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1 /*
2  * QR Code generator library (C)
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) Project Nayuki. (MIT License)
5  * https://www.nayuki.io/page/qr-code-generator-library
6  *
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8  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
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22  */
23 
24 #pragma once
25 
26 #include <stdbool.h>
27 #include <stddef.h>
28 #include <stdint.h>
29 
30 
31 #ifdef __cplusplus
32 extern "C" {
33 #endif
34 
35 char *strchr(const char *s, int c);
36 
37 /*
38  * This library creates QR Code symbols, which is a type of two-dimension barcode.
39  * Invented by Denso Wave and described in the ISO/IEC 18004 standard.
40  * A QR Code structure is an immutable square grid of dark and light cells.
41  * The library provides functions to create a QR Code from text or binary data.
42  * The library covers the QR Code Model 2 specification, supporting all versions (sizes)
43  * from 1 to 40, all 4 error correction levels, and 4 character encoding modes.
44  *
45  * Ways to create a QR Code object:
46  * - High level: Take the payload data and call qrcodegen_encodeText() or qrcodegen_encodeBinary().
47  * - Low level: Custom-make the list of segments and call
48  *   qrcodegen_encodeSegments() or qrcodegen_encodeSegmentsAdvanced().
49  * (Note that all ways require supplying the desired error correction level and various byte buffers.)
50  */
51 
52 
53 /*---- Enum and struct types----*/
54 
55 /*
56  * The error correction level in a QR Code symbol.
57  */
58 enum qrcodegen_Ecc {
59 	// Must be declared in ascending order of error protection
60 	// so that an internal qrcodegen function works properly
61 	qrcodegen_Ecc_LOW = 0 ,  // The QR Code can tolerate about  7% erroneous codewords
62 	qrcodegen_Ecc_MEDIUM  ,  // The QR Code can tolerate about 15% erroneous codewords
63 	qrcodegen_Ecc_QUARTILE,  // The QR Code can tolerate about 25% erroneous codewords
64 	qrcodegen_Ecc_HIGH    ,  // The QR Code can tolerate about 30% erroneous codewords
65 };
66 
67 
68 /*
69  * The mask pattern used in a QR Code symbol.
70  */
71 enum qrcodegen_Mask {
72 	// A special value to tell the QR Code encoder to
73 	// automatically select an appropriate mask pattern
74 	qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO = -1,
75 	// The eight actual mask patterns
76 	qrcodegen_Mask_0 = 0,
77 	qrcodegen_Mask_1,
78 	qrcodegen_Mask_2,
79 	qrcodegen_Mask_3,
80 	qrcodegen_Mask_4,
81 	qrcodegen_Mask_5,
82 	qrcodegen_Mask_6,
83 	qrcodegen_Mask_7,
84 };
85 
86 
87 /*
88  * Describes how a segment's data bits are interpreted.
89  */
90 enum qrcodegen_Mode {
91 	qrcodegen_Mode_NUMERIC      = 0x1,
92 	qrcodegen_Mode_ALPHANUMERIC = 0x2,
93 	qrcodegen_Mode_BYTE         = 0x4,
94 	qrcodegen_Mode_KANJI        = 0x8,
95 	qrcodegen_Mode_ECI          = 0x7,
96 };
97 
98 
99 /*
100  * A segment of character/binary/control data in a QR Code symbol.
101  * The mid-level way to create a segment is to take the payload data
102  * and call a factory function such as qrcodegen_makeNumeric().
103  * The low-level way to create a segment is to custom-make the bit buffer
104  * and initialize a qrcodegen_Segment struct with appropriate values.
105  * Even in the most favorable conditions, a QR Code can only hold 7089 characters of data.
106  * Any segment longer than this is meaningless for the purpose of generating QR Codes.
107  * Moreover, the maximum allowed bit length is 32767 because
108  * the largest QR Code (version 40) has 31329 modules.
109  */
110 struct qrcodegen_Segment {
111 	// The mode indicator of this segment.
112 	enum qrcodegen_Mode mode;
113 
114 	// The length of this segment's unencoded data. Measured in characters for
115 	// numeric/alphanumeric/kanji mode, bytes for byte mode, and 0 for ECI mode.
116 	// Always zero or positive. Not the same as the data's bit length.
117 	int numChars;
118 
119 	// The data bits of this segment, packed in bitwise big endian.
120 	// Can be null if the bit length is zero.
121 	uint8_t *data;
122 
123 	// The number of valid data bits used in the buffer. Requires
124 	// 0 <= bitLength <= 32767, and bitLength <= (capacity of data array) * 8.
125 	// The character count (numChars) must agree with the mode and the bit buffer length.
