tlvParser.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <sys/time.h>
 
#include "tlvCommon.h"
 
namespace Tlv
{
// Read a TLV from a file descriptor
// Will try to use the passed buffer (and reallocate it if needed) to form the TLV.
// Pass out_buffer=nullptr and out_buffer_sz=0 to let the fuction allocate memory.
// in all cases, the caller is in charge of freeing out_buffer.
tlv_s *readFromFile(FILE *in_fd, uint8_t *&out_buffer, size_t &out_buffer_sz);
 
class Parser {
    public:
        Parser(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size);
 
        // Return the first TLV in the buffer.
        // If corruption is detected (incorrect length), it will return nullptr.
        tlv_s *getFirstTlv(void);
 
        // Repeatedly call this function to get the next Tlv in the buffer.
        // It returns nullptr when no more is found (or if one of the TLV is corrupted)
        tlv_s *nextTlv(void);
 
        // Iterate through Tlvs and return the first one with specified type,
        // or nullptr if none was found
        tlv_s *findTlv(type_t type) const;
 
        static int parseTimestamp(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size, timeval &output);
 
    private:
        const uint8_t *buffer = nullptr;
        size_t buffer_size = 0;
        size_t next_index = 0; // index used by nextSubTlv
 
        tlv_s *iter(size_t &index) const;
};
 
} // namespace Tlv