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strconv.hxx
1 /* String conversion definitions.
2  *
3  * DO NOT INCLUDE THIS FILE DIRECTLY; include pqxx/stringconv instead.
4  *
5  * Copyright (c) 2000-2025, Jeroen T. Vermeulen.
6  *
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10  */
11 #ifndef PQXX_H_STRCONV
12 #define PQXX_H_STRCONV
13 
14 #if !defined(PQXX_HEADER_PRE)
15 # error "Include libpqxx headers as <pqxx/header>, not <pqxx/header.hxx>."
16 #endif
17 
18 #include <algorithm>
19 #include <charconv>
20 #include <cstring>
21 #include <limits>
22 #include <sstream>
23 #include <stdexcept>
24 #include <typeinfo>
25 
26 // C++20: Assume support.
27 #if defined(PQXX_HAVE_RANGES)
28 # include <ranges>
29 #endif
30 
31 #include "pqxx/except.hxx"
32 #include "pqxx/util.hxx"
33 #include "pqxx/zview.hxx"
34 
35 
36 namespace pqxx::internal
37 {
39 PQXX_LIBEXPORT std::string demangle_type_name(char const[]);
40 } // namespace pqxx::internal
41 
42 
43 namespace pqxx
44 {
69 
71 
79 template<typename TYPE>
80 std::string const type_name{internal::demangle_type_name(typeid(TYPE).name())};
81 
82 
84 
90 template<typename TYPE, typename ENABLE = void> struct nullness
91 {
93  static bool has_null;
94 
96  static bool always_null;
97 
99  static bool is_null(TYPE const &value);
100 
102 
107  [[nodiscard]] static TYPE null();
108 };
109 
110 
112 template<typename TYPE> struct no_null
113 {
115 
125  static constexpr bool has_null = false;
126 
128 
131  static constexpr bool always_null = false;
132 
134 
138  [[nodiscard]] static constexpr bool is_null(TYPE const &) noexcept
139  {
140  return false;
141  }
142 };
143 
144 
146 
153 template<typename TYPE> struct string_traits
154 {
156 
159  static constexpr bool converts_to_string{false};
160 
162 
165  static constexpr bool converts_from_string{false};
166 
168 
187  [[nodiscard]] static inline zview
188  to_buf(char *begin, char *end, TYPE const &value);
189 
191  /* @warning A null value has no string representation. Do not pass a null.
192  *
193  * Writes value's string representation into the buffer, starting exactly at
194  * @c begin, and ensuring a trailing zero. Returns the address just beyond
195  * the trailing zero, so the caller could use it as the @c begin for another
196  * call to @c into_buf writing a next value.
197  */
198  static inline char *into_buf(char *begin, char *end, TYPE const &value);
199 
201 
206  [[nodiscard]] static inline TYPE from_string(std::string_view text);
207 
208  // C++20: Can we make these all constexpr?
210 
214  [[nodiscard]] static inline std::size_t
215  size_buffer(TYPE const &value) noexcept;
216 
217  // TODO: Move is_unquoted_safe into the traits after all?
218 };
219 
220 
222 
238 template<typename TYPE> [[noreturn]] void oops_forbidden_conversion() noexcept;
239 
240 
242 
247 template<typename TYPE> struct forbidden_conversion
248 {
249  static constexpr bool converts_to_string{false};
250  static constexpr bool converts_from_string{false};
251  [[noreturn]] static zview to_buf(char *, char *, TYPE const &)
252  {
253  oops_forbidden_conversion<TYPE>();
254  }
255  [[noreturn]] static char *into_buf(char *, char *, TYPE const &)
256  {
257  oops_forbidden_conversion<TYPE>();
258  }
259  [[noreturn]] static TYPE from_string(std::string_view)
260  {
261  oops_forbidden_conversion<TYPE>();
262  }
263  [[noreturn]] static std::size_t size_buffer(TYPE const &) noexcept
264  {
265  oops_forbidden_conversion<TYPE>();
266  }
267 };
268 
269 
271 
286 template<> struct string_traits<char> : forbidden_conversion<char>
287 {};
288 
289 
291 
304 template<>
305 struct string_traits<unsigned char> : forbidden_conversion<unsigned char>
306 {};
307 
308 
310 
323 template<>
324 struct string_traits<signed char> : forbidden_conversion<signed char>
325 {};
326 
327 
329 
334 template<> struct string_traits<std::byte> : forbidden_conversion<std::byte>
335 {};
336 
337 
339 template<typename ENUM>
340 struct nullness<ENUM, std::enable_if_t<std::is_enum_v<ENUM>>> : no_null<ENUM>
341 {};
342 
343 
344 // C++20: Concepts for "converts from string" & "converts to string."
