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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef LTTNG_BUFFER_VIEW_H
+#define LTTNG_BUFFER_VIEW_H
+
+#include <common/macros.hpp>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+struct lttng_dynamic_buffer;
+
+struct lttng_buffer_view {
+ const char *data;
+ size_t size;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return a buffer view referencing a subset of the memory referenced by a raw
+ * pointer.
+ *
+ * @src Source buffer to reference
+ * @offset Offset to apply to the source memory buffer
+ * @len Length of the memory contents to reference.
+ *
+ * Note that a buffer view never assumes the ownership of the memory it
+ * references.
+ */
+struct lttng_buffer_view lttng_buffer_view_init(
+ const char *src, size_t offset, ptrdiff_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a buffer view is safe to access.
+ *
+ * After calling the buffer view creation functions, callers should verify
+ * if the resquested length (if any is explicitly provided) could be mapped
+ * to a new view.
+ *
+ * @view Buffer view to validate
+ */
+bool lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(const struct lttng_buffer_view *view);
+
+/**
+ * Return a buffer view referencing a subset of the memory referenced by another
+ * view.
+ *
+ * @src Source view to reference
+ * @offset Offset to apply to the source memory content
+ * @len Length of the memory contents to reference. Passing -1 will
+ * cause the view to reference the whole view from the offset
+ * provided.
+ *
+ * Note that a buffer view never assumes the ownership of the memory it
+ * references.
+ */
+struct lttng_buffer_view lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+ const struct lttng_buffer_view *src, size_t offset,
+ ptrdiff_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Return a buffer view referencing a subset of the memory referenced by a
+ * dynamic buffer.
+ *
+ * @src Source dynamic buffer to reference
+ * @offset Offset to apply to the source memory content
+ * @len Length of the memory contents to reference. Passing -1 will
+ * cause the view to reference the whole dynamic buffer from the
+ * offset provided.
+ *
+ * Note that a buffer view never assumes the ownership of the memory it
+ * references.
+ */
+struct lttng_buffer_view lttng_buffer_view_from_dynamic_buffer(
+ const struct lttng_dynamic_buffer *src, size_t offset,
+ ptrdiff_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Verify that `buf` contains a string starting at `str` of length
+ * `len_with_null_terminator`.
+ *
+ * @buf The buffer view
+ * @str The start of the string
+ * @len_with_null_terminator Expected length of the string, including the
+ * NULL terminator.
+ */
+bool lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(const struct lttng_buffer_view *buf,
+ const char *str,
+ size_t len_with_null_terminator);
+
+#endif /* LTTNG_BUFFER_VIEW_H */