<para>
Encodes binary data into a textual representation; supported
<parameter>format</parameter> values are:
+ <link linkend="encode-format-base32hex"><literal>base32hex</literal></link>,
<link linkend="encode-format-base64"><literal>base64</literal></link>,
<link linkend="encode-format-base64url"><literal>base64url</literal></link>,
<link linkend="encode-format-escape"><literal>escape</literal></link>,
functions support the following textual formats:
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry id="encode-format-base32hex">
+ <term>base32hex
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>base32hex format</primary>
+ </indexterm></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <literal>base32hex</literal> format is that of
+ <ulink url="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648#section-7">
+ RFC 4648 Section 7</ulink>. It uses the extended hex alphabet
+ (<literal>0</literal>-<literal>9</literal> and
+ <literal>A</literal>-<literal>V</literal>) which preserves the lexicographical
+ sort order of the encoded data. The <function>encode</function> function
+ produces output padded with <literal>'='</literal>, while <function>decode</function>
+ accepts both padded and unpadded input. Decoding is case-insensitive and ignores
+ whitespace characters.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This format is useful for encoding UUIDs in a compact, sortable format:
+ <literal>rtrim(encode(uuid_value::bytea, 'base32hex'), '=')</literal>
+ produces a 26-character string compared to the standard 36-character
+ UUID representation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="encode-format-base64">
<term>base64
<indexterm>
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
errmsg("unrecognized encoding: \"%s\"", namebuf),
- errhint("Valid encodings are \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", and \"%s\".",
- "base64", "base64url", "escape", "hex")));
+ errhint("Valid encodings are \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", and \"%s\".",
+ "base32hex", "base64", "base64url", "escape", "hex")));
dataptr = VARDATA_ANY(data);
datalen = VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(data);
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
errmsg("unrecognized encoding: \"%s\"", namebuf),
- errhint("Valid encodings are \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", and \"%s\".",
- "base64", "base64url", "escape", "hex")));
+ errhint("Valid encodings are \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", and \"%s\".",
+ "base32hex", "base64", "base64url", "escape", "hex")));
dataptr = VARDATA_ANY(data);
datalen = VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(data);
return len;
}
+/*
+ * BASE32HEX
+ */
+
+static const char base32hex_table[] = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV";
+
+static const int8 b32hexlookup[128] = {
+ -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+ -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+ -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+ -1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
+ 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+ -1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
+ 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+};
+
+static uint64
+base32hex_enc_len(const char *src, size_t srclen)
+{
+ /* 5 bytes encode to 8 characters, round up to multiple of 8 for padding */
+ return ((uint64) srclen + 4) / 5 * 8;
+}
+
+static uint64
+base32hex_dec_len(const char *src, size_t srclen)
+{
+ /* Each 8 characters of input produces at most 5 bytes of output */
+ return ((uint64) srclen * 5) / 8;
+}
+
+static uint64
+base32hex_encode(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dst)
+{
+ const unsigned char *data = (const unsigned char *) src;
+ uint32 bits_buffer = 0;
+ int bits_in_buffer = 0;
+ uint64 output_pos = 0;
+ size_t i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < srclen; i++)
+ {
+ /* Add 8 bits to the buffer */
+ bits_buffer = (bits_buffer << 8) | data[i];
+ bits_in_buffer += 8;
+
+ /* Extract 5-bit chunks while we have enough bits */
+ while (bits_in_buffer >= 5)
+ {
+ bits_in_buffer -= 5;
+ /* Extract top 5 bits */
+ dst[output_pos++] = base32hex_table[(bits_buffer >> bits_in_buffer) & 0x1F];
+ /* Clear the extracted bits by masking */
+ bits_buffer &= ((1U << bits_in_buffer) - 1);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* Handle remaining bits (if any) */
+ if (bits_in_buffer > 0)
+ dst[output_pos++] = base32hex_table[(bits_buffer << (5 - bits_in_buffer)) & 0x1F];
+
+ /* Add padding to make length a multiple of 8 (per RFC 4648) */
+ while (output_pos % 8 != 0)
+ dst[output_pos++] = '=';
+
+ return output_pos;
+}
+
+static uint64
+base32hex_decode(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dst)
+{
+ const char *srcend = src + srclen,
+ *s = src;
+ uint32 bits_buffer = 0;
+ int bits_in_buffer = 0;
+ uint64 output_pos = 0;
+ int pos = 0; /* position within 8-character group (0-7) */
+ bool end = false; /* have we seen padding? */
+
+ while (s < srcend)
+ {
+ char c = *s++;
+ int val;
+
+ /* Skip whitespace */
+ if (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\n' || c == '\r')
+ continue;
+
+ if (c == '=')
+ {
+ /*
+ * The first padding is only valid at positions 2, 4, 5, or 7
+ * within an 8-character group (corresponding to 1, 2, 3, or 4
+ * input bytes). We only check the position for the first '='
+ * character.
