LBERDECODE(3) LBERDECODE(3)
NAME
bergetnext, berskiptag, berpeektag, berscanf, bergetint,
bergetenum, bergetstringb, bergetstringa, bergetstringal,
bergetstringbv, bergetnull, bergetboolean, bergetbitstring,
berfirstelement, bernextelement - LBER simplified Basic Encoding
Rules library routines for decoding
LIBRARY
OpenLDAP LBER (liblber, -llber)
SYNOPSIS
##include <>
bertagt bergetnext(Sockbuf **sb,, berlent **len,, BerElement **ber);;
bertagt berskiptag(BerElement **ber,, berlent **len);;
bertagt berpeektag(BerElement **ber,, berlent **len);;
bertagt berscanf(BerElement **ber,, const char **fmt,, ...);;
bertagt bergetint(BerElement **ber,, berintt **num);;
bertagt bergetenum(BerElement **ber,, berintt **num);;
bertagt bergetstringb(BerElement **ber,, char **buf,, berlent **len);;
bertagt bergetstringa(BerElement **ber,, char ****buf);;
bertagt bergetstringal(BerElement **ber,, struct berval ****bv);;
bertagt bergetstringbv(BerElement **ber,, struct berval **bv,, int
alloc);;
bertagt bergetnull(BerElement **ber);;
bertagt bergetboolean(BerElement **ber,, berintt **bool);;
bertagt bergetbitstringa(BerElement **ber,, char ****buf,, berlent
**blen);;
bertagt berfirstelement(BerElement **ber,, berlent **len,, char
****cookie);;
bertagt bernextelement(BerElement **ber,, berlent **len,, const char
**cookie);;
DESCRIPTION
These routines provide a subroutine interface to a simplified implemen-
tation of the Basic Encoding Rules of ASN.1. The version of BER these
routines support is the one defined for the LDAP protocol. The encod-
ing rules are the same as BER, except that only definite form lengths
are used, and bitstrings and octet strings are always encoded in primi-
tive form. This man page describes the decoding routines in the lber
library. See lber-encode(3) for details on the corresponding encoding
routines. Consult lber-types(3) for information about types, alloca-
tors, and deallocators.
Normally, the only routines that need to be called by an application
are bergetnext() to get the next BER element and berscanf() to do
the actual decoding. In some cases, berpeektag() may also need to be
called in normal usage. The other routines are provided for those
applications that need more control than berscanf() provides. In gen-
eral, these routines return the tag of the element decoded, or
LBEREROR if an error occurred.
The bergetnext() routine is used to read the next BER element from
the given Sockbuf, sb. It strips off and returns the leading tag,
strips off and returns the length of the entire element in len, and
sets up ber for subsequent calls to berscanf() et al to decode the
element. See lber-sockbuf(3) for details of the Sockbuf implementation
of the sb parameter.
The berscanf() routine is used to decode a BER element in much the
same way that scanf(3) works. It reads from ber, a pointer to a
BerElement such as returned by bergetnext(), interprets the bytes
according to the format string fmt, and stores the results in its addi-
tional arguments. The format string contains conversion specifications
which are used to direct the interpretation of the BER element. The
format string can contain the following characters.
a Octet string. A char ** should be supplied. Memory is allo-
cated, filled with the contents of the octet string, null-
terminated, and returned in the parameter. The caller should
free the returned string using bermemfree().
s Octet string. A char * buffer should be supplied, followed
by a pointer to a berlent initialized to the size of the
buffer. Upon return, the null-terminated octet string is put
into the buffer, and the berlent is set to the actual size
of the octet string.
O Octet string. A struct berval ** should be supplied, which
upon return points to a dynamically allocated struct berval
containing the octet string and its length. The caller
should free the returned structure using berbvfree().
o Octet string. A struct berval * should be supplied, which
upon return contains the dynamically allocated octet string
and its length. The caller should free the returned octet
string using bermemfree().
m Octet string. A struct berval * should be supplied, which
upon return contains the octet string and its length. The
string resides in memory assigned to the BerElement, and must
not be freed by the caller.
b Boolean. A pointer to a berintt should be supplied.
e Enumeration. A pointer to a berintt should be supplied.
i Integer. A pointer to a berintt should be supplied.
B Bitstring. A char ** should be supplied which will point to
the dynamically allocated bits, followed by a berlent *,
which will point to the length (in bits) of the bitstring
returned.
n Null. No parameter is required. The element is simply
skipped if it is recognized.
v Sequence of octet strings. A char *** should be supplied,
which upon return points to a dynamically allocated null-ter-
minated array of char *'s containing the octet strings. NUL
is returned if the sequence is empty. The caller should free
the returned array and octet strings using bermemvfree().
V Sequence of octet strings with lengths. A struct berval ***
should be supplied, which upon return points to a dynamically
allocated null-terminated array of struct berval *'s contain-
ing the octet strings and their lengths. NUL is returned if
the sequence is empty. The caller should free the returned
structures using berbvecfree().
