rlp

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Overview

Package rlp implements the RLP serialization format.

The purpose of RLP (Recursive Linear Prefix) qis to encode arbitrarily nested arrays of binary data, and RLP is the main encoding method used to serialize objects in Ethereum. The only purpose of RLP is to encode structure; encoding specific atomic data types (eg. strings, ints, floats) is left up to higher-order protocols; in Ethereum integers must be represented in big endian binary form with no leading zeroes (thus making the integer value zero be equivalent to the empty byte array).

RLP values are distinguished by a type tag. The type tag precedes the value in the input stream and defines the size and kind of the bytes that follow.

Index

Examples

Constants

This section is empty.

Variables

View Source 
var (
	// EOL is returned when the end of the current list
	// has been reached during streaming.
	EOL = errors.New("rlp: end of list")

	// Actual Errors
	ErrExpectedString = errors.New("rlp: expected String or Byte")
	ErrExpectedList   = errors.New("rlp: expected List")
	ErrCanonInt       = errors.New("rlp: non-canonical integer format")
	ErrCanonSize      = errors.New("rlp: non-canonical size information")
	ErrElemTooLarge   = errors.New("rlp: element is larger than containing list")
	ErrValueTooLarge  = errors.New("rlp: value size exceeds available input length")
)
View Source 
var (
	// Common encoded values.
	// These are useful when implementing EncodeRLP.
	EmptyString = []byte{0x80}
	EmptyList   = []byte{0xC0}
)

Functions

func Decode 

func Decode(r io.Reader, val interface{}) error

Decode parses RLP-encoded data from r and stores the result in the value pointed to by val. Val must be a non-nil pointer. If r does not implement ByteReader, Decode will do its own buffering.

Decode uses the following type-dependent decoding rules:

If the type implements the Decoder interface, decode calls DecodeRLP.

To decode into a pointer, Decode will decode into the value pointed to. If the pointer is nil, a new value of the pointer's element type is allocated. If the pointer is non-nil, the existing value will reused.

To decode into a struct, Decode expects the input to be an RLP list. The decoded elements of the list are assigned to each public field in the order given by the struct's definition. The input list must contain an element for each decoded field. Decode returns an error if there are too few or too many elements.

The decoding of struct fields honours one particular struct tag, "nil". This tag applies to pointer-typed fields and changes the decoding rules for the field such that input values of size zero decode as a nil pointer. This tag can be useful when decoding recursive types. 

type StructWithEmptyOK struct {
    Foo *[20]byte `rlp:"nil"`
}

To decode into a slice, the input must be a list and the resulting slice will contain the input elements in order. For byte slices, the input must be an RLP string. Array types decode similarly, with the additional restriction that the number of input elements (or bytes) must match the array's length.

To decode into a Go string, the input must be an RLP string. The input bytes are taken as-is and will not necessarily be valid UTF-8.

To decode into an unsigned integer type, the input must also be an RLP string. The bytes are interpreted as a big endian representation of the integer. If the RLP string is larger than the bit size of the type, Decode will return an error. Decode also supports *big.Int. There is no size limit for big integers.

To decode into an interface value, Decode stores one of these in the value: 

[]interface{}, for RLP lists
[]byte, for RLP strings

Non-empty interface types are not supported, nor are booleans, signed integers, floating point numbers, maps, channels and functions.

Note that Decode does not set an input limit for all readers and may be vulnerable to panics cause by huge value sizes. If you need an input limit, use 

NewStream(r, limit).Decode(val)
Example 
input, _ := hex.DecodeString("C90A1486666F6F626172")

type example struct {
	A, B    uint
	private uint // private fields are ignored
	String  string
}

var s example
err := Decode(bytes.NewReader(input), &s)
if err != nil {
	fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
} else {
	fmt.Printf("Decoded value: %#v\n", s)
}

Output:

Decoded value: rlp.example{A:0xa, B:0x14, private:0x0, String:"foobar"}
Example (StructTagNil) 
// In this example, we'll use the "nil" struct tag to change
// how a pointer-typed field is decoded. The input contains an RLP
// list of one element, an empty string.
input := []byte{0xC1, 0x80}

// This type uses the normal rules.
// The empty input string is decoded as a pointer to an empty Go string.
var normalRules struct {
	String *string
}
Decode(bytes.NewReader(input), &normalRules)
fmt.Printf("normal: String = %q\n", *normalRules.String)

