base64.cpp

/*
   base64.cpp and base64.h

   base64 encoding and decoding with C++.
   More information at
     https://renenyffenegger.ch/notes/development/Base64/Encoding-and-decoding-base-64-with-cpp

   Version: 2.rc.09 (release candidate)

   Copyright (C) 2004-2017, 2020-2022 René Nyffenegger

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*/

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "base64.h"

#include <algorithm>
#include <stdexcept>

//
// Depending on the url parameter in base64_chars, one of
// two sets of base64 characters needs to be chosen.
// They differ in their last two characters.
//
static const char* base64_chars[2] = {
			 "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
			 "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
			 "0123456789"
			 "+/",

			 "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
			 "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
			 "0123456789"
			 "-_" };

static unsigned int pos_of_char(const unsigned char chr) {
	//
	// Return the position of chr within base64_encode()
	//

	if (chr >= 'A' && chr <= 'Z') return chr - 'A';
	else if (chr >= 'a' && chr <= 'z') return chr - 'a' + ('Z' - 'A') + 1;
	else if (chr >= '0' && chr <= '9') return chr - '0' + ('Z' - 'A') + ('z' - 'a') + 2;
	else if (chr == '+' || chr == '-') return 62; // Be liberal with input and accept both url ('-') and non-url ('+') base 64 characters (
	else if (chr == '/' || chr == '_') return 63; // Ditto for '/' and '_'
	else
		//
		// 2020-10-23: Throw std::exception rather than const char*
		//(Pablo Martin-Gomez, https://github.com/Bouska)
		//
		throw std::runtime_error("Input is not valid base64-encoded data.");
}

static std::string insert_linebreaks(std::string str, size_t distance) {
	//
	// Provided by https://github.com/JomaCorpFX, adapted by me.
	//
	if (!str.length()) {
		return "";
	}

	size_t pos = distance;

	while (pos < str.size()) {
		str.insert(pos, "\n");
		pos += distance + 1;
	}

	return str;
}

template <typename String, unsigned int line_length>
static std::string encode_with_line_breaks(String s) {
	return insert_linebreaks(base64_encode(s, false), line_length);
}

template <typename String>
static std::string encode_pem(String s) {
	return encode_with_line_breaks<String, 64>(s);
}

template <typename String>
static std::string encode_mime(String s) {
	return encode_with_line_breaks<String, 76>(s);
}

template <typename String>
static std::string encode(String s, bool url) {
	return base64_encode(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(s.data()), s.length(), url);
}

std::string base64_encode(unsigned char const* bytes_to_encode, size_t in_len, bool url) {

	size_t len_encoded = (in_len + 2) / 3 * 4;

	unsigned char trailing_char = url ? '.' : '=';

	//
	// Choose set of base64 characters. They differ
	// for the last two positions, depending on the url
	// parameter.
	// A bool (as is the parameter url) is guaranteed
	// to evaluate to either 0 or 1 in C++ therefore,
	// the correct character set is chosen by subscripting
	// base64_chars with url.
	//
	const char* base64_chars_ = base64_chars[url];

	std::string ret;
	ret.reserve(len_encoded);

	unsigned int pos = 0;

	while (pos < in_len) {
		ret.push_back(base64_chars_[(bytes_to_encode[pos + 0] & 0xfc) >> 2]);

		if (pos + 1 < in_len) {
			ret.push_back(base64_chars_[((bytes_to_encode[pos + 0] & 0x03) << 4) + ((bytes_to_encode[pos + 1] & 0xf0) >> 4)]);

			if (pos + 2 < in_len) {
				ret.push_back(base64_chars_[((bytes_to_encode[pos + 1] & 0x0f) << 2) + ((bytes_to_encode[pos + 2] & 0xc0) >> 6)]);
				ret.push_back(base64_chars_[bytes_to_encode[pos + 2] & 0x3f]);
			}
			else {
				ret.push_back(base64_chars_[(bytes_to_encode[pos + 1] & 0x0f) << 2]);
				ret.push_back(trailing_char);
			}
		}
		else {

