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Class: BaseNCoder


Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--Visitor
      |
      +--AspectVisitor
         |
         +--ObjectCoder
            |
            +--BaseNCoder
               |
               +--Base32Coder
               |
               +--Base64Coder

Package:
stx:libbasic2
Category:
System-Storage
Version:
rev: 1.27 date: 2023/11/06 10:25:52
user: stefan
file: BaseNCoder.st directory: libbasic2
module: stx stc-classLibrary: libbasic2

Description:


Abstract superclass of Base64Coder and Base32Coder
Their main entry point API is 
    <BaseNCoder> encode:aStringOrBytes
and
    <BaseNCoder> decode:aString

If the decoder should return a string, use
    <BaseNCoder> decodeAsString:aString.

API wise, I behave most like a stream.

[examples:]
    Base64Coder encode:'helloWorld'
    
    Base64Coder decode:'aGVsbG9Xb3JsZA=='
    
    Base64Coder decodeAsString:'aGVsbG9Xb3JsZA=='
    

[instance variables:]
    buffer          SmallInteger   buffered data
    bits            SmallInteger   Number of valid bits in buffer
    charCount       SmallInteger   Number of characters since last cr
    atEnd           Boolean        true if end of Base64 string reached

[class variables:]

copyright

COPYRIGHT (c) 2002 by eXept Software AG All Rights Reserved This software is furnished under a license and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that license and with the inclusion of the above copyright notice. This software may not be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, any other person. No title to or ownership of the software is hereby transferred.

Class protocol:

constants
o  lineLimit
RFC 2045 says: max 76 characters in one line

decoding
o  decodeAsString: encodedString
decode a base-n encoded string.
We already expect a string instead of a ByteArray

initialization
o  initializeMappings
self withAllSubclassesDo:#initialize


** This method must be redefined in concrete classes (subclassResponsibility) **

o  mapping

** This method must be redefined in concrete classes (subclassResponsibility) **

o  reverseMapping

** This method must be redefined in concrete classes (subclassResponsibility) **

o  reverseMappingFor: mapping
initialize class variables

instance creation
o  new
(comment from inherited method)
return an instance of myself without indexed variables

queries
o  isAbstract
Return if this class is an abstract class.
True is returned here for myself only; false for subclasses.
Abstract subclasses must redefine this again.


Instance protocol:

accessing
o  lineLimit: something
set the line length of the encoded output.
Default is a line length of 76 characters.

If nil, no line breaks will be done.

o  mapping: aString
the default mapping is
0 -> A
1 -> B
...
63 -> =
(see initializeMapping on the class side)
This accessor allows for different mappings to be used.

Usage example(s):

     |encoded decoded|

     encoded := Base64Coder new 
                    mapping:'A0B1C2D3E4F5G6H7I8J9K+L/M=NaObPcQdReSfTgUhViWjXkYlZmnopqrstuvwxyz';
                    encodingOf:'hello world'.    'ND+WaDvQbpwZaDIz'.
     decoded := Base64Coder new
                    mapping:'A0B1C2D3E4F5G6H7I8J9K+L/M=NaObPcQdReSfTgUhViWjXkYlZmnopqrstuvwxyz'; 
                    decodingOf:encoded.    
     self assert:(decoded asString = 'hello world').

decoding
o  decodingOf: aStringOrStream
Modified (format): / 06-03-2022 / 20:44:11 / cg

o  next
answer the next decoded byte

o  next: count
return the next count bytes of the stream as ByteArray

o  peek
answer the next decoded byte. Do not consume this byte

encoding
o  encodingOf: anObject with: aParameter
(comment from inherited method)
answer the encoded argument anObject

o  visitByteArray: aByteArray with: aParameter
Base64Coder encodingOf:#[1 2 3 4 5 6 255]

o  visitObject: anObject with: aParameter
not defined. Use nextPut or nextPutAll:.
Could encode the printString here

o  visitStream: aStream with: aParameter
Base64Coder encodingOf:#[1 2 3 4 5 6 255]
Base64Coder encodingOf:#[1 2 3 4 5 6 255] readStream

o  visitString: aString with: aParameter
|encoded decoded decoder|

encoded := Base64Coder encode:'hello world'.
decoded := #[] writeStream.
decoder := Base64Coder on:encoded readStream.
[decoder atEnd] whileFalse:[
decoded nextPut:(decoder next).
].
decoded := decoded contents.
decoded asString.

