extern "C" {
#endif
- extern char *base64_decode(const char *coded);
- extern const char *base64_encode(const char *decoded);
+ // Decoding functions
+
+ /// Calculate the decoded length of a given nul-terminated encoded string.
+ /// NULL pointer and empty strings are accepted, result is zero.
+ /// Any return value <= zero means no decoded result can be produced.
+ extern int base64_decode_len(const char *encodedData);
+
+ /// Decode a base-64 encoded blob into a provided buffer.
+ /// Will not terminate the resulting string.
+ /// In-place decoding overlap is supported if result is equal or earlier that the source pointer.
+ ///
+ /// \return number of bytes filled in result.
+ extern int base64_decode(char *result, unsigned int result_max_size, const char *encoded);
+
+ // Encoding functions
+
+ /// Calculate the buffer size required to hold the encoded form of
+ /// a string of length 'decodedLen' including all terminator bytes.
+ extern int base64_encode_len(int decodedLen);
+
+ /// Base-64 encode a string into a given buffer.
+ /// Will not terminate the resulting string.
+ /// \return the number of bytes filled in result.
+ extern int base64_encode(char *result, int result_max_size, const char *data, int data_size);
+
+ /// Base-64 encode a string into a given buffer.
+ /// Will terminate the resulting string.
+ /// \return the number of bytes filled in result. Including the terminator.
+ extern int base64_encode_str(char *result, int result_max_size, const char *data, int data_size);
+
+ // Old encoder. Now a wrapper for the new. Takes a binary array of known length.
+ // Output is presented in a static buffer which will only remain valid until next call.
+ // Ensures a nul-terminated result. Will always return non-NULL.
extern const char *base64_encode_bin(const char *data, int len);
+ // Old encoder. Now a wrapper for the new.
+ // Output is presented in a static buffer which will only remain valid until next call.
+ // Ensures a nul-terminated result. Will always return non-NULL.
+ extern const char *old_base64_encode(const char *decoded);
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif