2 * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Lev Walkin <vlm@lionet.info>. All rights reserved.
3 * Redistribution and modifications are permitted subject to BSD license.
5 #ifndef _BER_DECODER_H_
6 #define _BER_DECODER_H_
8 #include <asn_application.h>
14 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s; /* Forward declaration */
15 struct asn_codec_ctx_s; /* Forward declaration */
18 * The BER decoder of any type.
19 * This function may be invoked directly from the application.
20 * The der_encode() function (der_encoder.h) is an opposite to ber_decode().
22 asn_dec_rval_t ber_decode(struct asn_codec_ctx_s *opt_codec_ctx,
23 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
24 void **struct_ptr, /* Pointer to a target structure's pointer */
25 const void *buffer, /* Data to be decoded */
26 size_t size /* Size of that buffer */
30 * Type of generic function which decodes the byte stream into the structure.
32 typedef asn_dec_rval_t (ber_type_decoder_f)(
33 struct asn_codec_ctx_s *opt_codec_ctx,
34 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
35 void **struct_ptr, const void *buf_ptr, size_t size,
38 /*******************************
39 * INTERNALLY USEFUL FUNCTIONS *
40 *******************************/
43 * Check that all tags correspond to the type definition (as given in head).
44 * On return, last_length would contain either a non-negative length of the
45 * value part of the last TLV, or the negative number of expected
46 * "end of content" sequences. The number may only be negative if the
47 * head->last_tag_form is non-zero.
49 asn_dec_rval_t ber_check_tags(
50 struct asn_codec_ctx_s *opt_codec_ctx, /* codec options */
51 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
52 asn_struct_ctx_t *opt_ctx, /* saved decoding context */
53 const void *ptr, size_t size,
54 int tag_mode, /* {-1,0,1}: IMPLICIT, no, EXPLICIT */
55 int last_tag_form, /* {-1,0:1}: any, primitive, constr */
56 ber_tlv_len_t *last_length,
57 int *opt_tlv_form /* optional tag form */
64 #endif /* _BER_DECODER_H_ */