// This type uses the struct tag.
// The empty input string is decoded as a nil pointer.
var withEmptyOK struct {
	String *string `rlp:"nil"`
}
Decode(bytes.NewReader(input), &withEmptyOK)
fmt.Printf("with nil tag: String = %v\n", withEmptyOK.String)

Output:

normal: String = ""
with nil tag: String = <nil>

func DecodeBytes added in v0.9.17 

func DecodeBytes(b []byte, val interface{}) error

DecodeBytes parses RLP data from b into val. Please see the documentation of Decode for the decoding rules.

func Encode added in v0.8.4 

func Encode(w io.Writer, val interface{}) error

Encode writes the RLP encoding of val to w. Note that Encode may perform many small writes in some cases. Consider making w buffered.

Encode uses the following type-dependent encoding rules:

If the type implements the Encoder interface, Encode calls EncodeRLP. This is true even for nil pointers, please see the documentation for Encoder.

To encode a pointer, the value being pointed to is encoded. For nil pointers, Encode will encode the zero value of the type. A nil pointer to a struct type always encodes as an empty RLP list. A nil pointer to an array encodes as an empty list (or empty string if the array has element type byte).

Struct values are encoded as an RLP list of all their encoded public fields. Recursive struct types are supported.

To encode slices and arrays, the elements are encoded as an RLP list of the value's elements. Note that arrays and slices with element type uint8 or byte are always encoded as an RLP string.

A Go string is encoded as an RLP string.

An unsigned integer value is encoded as an RLP string. Zero always encodes as an empty RLP string. Encode also supports *big.Int.

An interface value encodes as the value contained in the interface.

Boolean values are not supported, nor are signed integers, floating point numbers, maps, channels and functions.

func EncodeToBytes added in v0.8.4 

func EncodeToBytes(val interface{}) ([]byte, error)

EncodeBytes returns the RLP encoding of val. Please see the documentation of Encode for the encoding rules.

func EncodeToReader added in v0.8.4 

func EncodeToReader(val interface{}) (size int, r io.Reader, err error)

EncodeReader returns a reader from which the RLP encoding of val can be read. The returned size is the total size of the encoded data.

Please see the documentation of Encode for the encoding rules.

Types

type ByteReader 

type ByteReader interface {
	io.Reader
	io.ByteReader
}

ByteReader must be implemented by any input reader for a Stream. It is implemented by e.g. bufio.Reader and bytes.Reader.

type Decoder 

type Decoder interface {
	DecodeRLP(*Stream) error
}

Decoder is implemented by types that require custom RLP decoding rules or need to decode into private fields.

The DecodeRLP method should read one value from the given Stream. It is not forbidden to read less or more, but it might be confusing.

type Encoder added in v0.8.4 

type Encoder interface {
	// EncodeRLP should write the RLP encoding of its receiver to w.
	// If the implementation is a pointer method, it may also be
	// called for nil pointers.
	//
	// Implementations should generate valid RLP. The data written is
	// not verified at the moment, but a future version might. It is
	// recommended to write only a single value but writing multiple
	// values or no value at all is also permitted.
	EncodeRLP(io.Writer) error
}

Encoder is implemented by types that require custom encoding rules or want to encode private fields.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
)

type MyCoolType struct {
	Name string
	a, b uint
}

// EncodeRLP writes x as RLP list [a, b] that omits the Name field.
func (x *MyCoolType) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) (err error) {
	// Note: the receiver can be a nil pointer. This allows you to
	// control the encoding of nil, but it also means that you have to
	// check for a nil receiver.
	if x == nil {
		err = Encode(w, []uint{0, 0})
	} else {
		err = Encode(w, []uint{x.a, x.b})
	}
	return err
}

func main() {
	var t *MyCoolType // t is nil pointer to MyCoolType
	bytes, _ := EncodeToBytes(t)
	fmt.Printf("%v → %X\n", t, bytes)

	t = &MyCoolType{Name: "foobar", a: 5, b: 6}
	bytes, _ = EncodeToBytes(t)
	fmt.Printf("%v → %X\n", t, bytes)

}

Output:

<nil> → C28080
&{foobar 5 6} → C20506

func Flat added in v0.8.4 

func Flat(val interface{}) Encoder

Flat wraps a value (which must encode as a list) so it encodes as the list's elements.

