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LBERENCODE(3) Library Functions Manual LBERENCODE(3)
NAME top
ber_alloc_t, ber_flush, ber_flush2, ber_printf, ber_put_int,
ber_put_enum, ber_put_ostring, ber_put_string, ber_put_null,
ber_put_boolean, ber_put_bitstring, ber_start_seq, ber_start_set,
ber_put_seq, ber_put_set - OpenLDAP LBER simplified Basic Encoding
Rules library routines for encodingLIBRARY top
OpenLDAP LBER (liblber, -llber)SYNOPSIS top
**#include <lber.h>**
**BerElement *ber_alloc_t(int** _options_**);**
**int ber_flush(Sockbuf ***_sb_**, BerElement ***_ber_**, int** _freeit_**);**
**int ber_flush2(Sockbuf ***_sb_**, BerElement ***_ber_**, int** _freeit_**);**
**int ber_printf(BerElement ***_ber_**, const char ***_fmt_**, ...);**
**int ber_put_int(BerElement ***_ber_**, ber_int_t** _num_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_put_enum(BerElement ***_ber_**, ber_int_t** _num_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_put_ostring(BerElement ***_ber_**, const char ***_str_**, ber_len_t**
_len_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_put_string(BerElement ***_ber_**, const char ***_str_**, ber_tag_t**
_tag_**);**
**int ber_put_null(BerElement ***_ber_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_put_boolean(BerElement ***_ber_**, ber_int_t** _bool_**, ber_tag_t**
_tag_**);**
**int ber_put_bitstring(BerElement ***_ber_**, const char ***_str_**, ber_len_t**
_blen_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_start_seq(BerElement ***_ber_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_start_set(BerElement ***_ber_**, ber_tag_t** _tag_**);**
**int ber_put_seq(BerElement ***_ber_**);**
**int ber_put_set(BerElement ***_ber_**);**DESCRIPTION top
These routines provide a subroutine interface to a simplified
implementation of the Basic Encoding Rules of ASN.1. The version
of BER these routines support is the one defined for the LDAP
protocol. The encoding rules are the same as BER, except that
only definite form lengths are used, and bitstrings and octet
strings are always encoded in primitive form. This man page
describes the encoding routines in the lber library. See
[lber-decode(3)](../man3/lber-decode.3.html) for details on the corresponding decoding routines.
Consult [lber-types(3)](../man3/lber-types.3.html) for information about types, allocators, and
deallocators.
Normally, the only routines that need to be called by an
application are **ber_alloc_t**() to allocate a BER element for
encoding, **ber_printf**() to do the actual encoding, and **ber_flush2**()
to actually write the element. The other routines are provided
for those applications that need more control than **ber_printf**()
provides. In general, these routines return the length of the
element encoded, or -1 if an error occurred.
The **ber_alloc_t**() routine is used to allocate a new BER element.
It should be called with an argument of LBER_USE_DER.
The **ber_flush2**() routine is used to actually write the element to
a socket (or file) descriptor, once it has been fully encoded
(using **ber_printf**() and friends). See [lber-sockbuf(3)](../man3/lber-sockbuf.3.html) for more
details on the Sockbuf implementation of the _sb_ parameter. If the
_freeit_ parameter is non-zero, the supplied _ber_ will be freed. If
_LBERFLUSHFREEONSUCCESS_ is used, the _ber_ is only freed when
successfully flushed, otherwise it is left intact; if
_LBERFLUSHFREEONERROR_ is used, the _ber_ is only freed when an
error occurs, otherwise it is left intact; if
_LBERFLUSHFREEALWAYS_ is used, the _ber_ is freed anyway. This
function differs from the original [ber_flush(3)](../man3/ber%5Fflush.3.html) function, whose
behavior corresponds to that indicated for
_LBERFLUSHFREEONSUCCESS_. Note that in the future, the behavior
of [ber_flush(3)](../man3/ber%5Fflush.3.html) with _freeit_ non-zero might change into that of
[ber_flush2(3)](../man3/ber%5Fflush2.3.html) with _freeit_ set to _LBERFLUSHFREEALWAYS_.
