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json.c
  1  /*
  2   * Copyright (c) 2010 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  3   * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden).
  4   * All rights reserved.
  5   *
  6   * Portions Copyright (c) 2010 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
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 34   */
 35  
 36  #include "baselocl.h"
 37  #include <ctype.h>
 38  #include <base64.h>
 39  
 40  static heim_base_once_t heim_json_once = HEIM_BASE_ONCE_INIT;
 41  static heim_string_t heim_tid_data_uuid_key = NULL;
 42  static const char base64_chars[] =
 43      "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
 44  
 45  static void
 46  json_init_once(void *arg)
 47  {
 48      heim_tid_data_uuid_key = __heim_string_constant("heimdal-type-data-76d7fca2-d0da-4b20-a126-1a10f8a0eae6");
 49  }
 50  
 51  struct twojson {
 52      void *ctx;
 53      void (*out)(void *, const char *);
 54      size_t indent;
 55      heim_json_flags_t flags;
 56      int ret;
 57      int first;
 58  };
 59  
 60  struct strbuf {
 61      char *str;
 62      size_t len;
 63      size_t alloced;
 64      int	enomem;
 65      heim_json_flags_t flags;
 66  };
 67  
 68  static int
 69  base2json(heim_object_t, struct twojson *);
 70  
 71  static void
 72  indent(struct twojson *j)
 73  {
 74      size_t i = j->indent;
 75      if (j->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_ONE_LINE)
 76  	return;
 77      while (i--)
 78  	j->out(j->ctx, "\t");
 79  }
 80  
 81  static void
 82  array2json(heim_object_t value, int *stop, void *ctx)
 83  {
 84      struct twojson *j = ctx;
 85      if (j->ret)
 86  	return;
 87      if (j->first) {
 88  	j->first = 0;
 89      } else {
 90  	j->out(j->ctx, NULL); /* eat previous '\n' if possible */
 91  	j->out(j->ctx, ",\n");
 92      }
 93      j->ret = base2json(value, j);
 94  }
 95  
 96  static void
 97  dict2json(heim_object_t key, heim_object_t value, void *ctx)
 98  {
 99      struct twojson *j = ctx;
100      if (j->ret)
101  	return;
102      if (j->first) {
103  	j->first = 0;
104      } else {
105  	j->out(j->ctx, NULL); /* eat previous '\n' if possible */
106  	j->out(j->ctx, ",\n");
107      }
108      j->ret = base2json(key, j);
109      if (j->ret)
110  	return;
111      j->out(j->ctx, " : \n");
112      j->indent++;
113      j->ret = base2json(value, j);
114      if (j->ret)
115  	return;
116      j->indent--;
117  }
118  
119  static int
120  base2json(heim_object_t obj, struct twojson *j)
121  {
122      heim_tid_t type;
123      int first = 0;
124      char *str;
125  
126      if (obj == NULL) {
127  	if (j->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_CNULL2JSNULL) {
128  	    obj = heim_null_create();
129  	} else if (j->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_C_NULL) {
130  	    return EINVAL;
131  	} else {
132  	    indent(j);
133  	    j->out(j->ctx, "<NULL>\n"); /* This is NOT valid JSON! */
134  	    return 0;
135  	}
136      }
137  
138      type = heim_get_tid(obj);
139      switch (type) {
140      case HEIM_TID_ARRAY:
141  	indent(j);
142  	j->out(j->ctx, "[\n");
143  	j->indent++;
144  	first = j->first;
145  	j->first = 1;
146  	heim_array_iterate_f(obj, j, array2json);
147  	j->indent--;
148  	if (!j->first)
149  	    j->out(j->ctx, "\n");
150  	indent(j);
151  	j->out(j->ctx, "]\n");
152  	j->first = first;
153  	break;
154  
155      case HEIM_TID_DICT:
156  	indent(j);
157  	j->out(j->ctx, "{\n");
158  	j->indent++;
