Source file src/pkg/encoding/gob/decoder.go
1 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
3 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
4
5 package gob
6
7 import (
8 "bufio"
9 "bytes"
10 "errors"
11 "io"
12 "reflect"
13 "sync"
14 )
15
16 // A Decoder manages the receipt of type and data information read from the
17 // remote side of a connection.
18 type Decoder struct {
19 mutex sync.Mutex // each item must be received atomically
20 r io.Reader // source of the data
21 buf bytes.Buffer // buffer for more efficient i/o from r
22 wireType map[typeId]*wireType // map from remote ID to local description
23 decoderCache map[reflect.Type]map[typeId]**decEngine // cache of compiled engines
24 ignorerCache map[typeId]**decEngine // ditto for ignored objects
25 freeList *decoderState // list of free decoderStates; avoids reallocation
26 countBuf []byte // used for decoding integers while parsing messages
27 tmp []byte // temporary storage for i/o; saves reallocating
28 err error
29 }
30
31 // NewDecoder returns a new decoder that reads from the io.Reader.
32 // If r does not also implement io.ByteReader, it will be wrapped in a
33 // bufio.Reader.
34 func NewDecoder(r io.Reader) *Decoder {
35 dec := new(Decoder)
36 // We use the ability to read bytes as a plausible surrogate for buffering.
37 if _, ok := r.(io.ByteReader); !ok {
38 r = bufio.NewReader(r)
39 }
40 dec.r = r
41 dec.wireType = make(map[typeId]*wireType)
42 dec.decoderCache = make(map[reflect.Type]map[typeId]**decEngine)
43 dec.ignorerCache = make(map[typeId]**decEngine)
44 dec.countBuf = make([]byte, 9) // counts may be uint64s (unlikely!), require 9 bytes
45
46 return dec
47 }
48
49 // recvType loads the definition of a type.
50 func (dec *Decoder) recvType(id typeId) {
51 // Have we already seen this type? That's an error
52 if id < firstUserId || dec.wireType[id] != nil {
53 dec.err = errors.New("gob: duplicate type received")
54 return
55 }
56
57 // Type:
58 wire := new(wireType)
59 dec.decodeValue(tWireType, reflect.ValueOf(wire))
60 if dec.err != nil {
61 return
62 }
63 // Remember we've seen this type.
64 dec.wireType[id] = wire
65 }
66
67 var errBadCount = errors.New("invalid message length")
68
69 // recvMessage reads the next count-delimited item from the input. It is the converse
70 // of Encoder.writeMessage. It returns false on EOF or other error reading the message.
71 func (dec *Decoder) recvMessage() bool {
72 // Read a count.
73 nbytes, _, err := decodeUintReader(dec.r, dec.countBuf)
74 if err != nil {
75 dec.err = err
76 return false
77 }
78 // Upper limit of 1GB, allowing room to grow a little without overflow.
79 // TODO: We might want more control over this limit.
80 if nbytes >= 1<<30 {
81 dec.err = errBadCount
82 return false
83 }
84 dec.readMessage(int(nbytes))
85 return dec.err == nil
86 }
87
88 // readMessage reads the next nbytes bytes from the input.
89 func (dec *Decoder) readMessage(nbytes int) {
90 // Allocate the buffer.
91 if cap(dec.tmp) < nbytes {
92 dec.tmp = make([]byte, nbytes+100) // room to grow
93 }
94 dec.tmp = dec.tmp[:nbytes]
95
96 // Read the data
97 _, dec.err = io.ReadFull(dec.r, dec.tmp)
98 if dec.err != nil {
99 if dec.err == io.EOF {
100 dec.err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
101 }
102 return
103 }
104 dec.buf.Write(dec.tmp)
105 }
106
107 // toInt turns an encoded uint64 into an int, according to the marshaling rules.
108 func toInt(x uint64) int64 {
109 i := int64(x >> 1)
110 if x&1 != 0 {
111 i = ^i
112 }
113 return i
114 }
115
116 func (dec *Decoder) nextInt() int64 {
117 n, _, err := decodeUintReader(&dec.buf, dec.countBuf)
118 if err != nil {
119 dec.err = err
120 }
121 return toInt(n)
122 }
123
124 func (dec *Decoder) nextUint() uint64 {
125 n, _, err := decodeUintReader(&dec.buf, dec.countBuf)
126 if err != nil {
127 dec.err = err
128 }
129 return n
130 }
131
132 // decodeTypeSequence parses:
133 // TypeSequence
134 // (TypeDefinition DelimitedTypeDefinition*)?
135 // and returns the type id of the next value. It returns -1 at
136 // EOF. Upon return, the remainder of dec.buf is the value to be
137 // decoded. If this is an interface value, it can be ignored by
138 // resetting that buffer.
139 func (dec *Decoder) decodeTypeSequence(isInterface bool) typeId {
140 for dec.err == nil {
141 if dec.buf.Len() == 0 {
142 if !dec.recvMessage() {
143 break
144 }
145 }
146 // Receive a type id.
147 id := typeId(dec.nextInt())
148 if id >= 0 {
149 // Value follows.
150 return id
151 }
152 // Type definition for (-id) follows.
153 dec.recvType(-id)
154 // When decoding an interface, after a type there may be a
155 // DelimitedValue still in the buffer. Skip its count.
156 // (Alternatively, the buffer is empty and the byte count
157 // will be absorbed by recvMessage.)
158 if dec.buf.Len() > 0 {
159 if !isInterface {
160 dec.err = errors.New("extra data in buffer")
161 break
162 }
163 dec.nextUint()
164 }
165 }
166 return -1
167 }
168
169 // Decode reads the next value from the connection and stores
170 // it in the data represented by the empty interface value.
171 // If e is nil, the value will be discarded. Otherwise,
172 // the value underlying e must be a pointer to the
173 // correct type for the next data item received.
174 func (dec *Decoder) Decode(e interface{}) error {
175 if e == nil {
176 return dec.DecodeValue(reflect.Value{})
177 }
178 value := reflect.ValueOf(e)
179 // If e represents a value as opposed to a pointer, the answer won't
180 // get back to the caller. Make sure it's a pointer.
181 if value.Type().Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
182 dec.err = errors.New("gob: attempt to decode into a non-pointer")
183 return dec.err
184 }
185 return dec.DecodeValue(value)
186 }
187
188 // DecodeValue reads the next value from the connection.
189 // If v is the zero reflect.Value (v.Kind() == Invalid), DecodeValue discards the value.
190 // Otherwise, it stores the value into v. In that case, v must represent
191 // a non-nil pointer to data or be an assignable reflect.Value (v.CanSet())
192 func (dec *Decoder) DecodeValue(v reflect.Value) error {
193 if v.IsValid() {
194 if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !v.IsNil() {
195 // That's okay, we'll store through the pointer.
196 } else if !v.CanSet() {
197 return errors.New("gob: DecodeValue of unassignable value")
198 }
199 }
200 // Make sure we're single-threaded through here.
201 dec.mutex.Lock()
202 defer dec.mutex.Unlock()
203
204 dec.buf.Reset() // In case data lingers from previous invocation.
205 dec.err = nil
206 id := dec.decodeTypeSequence(false)
207 if dec.err == nil {
208 dec.decodeValue(id, v)
209 }
210 return dec.err
211 }
212
213 // If debug.go is compiled into the program , debugFunc prints a human-readable
214 // representation of the gob data read from r by calling that file's Debug function.
215 // Otherwise it is nil.
216 var debugFunc func(io.Reader)