mutable/immutable PackedUser

src/user.zig

@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ pub const User = struct {
     shell: []const u8,
 };
 
-pub const PackedUser = struct {
+pub const PackedUserMut = packedUser(false);
+pub const PackedUserConst = packedUser(true);
+
+fn packedUser(immutable: bool) type {
+    return struct {
+        const Self = @This();
+
         const AlignmentBits = 3;
         const shellIndexFn = fn ([]const u8) ?u6;
 
@@ -87,17 +93,20 @@ pub const PackedUser = struct {
             }
         };
 
+        const Bytes = if (immutable) []const u8 else []u8;
+        const InnerPointer = if (immutable) *const Inner else *Inner;
+
         // PackedUser does not allocate; it re-interprets the "bytes" blob field.
         // Both of those fields are pointers to "our representation" of that field.
-    inner: *const Inner,
-    userdata: []const u8,
+        inner: InnerPointer,
+        userdata: Bytes,
 
         pub const Entry = struct {
-        user: PackedUser,
-        next: ?[]const u8,
+            user: Self,
+            next: ?Bytes,
         };
 
-    pub fn fromBytes(bytes: []const u8) Entry {
+        pub fn fromBytes(bytes: Bytes) Entry {
             const inner = std.mem.bytesAsValue(
                 Inner,
                 // Should use InnerSize instead of sizeOf, see
@@ -109,13 +118,13 @@ pub const PackedUser = struct {
             const endBlob = startBlob + inner.blobLength();
 
             const nextStart = pad.roundUp(usize, AlignmentBits, endBlob);
-        var next: ?[]const u8 = null;
+            var next: ?Bytes = null;
             if (nextStart < bytes.len) {
                 next = bytes[nextStart..];
             }
 
             return Entry{
-            .user = PackedUser{
+                .user = Self{
                     .inner = inner,
                     .userdata = bytes[startBlob..endBlob],
                 },
@@ -202,31 +211,31 @@ pub const PackedUser = struct {
             }
         }
 
-    pub fn uid(self: *const PackedUser) u32 {
+        pub fn uid(self: Self) u32 {
             return self.inner.uid;
         }
 
-    pub fn gid(self: *const PackedUser) u32 {
+        pub fn gid(self: Self) u32 {
             return self.inner.gid;
         }
 
-    pub fn home(self: *const PackedUser) []const u8 {
+        pub fn home(self: Self) []const u8 {
             return self.userdata[0..self.inner.homeLen()];
         }
 
-    pub fn name(self: *const PackedUser) []const u8 {
+        pub fn name(self: Self) []const u8 {
             const name_pos = self.inner.nameStart();
             const name_len = self.inner.nameLen();
             return self.userdata[name_pos .. name_pos + name_len];
         }
 
-    pub fn gecos(self: *const PackedUser) []const u8 {
+        pub fn gecos(self: Self) []const u8 {
             const gecos_pos = self.inner.gecosStart();
             const gecos_len = self.inner.gecosLen();
             return self.userdata[gecos_pos .. gecos_pos + gecos_len];
         }
 
-    pub fn shell(self: *const PackedUser, idxFn: ShellIndexFn) []const u8 {
+        pub fn shell(self: Self, idxFn: ShellIndexFn) []const u8 {
             if (self.inner.shell_here) {
                 const shell_pos = self.inner.maybeShellStart();
                 const shell_len = self.inner.shellLen();
@@ -234,22 +243,14 @@ pub const PackedUser = struct {
             }
             return idxFn(self.inner.shell_len_or_idx);
         }
-};
-
-pub fn userIterator(section: []const u8, idxFn: ShellIndexFn) Iterator {
-    return Iterator{
-        .section = section,
-        .shellIndex = idxFn,
-    };
-}
 
         pub const Iterator = struct {
-    section: ?[]const u8,
+            section: ?Bytes,
             shellIndex: ShellIndexFn,
 
-    pub fn next(it: *Iterator) ?PackedUser {
+            pub fn next(it: *Iterator) ?Self {
                 if (it.section) |section| {
-            const entry = PackedUser.fromBytes(section);
+                    const entry = Self.fromBytes(section);
                     it.section = entry.next;
                     return entry.user;
                 }
@@ -257,6 +258,15 @@ pub const Iterator = struct {
             }
         };
 
+        pub fn iterator(section: Bytes, idxFn: ShellIndexFn) Iterator {
+            return Iterator{
+                .section = section,
+                .shellIndex = idxFn,
+            };
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 const testing = std.testing;
 const ArrayList = std.ArrayList;
 
@@ -267,7 +277,7 @@ test "PackedUser internal and external alignment" {
     // cannot be converted from/to [@bitSizeOf(PackedUser)/8]u8;
     // asBytes/bytesAsValue use @sizeOf, which is larger. Now we are putting no
     // more than 1, but it probably could be higher.
-    try testing.expect(@sizeOf(PackedUser) * 8 - @bitSizeOf(PackedUser) <= 8);
+    try testing.expect(@sizeOf(PackedUserMut.Inner) * 8 - @bitSizeOf(PackedUserMut.Inner) <= 8);
 }
 
 fn testShellIndex(shell: []const u8) ?u6 {
@@ -321,11 +331,11 @@ test "construct PackedUser section" {
         .shell = "/",
     } };
     for (users) |user| {
-        try buf.ensureUnusedCapacity(PackedUser.maxSize());
-        try PackedUser.packTo(&buf, user, testShellIndex);
+        try buf.ensureUnusedCapacity(PackedUserMut.maxSize());
+        try PackedUserMut.packTo(&buf, user, testShellIndex);
     }
 
-    var it = userIterator(buf.items, testShell);
+    var it = PackedUserMut.iterator(buf.items, testShell);
     var i: u32 = 0;
     while (it.next()) |user| : (i += 1) {
         try testing.expectEqual(users[i].uid, user.uid());
@@ -341,7 +351,7 @@ test "construct PackedUser section" {
 test "PackedUser.maxSize()" {
     // TODO(motiejus) try using a slice that points to an array in stack.
     // As of writing, I am getting a stack smashing error.
-    var buf = try ArrayList(u8).initCapacity(testing.allocator, PackedUser.maxSize());
+    var buf = try ArrayList(u8).initCapacity(testing.allocator, PackedUserConst.maxSize());
     defer buf.deinit();
 
     const largeUser = User{
@@ -352,6 +362,6 @@ test "PackedUser.maxSize()" {
         .home = "Home" ** 16, // 64
         .shell = "She.LllL" ** 8, // 64
     };
-    try PackedUser.packTo(&buf, largeUser, testShellIndex);
-    try testing.expectEqual(PackedUser.maxSize(), buf.items.len);
+    try PackedUserConst.packTo(&buf, largeUser, testShellIndex);
+    try testing.expectEqual(PackedUserConst.maxSize(), buf.items.len);
 }