iris/utils/strings.go

package utils

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/base64"
	"encoding/gob"
	"math/rand"
	"reflect"
	"strings"
	"time"
	"unsafe"
)

//THESE ARE FROM Go Authors
var htmlReplacer = strings.NewReplacer(
	"&", "&",
	"<", "&lt;",
	">", "&gt;",
	// "&#34;" is shorter than "&quot;".
	`"`, "&#34;",
	// "&#39;" is shorter than "&apos;" and apos was not in HTML until HTML5.
	"'", "&#39;",
)

// HTMLEscape returns a string which has no valid html code
func HTMLEscape(s string) string {
	return htmlReplacer.Replace(s)
}

// FindLower returns the smaller number between a and b
func FindLower(a, b int) int {
	if a <= b {
		return a
	}
	return b
}

// BytesToString accepts bytes and returns their string presentation
// instead of string() this method doesn't generate memory allocations,
// BUT it is not safe to use anywhere because it points
// this helps on 0 memory allocations
func BytesToString(b []byte) string {
	bh := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
	sh := reflect.StringHeader{bh.Data, bh.Len}
	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&sh))
}

// StringToBytes accepts string and returns their []byte presentation
// instead of byte() this method doesn't generate memory allocations,
// BUT it is not safe to use anywhere because it points
// this helps on 0 memory allocations
func StringToBytes(s string) []byte {
	sh := (*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&s))
	bh := reflect.SliceHeader{sh.Data, sh.Len, 0}
	return *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&bh))
}

//
const (
	letterBytes   = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
	letterIdxBits = 6                    // 6 bits to represent a letter index
	letterIdxMask = 1<<letterIdxBits - 1 // All 1-bits, as many as letterIdxBits
	letterIdxMax  = 63 / letterIdxBits   // # of letter indices fitting in 63 bits
)

var src = rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())

// Random takes a parameter (int) and returns random slice of byte
// ex: var randomstrbytes []byte; randomstrbytes = utils.Random(32)
func Random(n int) []byte {
	b := make([]byte, n)
	// A src.Int63() generates 63 random bits, enough for letterIdxMax characters!
	for i, cache, remain := n-1, src.Int63(), letterIdxMax; i >= 0; {
		if remain == 0 {
			cache, remain = src.Int63(), letterIdxMax
		}
		if idx := int(cache & letterIdxMask); idx < len(letterBytes) {
			b[i] = letterBytes[idx]
			i--
		}
		cache >>= letterIdxBits
		remain--
	}

	return b
}

// RandomString accepts a number(10 for example) and returns a random string using simple but fairly safe random algorithm
func RandomString(n int) string {
	return string(Random(n))
}

// Serialize serialize any type to gob bytes and after returns its the base64 encoded string
func Serialize(m interface{}) (string, error) {
	b := bytes.Buffer{}
	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(&b)
	err := encoder.Encode(m)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b.Bytes()), nil
}

// Deserialize accepts an encoded string and a data struct  which will be filled with the desierialized string
// using gob decoder
func Deserialize(str string, m interface{}) error {
	by, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(str)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	b := bytes.Buffer{}
	b.Write(by)
	d := gob.NewDecoder(&b)
	//	d := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewBufferString(str))
	err = d.Decode(&m)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}