initialization
o  emptyWriteStream
answer an empty stream. We encode as string

o  initialize
must be called if redefined

misc
o  reset
reset to initial state

private
o  basicNext
answer the next decoded byte.
No peekByte handling is done here.

queries
o  atEnd
answer true, if no more bytes can be read

o  binary
switch to binary mode - nothing is done here.
Defined for compatibility with ExternalStream.

o  binary: beBinaryBool
ExternalStream protocol compatibility

o  isStream
we simulate a stream

stream compatibility
o  bufferSizeForBulkCopy

o  copy: numBytes into: aWriteStream
copy bytes into aWriteStream.
Return the number of elements which have been transferred.

o  next: numBytes into: anObject startingAt: initialIndex
copy bytes into anObject starting at offset

o  nextByte
ExternalStream compatibility

o  nextBytes: count
read the next count bytes and return them as a bytearray.
On early EOF, a shorter ByteArray is returned.
If the receiver is some socket/pipe-like stream, an exception
is raised if the connection is broken.

o  nextBytes: count into: anObject
read the next count bytes into an object and return the number of
bytes read. On EOF, 0 is returned.
If the receiver is some socket/pipe-like stream, an exception
is raised if the connection is broken.

The object must have non-pointer indexed instvars (i.e. it must be
a ByteArray, String, Float- or DoubleArray).
If anObject is a string or byteArray and reused, this provides the
fastest possible physical I/O (since no new objects are allocated).

Use with care - non object oriented i/o.
Warning: in general, you cannot use this method to pass data from other
architectures since it does not care for byte order or float representation.

o  nextBytes: numBytes into: anObject startingAt: initialIndex
copy bytes into anObject starting at offset

o  nextBytesInto: anObject startingAt: initialIndex
copy bytes into anObject starting at offset

o  nextInt32MSB: msbFlag
return a signed long (4 bytes) from the stream.
The receiver must support reading of binary bytes.

The msbFlag argument controls if the integer is to be read with
most-significant-byte-first (true) or least-first (false).
This interface is provided to allow talking to external programs,
where it's known that the byte order is some definite one.
If you don't care (i.e. talk to other smalltalks) or you can control the
order, please use the corresponding xxxNet methods, which use a standard
network byte order.

1-to-1 copy from Stream

Usage example(s):

     |bytes s|

     bytes := #[16rFF 16rFF 16rFF 16rFF].
     s := bytes readStream.
     Transcript showCR:(s nextInt32MSB:true).
     s reset.
     Transcript showCR:(s nextInt32MSB:false).

     bytes := #[16r12 16r34 16r56 16r78].
     s := bytes readStream.
     Transcript showCR:(s nextInt32MSB:true).
     s reset.
     Transcript showCR:(s nextInt32MSB:false).

     bytes := #[16r89 16rab 16rcd 16ref].
     s := bytes readStream.
     Transcript showCR:(s nextInt32MSB:true).
     s reset.
     Transcript showCR:(s nextInt32MSB:false).

o  nextPut: aByte
encode aByte on the output stream.
Answer aByte

o  nextPutAll: aCollection startingAt: first to: last
append the elements with index from first to last
of the argument, aCollection onto the receiver.

o  nextPutBytes: aCollectionOfBytes
encode all objects from the argument

o  nextPutBytes: count from: anObject startingAt: start
write count bytes from an object starting at index start.
Return the number of bytes written.
The object must have non-pointer indexed instvars
(i.e. be a ByteArray, String, Float- or DoubleArray).
Use with care - non object oriented i/o.
This is provided for compatibility with externalStream;
to support binary storage

o  skip: numberToSkip
skip numberToSkip objects, return the receiver.
1-to-1 copy from Stream.

o  stringUpToEnd
return a collection of the elements up-to the end

o  upToEnd
return a collection of the elements up-to the end

subclass responsibility
o  fillBuffer
fill buffer with next n characters each representing m bits

** This method must be redefined in concrete classes (subclassResponsibility) **

o  flush
flush the remaining bits of buffer.
The number of bits in buffer is not a multiple of m, so we pad
the buffer and signal that padding has been done via $= characters.

** This method must be redefined in concrete classes (subclassResponsibility) **

o  nextPutByte: aByte
encode aByte on the output stream

** This method must be redefined in concrete classes (subclassResponsibility) **



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