2 * Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Lev Walkin <vlm@lionet.info>. All rights reserved.
3 * Redistribution and modifications are permitted subject to BSD license.
5 #ifndef _PER_ENCODER_H_
6 #define _PER_ENCODER_H_
8 #include <asn_application.h>
9 #include <per_support.h>
15 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s; /* Forward declaration */
18 * Unaligned PER encoder of any ASN.1 type. May be invoked by the application.
19 * WARNING: This function returns the number of encoded bits in the .encoded
20 * field of the return value. Use the following formula to convert to bytes:
21 * bytes = ((.encoded + 7) / 8)
23 asn_enc_rval_t uper_encode(struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
24 void *struct_ptr, /* Structure to be encoded */
25 asn_app_consume_bytes_f *consume_bytes_cb, /* Data collector */
26 void *app_key /* Arbitrary callback argument */
30 * A variant of uper_encode() which encodes data into the existing buffer
31 * WARNING: This function returns the number of encoded bits in the .encoded
32 * field of the return value.
34 asn_enc_rval_t uper_encode_to_buffer(
35 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
36 void *struct_ptr, /* Structure to be encoded */
37 void *buffer, /* Pre-allocated buffer */
38 size_t buffer_size /* Initial buffer size (max) */
42 * A variant of uper_encode_to_buffer() which allocates buffer itself.
43 * Returns the number of bytes in the buffer or -1 in case of failure.
44 * WARNING: This function produces a "Production of the complete encoding",
45 * with length of at least one octet. Contrast this to precise bit-packing
46 * encoding of uper_encode() and uper_encode_to_buffer().
48 ssize_t uper_encode_to_new_buffer(
49 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
50 asn_per_constraints_t *constraints,
51 void *struct_ptr, /* Structure to be encoded */
52 void **buffer_r /* Buffer allocated and returned */
56 * Type of the generic PER encoder function.
58 typedef asn_enc_rval_t (per_type_encoder_f)(
59 struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
60 asn_per_constraints_t *constraints,
62 asn_per_outp_t *per_output
69 #endif /* _PER_ENCODER_H_ */