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+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2017 Lev Walkin <vlm@lionet.info>. All rights reserved.
+ * Redistribution and modifications are permitted subject to BSD license.
+ */
+#ifndef _XER_ENCODER_H_
+#define _XER_ENCODER_H_
+
+#include <asn_application.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s; /* Forward declaration */
+
+/* Flags used by the xer_encode() and (*xer_type_encoder_f), defined below */
+enum xer_encoder_flags_e {
+ /* Mode of encoding */
+ XER_F_BASIC = 0x01, /* BASIC-XER (pretty-printing) */
+ XER_F_CANONICAL = 0x02 /* Canonical XER (strict rules) */
+};
+
+/*
+ * The XER encoder of any type. May be invoked by the application.
+ * Produces CANONICAL-XER and BASIC-XER depending on the (xer_flags).
+ */
+asn_enc_rval_t xer_encode(const struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+ const void *struct_ptr, /* Structure to be encoded */
+ enum xer_encoder_flags_e xer_flags,
+ asn_app_consume_bytes_f *consume_bytes_cb,
+ void *app_key /* Arbitrary callback argument */
+);
+
+/*
+ * The variant of the above function which dumps the BASIC-XER (XER_F_BASIC)
+ * output into the chosen file pointer.
+ * RETURN VALUES:
+ * 0: The structure is printed.
+ * -1: Problem printing the structure.
+ * WARNING: No sensible errno value is returned.
+ */
+int xer_fprint(FILE *stream, const struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *td,
+ const void *struct_ptr);
+
+/*
+ * A helper function that uses XER encoding/decoding to verify that:
+ * - Both structures encode into the same BASIC XER.
+ * - Both resulting XER byte streams can be decoded back.
+ * - Both decoded structures encode into the same BASIC XER (round-trip).
+ * All of this verifies equivalence between structures and a round-trip.
+ * ARGUMENTS:
+ * (opt_debug_stream) - If specified, prints ongoing details.
+ */
+enum xer_equivalence_e {
+ XEQ_SUCCESS, /* The only completely positive return value */
+ XEQ_FAILURE, /* General failure */
+ XEQ_ENCODE1_FAILED, /* First sructure XER encoding failed */
+ XEQ_ENCODE2_FAILED, /* Second structure XER encoding failed */
+ XEQ_DIFFERENT, /* Structures encoded into different XER */
+ XEQ_DECODE_FAILED, /* Decode of the XER data failed */
+ XEQ_ROUND_TRIP_FAILED /* Bad round-trip */
+};
+enum xer_equivalence_e xer_equivalent(
+ const struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor, const void *struct1,
+ const void *struct2, FILE *opt_debug_stream);
+
+/*
+ * Type of the generic XER encoder.
+ */
+typedef asn_enc_rval_t(xer_type_encoder_f)(
+ const struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+ const void *struct_ptr, /* Structure to be encoded */
+ int ilevel, /* Level of indentation */
+ enum xer_encoder_flags_e xer_flags,
+ asn_app_consume_bytes_f *consume_bytes_cb, /* Callback */
+ void *app_key /* Arbitrary callback argument */
+);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _XER_ENCODER_H_ */