126 	int bitLength;
127 };
128 
129 
130 
131 /*---- Macro constants and functions ----*/
132 
133 #define qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN   1  // The minimum version number supported in the QR Code Model 2 standard
134 #define qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX  40  // The maximum version number supported in the QR Code Model 2 standard
135 
136 // Calculates the number of bytes needed to store any QR Code up to and including the given version number,
137 // as a compile-time constant. For example, 'uint8_t buffer[qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(25)];'
138 // can store any single QR Code from version 1 to 25 (inclusive). The result fits in an int (or int16).
139 // Requires qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN <= n <= qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX.
140 #define qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(n)  ((((n) * 4 + 17) * ((n) * 4 + 17) + 7) / 8 + 1)
141 
142 // The worst-case number of bytes needed to store one QR Code, up to and including
143 // version 40. This value equals 3918, which is just under 4 kilobytes.
144 // Use this more convenient value to avoid calculating tighter memory bounds for buffers.
145 #define qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_MAX  qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX)
146 
147 
148 
149 /*---- Functions (high level) to generate QR Codes ----*/
150 
151 /*
152  * Encodes the given text string to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
153  * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
154  * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
155  *
156  * The input text must be encoded in UTF-8 and contain no NULs.
157  * Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
158  *
159  * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically
160  * chosen for the output. Iff boostEcl is true, then the ECC level of the result
161  * may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the
162  * version. The mask is either between qrcodegen_Mask_0 to 7 to force that mask, or
163  * qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO to automatically choose an appropriate mask (which may be slow).
164  *
165  * About the arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(maxVersion):
166  * - Before calling the function:
167  *   - The array ranges tempBuffer[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
168  *     reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
169  *   - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
170  *   - The initial state of both ranges can be uninitialized
171  *     because the function always writes before reading.
172  * - After the function returns:
173  *   - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
174  *   - tempBuffer contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
175  *   - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
176  *
177  * If successful, the resulting QR Code may use numeric,
178  * alphanumeric, or byte mode to encode the text.
179  *
180  * In the most optimistic case, a QR Code at version 40 with low ECC
181  * can hold any UTF-8 string up to 2953 bytes, or any alphanumeric string
182  * up to 4296 characters, or any digit string up to 7089 characters.
183  * These numbers represent the hard upper limit of the QR Code standard.
184  *
185  * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
186  * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
187  */
188 bool qrcodegen_encodeText(const char *text, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[],
189 	enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl);
190 
191 
192 /*
193  * Encodes the given binary data to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
194  * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
195  * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
196  *
197  * Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
198  *
199  * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically
200  * chosen for the output. Iff boostEcl is true, then the ECC level of the result
201  * may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the
202  * version. The mask is either between qrcodegen_Mask_0 to 7 to force that mask, or
203  * qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO to automatically choose an appropriate mask (which may be slow).
204  *
205  * About the arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(maxVersion):
206  * - Before calling the function:
207  *   - The array ranges dataAndTemp[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
208  *     reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
209  *   - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
210  *   - The input array range dataAndTemp[0 : dataLen] should normally be
211  *     valid UTF-8 text, but is not required by the QR Code standard.
212  *   - The initial state of dataAndTemp[dataLen : len] and qrcode[0 : len]
213  *     can be uninitialized because the function always writes before reading.
214  * - After the function returns:
215  *   - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
216  *   - dataAndTemp contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
217  *   - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
218  *
219  * If successful, the resulting QR Code will use byte mode to encode the data.
220  *
221  * In the most optimistic case, a QR Code at version 40 with low ECC can hold any byte
222  * sequence up to length 2953. This is the hard upper limit of the QR Code standard.
223  *
224  * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
225  * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
226  */
227 bool qrcodegen_encodeBinary(uint8_t dataAndTemp[], size_t dataLen, uint8_t qrcode[],
228 	enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl);
229 
230 
231 /*---- Functions (low level) to generate QR Codes ----*/
232 
233 /*
234  * Encodes the given segments to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
235  * If the data is too long to fit in any version at the given ECC level,
236  * then false is returned.
237  *
238  * The smallest possible QR Code version is automatically chosen for
239  * the output. The ECC level of the result may be higher than the
240  * ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the version.
241  *
242  * About the byte arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX):
243  * - Before calling the function:
244  *   - The array ranges tempBuffer[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
245  *     reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
246  *   - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
247  *   - The initial state of both ranges can be uninitialized
248  *     because the function always writes before reading.
249  *   - The input array segs can contain segments whose data buffers overlap with tempBuffer.
250  * - After the function returns:
251  *   - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
252  *   - tempBuffer contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
253  *   - Any segment whose data buffer overlaps with tempBuffer[0 : len]
254  *     must be treated as having invalid values in that array.
255  *   - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
256  *
257  * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
258  * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
259  *
260  * This function allows the user to create a custom sequence of segments that switches
261  * between modes (such as alphanumeric and byte) to encode text in less space.
262  * This is a low-level API; the high-level API is qrcodegen_encodeText() and qrcodegen_encodeBinary().