159  	first = j->first;
160  	j->first = 1;
161  	heim_dict_iterate_f(obj, j, dict2json);
162  	j->indent--;
163  	if (!j->first)
164  	    j->out(j->ctx, "\n");
165  	indent(j);
166  	j->out(j->ctx, "}\n");
167  	j->first = first;
168  	break;
169  
170      case HEIM_TID_STRING:
171  	indent(j);
172  	j->out(j->ctx, "\"");
173  	str = heim_string_copy_utf8(obj);
174  	j->out(j->ctx, str);
175  	free(str);
176  	j->out(j->ctx, "\"");
177  	break;
178  
179      case HEIM_TID_DATA: {
180  	heim_dict_t d;
181  	heim_string_t v;
182  	char *b64 = NULL;
183  	int ret;
184  
185  	if (j->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_DATA)
186  	    return EINVAL; /* JSON doesn't do binary */
187  
188  	ret = base64_encode(heim_data_get_bytes(obj), (int)heim_data_get_length(obj), &b64);
189  	if (ret < 0 || b64 == NULL)
190  	    return ENOMEM;
191  
192  	if (j->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_DATA_DICT) {
193  	    indent(j);
194  	    j->out(j->ctx, "\"");
195  	    j->out(j->ctx, b64); /* base64-encode; hope there's no aliasing */
196  	    j->out(j->ctx, "\"");
197  	    free(b64);
198  	} else {
199  	    /*
200  	     * JSON has no way to represent binary data, therefore the
201  	     * following is a Heimdal-specific convention.
202  	     *
203  	     * We encode binary data as a dict with a single very magic
204  	     * key with a base64-encoded value.  The magic key includes
205  	     * a uuid, so we're not likely to alias accidentally.
206  	     */
207  	    d = heim_dict_create(2);
208  	    if (d == NULL) {
209  		free(b64);
210  		return ENOMEM;
211  	    }
212  	    v = heim_string_create(b64);
213  	    free(b64);
214  	    if (v == NULL) {
215  		heim_release(d);
216  		return ENOMEM;
217  	    }
218  	    ret = heim_dict_set_value(d, heim_tid_data_uuid_key, v);
219  	    heim_release(v);
220  	    if (ret) {
221  		heim_release(d);
222  		return ENOMEM;
223  	    }
224  	    ret = base2json(d, j);
225  	    heim_release(d);
226  	    if (ret)
227  		return ret;
228  	}
229  	break;
230      }
231  
232      case HEIM_TID_NUMBER: {
233  	char num[32];
234  	indent(j);
235  	snprintf(num, sizeof (num), "%d", heim_number_get_int(obj));
236  	j->out(j->ctx, num);
237  	break;
238      }
239      case HEIM_TID_NULL:
240  	indent(j);
241  	j->out(j->ctx, "null");
242  	break;
243      case HEIM_TID_BOOL:
244  	indent(j);
245  	j->out(j->ctx, heim_bool_val(obj) ? "true" : "false");
246  	break;
247      default:
248  	return 1;
249      }
250      return 0;
251  }
252  
253  static int
254  heim_base2json(heim_object_t obj, void *ctx, heim_json_flags_t flags,
255  	       void (*out)(void *, const char *))
256  {
257      struct twojson j;
258  
259      if (flags & HEIM_JSON_F_STRICT_STRINGS)
260  	return ENOTSUP; /* Sorry, not yet! */
261  
262      heim_base_once_f(&heim_json_once, NULL, json_init_once);
263  
264      j.indent = 0;
265      j.ctx = ctx;
266      j.out = out;
267      j.flags = flags;
268      j.ret = 0;
269      j.first = 1;
270  
271      return base2json(obj, &j);
272  }
273  
274  
275  /*
276   *
277   */
278  
279  struct parse_ctx {
280      unsigned long lineno;
281      const uint8_t *p;
282      const uint8_t *pstart;
283      const uint8_t *pend;
284      heim_error_t error;
285      size_t depth;
286      heim_json_flags_t flags;
287  };
288  
289  
290  static heim_object_t
291  parse_value(struct parse_ctx *ctx);
292  
293  /*
294   * This function eats whitespace, but, critically, it also succeeds
295   * only if there's anything left to parse.