			ret.push_back(base64_chars_[(bytes_to_encode[pos + 0] & 0x03) << 4]);
			ret.push_back(trailing_char);
			ret.push_back(trailing_char);
		}

		pos += 3;
	}

	return ret;
}

template <typename String>
static std::string decode(String const& encoded_string, bool remove_linebreaks) {
	//
	// decode(…) is templated so that it can be used with String = const std::string&
	// or std::string_view (requires at least C++17)
	//

	if (encoded_string.empty()) return std::string();

	if (remove_linebreaks) {

		std::string copy(encoded_string);

		copy.erase(std::remove(copy.begin(), copy.end(), '\n'), copy.end());

		return base64_decode(copy, false);
	}

	size_t length_of_string = encoded_string.length();
	size_t pos = 0;

	//
	// The approximate length (bytes) of the decoded string might be one or
	// two bytes smaller, depending on the amount of trailing equal signs
	// in the encoded string. This approximation is needed to reserve
	// enough space in the string to be returned.
	//
	size_t approx_length_of_decoded_string = length_of_string / 4 * 3;
	std::string ret;
	ret.reserve(approx_length_of_decoded_string);

	while (pos < length_of_string) {
		//
		// Iterate over encoded input string in chunks. The size of all
		// chunks except the last one is 4 bytes.
		//
		// The last chunk might be padded with equal signs or dots
		// in order to make it 4 bytes in size as well, but this
		// is not required as per RFC 2045.
		//
		// All chunks except the last one produce three output bytes.
		//
		// The last chunk produces at least one and up to three bytes.
		//

		size_t pos_of_char_1 = pos_of_char(encoded_string.at(pos + 1));

		//
		// Emit the first output byte that is produced in each chunk:
		//
		ret.push_back(static_cast<std::string::value_type>(((pos_of_char(encoded_string.at(pos + 0))) << 2) + ((pos_of_char_1 & 0x30) >> 4)));

		if ((pos + 2 < length_of_string) &&  // Check for data that is not padded with equal signs (which is allowed by RFC 2045)
			encoded_string.at(pos + 2) != '='     &&
			encoded_string.at(pos + 2) != '.'         // accept URL-safe base 64 strings, too, so check for '.' also.
			)
		{
			//
			// Emit a chunk's second byte (which might not be produced in the last chunk).
			//
			unsigned int pos_of_char_2 = pos_of_char(encoded_string.at(pos + 2));
			ret.push_back(static_cast<std::string::value_type>(((pos_of_char_1 & 0x0f) << 4) + ((pos_of_char_2 & 0x3c) >> 2)));

			if ((pos + 3 < length_of_string) &&
				encoded_string.at(pos + 3) != '='  &&
				encoded_string.at(pos + 3) != '.'
				)
			{
				//
				// Emit a chunk's third byte (which might not be produced in the last chunk).
				//
				ret.push_back(static_cast<std::string::value_type>(((pos_of_char_2 & 0x03) << 6) + pos_of_char(encoded_string.at(pos + 3))));
			}
		}

		pos += 4;
	}

	return ret;
}

std::string base64_decode(std::string const& s, bool remove_linebreaks) {
	return decode(s, remove_linebreaks);
}

std::string base64_encode(std::string const& s, bool url) {
	return encode(s, url);
}

std::string base64_encode_pem(std::string const& s) {
	return encode_pem(s);
}

std::string base64_encode_mime(std::string const& s) {
	return encode_mime(s);
}

#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
//
// Interface with std::string_view rather than const std::string&
// Requires C++17
// Provided by Yannic Bonenberger (https://github.com/Yannic)
//

std::string base64_encode(std::string_view s, bool url) {
	return encode(s, url);
}

std::string base64_encode_pem(std::string_view s) {
	return encode_pem(s);
}

std::string base64_encode_mime(std::string_view s) {
	return encode_mime(s);
}

std::string base64_decode(std::string_view s, bool remove_linebreaks) {
	return decode(s, remove_linebreaks);
}

#endif  // __cplusplus >= 201703L