+ */
+ if (!end)
+ {
+ if (pos != 2 && pos != 4 && pos != 5 && pos != 7)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+ errmsg("unexpected \"=\" while decoding base32hex sequence")));
+ end = true;
+ }
+ pos++;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ /* No data characters allowed after padding */
+ if (end)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+ errmsg("invalid symbol \"%.*s\" found while decoding base32hex sequence",
+ pg_mblen_range(s - 1, srcend), s - 1)));
+
+ /* Decode base32hex character (0-9, A-V, case-insensitive) */
+ val = -1;
+ if ((unsigned char) c < 128)
+ val = b32hexlookup[(unsigned char) c];
+ if (val < 0)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+ errmsg("invalid symbol \"%.*s\" found while decoding base32hex sequence",
+ pg_mblen_range(s - 1, srcend), s - 1)));
+
+ /* Add 5 bits to buffer */
+ bits_buffer = (bits_buffer << 5) | val;
+ bits_in_buffer += 5;
+ pos++;
+
+ /* Extract 8-bit bytes when we have enough bits */
+ while (bits_in_buffer >= 8)
+ {
+ bits_in_buffer -= 8;
+ dst[output_pos++] = (unsigned char) (bits_buffer >> bits_in_buffer);
+ /* Clear the extracted bits */
+ bits_buffer &= ((1U << bits_in_buffer) - 1);
+ }
+
+ /* Reset position after each complete 8-character group */
+ if (pos == 8)
+ pos = 0;
+ }
+
+ return output_pos;
+}
+
/*
* Common
*/
pg_base64url_enc_len, pg_base64url_dec_len, pg_base64url_encode, pg_base64url_decode
}
},
+ {
+ "base32hex",
+ {
+ base32hex_enc_len, base32hex_dec_len, base32hex_encode, base32hex_decode
+ }
+ },
{
"escape",
{
-- report an error with a hint listing valid encodings when an invalid encoding is specified
SELECT encode('\x01'::bytea, 'invalid'); -- error
ERROR: unrecognized encoding: "invalid"
-HINT: Valid encodings are "base64", "base64url", "escape", and "hex".
+HINT: Valid encodings are "base32hex", "base64", "base64url", "escape", and "hex".
SELECT decode('00', 'invalid'); -- error
ERROR: unrecognized encoding: "invalid"
-HINT: Valid encodings are "base64", "base64url", "escape", and "hex".
+HINT: Valid encodings are "base32hex", "base64", "base64url", "escape", and "hex".
