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<ul class="crumbs"><li><a href="../webs.html">Source</a></li><li><a href="../other.html">Other Tools</a></li><li><a href="index.html">inblorb</a></li><li><a href="index.html#3">Chapter 3: Other Material</a></li><li><b>Base64</b></li></ul><p class="purpose">To produce base64-encoded story files ready for in-browser play by a Javascript-based interpreter such as Parchment.</p>
<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP1"></a><b>&#167;1. </b>The Base64 encoding scheme is defined by the Internet standard RFC 1113.
Broadly, the idea is to take a binary stream of bytes, break it into
threes, and then convert this into a sequence of four emailable
characters. To encode 24 bits in four characters, we need six bits per
character, so we need 2^6 = 64 characters in all. Since 64 = 26 +
26 + 10 + 2, we can nearly get there with alphanumeric characters alone,
adding just two others &mdash; conventionally, plus and forward-slash.
That's more or less the whole thing, except that we use an equals sign
to indicate incompleteness of the final triplet (which might have only
1 or 2 bytes in it).
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<p class="inwebparagraph">RFC 1113 permits white space to be used freely, including in particular
line breaks, but we don't avail ourselves.
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<span class="reserved">char</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">RFC1113_table</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="string">"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/="</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP2"></a><b>&#167;2. </b>The encoding routine is as follows.
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<span class="reserved">void</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="functiontext">Base64::encode</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="reserved">filename</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">in_filename</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="reserved">filename</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">out_filename</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="reserved">text_stream</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">top</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="reserved">text_stream</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">tail</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
<span class="reserved">FILE</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="functiontext">BinaryFiles::open_for_reading</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">in_filename</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="reserved">text_stream</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">TO_struct</span><span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="reserved">text_stream</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">TO</span><span class="plain"> = &amp;</span><span class="identifier">TO_struct</span><span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">STREAM_OPEN_TO_FILE</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">TO</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">out_filename</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="constant">UTF8_ENC</span><span class="plain">) == </span><span class="constant">FALSE</span><span class="plain">)</span>
<span class="functiontext">BlorbErrors::fatal_fs</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="string">"can't open base-64 encoded story file for output"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">out_filename</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="functiontext">Base64::encode_inner</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">TO</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">top</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">tail</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="functiontext">BinaryFiles::close</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="identifier">STREAM_CLOSE</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">TO</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="plain">}</span>
<span class="reserved">void</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="functiontext">Base64::encode_inner</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="constant">OUTPUT_STREAM</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="reserved">FILE</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="reserved">text_stream</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">top</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="reserved">text_stream</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">tail</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">top</span><span class="plain">) </span><span class="identifier">WRITE</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="string">"%S"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">top</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="reserved">while</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="constant">TRUE</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
<span class="reserved">int</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[3], </span><span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain"> = 0;</span>
&lt;<span class="cwebmacro">Read the triplet of binary bytes, storing 0 to 3 in the size read</span> <span class="cwebmacronumber">2.1</span>&gt;<span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain"> == 0) </span><span class="reserved">break</span><span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="reserved">int</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[4];</span>
&lt;<span class="cwebmacro">Convert triplet to a quartet</span> <span class="cwebmacronumber">2.2</span>&gt;<span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="reserved">int</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">; </span><span class="reserved">for</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">=0; </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">&lt;4; </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">++) </span><span class="identifier">PUT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">RFC1113_table</span><span class="plain">[</span><span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">]]);</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain"> &lt; 3) </span><span class="reserved">break</span><span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="plain">}</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">tail</span><span class="plain">) </span><span class="identifier">WRITE</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="string">"%S"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">tail</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="plain">}</span>
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<p class="endnote">The function Base64::encode is used in 3/rls (<a href="3-rls.html#SP6_5">&#167;6.5</a>).</p>
<p class="endnote">The function Base64::encode_inner appears nowhere else.</p>
<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP2_1"></a><b>&#167;2.1. </b>If the file ends in mid-triplet, we pad out with zeros.
</p>
<p class="macrodefinition"><code class="display">
&lt;<span class="cwebmacrodefn">Read the triplet of binary bytes, storing 0 to 3 in the size read</span> <span class="cwebmacronumber">2.1</span>&gt; =
</code></p>
<pre class="displaydefn">
<span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[0] = </span><span class="identifier">fgetc</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[0] != </span><span class="identifier">EOF</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
<span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain">++;</span>
<span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[1] = </span><span class="identifier">fgetc</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[1] != </span><span class="identifier">EOF</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
<span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain">++;</span>
<span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[2] = </span><span class="identifier">fgetc</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">IN</span><span class="plain">);</span>
<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[2] != </span><span class="identifier">EOF</span><span class="plain">)</span>
<span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain">++;</span>
<span class="plain">}</span>
<span class="plain">}</span>
<span class="reserved">int</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">; </span><span class="reserved">for</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">=</span><span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain">; </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">&lt;3; </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">++) </span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">] = 0;</span>
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<p class="inwebparagraph"></p>
<p class="endnote">This code is used in <a href="#SP2">&#167;2</a>.</p>
<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP2_2"></a><b>&#167;2.2. </b><code class="display">
&lt;<span class="cwebmacrodefn">Convert triplet to a quartet</span> <span class="cwebmacronumber">2.2</span>&gt; =
</code></p>
<pre class="displaydefn">
<span class="reserved">int</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">; </span><span class="reserved">for</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">=0; </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">&lt;4; </span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">++) </span><span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="plain">] = 0;</span>
<span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[0] += (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[0] &amp; 0</span><span class="identifier">xFC</span><span class="plain">) &gt;&gt; 2;</span>
<span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[1] += (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[0] &amp; 0</span><span class="identifier">x03</span><span class="plain">) &lt;&lt; 4;</span>
<span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[1] += (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[1] &amp; 0</span><span class="identifier">xF0</span><span class="plain">) &gt;&gt; 4;</span>
<span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[2] += (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[1] &amp; 0</span><span class="identifier">x0F</span><span class="plain">) &lt;&lt; 2;</span>
<span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[2] += (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[2] &amp; 0</span><span class="identifier">xC0</span><span class="plain">) &gt;&gt; 6;</span>
<span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[3] += (</span><span class="identifier">triplet</span><span class="plain">[2] &amp; 0</span><span class="identifier">x3F</span><span class="plain">) &lt;&lt; 0;</span>
<span class="reserved">switch</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">triplet_size</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
<span class="reserved">case</span><span class="plain"> 1: </span><span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[2] = 64; </span><span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[3] = 64; </span><span class="reserved">break</span><span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="reserved">case</span><span class="plain"> 2: </span><span class="identifier">quartet</span><span class="plain">[3] = 64; </span><span class="reserved">break</span><span class="plain">;</span>
<span class="plain">}</span>
</pre>
<p class="inwebparagraph"></p>
<p class="endnote">This code is used in <a href="#SP2">&#167;2</a>.</p>
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