296   */
297  static int
298  white_spaces(struct parse_ctx *ctx)
299  {
300      while (ctx->p < ctx->pend) {
301  	uint8_t c = *ctx->p;
302  	if (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\r') {
303  
304  	} else if (c == '\n') {
305  	    ctx->lineno++;
306  	} else
307  	    return 0;
308  	(ctx->p)++;
309      }
310      return -1;
311  }
312  
313  static int
314  is_number(uint8_t n)
315  {
316      return ('0' <= n && n <= '9');
317  }
318  
319  static heim_number_t
320  parse_number(struct parse_ctx *ctx)
321  {
322      int number = 0, neg = 1;
323  
324      if (ctx->p >= ctx->pend)
325  	return NULL;
326  
327      if (*ctx->p == '-') {
328  	if (ctx->p + 1 >= ctx->pend)
329  	    return NULL;
330  	neg = -1;
331  	ctx->p += 1;
332      }
333  
334      while (ctx->p < ctx->pend) {
335  	if (is_number(*ctx->p)) {
336  	    number = (number * 10) + (*ctx->p - '0');
337  	} else {
338  	    break;
339  	}
340  	ctx->p += 1;
341      }
342  
343      return heim_number_create(number * neg);
344  }
345  
346  static heim_string_t
347  parse_string(struct parse_ctx *ctx)
348  {
349      const uint8_t *start;
350      int quote = 0;
351  
352      if (ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_STRICT_STRINGS) {
353  	ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "Strict JSON string encoding "
354  				       "not yet supported");
355  	return NULL;
356      }
357  
358      if (*ctx->p != '"') {
359  	ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "Expected a JSON string but "
360  				       "found something else at line %lu",
361  				       ctx->lineno);
362  	return NULL;
363      }
364      start = ++ctx->p;
365  
366      while (ctx->p < ctx->pend) {
367  	if (*ctx->p == '\n') {
368  	    ctx->lineno++;
369  	} else if (*ctx->p == '\\') {
370  	    if (ctx->p + 1 == ctx->pend)
371  		goto out;
372  	    ctx->p++;
373  	    quote = 1;
374  	} else if (*ctx->p == '"') {
375  	    heim_object_t o;
376  
377  	    if (quote) {
378  		char *p0, *p;
379  		p = p0 = malloc(ctx->p - start);
380  		if (p == NULL)
381  		    goto out;
382  		while (start < ctx->p) {
383  		    if (*start == '\\') {
384  			start++;
385  			/* XXX validate quoted char */
386  		    }
387  		    *p++ = *start++;
388  		}
389  		o = heim_string_create_with_bytes(p0, p - p0);
390  		free(p0);
391  	    } else {
392  		o = heim_string_create_with_bytes(start, ctx->p - start);
393  		if (o == NULL) {
394  		    ctx->error = heim_error_create_enomem();
395  		    return NULL;
396  		}
397  
398  		/* If we can decode as base64, then let's */
399  		if (ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_TRY_DECODE_DATA) {
400  		    void *buf;
401  		    size_t len;
402  		    char *s;
403  
404  		    s = heim_string_copy_utf8(o);
405  		    len = strlen(s);
406  
407  		    if (len >= 4 && strspn(s, base64_chars) >= len - 2) {
408  			buf = malloc(len);
409  			if (buf == NULL) {
410  			    free(s);
411  			    heim_release(o);
412  			    ctx->error = heim_error_create_enomem();
413  			    return NULL;
414  			}
415  			len = base64_decode(s, buf);
416  			if (len == (size_t)-1) {