Example: suppose you have defined a type 

type foo struct { A, B uint }

Under normal encoding rules, 

rlp.Encode(foo{1, 2}) --> 0xC20102

This function can help you achieve the following encoding: 

rlp.Encode(rlp.Flat(foo{1, 2})) --> 0x0102

type Kind 

type Kind int

Kind represents the kind of value contained in an RLP stream. 

const (
	Byte Kind = iota
	String
	List
)

func (Kind) String 

func (k Kind) String() string

type Stream 

type Stream struct {
	// contains filtered or unexported fields
}

Stream can be used for piecemeal decoding of an input stream. This is useful if the input is very large or if the decoding rules for a type depend on the input structure. Stream does not keep an internal buffer. After decoding a value, the input reader will be positioned just before the type information for the next value.

When decoding a list and the input position reaches the declared length of the list, all operations will return error EOL. The end of the list must be acknowledged using ListEnd to continue reading the enclosing list.

Stream is not safe for concurrent use.

Example 
input, _ := hex.DecodeString("C90A1486666F6F626172")
s := NewStream(bytes.NewReader(input), 0)

// Check what kind of value lies ahead
kind, size, _ := s.Kind()
fmt.Printf("Kind: %v size:%d\n", kind, size)

// Enter the list
if _, err := s.List(); err != nil {
	fmt.Printf("List error: %v\n", err)
	return
}

// Decode elements
fmt.Println(s.Uint())
fmt.Println(s.Uint())
fmt.Println(s.Bytes())

// Acknowledge end of list
if err := s.ListEnd(); err != nil {
	fmt.Printf("ListEnd error: %v\n", err)
}

Output:

Kind: List size:9
10 <nil>
20 <nil>
[102 111 111 98 97 114] <nil>

func NewListStream 

func NewListStream(r io.Reader, len uint64) *Stream

NewListStream creates a new stream that pretends to be positioned at an encoded list of the given length.

func NewStream 

func NewStream(r io.Reader, inputLimit uint64) *Stream

NewStream creates a new decoding stream reading from r.

If r implements the ByteReader interface, Stream will not introduce any buffering.

For non-toplevel values, Stream returns ErrElemTooLarge for values that do not fit into the enclosing list.

Stream supports an optional input limit. If a limit is set, the size of any toplevel value will be checked against the remaining input length. Stream operations that encounter a value exceeding the remaining input length will return ErrValueTooLarge. The limit can be set by passing a non-zero value for inputLimit.

If r is a bytes.Reader or strings.Reader, the input limit is set to the length of r's underlying data unless an explicit limit is provided.

func (*Stream) Bytes 

func (s *Stream) Bytes() ([]byte, error)

Bytes reads an RLP string and returns its contents as a byte slice. If the input does not contain an RLP string, the returned error will be ErrExpectedString.

func (*Stream) Decode 

func (s *Stream) Decode(val interface{}) error

Decode decodes a value and stores the result in the value pointed to by val. Please see the documentation for the Decode function to learn about the decoding rules.

func (*Stream) Kind 

func (s *Stream) Kind() (kind Kind, size uint64, err error)

Kind returns the kind and size of the next value in the input stream.

The returned size is the number of bytes that make up the value. For kind == Byte, the size is zero because the value is contained in the type tag.

The first call to Kind will read size information from the input reader and leave it positioned at the start of the actual bytes of the value. Subsequent calls to Kind (until the value is decoded) will not advance the input reader and return cached information.

func (*Stream) List 

func (s *Stream) List() (size uint64, err error)

List starts decoding an RLP list. If the input does not contain a list, the returned error will be ErrExpectedList. When the list's end has been reached, any Stream operation will return EOL.

func (*Stream) ListEnd 

func (s *Stream) ListEnd() error

ListEnd returns to the enclosing list. The input reader must be positioned at the end of a list.

func (*Stream) Raw added in v0.9.17 

func (s *Stream) Raw() ([]byte, error)

Raw reads a raw encoded value including RLP type information.

func (*Stream) Reset 

func (s *Stream) Reset(r io.Reader, inputLimit uint64)

Reset discards any information about the current decoding context and starts reading from r. This method is meant to facilitate reuse of a preallocated Stream across many decoding operations.

If r does not also implement ByteReader, Stream will do its own buffering.

func (*Stream) Uint 

func (s *Stream) Uint() (uint64, error)

Uint reads an RLP string of up to 8 bytes and returns its contents as an unsigned integer. If the input does not contain an RLP string, the returned error will be ErrExpectedString.

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