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This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. */ #pragma once #include #include #include #include namespace sdi_toolBox::desktop::utils { //-------------------------------------------------------------- /** * @brief Utility class providing Base64 encoding and decoding functionality. * * @details This class implements the Base64 encoding scheme as defined in RFC 4648. * All methods are static and the class is not meant to be instantiated. * Padding is handled via the '=' character. * * @note The standard Base64 alphabet is used ('A-Z', 'a-z', '0-9', '+', '/'). * * @par Example - Encoding binary data: * @code{.cpp} * std::vector data = { 0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F }; * std::string encoded = Base64::encode(data); * // encoded == "SGVsbG8=" * @endcode * * @par Example - Encoding a string: * @code{.cpp} * std::string encoded = Base64::encode("Hello, World!"); * // encoded == "SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQ==" * @endcode * * @par Example - Decoding: * @code{.cpp} * auto result = Base64::decode_to_string("SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQ=="); * if (result) * std::cout << *result; // prints: Hello, World! * @endcode */ class Base64 { public: /** * @brief Deleted default constructor - this class is not meant to be instantiated. */ Base64() = delete; ///@name Encoding ///@{ /** * @brief Encodes binary data into a Base64 string. * * @param data A span of bytes to encode. * @return A Base64-encoded string, padded with `'='` characters if necessary. */ [[nodiscard]] static std::string encode(std::span data); /** * @brief Encodes a text string into a Base64 string. * * @param text The input string to encode. * @return A Base64-encoded string, padded with `'='` characters if necessary. */ [[nodiscard]] static std::string encode(std::string_view text); ///@} ///@name Decoding ///@{ /** * @brief Decodes a Base64 string into raw binary data. * * @param input The Base64-encoded string to decode. Must have a length * that is a multiple of 4. * @return A vector of decoded bytes, or `std::nullopt` if the input is * not a valid Base64 string. */ [[nodiscard]] static std::optional> decode(std::string_view input); /** * @brief Decodes a Base64 string into a text string. * * @param input The Base64-encoded string to decode. Must have a length * that is a multiple of 4. * @return The decoded string, or `std::nullopt` if the input is not a * valid Base64 string. */ [[nodiscard]] static std::optional decode_to_string(std::string_view input); ///@} private: ///@name Internal helpers ///@{ /** * @brief Decodes a single Base64 character into its 6-bit value. * * @param c The Base64 character to decode. * @return The 6-bit value corresponding to @p c, or `std::nullopt` if * @p c is not a valid Base64 character. */ [[nodiscard]] static std::optional decode_char(char c) noexcept; ///@} ///@name Constants ///@{ /** @brief The Base64 encoding lookup table (RFC 4648 standard alphabet). */ static constexpr std::string_view ENCODE_LOOKUP = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/"; /** @brief The padding character used in Base64 encoding. */ static constexpr char PADDING_CAR = '='; ///@} }; //-------------------------------------------------------------- //-------------------------------------------------------------- /* Encode binary data to Base64 string */ inline std::string Base64::encode(const std::span data) { std::string result; result.reserve(((data.size() + 2) / 3) * 4); for (std::size_t i = 0; i < data.size(); i += 3) { const std::uint32_t b0 = data[i]; const std::uint32_t b1 = (i + 1 < data.size()) ? data[i + 1] : 0u; const std::uint32_t b2 = (i + 2 < data.size()) ? data[i + 2] : 0u; const std::uint32_t triple = (b0 << 16) | (b1 << 8) | b2; result += ENCODE_LOOKUP[(triple >> 18) & 0x3F]; result += ENCODE_LOOKUP[(triple >> 12) & 0x3F]; result += (i + 1 < data.size()) ? ENCODE_LOOKUP[(triple >> 6) & 0x3F] : PADDING_CAR; result += (i + 2 < data.size()) ? ENCODE_LOOKUP[(triple >> 0) & 0x3F] : PADDING_CAR; } return result; } //-------------------------------------------------------------- /* Encode a text string to Base64 string */ inline std::string Base64::encode(const std::string_view text) { return encode(std::span(reinterpret_cast(text.data()), text.size())); } //-------------------------------------------------------------- /* Decode a Base64 string to binary data (returns std::nullopt if invalid) */ inline std::optional> Base64::decode(const std::string_view input) { if (input.size() % 4 != 0) return std::nullopt; if (input.empty()) return std::vector{}; // Validate padding: '=' is only allowed in the last group, in position 2 or 3 // Valid forms: "xxx=" or "xx==" for (std::size_t i = 0; i < input.size() - 4; ++i) { if (input[i] == PADDING_CAR) return std::nullopt; // '=' found outside the last group } const std::string_view last = input.substr(input.size() - 4); // "xx==" : positions 0,1 must be valid chars, positions 2,3 must be '=' // "xxx=" : positions 0,1,2 must be valid chars, position 3 must be '=' // "xxxx" : all positions must be valid chars if (last[2] == PADDING_CAR && last[3] != PADDING_CAR) return std::nullopt; // "xx=x" is invalid std::vector result; result.reserve((input.size() / 4) * 3); for (std::size_t i = 0; i < input.size(); i += 4) { const auto v0 = decode_char(input[i]); const auto v1 = decode_char(input[i + 1]); const auto v2 = input[i + 2] == PADDING_CAR ? std::optional{ 0 } : decode_char(input[i + 2]); const auto v3 = input[i + 3] == PADDING_CAR ? std::optional{ 0 } : decode_char(input[i + 3]); if (!v0 || !v1 || !v2 || !v3) return std::nullopt; const std::uint32_t triple = (static_cast(*v0) << 18) | (static_cast(*v1) << 12) | (static_cast(*v2) << 6) | (static_cast(*v3)); result.push_back(static_cast((triple >> 16) & 0xFF)); if (input[i + 2] != PADDING_CAR) result.push_back(static_cast((triple >> 8) & 0xFF)); if (input[i + 3] != PADDING_CAR) result.push_back(static_cast((triple >> 0) & 0xFF)); } return result; } //-------------------------------------------------------------- /* Decode a Base64 string to a text string (returns std::nullopt if invalid) */ inline std::optional Base64::decode_to_string(const std::string_view input) { const auto bytes = decode(input); if (!bytes) return std::nullopt; return std::string(reinterpret_cast(bytes->data()), bytes->size()); } //-------------------------------------------------------------- /* Helper to decode a single Base64 character to its 6-bit value (returns std::nullopt if invalid) */ inline std::optional Base64::decode_char(const char c) noexcept { if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') return static_cast(c - 'A'); if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') return static_cast(c - 'a' + 26); if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return static_cast(c - '0' + 52); if (c == '+') return 62; if (c == '/') return 63; return std::nullopt; } //-------------------------------------------------------------- } // namespace sdi_toolBox::desktop::utils