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authorEstevan Castilho <tevo@riajuu.net>2026-08-22 17:55:26 +0000
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+(* A blob is a one-byte constructor tag followed by its payload. The
+ tag makes the encoding self-describing so [value_of_blob] can
+ recover the constructor:
+ - String ['\000'] ++ raw utf-8 bytes
+ - Integer ['\001'] ++ 8-byte big-endian int64 *)
+let tag_string = '\000'
+let tag_integer = '\001'
+
+let blob_of_value = function
+ | Value.String s ->
+ let b = Blob.create (1 + String.length s) in
+ Blob.set b 0 tag_string;
+ Blob.blit_string s 0 b 1 (String.length s);
+ b
+ | Value.Integer n ->
+ let b = Blob.create 9 in
+ Blob.set b 0 tag_integer;
+ Blob.set_int64_be b 1 (Int64.of_int n);
+ b
+
+let value_of_blob (b : Blob.t) =
+ let n = Blob.length b in
+ if n = 0 then invalid_arg "value_of_blob: empty blob";
+ match Blob.get b 0 with
+ | c when c = tag_string -> Value.String (Blob.sub_string b 1 (n - 1))
+ | c when c = tag_integer ->
+ if n <> 9 then invalid_arg "value_of_blob: malformed integer payload";
+ Value.Integer (Int64.to_int (Blob.get_int64_be b 1))
+ | c -> invalid_arg (Printf.sprintf "value_of_blob: unknown tag %C" c)
+
+ module Error = struct
+ open Condition
+
+ let unexpected_end =
+ condition "codec-unexpected-end" "Unexpected end of input while decoding" empty
+
+ let malformed_integer digits =
+ condition "codec-malformed-integer" "A byte run is not a valid integer"
+ ("digits" |=| Value.String digits)
+
+ let unexpected_byte c =
+ condition "codec-unexpected-byte" "Unexpected byte while decoding"
+ ("byte" |=| Value.String (String.make 1 c))
+
+ let string_out_of_bounds length =
+ condition "codec-string-out-of-bounds" "A string length runs past the end of input"
+ ("length" |=| Value.Integer length)
+
+ let trailing_bytes =
+ condition "codec-trailing-bytes" "Bytes remain after a complete value" empty
+
+ let tag_mismatch ~expected ~actual =
+ condition "codec-tag-mismatch" "A value with a different tag was expected"
+ ("expected" |=| Value.String (String.make 1 expected) &
+ "actual" |=| Value.String (String.make 1 actual))
+
+ let type_mismatch ~expected =
+ condition "codec-type-mismatch" "A Bencode value of a different shape was expected"
+ ("expected" |=| Value.String expected)
+
+ let missing_field key =
+ condition "codec-missing-field" "A required field is absent"
+ ("field" |=| Value.String key)
+
+ let unexpected_object ~expected ~actual =
+ condition "codec-unexpected-object" "The decoded object is not of the expected kind"
+ ("expected" |=| Value.String expected & "actual" |=| Value.String actual)
+end
+
+(* A self-describing serialization used as the uniform wire format for
+ durable objects. Chosen over an ad-hoc key=value scheme because it
+ nests (a multigroup holds a map of relation hashes) and has a
+ single byte form for a given value (dict keys are emitted sorted),
+ which matters once these bytes are content-addressed.
+
+ Grammar:
+ - Int "i" <decimal> "e" (negatives allowed)
+ - String <length> ":" <raw bytes>
+ - List "l" <element>* "e"
+ - Dict "d" (<String key> <value>)* "e" keys sorted on encode *)
+module Bencode = struct
+ type t = Tagged of char * t | Int of int | String of string | List of t list | Dict of (string * t) list
+
+ let rec encode buf = function
+ | Tagged (tag, value) ->
+ Buffer.add_char buf 't';
+ Buffer.add_char buf tag;
+ encode buf value
+ | Int n ->
+ Buffer.add_char buf 'i';
+ Buffer.add_string buf (string_of_int n);
+ Buffer.add_char buf 'e'
+ | String s ->
+ Buffer.add_string buf (string_of_int (String.length s));
+ Buffer.add_char buf ':';
+ Buffer.add_string buf s
+ | List xs ->
+ Buffer.add_char buf 'l';
+ List.iter (encode buf) xs;
+ Buffer.add_char buf 'e'
+ | Dict kvs ->
+ Buffer.add_char buf 'd';
+ List.iter
+ (fun (k, v) ->
+ encode buf (String k);
+ encode buf v )
+ (List.sort (fun (a, _) (b, _) -> String.compare a b) kvs);
+ Buffer.add_char buf 'e'
+
+ let to_bytes (value : t) : bytes =
+ let buf = Buffer.create 256 in
+ encode buf value;
+ Buffer.to_bytes buf
+
+ let as_string = function String s -> Ok s | _ -> Error (Error.type_mismatch ~expected:"string")
+ let as_int = function Int n -> Ok n | _ -> Error (Error.type_mismatch ~expected:"integer")