345 } // namespace pqxx
346 
347 
348 namespace pqxx::internal
349 {
351 
360 template<typename ENUM> struct enum_traits
361 {
362  using impl_type = std::underlying_type_t<ENUM>;
364 
365  static constexpr bool converts_to_string{true};
366  static constexpr bool converts_from_string{true};
367 
368  [[nodiscard]] static constexpr zview
369  to_buf(char *begin, char *end, ENUM const &value)
370  {
371  return impl_traits::to_buf(begin, end, to_underlying(value));
372  }
373 
374  static constexpr char *into_buf(char *begin, char *end, ENUM const &value)
375  {
376  return impl_traits::into_buf(begin, end, to_underlying(value));
377  }
378 
379  [[nodiscard]] static ENUM from_string(std::string_view text)
380  {
381  return static_cast<ENUM>(impl_traits::from_string(text));
382  }
383 
384  [[nodiscard]] static std::size_t size_buffer(ENUM const &value) noexcept
385  {
386  return impl_traits::size_buffer(to_underlying(value));
387  }
388 
389 private:
390  // C++23: Replace with std::to_underlying.
391  static constexpr impl_type to_underlying(ENUM const &value) noexcept
392  {
393  return static_cast<impl_type>(value);
394  }
395 };
396 } // namespace pqxx::internal
397 
398 
399 // We used to inline type_name<ENUM>, but this triggered a "double free" error
400 // on program exit, when libpqxx was built as a shared library on Debian with
401 // gcc 12.
402 
404 
415 #define PQXX_DECLARE_ENUM_CONVERSION(ENUM) \
416  template<> struct string_traits<ENUM> : pqxx::internal::enum_traits<ENUM> \
417  {}; \
418  template<> inline std::string_view const type_name<ENUM> \
419  { \
420  #ENUM \
421  }
422 
423 
424 namespace pqxx
425 {
427 
439 template<typename TYPE>
440 [[nodiscard]] inline TYPE from_string(std::string_view text)
441 {
443 }
444 
445 
447 
453 template<>
454 [[nodiscard]] inline std::string_view from_string(std::string_view text)
455 {
456  return text;
457 }
458 
459 
461 
468 template<typename T> inline void from_string(std::string_view text, T &value)
469 {
470  value = from_string<T>(text);
471 }
472 
473 
475 
480 template<typename TYPE> inline std::string to_string(TYPE const &value);
481 
482 
484 
491 template<typename... TYPE>
492 [[nodiscard]] inline std::vector<std::string_view>
493 to_buf(char *here, char const *end, TYPE... value)
494 {
495  PQXX_ASSUME(here <= end);
496  return {[&here, end](auto v) {
497  auto begin = here;
498  here = string_traits<decltype(v)>::into_buf(begin, end, v);
499  // Exclude the trailing zero out of the string_view.
500  auto len{static_cast<std::size_t>(here - begin) - 1};
501  return std::string_view{begin, len};
502  }(value)...};
503 }
504 
506 
509 template<typename TYPE>
510 inline void into_string(TYPE const &value, std::string &out);
511 
512 
514 template<typename TYPE>
515 [[nodiscard]] inline constexpr bool is_null(TYPE const &value) noexcept
516 {
517  return nullness<strip_t<TYPE>>::is_null(value);
518 }
519 
520 
522 
525 template<typename... TYPE>
526 [[nodiscard]] inline std::size_t size_buffer(TYPE const &...value) noexcept
527 {
528  return (string_traits<strip_t<TYPE>>::size_buffer(value) + ...);
529 }
530 
531 
533 
539 template<typename TYPE> inline constexpr bool is_sql_array{false};
540 
541 
543 
555 template<typename TYPE> inline constexpr bool is_unquoted_safe{false};
556 
557 
559 template<typename T> inline constexpr char array_separator{','};
560 
561 
563 
570 template<typename TYPE> inline constexpr format param_format(TYPE const &)
571 {
572  return format::text;
573 }
574 
575 
577 
586 template<typename TYPE>
587 inline zview generic_to_buf(char *begin, char *end, TYPE const &value)
588 {
589  using traits = string_traits<TYPE>;
590  // The trailing zero does not count towards the zview's size, so subtract 1
591  // from the result we get from into_buf().