417  			    free(s);
418  			    free(buf);
419  			    return o;
420  			}
421  			heim_release(o);
422  			o = heim_data_create(buf, len);
423  			free(buf);
424  		    }
425  		    free(s);
426  		}
427  	    }
428  	    ctx->p += 1;
429  
430  	    return o;
431  	}
432  	ctx->p += 1;
433      }
434      out:
435      ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "ran out of string");
436      return NULL;
437  }
438  
439  static int
440  parse_pair(heim_dict_t dict, struct parse_ctx *ctx)
441  {
442      heim_string_t key;
443      heim_object_t value;
444  
445      if (white_spaces(ctx))
446  	return -1;
447  
448      if (*ctx->p == '}') {
449  	ctx->p++;
450  	return 0;
451      }
452  
453      if (ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_STRICT_DICT)
454  	/* JSON allows only string keys */
455  	key = parse_string(ctx);
456      else
457  	/* heim_dict_t allows any heim_object_t as key */
458  	key = parse_value(ctx);
459      if (key == NULL)
460  	/* Even heim_dict_t does not allow C NULLs as keys though! */
461  	return -1;
462  
463      if (white_spaces(ctx)) {
464  	heim_release(key);
465  	return -1;
466      }
467  
468      if (*ctx->p != ':') {
469  	heim_release(key);
470  	return -1;
471      }
472  
473      ctx->p += 1; /* safe because we call white_spaces() next */
474  
475      if (white_spaces(ctx)) {
476  	heim_release(key);
477  	return -1;
478      }
479  
480      value = parse_value(ctx);
481      if (value == NULL &&
482  	(ctx->error != NULL || (ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_C_NULL))) {
483  	if (ctx->error == NULL)
484  	    ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "Invalid JSON encoding");
485  	heim_release(key);
486  	return -1;
487      }
488      heim_dict_set_value(dict, key, value);
489      heim_release(key);
490      heim_release(value);
491  
492      if (white_spaces(ctx))
493  	return -1;
494  
495      if (*ctx->p == '}') {
496  	/*
497  	 * Return 1 but don't consume the '}' so we can count the one
498  	 * pair in a one-pair dict
499  	 */
500  	return 1;
501      } else if (*ctx->p == ',') {
502  	ctx->p++;
503  	return 1;
504      }
505      return -1;
506  }
507  
508  static heim_dict_t
509  parse_dict(struct parse_ctx *ctx)
510  {
511      heim_dict_t dict;
512      size_t count = 0;
513      int ret;
514  
515      heim_assert(*ctx->p == '{', "string doesn't start with {");
516  
517      dict = heim_dict_create(11);
518      if (dict == NULL) {
519  	ctx->error = heim_error_create_enomem();
520  	return NULL;
521      }
522  
523      ctx->p += 1; /* safe because parse_pair() calls white_spaces() first */
524  
525      while ((ret = parse_pair(dict, ctx)) > 0)
526  	count++;
527      if (ret < 0) {
528  	heim_release(dict);
529  	return NULL;
530      }
531      if (count == 1 && !(ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_DATA_DICT)) {
532  	heim_object_t v = heim_dict_copy_value(dict, heim_tid_data_uuid_key);
533  
534  	/*
535  	 * Binary data encoded as a dict with a single magic key with
536  	 * base64-encoded value?  Decode as heim_data_t.