263  */
264 bool qrcodegen_encodeSegments(const struct qrcodegen_Segment segs[], size_t len,
265 	enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[]);
266 
267 
268 /*
269  * Encodes the given segments to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
270  * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
271  * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
272  *
273  * Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
274  *
275  * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically
276  * chosen for the output. Iff boostEcl is true, then the ECC level of the result
277  * may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the
278  * version. The mask is either between qrcodegen_Mask_0 to 7 to force that mask, or
279  * qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO to automatically choose an appropriate mask (which may be slow).
280  *
281  * About the byte arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX):
282  * - Before calling the function:
283  *   - The array ranges tempBuffer[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
284  *     reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
285  *   - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
286  *   - The initial state of both ranges can be uninitialized
287  *     because the function always writes before reading.
288  *   - The input array segs can contain segments whose data buffers overlap with tempBuffer.
289  * - After the function returns:
290  *   - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
291  *   - tempBuffer contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
292  *   - Any segment whose data buffer overlaps with tempBuffer[0 : len]
293  *     must be treated as having invalid values in that array.
294  *   - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
295  *
296  * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
297  * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
298  *
299  * This function allows the user to create a custom sequence of segments that switches
300  * between modes (such as alphanumeric and byte) to encode text in less space.
301  * This is a low-level API; the high-level API is qrcodegen_encodeText() and qrcodegen_encodeBinary().
302  */
303 bool qrcodegen_encodeSegmentsAdvanced(const struct qrcodegen_Segment segs[], size_t len, enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl,
304 	int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[]);
305 
306 
307 /*
308  * Tests whether the given string can be encoded as a segment in numeric mode.
309  * A string is encodable iff each character is in the range 0 to 9.
310  */
311 bool qrcodegen_isNumeric(const char *text);
312 
313 
314 /*
315  * Tests whether the given string can be encoded as a segment in alphanumeric mode.
316  * A string is encodable iff each character is in the following set: 0 to 9, A to Z
317  * (uppercase only), space, dollar, percent, asterisk, plus, hyphen, period, slash, colon.
318  */
319 bool qrcodegen_isAlphanumeric(const char *text);
320 
321 
322 /*
323  * Returns the number of bytes (uint8_t) needed for the data buffer of a segment
324  * containing the given number of characters using the given mode. Notes:
325  * - Returns SIZE_MAX on failure, i.e. numChars > INT16_MAX or the internal
326  *   calculation of the number of needed bits exceeds INT16_MAX (i.e. 32767).
327  * - Otherwise, all valid results are in the range [0, ceil(INT16_MAX / 8)], i.e. at most 4096.
328  * - It is okay for the user to allocate more bytes for the buffer than needed.
329  * - For byte mode, numChars measures the number of bytes, not Unicode code points.
330  * - For ECI mode, numChars must be 0, and the worst-case number of bytes is returned.
331  *   An actual ECI segment can have shorter data. For non-ECI modes, the result is exact.
332  */
333 size_t qrcodegen_calcSegmentBufferSize(enum qrcodegen_Mode mode, size_t numChars);
334 
335 
336 /*
337  * Returns a segment representing the given binary data encoded in
338  * byte mode. All input byte arrays are acceptable. Any text string
339  * can be converted to UTF-8 bytes and encoded as a byte mode segment.
340  */
341 struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeBytes(const uint8_t data[], size_t len, uint8_t buf[]);
342 
343 
344 /*
345  * Returns a segment representing the given string of decimal digits encoded in numeric mode.
346  */
347 struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeNumeric(const char *digits, uint8_t buf[]);
348 
349 
350 /*
351  * Returns a segment representing the given text string encoded in alphanumeric mode.
352  * The characters allowed are: 0 to 9, A to Z (uppercase only), space,
353  * dollar, percent, asterisk, plus, hyphen, period, slash, colon.
354  */
355 struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeAlphanumeric(const char *text, uint8_t buf[]);
356 
357 
358 /*
359  * Returns a segment representing an Extended Channel Interpretation
360  * (ECI) designator with the given assignment value.
361  */
362 struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeEci(long assignVal, uint8_t buf[]);
363 
364 
365 /*---- Functions to extract raw data from QR Codes ----*/
366 
367 /*
368  * Returns the side length of the given QR Code, assuming that encoding succeeded.
369  * The result is in the range [21, 177]. Note that the length of the array buffer
370  * is related to the side length - every 'uint8_t qrcode[]' must have length at least
371  * qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(version), which equals ceil(size^2 / 8 + 1).
372  */
373 int qrcodegen_getSize(const uint8_t qrcode[]);
374 
375 
376 /*
377  * Returns the color of the module (pixel) at the given coordinates, which is false
378  * for light or true for dark. The top left corner has the coordinates (x=0, y=0).
379  * If the given coordinates are out of bounds, then false (light) is returned.
380  */
381 bool qrcodegen_getModule(const uint8_t qrcode[], int x, int y);
382 
383 
384 #ifdef __cplusplus
385 }
386 #endif
387