592  if (is_null(value))
593  return {};
594  else
595  return {begin, traits::into_buf(begin, end, value) - begin - 1};
596 }
597 
598 
599 #if defined(PQXX_HAVE_CONCEPTS) && defined(PQXX_HAVE_RANGES)
600 
607 template<class TYPE>
608 concept binary = std::ranges::contiguous_range<TYPE> and
609  std::is_same_v<strip_t<value_type<TYPE>>, std::byte>;
610 #endif
611 
612 } // namespace pqxx
613 
614 
615 #include "pqxx/internal/conversions.hxx"
616 #endif
Marker-type wrapper: zero-terminated std::string_view.
Definition: zview.hxx:37
static constexpr bool always_null
Are all values of this type null?
Definition: strconv.hxx:131
std::string const type_name
A human-readable name for a type, used in error messages and such.
Definition: strconv.hxx:80
static constexpr bool is_null(TYPE const &) noexcept
Does a given value correspond to an SQL null value?
Definition: strconv.hxx:138
static zview to_buf(char *begin, char *end, TYPE const &value)
Return a string_view representing value, plus terminating zero.
Internal items for libpqxx' own use. Do not use these yourself.
Definition: encodings.cxx:32
std::size_t size_buffer(TYPE const &...value) noexcept
Estimate how much buffer space is needed to represent values as a string.
Definition: strconv.hxx:526
Helper class for defining enum conversions.
Definition: strconv.hxx:360
T from_string(field const &value)
Convert a field's value to type T.
Definition: field.hxx:548
std::vector< std::string_view > to_buf(char *here, char const *end, TYPE...value)
Convert multiple values to strings inside a single buffer.
Definition: strconv.hxx:493
static TYPE from_string(std::string_view text)
Parse a string representation of a TYPE value.
static bool has_null
Does this type have a null value?
Definition: strconv.hxx:93
PQXX_LIBEXPORT std::string to_string(field const &value)
Convert a field to a string.
format
Format code: is data text or binary?
Definition: types.hxx:69
constexpr bool is_null(TYPE const &value) noexcept
Is value null?
Definition: strconv.hxx:515
constexpr bool is_unquoted_safe
Can we use this type in arrays and composite types without quoting them?
Definition: strconv.hxx:555
static constexpr bool converts_from_string
Is conversion from string_view to TYPE supported?
Definition: strconv.hxx:165
static TYPE null()
Return a null value.
The home of all libpqxx classes, functions, templates, etc.
Definition: array.cxx:26
zview generic_to_buf(char *begin, char *end, TYPE const &value)
Implement string_traits::to_buf by calling into_buf.
Definition: strconv.hxx:587
void oops_forbidden_conversion() noexcept
Nonexistent function to indicate a disallowed type conversion.
Nullness traits describing a type which does not have a null value.
Definition: strconv.hxx:112
static constexpr bool has_null
Does TYPE have a "built-in null value"?
Definition: strconv.hxx:125
Traits class for use in string conversions.
Definition: strconv.hxx:153
static constexpr bool converts_to_string
Is conversion from TYPE to strings supported?
Definition: strconv.hxx:159
static bool always_null
Is this type always null?
Definition: strconv.hxx:96
std::string demangle_type_name(char const raw[])
Attempt to demangle std::type_info::name() to something human-readable.
Definition: strconv.cxx:227
Traits describing a type's "null value," if any.
Definition: strconv.hxx:90
static char * into_buf(char *begin, char *end, TYPE const &value)
Write value's string representation into buffer at begin.
static bool is_null(TYPE const &value)
Is value a null?
constexpr char array_separator
Element separator between SQL array elements of this type.
Definition: strconv.hxx:559
String traits for a forbidden type conversion.
Definition: strconv.hxx:247
std::remove_cv_t< std::remove_reference_t< TYPE >> strip_t
Remove any constness, volatile, and reference-ness from a type.
Definition: types.hxx:80
constexpr bool is_sql_array
Does this type translate to an SQL array?
Definition: strconv.hxx:539
static std::size_t size_buffer(TYPE const &value) noexcept
Estimate how much buffer space is needed to represent value.