github.com/bgentry/go@v0.0.0-20150121062915-6cf5a733d54d/src/encoding/gob/encoder.go (about)

     1  // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
     2  // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
     3  // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
     4  
     5  package gob
     6  
     7  import (
     8  	"io"
     9  	"reflect"
    10  	"sync"
    11  )
    12  
    13  // An Encoder manages the transmission of type and data information to the
    14  // other side of a connection.
    15  type Encoder struct {
    16  	mutex      sync.Mutex              // each item must be sent atomically
    17  	w          []io.Writer             // where to send the data
    18  	sent       map[reflect.Type]typeId // which types we've already sent
    19  	countState *encoderState           // stage for writing counts
    20  	freeList   *encoderState           // list of free encoderStates; avoids reallocation
    21  	byteBuf    encBuffer               // buffer for top-level encoderState
    22  	err        error
    23  }
    24  
    25  // Before we encode a message, we reserve space at the head of the
    26  // buffer in which to encode its length. This means we can use the
    27  // buffer to assemble the message without another allocation.
    28  const maxLength = 9 // Maximum size of an encoded length.
    29  var spaceForLength = make([]byte, maxLength)
    30  
    31  // NewEncoder returns a new encoder that will transmit on the io.Writer.
    32  func NewEncoder(w io.Writer) *Encoder {
    33  	enc := new(Encoder)
    34  	enc.w = []io.Writer{w}
    35  	enc.sent = make(map[reflect.Type]typeId)
    36  	enc.countState = enc.newEncoderState(new(encBuffer))
    37  	return enc
    38  }
    39  
    40  // writer() returns the innermost writer the encoder is using
    41  func (enc *Encoder) writer() io.Writer {
    42  	return enc.w[len(enc.w)-1]
    43  }
    44  
    45  // pushWriter adds a writer to the encoder.
    46  func (enc *Encoder) pushWriter(w io.Writer) {
    47  	enc.w = append(enc.w, w)
    48  }
    49  
    50  // popWriter pops the innermost writer.
    51  func (enc *Encoder) popWriter() {
    52  	enc.w = enc.w[0 : len(enc.w)-1]
    53  }
    54  
    55  func (enc *Encoder) setError(err error) {
    56  	if enc.err == nil { // remember the first.
    57  		enc.err = err
    58  	}
    59  }
    60  
    61  // writeMessage sends the data item preceded by a unsigned count of its length.
    62  func (enc *Encoder) writeMessage(w io.Writer, b *encBuffer) {
    63  	// Space has been reserved for the length at the head of the message.
    64  	// This is a little dirty: we grab the slice from the bytes.Buffer and massage
    65  	// it by hand.
    66  	message := b.Bytes()
    67  	messageLen := len(message) - maxLength
    68  	// Encode the length.
    69  	enc.countState.b.Reset()
    70  	enc.countState.encodeUint(uint64(messageLen))
    71  	// Copy the length to be a prefix of the message.
    72  	offset := maxLength - enc.countState.b.Len()
    73  	copy(message[offset:], enc.countState.b.Bytes())
    74  	// Write the data.
    75  	_, err := w.Write(message[offset:])
    76  	// Drain the buffer and restore the space at the front for the count of the next message.
    77  	b.Reset()
    78  	b.Write(spaceForLength)
    79  	if err != nil {
    80  		enc.setError(err)
    81  	}
    82  }
    83  
    84  // sendActualType sends the requested type, without further investigation, unless
    85  // it's been sent before.
    86  func (enc *Encoder) sendActualType(w io.Writer, state *encoderState, ut *userTypeInfo, actual reflect.Type) (sent bool) {
    87  	if _, alreadySent := enc.sent[actual]; alreadySent {
    88  		return false
    89  	}
    90  	info, err := getTypeInfo(ut)
    91  	if err != nil {
    92  		enc.setError(err)
    93  		return
    94  	}
    95  	// Send the pair (-id, type)
    96  	// Id:
    97  	state.encodeInt(-int64(info.id))
    98  	// Type:
    99  	enc.encode(state.b, reflect.ValueOf(info.wire), wireTypeUserInfo)
   100  	enc.writeMessage(w, state.b)
   101  	if enc.err != nil {
   102  		return
   103  	}
   104  
   105  	// Remember we've sent this type, both what the user gave us and the base type.
   106  	enc.sent[ut.base] = info.id
   107  	if ut.user != ut.base {
   108  		enc.sent[ut.user] = info.id
   109  	}
   110  	// Now send the inner types
   111  	switch st := actual; st.Kind() {
   112  	case reflect.Struct:
   113  		for i := 0; i < st.NumField(); i++ {
   114  			if isExported(st.Field(i).Name) {
   115  				enc.sendType(w, state, st.Field(i).Type)
   116  			}
   117  		}
   118  	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
   119  		enc.sendType(w, state, st.Elem())
   120  	case reflect.Map:
   121  		enc.sendType(w, state, st.Key())
   122  		enc.sendType(w, state, st.Elem())
   123  	}
   124  	return true
   125  }
   126  
   127  // sendType sends the type info to the other side, if necessary.