537  	 */
538  	if (v != NULL && heim_get_tid(v) == HEIM_TID_STRING) {
539  	    char *str;
540  	    void *buf;
541  	    int len;
542  
543  	    str = heim_string_copy_utf8(v);
544  	    if (str == NULL) {
545  		heim_release(dict);
546  		heim_release(v);
547  		ctx->error = heim_error_create_enomem();
548  		return NULL;
549  	    }
550  	    buf = malloc(strlen(str));
551  	    if (buf == NULL) {
552  		free(str);
553  		heim_release(dict);
554  		heim_release(v);
555  		ctx->error = heim_error_create_enomem();
556  		return NULL;
557  	    }
558  	    len = base64_decode(str, buf);
559  	    free(str);
560  	    heim_release(v);
561  	    if (len == -1) {
562  		free(buf);
563  		return dict; /* assume aliasing accident */
564  	    }
565  	    heim_release(dict);
566  	    dict = (heim_dict_t)heim_data_create(buf, len);
567  	    free(buf);
568  	    return dict;
569  	}
570      }
571      return dict;
572  }
573  
574  static int
575  parse_item(heim_array_t array, struct parse_ctx *ctx)
576  {
577      heim_object_t value;
578  
579      if (white_spaces(ctx))
580  	return -1;
581  
582      if (*ctx->p == ']') {
583  	ctx->p++; /* safe because parse_value() calls white_spaces() first */
584  	return 0;
585      }
586  
587      value = parse_value(ctx);
588      if (value == NULL &&
589  	(ctx->error || (ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_C_NULL)))
590  	return -1;
591  
592      heim_array_append_value(array, value);
593      heim_release(value);
594  
595      if (white_spaces(ctx))
596  	return -1;
597  
598      if (*ctx->p == ']') {
599  	ctx->p++;
600  	return 0;
601      } else if (*ctx->p == ',') {
602  	ctx->p++;
603  	return 1;
604      }
605      return -1;
606  }
607  
608  static heim_array_t
609  parse_array(struct parse_ctx *ctx)
610  {
611      heim_array_t array = heim_array_create();
612      int ret;
613  
614      heim_assert(*ctx->p == '[', "array doesn't start with [");
615      ctx->p += 1;
616  
617      while ((ret = parse_item(array, ctx)) > 0)
618  	;
619      if (ret < 0) {
620  	heim_release(array);
621  	return NULL;
622      }
623      return array;
624  }
625  
626  static heim_object_t
627  parse_value(struct parse_ctx *ctx)
628  {
629      size_t len;
630      heim_object_t o;
631  
632      if (white_spaces(ctx))
633  	return NULL;
634  
635      if (*ctx->p == '"') {
636  	return parse_string(ctx);
637      } else if (*ctx->p == '{') {
638  	if (ctx->depth-- == 1) {
639  	    ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "JSON object too deep");
640  	    return NULL;
641  	}
642  	o = parse_dict(ctx);
643  	ctx->depth++;
644  	return o;
645      } else if (*ctx->p == '[') {
646  	if (ctx->depth-- == 1) {
647  	    ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "JSON object too deep");
648  	    return NULL;
649  	}
650  	o = parse_array(ctx);
651  	ctx->depth++;
652  	return o;
653      } else if (is_number(*ctx->p) || *ctx->p == '-') {
654  	return parse_number(ctx);
655      }
656  
657      len = ctx->pend - ctx->p;
658  
659      if ((ctx->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_NO_C_NULL) == 0 &&
660  	len >= 6 && memcmp(ctx->p, "<NULL>", 6) == 0) {
661  	ctx->p += 6;
662  	return heim_null_create();
663      } else if (len >= 4 && memcmp(ctx->p, "null", 4) == 0) {
664  	ctx->p += 4;
665  	return heim_null_create();
666      } else if (len >= 4 && strncasecmp((char *)ctx->p, "true", 4) == 0) {
667  	ctx->p += 4;
668  	return heim_bool_create(1);
669      } else if (len >= 5 && strncasecmp((char *)ctx->p, "false", 5) == 0) {
670  	ctx->p += 5;
671  	return heim_bool_create(0);
672      }
673  
674      ctx->error = heim_error_create(EINVAL, "unknown char %c at %lu line %lu",
675  				   (char)*ctx->p, 
676  				   (unsigned long)(ctx->p - ctx->pstart),
677  				   ctx->lineno);
678      return NULL;
679  }
680  
681  
682  heim_object_t
683  heim_json_create(const char *string, size_t max_depth, heim_json_flags_t flags,
684  		 heim_error_t *error)
685  {
686      return heim_json_create_with_bytes(string, strlen(string), max_depth, flags,
687  				       error);
688  }
689  
690  heim_object_t
691  heim_json_create_with_bytes(const void *data, size_t length, size_t max_depth,
692  			    heim_json_flags_t flags, heim_error_t *error)
693  {
694      struct parse_ctx ctx;
695      heim_object_t o;
696  
697      heim_base_once_f(&heim_json_once, NULL, json_init_once);
698  
699      ctx.lineno = 1;
700      ctx.p = data;
701      ctx.pstart = data;
702      ctx.pend = ((uint8_t *)data) + length;
703      ctx.error = NULL;
704      ctx.flags = flags;
705      ctx.depth = max_depth;
706  
707      o = parse_value(&ctx);
708  
709      if (o == NULL && error) {
710  	*error = ctx.error;
711      } else if (ctx.error) {
712  	heim_release(ctx.error);
713      }
714  
715      return o;
716  }
717  
718  
719  static void
720  show_printf(void *ctx, const char *str)
721  {
722      if (str == NULL)
723  	return;
724      fprintf(ctx, "%s", str);
725  }
726  
727  /**
728   * Dump a heimbase object to stderr (useful from the debugger!)
