Description

Encodes and decodes a buffer using an algorithm defined in subclasses.

These objects are used by such things as SgAsmGenericFile::parse(), where an encoded file is read into a buffer from disk and then decoded in memory. This allows ROSE to operate on malicious software while hiding the software from the operating system while it sits on disk.

Definition at line 12 of file DataConversion.h.

#include <frontend/BinaryFormats/DataConversion.h>

Inheritance diagram for DataConverter:

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Public Member Functions
virtual std::string	name () const =0
	Name of the converter, mostly for debugging purposes.

virtual uint8_t *	encode (uint8_t buffer, size_t nbytes)=0
	Encodes a buffer.

virtual uint8_t *	decode (uint8_t buffer, size_t nbytes)=0
	Decodes a buffer.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~DataConverter()

virtual DataConverter::~DataConverter ( )

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 14 of file DataConversion.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ encode()

virtual uint8_t * DataConverter::encode	(	uint8_t *	buffer,
		size_t *	nbytes
	)

pure virtual

Encodes a buffer.

Encodes the supplied buffer either in place or into a newly allocated buffer. The return value is the location of the encoded data and the nbytes argument should be updated to reflect the size of the encoded data. The original buffer should not be deleted by this method.

◆ decode()

virtual uint8_t * DataConverter::decode	(	uint8_t *	buffer,
		size_t *	nbytes
	)

pure virtual

Decodes a buffer.

Decodes the supplied buffer either in place or into a newly allocated buffer. The return value is the location of the decoded data and the nbytes argument should be updated to reflect the size of the decoded data. The original buffer should not be deleted by this method.

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