all following filters. Only for
      * internal use, not intended for use in client applications.
      */
      void finish_msg();
 
      friend class Pipe;
      friend class Fanout_Filter;
 
      size_t total_ports() const;
      size_t current_port() const { return port_num; }
 
      /**
      * Set the active port
      * @param new_port the new value
      */
      void set_port(size_t new_port);
 
      size_t owns() const { return filter_owns; }
 
      /**
      * Attach another filter to this one
      * @param f filter to attach
      */
      void attach(Filter* f);
 
      /**
      * @param filters the filters to set
      * @param count number of items in filters
      */
      void set_next(Filter* filters[], size_t count);
      Filter* get_next() const;
 
      SecureVector<byte> write_queue;
      std::vector<Filter*> next;
      size_t port_num, filter_owns;
 
      // true if filter belongs to a pipe --> prohibit filter sharing!
      bool owned;
   };
 
/**
* This is the abstract Fanout_Filter base class.
**/
class BOTAN_DLL Fanout_Filter : public Filter
   {
   protected:
      /**
      * Increment the number of filters past us that we own
      */
      void incr_owns() { ++filter_owns; }
 
      void set_port(size_t n) { Filter::set_port(n); }
 
      void set_next(Filter* f[], size_t n) { Filter::set_next(f, n); }
 
      void attach(Filter* f) { Filter::attach(f); }
   };
 
/**
* The type of checking to be performed by decoders:
* NONE - no checks, IGNORE_WS - perform checks, but ignore
* whitespaces, FULL_CHECK - perform checks, also complain
* about white spaces.
*/
enum Decoder_Checking { NONE, IGNORE_WS, FULL_CHECK };
 
}
 
#endif