The **ber_printf**() routine is used to encode a BER element in much
the same way that [sprintf(3)](../man3/sprintf.3.html) works. One important difference,
though, is that some state information is kept with the _ber_
parameter so that multiple calls can be made to **ber_printf**() to
append things to the end of the BER element. **Ber_printf**() writes
to _ber_, a pointer to a BerElement such as returned by
**ber_alloc_t**(). It interprets and formats its arguments according
to the format string _fmt_. The format string can contain the
following characters:
**b** Boolean. An ber_int_t parameter should be supplied. A
boolean element is output.
**e** Enumeration. An ber_int_t parameter should be supplied.
An enumeration element is output.
**i** Integer. An ber_int_t parameter should be supplied. An
integer element is output.
**B** Bitstring. A char * pointer to the start of the
bitstring is supplied, followed by the number of bits in
the bitstring. A bitstring element is output.
**n** Null. No parameter is required. A null element is
output.
**o** Octet string. A char * is supplied, followed by the
length of the string pointed to. An octet string
element is output.
**O** Octet string. A struct berval * is supplied. An octet
string element is output.
**s** Octet string. A null-terminated string is supplied. An
octet string element is output, not including the
trailing NULL octet.
**t** Tag. A ber_tag_t specifying the tag to give the next
element is provided. This works across calls.
**v** Several octet strings. A null-terminated array of char
*'s is supplied. Note that a construct like '{v}' is
required to get an actual SEQUENCE OF octet strings.
**V** Several octet strings. A null-terminated array of
struct berval *'s is supplied. Note that a construct
like '{V}' is required to get an actual SEQUENCE OF
octet strings.
**W** Several octet strings. An array of struct berval's is
supplied. The array is terminated by a struct berval
with a NULL bv_val. Note that a construct like '{W}' is
required to get an actual SEQUENCE OF octet strings.
**{** Begin sequence. No parameter is required.
**}** End sequence. No parameter is required.
**[** Begin set. No parameter is required.
**]** End set. No parameter is required.
The **ber_put_int**() routine writes the integer element _num_ to the
BER element _ber_.
The **ber_put_enum**() routine writes the enumeration element _num_ to
the BER element _ber_.
The **ber_put_boolean**() routine writes the boolean value given by
_bool_ to the BER element.
The **ber_put_bitstring**() routine writes _blen_ bits starting at _str_
as a bitstring value to the given BER element. Note that _blen_ is
the length _in bits_ of the bitstring.
The **ber_put_ostring**() routine writes _len_ bytes starting at _str_ to
the BER element as an octet string.
The **ber_put_string**() routine writes the null-terminated string
(minus the terminating ' ') to the BER element as an octet string.
The **ber_put_null**() routine writes a NULL element to the BER
element.
The **ber_start_seq**() routine is used to start a sequence in the BER
element. The **ber_start_set**() routine works similarly. The end of
the sequence or set is marked by the nearest matching call to
**ber_put_seq**() or **ber_put_set**(), respectively.EXAMPLES top
Assuming the following variable declarations, and that the
variables have been assigned appropriately, an lber encoding of
the following ASN.1 object:
AlmostASearchRequest := SEQUENCE {
baseObject DistinguishedName,
scope ENUMERATED {
baseObject (0),
singleLevel (1),
wholeSubtree (2)
},
derefAliases ENUMERATED {
neverDerefaliases (0),
derefInSearching (1),
derefFindingBaseObj (2),
alwaysDerefAliases (3)
},
sizelimit INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
timelimit INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
attrsOnly BOOLEAN,
attributes SEQUENCE OF AttributeType
}
can be achieved like so:
int rc;
ber_int_t scope, ali, size, time, attrsonly;
char *dn, **attrs;
BerElement *ber;
/* ... fill in values ... */
ber = ber_alloc_t( LBER_USE_DER );
if ( ber == NULL ) {
/* error */
}
rc = ber_printf( ber, "{siiiib{v}}", dn, scope, ali,
size, time, attrsonly, attrs );
if( rc == -1 ) {
/* error */
} else {
/* success */
}ERRORS top
If an error occurs during encoding, generally these routines
return -1.NOTES top
The return values for all of these functions are declared in the
<lber.h> header file.SEE ALSO top
[lber-decode(3)](../man3/lber-decode.3.html), [lber-memory(3)](../man3/lber-memory.3.html), [lber-sockbuf(3)](../man3/lber-sockbuf.3.html), [lber-types(3)](../man3/lber-types.3.html)ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS top
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