729   *
730   * @param obj object to dump using JSON or JSON-like format
731   *
732   * @addtogroup heimbase
733   */
734  void
735  heim_show(heim_object_t obj)
736  {
737      heim_base2json(obj, stderr, HEIM_JSON_F_NO_DATA_DICT, show_printf);
738  }
739  
740  static void
741  strbuf_add(void *ctx, const char *str)
742  {
743      struct strbuf *strbuf = ctx;
744      size_t len;
745  
746      if (strbuf->enomem)
747  	return;
748  
749      if (str == NULL) {
750  	/*
751  	 * Eat the last '\n'; this is used when formatting dict pairs
752  	 * and array items so that the ',' separating them is never
753  	 * preceded by a '\n'.
754  	 */
755  	if (strbuf->len > 0 && strbuf->str[strbuf->len - 1] == '\n')
756  	    strbuf->len--;
757  	return;
758      }
759  
760      len = strlen(str);
761      if ((len + 1) > (strbuf->alloced - strbuf->len)) {
762  	size_t new_len = strbuf->alloced + (strbuf->alloced >> 2) + len + 1;
763  	char *s;
764  
765  	s = realloc(strbuf->str, new_len);
766  	if (s == NULL) {
767  	    strbuf->enomem = 1;
768  	    return;
769  	}
770  	strbuf->str = s;
771  	strbuf->alloced = new_len;
772      }
773      /* +1 so we copy the NUL */
774      (void) memcpy(strbuf->str + strbuf->len, str, len + 1);
775      strbuf->len += len;
776      if (strbuf->str[strbuf->len - 1] == '\n' && 
777  	strbuf->flags & HEIM_JSON_F_ONE_LINE)
778  	strbuf->len--;
779  }
780  
781  #define STRBUF_INIT_SZ 64
782  
783  heim_string_t
784  heim_json_copy_serialize(heim_object_t obj, heim_json_flags_t flags, heim_error_t *error)
785  {
786      heim_string_t str;
787      struct strbuf strbuf;
788      int ret;
789  
790      if (error)
791  	*error = NULL;
792  
793      memset(&strbuf, 0, sizeof (strbuf));
794      strbuf.str = malloc(STRBUF_INIT_SZ);
795      if (strbuf.str == NULL) {
796  	if (error)
797  	    *error = heim_error_create_enomem();
798  	return NULL;
799      }
800      strbuf.len = 0;
801      strbuf.alloced = STRBUF_INIT_SZ;
802      strbuf.str[0] = '\0';
803      strbuf.flags = flags;
804  
805      ret = heim_base2json(obj, &strbuf, flags, strbuf_add);
806      if (ret || strbuf.enomem) {
807  	if (error) {
808  	    if (strbuf.enomem || ret == ENOMEM)
809  		*error = heim_error_create_enomem();
810  	    else
811  		*error = heim_error_create(1, "Impossible to JSON-encode "
812  					   "object");
813  	}
814  	free(strbuf.str);
815  	return NULL;
816      }
817      if (flags & HEIM_JSON_F_ONE_LINE) {
818  	strbuf.flags &= ~HEIM_JSON_F_ONE_LINE;
819  	strbuf_add(&strbuf, "\n");
820      }
821      str = heim_string_create(strbuf.str);
822      free(strbuf.str);
823      if (str == NULL) {
824  	if (error)
825  	    *error = heim_error_create_enomem();
826      }
827      return str;
828  }