src/Google.Protobuf/ByteString.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

namespace Google.Protobuf
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Immutable array of bytes.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class ByteString : IEnumerable<byte>, IEquatable<ByteString>
    {
        private static readonly ByteString empty = new ByteString(new byte[0]);

        private readonly byte[] bytes;

        /// <summary>
        /// Unsafe operations that can cause IO Failure and/or other catestrophic side-effects.
        /// </summary>
        internal static class Unsafe
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// Constructs a new ByteString from the given byte array. The array is
            /// *not* copied, and must not be modified after this constructor is called.
            /// </summary>
            internal static ByteString FromBytes(byte[] bytes)
            {
                return new ByteString(bytes);
            }

            /// <summary>
            /// Provides direct, unrestricted access to the bytes contained in this instance.
            /// You must not modify or resize the byte array returned by this method.
            /// </summary>
            internal static byte[] GetBuffer(ByteString bytes)
            {
                return bytes.bytes;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Internal use only.  Ensure that the provided array is not mutated and belongs to this instance.
        /// </summary>
        internal static ByteString AttachBytes(byte[] bytes)
        {
            return new ByteString(bytes);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new ByteString from the given byte array. The array is
        /// *not* copied, and must not be modified after this constructor is called.
        /// </summary>
        private ByteString(byte[] bytes)
        {
            this.bytes = bytes;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an empty ByteString.
        /// </summary>
        public static ByteString Empty
        {
            get { return empty; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the length of this ByteString in bytes.
        /// </summary>
        public int Length
        {
            get { return bytes.Length; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns <c>true</c> if this byte string is empty, <c>false</c> otherwise.
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsEmpty
        {
            get { return Length == 0; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts this <see cref="ByteString"/> into a byte array.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>The data is copied - changes to the returned array will not be reflected in this <c>ByteString</c>.</remarks>
        /// <returns>A byte array with the same data as this <c>ByteString</c>.</returns>
        public byte[] ToByteArray()
        {
            return (byte[]) bytes.Clone();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts this <see cref="ByteString"/> into a standard base64 representation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A base64 representation of this <c>ByteString</c>.</returns>
        public string ToBase64()
        {
            return Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a <see cref="ByteString" /> from the Base64 Encoded String.
        /// </summary>
        public static ByteString FromBase64(string bytes)
        {
            // By handling the empty string explicitly, we not only optimize but we fix a
            // problem on CF 2.0. See issue 61 for details.
            return bytes == "" ? Empty : new ByteString(Convert.FromBase64String(bytes));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a <see cref="ByteString" /> from the given array. The contents
        /// are copied, so further modifications to the array will not
        /// be reflected in the returned ByteString.
        /// This method can also be invoked in <c>ByteString.CopyFrom(0xaa, 0xbb, ...)</c> form
        /// which is primarily useful for testing.
        /// </summary>
        public static ByteString CopyFrom(params byte[] bytes)
        {
            return new ByteString((byte[]) bytes.Clone());
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a <see cref="ByteString" /> from a portion of a byte array.
        /// </summary>
        public static ByteString CopyFrom(byte[] bytes, int offset, int count)
        {
            byte[] portion = new byte[count];
            ByteArray.Copy(bytes, offset, portion, 0, count);
            return new ByteString(portion);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new <see cref="ByteString" /> by encoding the specified text with
        /// the given encoding.
        /// </summary>
        public static ByteString CopyFrom(string text, Encoding encoding)
        {
            return new ByteString(encoding.GetBytes(text));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new <see cref="ByteString" /> by encoding the specified text in UTF-8.
        /// </summary>
        public static ByteString CopyFromUtf8(string text)
        {
            return CopyFrom(text, Encoding.UTF8);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Retuns the byte at the given index.
        /// </summary>
        public byte this[int index]
        {
            get { return bytes[index]; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts this <see cref="ByteString"/> into a string by applying the given encoding.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This method should only be used to convert binary data which was the result of encoding
        /// text with the given encoding.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="encoding">The encoding to use to decode the binary data into text.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of decoding the binary data with the given decoding.</returns>
        public string ToString(Encoding encoding)
        {
            return encoding.GetString(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts this <see cref="ByteString"/> into a string by applying the UTF-8 encoding.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This method should only be used to convert binary data which was the result of encoding
        /// text with UTF-8.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <returns>The result of decoding the binary data with the given decoding.</returns>
        public string ToStringUtf8()
        {
            return ToString(Encoding.UTF8);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an iterator over the bytes in this <see cref="ByteString"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>An iterator over the bytes in this object.</returns>
        public IEnumerator<byte> GetEnumerator()
        {
            return ((IEnumerable<byte>) bytes).GetEnumerator();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an iterator over the bytes in this <see cref="ByteString"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>An iterator over the bytes in this object.</returns>
        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return GetEnumerator();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a CodedInputStream from this ByteString's data.
        /// </summary>
        public CodedInputStream CreateCodedInput()
        {
            // We trust CodedInputStream not to reveal the provided byte array or modify it
            return new CodedInputStream(bytes);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Compares two byte strings for equality.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="lhs">The first byte string to compare.</param>
        /// <param name="rhs">The second byte string to compare.</param>
        /// <returns><c>true</c> if the byte strings are equal; false otherwise.</returns>
        public static bool operator ==(ByteString lhs, ByteString rhs)
        {
            if (ReferenceEquals(lhs, rhs))
            {
                return true;
            }
            if (ReferenceEquals(lhs, null) || ReferenceEquals(rhs, null))
            {
                return false;
            }
            if (lhs.bytes.Length != rhs.bytes.Length)
            {
                return false;
            }
            for (int i = 0; i < lhs.Length; i++)
            {
                if (rhs.bytes[i] != lhs.bytes[i])
                {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Compares two byte strings for inequality.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="lhs">The first byte string to compare.</param>
        /// <param name="rhs">The second byte string to compare.</param>
        /// <returns><c>false</c> if the byte strings are equal; true otherwise.</returns>
        public static bool operator !=(ByteString lhs, ByteString rhs)
        {
            return !(lhs == rhs);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Compares this byte string with another object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to compare this with.</param>
        /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="obj"/> refers to an equal <see cref="ByteString"/>; <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
        public override bool Equals(object obj)
        {
            return this == (obj as ByteString);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a hash code for this object. Two equal byte strings
        /// will return the same hash code.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A hash code for this object.</returns>
        public override int GetHashCode()
        {
            int ret = 23;
            foreach (byte b in bytes)
            {
                ret = (ret << 8) | b;
            }
            return ret;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Compares this byte string with another.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="other">The <see cref="ByteString"/> to compare this with.</param>
        /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="other"/> refers to an equal byte string; <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
        public bool Equals(ByteString other)
        {
            return this == other;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Used internally by CodedOutputStream to avoid creating a copy for the write
        /// </summary>
        internal void WriteRawBytesTo(CodedOutputStream outputStream)
        {
            outputStream.WriteRawBytes(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Copies the entire byte array to the destination array provided at the offset specified.
        /// </summary>
        public void CopyTo(byte[] array, int position)
        {
            ByteArray.Copy(bytes, 0, array, position, bytes.Length);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the entire byte array to the provided stream
        /// </summary>
        public void WriteTo(Stream outputStream)
        {
            outputStream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
        }
    }
}