--
--- base64url encoding/decoding
+-- base32hex encoding/decoding
--
SET bytea_output TO hex;
+SELECT encode('', 'base32hex'); -- ''
+ encode
+--------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT encode('\x11', 'base32hex'); -- '24======'
+ encode
+----------
+ 24======
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT encode('\x1122', 'base32hex'); -- '24H0===='
+ encode
+----------
+ 24H0====
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT encode('\x112233', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36==='
+ encode
+----------
+ 24H36===
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT encode('\x11223344', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36H0='
+ encode
+----------
+ 24H36H0=
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT encode('\x1122334455', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36H2L'
+ encode
+----------
+ 24H36H2L
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT encode('\x112233445566', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36H2LCO======'
+ encode
+------------------
+ 24H36H2LCO======
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('', 'base32hex'); -- ''
+ decode
+--------
+ \x
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24======', 'base32hex'); -- \x11
+ decode
+--------
+ \x11
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H0====', 'base32hex'); -- \x1122
+ decode
+--------
+ \x1122
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H36===', 'base32hex'); -- \x112233
+ decode
+----------
+ \x112233
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H36H0=', 'base32hex'); -- \x11223344
+ decode
+------------
+ \x11223344
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H36H2L', 'base32hex'); -- \x1122334455
+ decode
+--------------
+ \x1122334455
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H36H2LCO======', 'base32hex'); -- \x112233445566
+ decode
+----------------
+ \x112233445566
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24h36h2lco', 'base32hex'); -- OK, the encoding is case-insensitive
+ decode
+----------------
+ \x112233445566
+(1 row)
+
+-- Tests for decoding unpadded base32hex strings. Padding '=' are optional.
+SELECT decode('24', 'base32hex');
+ decode
+--------
+ \x11
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H', 'base32hex');
+ decode
+--------
+ \x11
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H36', 'base32hex');
+ decode
+----------
+ \x112233
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('24H36H0', 'base32hex');
+ decode
+------------
+ \x11223344
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('2', 'base32hex'); -- \x, 5 bits isn't enough for a byte, so nothing is emitted
+ decode
+--------
+ \x
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('11=', 'base32hex'); -- OK, non-zero padding bits are accepted (consistent with base64)
+ decode
+--------
+ \x08
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT decode('2=', 'base32hex'); -- error
+ERROR: unexpected "=" while decoding base32hex sequence
+SELECT decode('=', 'base32hex'); -- error
+ERROR: unexpected "=" while decoding base32hex sequence
+SELECT decode('W', 'base32hex'); -- error
+ERROR: invalid symbol "W" found while decoding base32hex sequence
+SELECT decode('24H36H0=24', 'base32hex'); -- error
+ERROR: invalid symbol "2" found while decoding base32hex sequence
+-- Check round-trip capability of base32hex encoding for multiple random UUIDs.
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+ v1 uuid;
+ v2 uuid;
+BEGIN
+ FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP
+ v1 := gen_random_uuid();
+ v2 := decode(encode(v1::bytea, 'base32hex'), 'base32hex')::uuid;
+
+ IF v1 != v2 THEN
+ RAISE EXCEPTION 'base32hex encoding round-trip failed, expected % got %', v1, v2;
+ END IF;
+ END LOOP;
+ RAISE NOTICE 'OK';
+END;
+$$;
+NOTICE: OK
+--
+-- base64url encoding/decoding
+--
-- Simple encoding/decoding
SELECT encode('\x69b73eff', 'base64url'); -- abc-_w
encode
CREATE TABLE guid3
(
id SERIAL,
- guid_field UUID
+ guid_field UUID,
+ guid_encoded text GENERATED ALWAYS AS (encode(guid_field::bytea, 'base32hex')) STORED
);
-- inserting invalid data tests
-- too long
(1 row)
-- test sortability of v7
+INSERT INTO guid3 (guid_field) VALUES ('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid);
INSERT INTO guid3 (guid_field) SELECT uuidv7() FROM generate_series(1, 10);
+INSERT INTO guid3 (guid_field) VALUES ('ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff'::uuid);
SELECT array_agg(id ORDER BY guid_field) FROM guid3;
- array_agg
-------------------------
- {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
+ array_agg
+------------------------------
+ {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}
+(1 row)
+
+-- make sure base32hex encoding works with UUIDs and preserves ordering
+SELECT array_agg(id ORDER BY guid_encoded) FROM guid3;
+ array_agg
+------------------------------
+ {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}
(1 row)
-- Check the timestamp offsets for v7.
