src/util/io.hpp

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#ifndef NDN_UTIL_IO_HPP
#define NDN_UTIL_IO_HPP

#include "../encoding/block.hpp"

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

namespace ndn {
namespace io {

class Error : public std::runtime_error
{
public:
  explicit
  Error(const std::string& what)
    : std::runtime_error(what)
  {
  }
};

/** \brief indicates how a file or stream is encoded
 */
enum IoEncoding {
  NO_ENCODING, ///< binary without encoding
  BASE_64, ///< base64 encoding
  HEX ///< uppercase hexadecimal encoding
};

/** \brief loads a TLV block from a stream
 *  \return if success, the Block and true
 *          otherwise, a default-constructed Block and false
 */
optional<Block>
loadBlock(std::istream& is, IoEncoding encoding = BASE_64);

/** \brief loads a TLV element from a stream
 *  \tparam T type of TLV element; T must be WireDecodable,
 *            and must have a Error nested type
 *  \return the TLV element, or nullptr if an error occurs
 */
template<typename T>
shared_ptr<T>
load(std::istream& is, IoEncoding encoding = BASE_64)
{
  optional<Block> block = loadBlock(is, encoding);
  if (!block) {
    return nullptr;
  }

  try {
    auto obj = make_shared<T>();
    obj->wireDecode(*block);
    return obj;
  }
  catch (const typename T::Error& e) {
    return nullptr;
  }
  catch (const tlv::Error& e) {
    return nullptr;
  }
}

/** \brief loads a TLV element from a file
 */
template<typename T>
shared_ptr<T>
load(const std::string& filename, IoEncoding encoding = BASE_64)
{
  std::ifstream is(filename);
  return load<T>(is, encoding);
}

/** \brief saves a TLV block to a stream
 *  \throw Error error during saving
 */
void
saveBlock(const Block& block, std::ostream& os, IoEncoding encoding = BASE_64);

/** \brief saves a TLV element to a stream
 *  \tparam T type of TLV element; T must be WireEncodable,
 *            and must have a Error nested type
 *  \throw Error error during encoding or saving
 */
template<typename T>
void
save(const T& obj, std::ostream& os, IoEncoding encoding = BASE_64)
{
  Block block;
  try {
    block = obj.wireEncode();
  }
  catch (const typename T::Error& e) {
    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(e.what()));
  }
  catch (const tlv::Error& e) {
    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(e.what()));
  }

  saveBlock(block, os, encoding);
}

/** \brief saves a TLV element to a file
 */
template<typename T>
void
save(const T& obj, const std::string& filename, IoEncoding encoding = BASE_64)
{
  std::ofstream os(filename);
  save(obj, os, encoding);
}

} // namespace io
} // namespace ndn

#endif // NDN_UTIL_IO_HPP