W Sequence of octet strings with lengths. A BerVarray * should
be supplied, which upon return points to a dynamically allo-
cated array of struct berval's containing the octet strings
and their lengths. The array is terminated by a struct berval
with a NUL bvval string pointer. NUL is returned if the
sequence is empty. The caller should free the returned
structures using berbvarrayfree().
M Sequence of octet strings with lengths. This is a general-
ized form of the previous three formats. A void ** (ptr)
should be supplied, followed by a berlent * (len) and a
berlent (off). Upon return (ptr) will point to a dynami-
cally allocated array whose elements are all of size (*len).
A struct berval will be filled starting at offset (off) in
each element. The strings in each struct berval reside in
memory assigned to the BerElement and must not be freed by
the caller. The array is terminated by a struct berval with
a NUL bvval string pointer. NUL is returned if the
sequence is empty. The number of elements in the array is
also stored in (*len) on return. The caller should free the
returned array using bermemfree().
l Length of the next element. A pointer to a berlent should
be supplied.
t Tag of the next element. A pointer to a bertagt should be
supplied.
T Skip element and return its tag. A pointer to a bertagt
should be supplied.
x Skip element. The next element is skipped.
{{ Begin sequence. No parameter is required. The initial
sequence tag and length are skipped.
}} End sequence. No parameter is required and no action is
taken.
[ Begin set. No parameter is required. The initial set tag
and length are skipped.
] End set. No parameter is required and no action is taken.
The bergetint() routine tries to interpret the next element as an
integer, returning the result in num. The tag of whatever it finds is
returned on success, LBEREROR (-1) on failure.
The bergetstringb() routine is used to read an octet string into a
preallocated buffer. The len parameter should be initialized to the
size of the buffer, and will contain the length of the octet string
read upon return. The buffer should be big enough to take the octet
string value plus a terminating NUL byte.
The bergetstringa() routine is used to dynamically allocate space
into which an octet string is read. The caller should free the
returned string using bermemfree().
The bergetstringal() routine is used to dynamically allocate space
into which an octet string and its length are read. It takes a struct
berval **, and returns the result in this parameter. The caller should
free the returned structure using berbvfree().
The bergetstringbv() routine is used to read an octet string and its
length into the provided struct berval *. If the alloc parameter is
zero, the string will reside in memory assigned to the BerElement, and
must not be freed by the caller. If the alloc parameter is non-zero,
the string will be copied into dynamically allocated space which should
be returned using bermemfree().
The bergetnull() routine is used to read a NUL element. It returns
the tag of the element it skips over.
The bergetboolean() routine is used to read a boolean value. It is
called the same way that bergetint() is called.
The bergetenum() routine is used to read a enumeration value. It is
called the same way that bergetint() is called.
The bergetbitstringa() routine is used to read a bitstring value. It
takes a char ** which will hold the dynamically allocated bits, fol-
lowed by an berlent *, which will point to the length (in bits) of
the bitstring returned. The caller should free the returned string
using bermemfree().
The berfirstelement() routine is used to return the tag and length of
the first element in a set or sequence. It also returns in cookie a
magic cookie parameter that should be passed to subsequent calls to
bernextelement(), which returns similar information.
EXAMPLES
Assume the variable ber contains a lightweight BER encoding of the fol-
lowing ASN.1 object:
AlmostASearchRequest := SEQUENCE {
baseObject DistinguishedName,
scope ENUMERATED {
baseObject (0),
singleLevel (1),
wholeSubtree (2)
},
derefAliases ENUMERATED {
neverDerefaliases (0),
derefInSearching (1),
derefFindingBaseObj (2),
alwaysDerefAliases (3)
},
sizelimit INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
timelimit INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
attrsOnly BOLEAN,
attributes SEQUENCE OF AttributeType
}
The element can be decoded using berscanf() as follows.
berintt scope, deref, size, time, attrsonly;
char *dn, **attrs;
bertagt tag;
tag = berscanf( ber, "{aeeiib{v}}",
&dn, &scope, &deref,
&size, &time, &attrsonly, &attrs );
if( tag == LBEREROR ) {
/* error */
} else {
/* success */
}
bermemfree( dn );
bermemvfree( attrs );
ERORS
If an error occurs during decoding, generally these routines return
LBEREROR ((bertagt)-1).
NOTES
The return values for all of these functions are declared in the
<> header file. Some routines may dynamically allocate memory
which must be freed by the caller using supplied deallocation routines.
SEE ALSO
lber-encode(3), lber-memory(3), lber-sockbuf(3), lber-types(3)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
(http:/www.openldap.org/). OpenLDAP is derived from University of
Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
OpenLDAP 2.2.19 2004/11/26 LBERDECODE(3)
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