SELECT decode('00', 'invalid'); -- error
--
--- base64url encoding/decoding
+-- base32hex encoding/decoding
--
SET bytea_output TO hex;
+SELECT encode('', 'base32hex'); -- ''
+SELECT encode('\x11', 'base32hex'); -- '24======'
+SELECT encode('\x1122', 'base32hex'); -- '24H0===='
+SELECT encode('\x112233', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36==='
+SELECT encode('\x11223344', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36H0='
+SELECT encode('\x1122334455', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36H2L'
+SELECT encode('\x112233445566', 'base32hex'); -- '24H36H2LCO======'
+
+SELECT decode('', 'base32hex'); -- ''
+SELECT decode('24======', 'base32hex'); -- \x11
+SELECT decode('24H0====', 'base32hex'); -- \x1122
+SELECT decode('24H36===', 'base32hex'); -- \x112233
+SELECT decode('24H36H0=', 'base32hex'); -- \x11223344
+SELECT decode('24H36H2L', 'base32hex'); -- \x1122334455
+SELECT decode('24H36H2LCO======', 'base32hex'); -- \x112233445566
+
+SELECT decode('24h36h2lco', 'base32hex'); -- OK, the encoding is case-insensitive
+
+-- Tests for decoding unpadded base32hex strings. Padding '=' are optional.
+SELECT decode('24', 'base32hex');
+SELECT decode('24H', 'base32hex');
+SELECT decode('24H36', 'base32hex');
+SELECT decode('24H36H0', 'base32hex');
+
+SELECT decode('2', 'base32hex'); -- \x, 5 bits isn't enough for a byte, so nothing is emitted
+SELECT decode('11=', 'base32hex'); -- OK, non-zero padding bits are accepted (consistent with base64)
+
+SELECT decode('2=', 'base32hex'); -- error
+SELECT decode('=', 'base32hex'); -- error
+SELECT decode('W', 'base32hex'); -- error
+SELECT decode('24H36H0=24', 'base32hex'); -- error
+
+-- Check round-trip capability of base32hex encoding for multiple random UUIDs.
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+ v1 uuid;
+ v2 uuid;
+BEGIN
+ FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP
+ v1 := gen_random_uuid();
+ v2 := decode(encode(v1::bytea, 'base32hex'), 'base32hex')::uuid;
+
+ IF v1 != v2 THEN
+ RAISE EXCEPTION 'base32hex encoding round-trip failed, expected % got %', v1, v2;
+ END IF;
+ END LOOP;
+ RAISE NOTICE 'OK';
+END;
+$$;
+
+
+--
+-- base64url encoding/decoding
+--
+
-- Simple encoding/decoding
SELECT encode('\x69b73eff', 'base64url'); -- abc-_w
SELECT decode('abc-_w', 'base64url'); -- \x69b73eff
CREATE TABLE guid3
(
id SERIAL,
- guid_field UUID
+ guid_field UUID,
+ guid_encoded text GENERATED ALWAYS AS (encode(guid_field::bytea, 'base32hex')) STORED
);
-- inserting invalid data tests
SELECT count(DISTINCT guid_field) FROM guid1;
-- test sortability of v7
+INSERT INTO guid3 (guid_field) VALUES ('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid);
INSERT INTO guid3 (guid_field) SELECT uuidv7() FROM generate_series(1, 10);
+INSERT INTO guid3 (guid_field) VALUES ('ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff'::uuid);
SELECT array_agg(id ORDER BY guid_field) FROM guid3;
+-- make sure base32hex encoding works with UUIDs and preserves ordering
+SELECT array_agg(id ORDER BY guid_encoded) FROM guid3;
+
-- Check the timestamp offsets for v7.
--
-- generate UUIDv7 values with timestamps ranging from 1970 (the Unix epoch year)