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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ipxe/base16.h>
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Base16 encoding
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Base16-encode data
+ *
+ * @v raw Raw data
+ * @v len Length of raw data
+ * @v encoded Buffer for encoded string
+ *
+ * The buffer must be the correct length for the encoded string. Use
+ * something like
+ *
+ * char buf[ base16_encoded_len ( len ) + 1 ];
+ *
+ * (the +1 is for the terminating NUL) to provide a buffer of the
+ * correct size.
+ */
+void base16_encode ( const uint8_t *raw, size_t len, char *encoded ) {
+ const uint8_t *raw_bytes = raw;
+ char *encoded_bytes = encoded;
+ size_t remaining = len;
+
+ for ( ; remaining-- ; encoded_bytes += 2 ) {
+ sprintf ( encoded_bytes, "%02x", *(raw_bytes++) );
+ }
+
+ DBG ( "Base16-encoded to \"%s\":\n", encoded );
+ DBG_HDA ( 0, raw, len );
+ assert ( strlen ( encoded ) == base16_encoded_len ( len ) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Base16-decode data
+ *
+ * @v encoded Encoded string
+ * @v raw Raw data
+ * @ret len Length of raw data, or negative error
+ *
+ * The buffer must be large enough to contain the decoded data. Use
+ * something like
+ *
+ * char buf[ base16_decoded_max_len ( encoded ) ];
+ *
+ * to provide a buffer of the correct size.
+ */
+int base16_decode ( const char *encoded, uint8_t *raw ) {
+ const char *encoded_bytes = encoded;
+ uint8_t *raw_bytes = raw;
+ char buf[3];
+ char *endp;
+ size_t len;
+
+ while ( encoded_bytes[0] ) {
+ if ( ! encoded_bytes[1] ) {
+ DBG ( "Base16-encoded string \"%s\" has invalid "
+ "length\n", encoded );
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ memcpy ( buf, encoded_bytes, 2 );
+ buf[2] = '\0';
+ *(raw_bytes++) = strtoul ( buf, &endp, 16 );
+ if ( *endp != '\0' ) {
+ DBG ( "Base16-encoded string \"%s\" has invalid "
+ "byte \"%s\"\n", encoded, buf );
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ encoded_bytes += 2;
+ }
+ len = ( raw_bytes - raw );
+
+ DBG ( "Base16-decoded \"%s\" to:\n", encoded );
+ DBG_HDA ( 0, raw, len );
+ assert ( len <= base16_decoded_max_len ( encoded ) );
+
+ return ( len );
+}
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+#ifndef _IPXE_BASE16_H
+#define _IPXE_BASE16_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Base16 encoding
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/**
+ * Calculate length of base16-encoded data
+ *
+ * @v raw_len Raw data length
+ * @ret encoded_len Encoded string length (excluding NUL)
+ */
+static inline size_t base16_encoded_len ( size_t raw_len ) {
+ return ( 2 * raw_len );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calculate maximum length of base16-decoded string
+ *
+ * @v encoded Encoded string
+ * @v max_raw_len Maximum length of raw data
+ */
+static inline size_t base16_decoded_max_len ( const char *encoded ) {
+ return ( ( strlen ( encoded ) + 1 ) / 2 );
+}
+
+extern void base16_encode ( const uint8_t *raw, size_t len, char *encoded );
+extern int base16_decode ( const char *encoded, uint8_t *raw );
+
+#endif /* _IPXE_BASE16_H */