+ let as_list = function List l -> Ok l | _ -> Error (Error.type_mismatch ~expected:"list")
+ let as_dict = function Dict d -> Ok d | _ -> Error (Error.type_mismatch ~expected:"dict")
+
+ let of_bytes (bytes : bytes) : (t, Condition.condition) result =
+ let open Utilities.Result in
+ let s = Bytes.to_string bytes in
+ let n = String.length s in
+ let pos = ref 0 in
+ let peek () = if !pos >= n then Error (Error.unexpected_end) else Ok (s.[!pos]) in
+ let advance () = incr pos in
+ (* Read the decimal run up to (and consuming) [term]. *)
+ let read_int_from start term =
+ let rec scan () =
+ let* c = peek () in
+ if c = term then begin
+ let digits = String.sub s start (!pos - start) in
+ advance ();
+ match int_of_string_opt digits with
+ | Some i -> Ok i
+ | None -> Error (Error.malformed_integer digits)
+ end
+ else begin
+ advance ();
+ scan ()
+ end
+ in
+ scan ()
+ in
+ let read_int term = read_int_from !pos term in
+ let read_char () =
+ let* c = peek () in
+ advance ();
+ Ok c
+ in
+ let rec parse () =
+ let* c = peek () in
+ advance ();
+ match c with
+ | 't' ->
+ let* tag = read_char () in
+ let* data = parse () in
+ Ok (Tagged (tag, data))
+ | 'i' ->
+ let* n = read_int 'e' in
+ Ok (Int n)
+ | 'l' -> parse_list []
+ | 'd' -> parse_dict []
+ | c when c >= '0' && c <= '9' -> parse_string_from (!pos - 1)
+ | c -> Error (Error.unexpected_byte c)
+ and parse_string () =
+ parse_string_from !pos
+ and parse_string_from start =
+ let* len = read_int_from start ':' in
+ if len < 0 || !pos + len > n then
+ Error (Error.string_out_of_bounds len)
+ else
+ let str = String.sub s !pos len in
+ pos := !pos + len;
+ Ok (String str)
+ and parse_list acc =
+ let* c = peek () in
+ if c = 'e' then (advance (); Ok (List (List.rev acc)))
+ else
+ let* result = parse () in
+ parse_list (result :: acc)
+ and parse_dict acc =
+ let* c = peek () in
+ if c = 'e' then (advance (); Ok (Dict (List.rev acc)))
+ else
+ let* key = parse_string () in
+ let* key = as_string key in
+ let* value = parse () in
+ parse_dict ((key, value) :: acc)
+ in
+ let* value = parse () in
+ if !pos <> n then Error Error.trailing_bytes else
+ Ok value
+
+ let to_blob x = to_bytes x |> Blob.blob_of_bytes
+ let of_blob b = Blob.bytes_of_blob b |> of_bytes
+
+ let with_tag t = function
+ | Tagged (t', v) ->
+ if t = t' then
+ Ok v
+ else
+ Error (Error.tag_mismatch ~expected:t ~actual:t')
+ | _ -> Error (Error.type_mismatch ~expected:"tagged")
+
+ let field key = function
+ | Dict kvs -> (
+ match List.assoc_opt key kvs with
+ | Some v -> Ok v
+ | None -> Error (Error.missing_field key) )
+ | _ -> Error (Error.type_mismatch ~expected:"dict")
+end
+
+module Field = struct
+ let string value = Bencode.String value
+ let address address = Bencode.String (Hash.to_raw_string address)
+
+ let require_string key data =
+ Bencode.field key data |> Utilities.Result.fmap Bencode.as_string
+
+ let require_address ~malformed key data =
+ let open Utilities.Result in
+ let* raw = require_string key data in
+ if String.length raw = Hash.size then Ok (Hash.of_raw_string raw)
+ else Error (malformed (String.length raw))
+end
+
+module Record = struct
+ module type S = sig
+ type t
+
+ val equal : t -> t -> bool
+
+ val to_bencode : t -> Bencode.t
+ val of_bencode : Bencode.t -> (t, Condition.condition) result
+
+ val to_blob : t -> Blob.t
+ val of_blob : Blob.t -> (t, Condition.condition) result
+
+ val to_bytes : t -> bytes
+ val of_bytes : bytes -> (t, Condition.condition) result
+ end
+
+ module type BODY = sig
+ type t
+
+ val tag : char
+ val malformed : unit -> Condition.condition
+ val equal : t -> t -> bool
+ val fields : t -> (string * Bencode.t) list
+ val of_fields : Bencode.t -> (t, Condition.condition) result
+ end
+
+ module Make (B : BODY) = struct
+ type t = B.t
+
+ let equal = B.equal
+ let to_bencode object_ = Bencode.Tagged (B.tag, Bencode.Dict (B.fields object_))
+
+ let of_bencode = function
+ | Bencode.Tagged (tag, (Bencode.Dict _ as data)) when Char.equal tag B.tag ->
+ B.of_fields data
+ | _ -> Error (B.malformed ())
+
+ let to_blob object_ = to_bencode object_ |> Bencode.to_blob
+ let of_blob blob = Bencode.of_blob blob |> Utilities.Result.fmap of_bencode
+
+ let to_bytes object_ = to_blob object_ |> Blob.bytes_of_blob
+ let of_bytes bytes = Bencode.of_bytes bytes |> Utilities.Result.fmap of_bencode
+ end
+end