   128  func (enc *Encoder) sendType(w io.Writer, state *encoderState, origt reflect.Type) (sent bool) {
   129  	ut := userType(origt)
   130  	if ut.externalEnc != 0 {
   131  		// The rules are different: regardless of the underlying type's representation,
   132  		// we need to tell the other side that the base type is a GobEncoder.
   133  		return enc.sendActualType(w, state, ut, ut.base)
   134  	}
   135  
   136  	// It's a concrete value, so drill down to the base type.
   137  	switch rt := ut.base; rt.Kind() {
   138  	default:
   139  		// Basic types and interfaces do not need to be described.
   140  		return
   141  	case reflect.Slice:
   142  		// If it's []uint8, don't send; it's considered basic.
   143  		if rt.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Uint8 {
   144  			return
   145  		}
   146  		// Otherwise we do send.
   147  		break
   148  	case reflect.Array:
   149  		// arrays must be sent so we know their lengths and element types.
   150  		break
   151  	case reflect.Map:
   152  		// maps must be sent so we know their lengths and key/value types.
   153  		break
   154  	case reflect.Struct:
   155  		// structs must be sent so we know their fields.
   156  		break
   157  	case reflect.Chan, reflect.Func:
   158  		// If we get here, it's a field of a struct; ignore it.
   159  		return
   160  	}
   161  
   162  	return enc.sendActualType(w, state, ut, ut.base)
   163  }
   164  
   165  // Encode transmits the data item represented by the empty interface value,
   166  // guaranteeing that all necessary type information has been transmitted first.
   167  func (enc *Encoder) Encode(e interface{}) error {
   168  	return enc.EncodeValue(reflect.ValueOf(e))
   169  }
   170  
   171  // sendTypeDescriptor makes sure the remote side knows about this type.
   172  // It will send a descriptor if this is the first time the type has been
   173  // sent.
   174  func (enc *Encoder) sendTypeDescriptor(w io.Writer, state *encoderState, ut *userTypeInfo) {
   175  	// Make sure the type is known to the other side.
   176  	// First, have we already sent this type?
   177  	rt := ut.base
   178  	if ut.externalEnc != 0 {
   179  		rt = ut.user
   180  	}
   181  	if _, alreadySent := enc.sent[rt]; !alreadySent {
   182  		// No, so send it.
   183  		sent := enc.sendType(w, state, rt)
   184  		if enc.err != nil {
   185  			return
   186  		}
   187  		// If the type info has still not been transmitted, it means we have
   188  		// a singleton basic type (int, []byte etc.) at top level.  We don't
   189  		// need to send the type info but we do need to update enc.sent.
   190  		if !sent {
   191  			info, err := getTypeInfo(ut)
   192  			if err != nil {
   193  				enc.setError(err)
   194  				return
   195  			}
   196  			enc.sent[rt] = info.id
   197  		}
   198  	}
   199  }
   200  
   201  // sendTypeId sends the id, which must have already been defined.
   202  func (enc *Encoder) sendTypeId(state *encoderState, ut *userTypeInfo) {
   203  	// Identify the type of this top-level value.
   204  	state.encodeInt(int64(enc.sent[ut.base]))
   205  }
   206  
   207  // EncodeValue transmits the data item represented by the reflection value,
   208  // guaranteeing that all necessary type information has been transmitted first.
   209  func (enc *Encoder) EncodeValue(value reflect.Value) error {
   210  	// Gobs contain values. They cannot represent nil pointers, which
   211  	// have no value to encode.
   212  	if value.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && value.IsNil() {
   213  		panic("gob: cannot encode nil pointer of type " + value.Type().String())
   214  	}
   215  
   216  	// Make sure we're single-threaded through here, so multiple
   217  	// goroutines can share an encoder.
   218  	enc.mutex.Lock()
   219  	defer enc.mutex.Unlock()
   220  
   221  	// Remove any nested writers remaining due to previous errors.
   222  	enc.w = enc.w[0:1]
   223  
   224  	ut, err := validUserType(value.Type())
   225  	if err != nil {
   226  		return err
   227  	}
   228  
   229  	enc.err = nil
   230  	enc.byteBuf.Reset()
   231  	enc.byteBuf.Write(spaceForLength)
   232  	state := enc.newEncoderState(&enc.byteBuf)
   233  
   234  	enc.sendTypeDescriptor(enc.writer(), state, ut)
   235  	enc.sendTypeId(state, ut)
   236  	if enc.err != nil {
   237  		return enc.err
   238  	}
   239  
   240  	// Encode the object.
   241  	enc.encode(state.b, value, ut)
   242  	if enc.err == nil {
   243  		enc.writeMessage(enc.writer(), state.b)
   244  	}
   245  
   246  	enc.freeEncoderState(state)
   247  	return enc.err
   248  }