openssl/doc/man3/OSSL_DECODER_CTX.pod

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=head1 NAME

OSSL_DECODER_CTX,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_new,
OSSL_DECODER_settable_ctx_params,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_params,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_free,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_input_type,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_decoder,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_extra,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_num_decoders,
OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE,
OSSL_DECODER_CONSTRUCT,
OSSL_DECODER_CLEANUP,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct_data,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_cleanup,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct_data,
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_cleanup,
OSSL_DECODER_export,
OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_decoder,
OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_decoder_ctx,
OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_input_type
- Decoder context routines

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/decoder.h>

 typedef struct ossl_decoder_ctx_st OSSL_DECODER_CTX;

 OSSL_DECODER_CTX *OSSL_DECODER_CTX_new(void);
 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_DECODER_settable_ctx_params(OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_params(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx,
                                 const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 void OSSL_DECODER_CTX_free(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx);

 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_input_type(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx,
                                     const char *input_type);
 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_decoder(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx, OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_extra(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx);
 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_num_decoders(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx);

 typedef struct ossl_decoder_instance_st OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE;
 OSSL_DECODER *
 OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_decoder(OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE *decoder_inst);
 void *
 OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_decoder_ctx(OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE *decoder_inst);
 const char *
 OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_input_type(OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE *decoder_inst);

 typedef int OSSL_DECODER_CONSTRUCT(OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE *decoder_inst,
                                    const OSSL_PARAM *object,
                                    void *construct_data);
 typedef void OSSL_DECODER_CLEANUP(void *construct_data);

 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx,
                                    OSSL_DECODER_CONSTRUCT *construct);
 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct_data(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx,
                                         void *construct_data);
 int OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_cleanup(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx,
                                  OSSL_DECODER_CLEANUP *cleanup);
 OSSL_DECODER_CONSTRUCT *OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx);
 void *OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct_data(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx);
 OSSL_DECODER_CLEANUP *OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_cleanup(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx);

 int OSSL_DECODER_export(OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE *decoder_inst,
                         void *reference, size_t reference_sz,
                         OSSL_CALLBACK *export_cb, void *export_cbarg);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The B<OSSL_DECODER_CTX> holds data about multiple decoders, as needed to
figure out what the input data is and to attempt to unpack it into one of
several possible related results.  This also includes chaining decoders, so
the output from one can become the input for another.  This allows having
generic format decoders such as PEM to DER, as well as more specialized
decoders like DER to RSA.

The chains may be limited by specifying an input type, which is considered a
starting point.  This is both considered by OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_extra(),
which will stop adding one more decoder implementations when it has already
added those that take the specified input type, and functions like
L<OSSL_DECODER_from_bio(3)>, which will only start the decoding process with
the decoder implementations that take that input type.  For example, if the
input type is set to C<DER>, a PEM to DER decoder will be ignored.

The input type can also be NULL, which means that the caller doesn't know
what type of input they have.  In this case, OSSL_DECODER_from_bio() will
simply try with one decoder implementation after the other, and thereby
discover what kind of input the caller gave it.

For every decoding done, even an intermediary one, a constructor provided by
the caller is called to attempt to construct an appropriate type / structure
that the caller knows how to handle from the current decoding result.
The constructor is set with OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct().

B<OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE> is an opaque structure that contains data about the
decoder that was just used, and that may be useful for the constructor.
There are some functions to extract data from this type, described further
down.

=head2 Functions

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_new() creates a new empty B<OSSL_DECODER_CTX>.

OSSL_DECODER_settable_ctx_params() returns an L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array of
parameter descriptors.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_params() attempts to set parameters specified with an
L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array I<params>.  These parameters are passed to all
decoders that have been added to the I<ctx> so far.  Parameters that an
implementation doesn't recognise should be ignored by it.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_free() frees the given context I<ctx>.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_decoder() populates the B<OSSL_DECODER_CTX> I<ctx> with
a decoder, to be used to attempt to decode some encoded input.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_extra() finds decoders that generate input for already
added decoders, and adds them as well.  This is used to build decoder
chains.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_input_type() sets the starting input type.  This limits
the decoder chains to be considered, as explained in the general description
above.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_num_decoders() gets the number of decoders currently
added to the context I<ctx>.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct() sets the constructor I<construct>.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct_data() sets the constructor data that is
passed to the constructor every time it's called.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_cleanup() sets the constructor data I<cleanup>
function.  This is called by L<OSSL_DECODER_CTX_free(3)>.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct(), OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct_data() and
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_cleanup() return the values that have been set by
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct(), OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct_data() and
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_cleanup() respectively.

OSSL_DECODER_export() is a fallback function for constructors that cannot
use the data they get directly for diverse reasons.  It takes the same
decode instance I<decoder_inst> that the constructor got and an object 
I<reference>, unpacks the object which it refers to, and exports it by
creating an L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array that it then passes to I<export_cb>,
along with I<export_arg>.

=head2 Constructor

A B<OSSL_DECODER_CONSTRUCT> gets the following arguments:

=over 4

=item I<decoder_inst>

The B<OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE> for the decoder from which the constructor gets
its data.

=item I<object>

A provider-native object abstraction produced by the decoder.  Further
information on the provider-native object abstraction can be found in
L<provider-object(7)>.

=item I<construct_data>

The pointer that was set with OSSL_DECODE_CTX_set_construct_data().

=back

The constructor is expected to return 1 when the data it receives can be
constructed, otherwise 0.

These utility functions may be used by a constructor:

OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_decoder() can be used to get the decoder method
from a decoder instance I<decoder_inst>.

OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_decoder_ctx() can be used to get the decoder
method's provider context from a decoder instance I<decoder_inst>.

OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_get_input_type() can be used to get the decoder
method's input type from a decoder instance I<decoder_inst>.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_new() returns a pointer to a B<OSSL_DECODER_CTX>, or NULL
if the context structure couldn't be allocated.

OSSL_DECODER_settable_ctx_params() returns an L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array, or
NULL if none is available.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_params() returns 1 if all recognised parameters were
valid, or 0 if one of them was invalid or caused some other failure in the
implementation.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_decoder(), OSSL_DECODER_CTX_add_extra(),
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct(), OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_construct_data() and
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_set_cleanup() return 1 on success, or 0 on failure.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct(), OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_construct_data() and
OSSL_DECODER_CTX_get_cleanup() return the current pointers to the
constructor, the constructor data and the cleanup functions, respectively.

OSSL_DECODER_CTX_num_decoders() returns the current number of decoders.  It
returns 0 if I<ctx> is NULL.

OSSL_DECODER_export() returns 1 on success, or 0 on failure.

OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_decoder() returns an B<OSSL_DECODER> pointer on
success, or NULL on failure.

OSSL_DECODER_INSTANCE_decoder_ctx() returns a provider context pointer on
success, or NULL on failure.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<provider(7)>, L<OSSL_DECODER(3)>, L<OSSL_DECODER_from_bio(3)>

=head1 HISTORY

The functions described here were added in OpenSSL 3.0.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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