BREAKING(std/encoding/hex): simplify API (#6690)

std/encoding/hex.ts

@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@ export function errLength(): Error {
   return new Error("encoding/hex: odd length hex string");
 }
 
-// fromHexChar converts a hex character into its value and a success flag.
+// fromHexChar converts a hex character into its value.
-function fromHexChar(byte: number): [number, boolean] {
+function fromHexChar(byte: number): number {
-  switch (true) {
+  // '0' <= byte && byte <= '9'
-    case 48 <= byte && byte <= 57: // '0' <= byte && byte <= '9'
+  if (48 <= byte && byte <= 57) return byte - 48;
-      return [byte - 48, true];
+  // 'a' <= byte && byte <= 'f'
-    case 97 <= byte && byte <= 102: // 'a' <= byte && byte <= 'f'
+  if (97 <= byte && byte <= 102) return byte - 97 + 10;
-      return [byte - 97 + 10, true];
+  // 'A' <= byte && byte <= 'F'
-    case 65 <= byte && byte <= 70: // 'A' <= byte && byte <= 'F'
+  if (65 <= byte && byte <= 70) return byte - 65 + 10;
-      return [byte - 65 + 10, true];
+
-  }
+  throw errInvalidByte(byte);
-  return [0, false];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -41,24 +40,17 @@ export function encodedLen(n: number): number {
 }
 
 /**
- * Encode encodes `src` into `encodedLen(src.length)` bytes of `dst`.
+ * Encode encodes `src` into `encodedLen(src.length)` bytes.
- * As a convenience, it returns the number of bytes written to `dst`
- * but this value is always `encodedLen(src.length)`.
- * Encode implements hexadecimal encoding.
- * @param dst
  * @param src
  */
-export function encode(src: Uint8Array, dst: Uint8Array): number {
+export function encode(src: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
-  const srcLength = encodedLen(src.length);
+  const dst = new Uint8Array(encodedLen(src.length));
-  if (dst.length !== srcLength) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < dst.length; i++) {
-    throw new Error("Out of index.");
-  }
-  for (let i = 0; i < src.length; i++) {
     const v = src[i];
     dst[i * 2] = hextable[v >> 4];
     dst[i * 2 + 1] = hextable[v & 0x0f];
   }
-  return srcLength;
+  return dst;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -66,78 +58,49 @@ export function encode(src: Uint8Array, dst: Uint8Array): number {
  * @param src
  */
 export function encodeToString(src: Uint8Array): string {
-  const dest = new Uint8Array(encodedLen(src.length));
+  return new TextDecoder().decode(encode(src));
-  encode(src, dest);
-  return new TextDecoder().decode(dest);
 }
 
 /**
  * Decode decodes `src` into `decodedLen(src.length)` bytes
- * returning the actual number of bytes written to `dst`.
+ * If the input is malformed an error will be thrown
- * Decode expects that `src` contains only hexadecimal characters and that `src`
- * has even length.
- * If the input is malformed, Decode returns the number of bytes decoded before
  * the error.
- * @param dst
  * @param src
  */
-export function decode(
+export function decode(src: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
-  src: Uint8Array,
+  const dst = new Uint8Array(decodedLen(src.length));
-  dst: Uint8Array
+  for (let i = 0; i < dst.length; i++) {
-): [number, Error | void] {
+    const a = fromHexChar(src[i * 2]);
-  let i = 0;
+    const b = fromHexChar(src[i * 2 + 1]);
-  for (; i < Math.floor(src.length / 2); i++) {
-    const [a, aOK] = fromHexChar(src[i * 2]);
-    if (!aOK) {
-      return [i, errInvalidByte(src[i * 2])];
-    }
-    const [b, bOK] = fromHexChar(src[i * 2 + 1]);
-    if (!bOK) {
-      return [i, errInvalidByte(src[i * 2 + 1])];
-    }
-
     dst[i] = (a << 4) | b;
   }
 
   if (src.length % 2 == 1) {
     // Check for invalid char before reporting bad length,
     // since the invalid char (if present) is an earlier problem.
-    const [, ok] = fromHexChar(src[i * 2]);
+    fromHexChar(src[dst.length * 2]);
-    if (!ok) {
+    throw errLength();
-      return [i, errInvalidByte(src[i * 2])];
-    }
-    return [i, errLength()];
   }
 
-  return [i, undefined];
+  return dst;
 }
 
 /**
- * DecodedLen returns the length of a decoding of `x` source bytes.
+ * DecodedLen returns the length of decoding `x` source bytes.
  * Specifically, it returns `x / 2`.
  * @param x
  */
 export function decodedLen(x: number): number {
-  return Math.floor(x / 2);
+  return x >>> 1;
 }
 
 /**
  * DecodeString returns the bytes represented by the hexadecimal string `s`.
  * DecodeString expects that src contains only hexadecimal characters and that
  * src has even length.
- * If the input is malformed, DecodeString will throws an error.
+ * If the input is malformed, DecodeString will throw an error.
- * @param s the `string` need to decode to `Uint8Array`
+ * @param s the `string` to decode to `Uint8Array`
  */
 export function decodeString(s: string): Uint8Array {
-  const src = new TextEncoder().encode(s);
+  return decode(new TextEncoder().encode(s));
-  // We can use the source slice itself as the destination
-  // because the decode loop increments by one and then the 'seen' byte is not
-  // used anymore.
-  const [n, err] = decode(src, src);
-
-  if (err) {
-    throw err;
-  }
-
-  return src.slice(0, n);
 }

std/encoding/hex_test.ts

@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ const testCases = [
 
 const errCases = [
   // encoded(hex) / error
-  ["", "", undefined],
+  ["0", errLength()],
-  ["0", "", errLength()],
+  ["zd4aa", errInvalidByte(toByte("z"))],
-  ["zd4aa", "", errInvalidByte(toByte("z"))],
+  ["d4aaz", errInvalidByte(toByte("z"))],
-  ["d4aaz", "\xd4\xaa", errInvalidByte(toByte("z"))],
+  ["30313", errLength()],
-  ["30313", "01", errLength()],
+  ["0g", errInvalidByte(new TextEncoder().encode("g")[0])],
-  ["0g", "", errInvalidByte(new TextEncoder().encode("g")[0])],
+  ["00gg", errInvalidByte(new TextEncoder().encode("g")[0])],
-  ["00gg", "\x00", errInvalidByte(new TextEncoder().encode("g")[0])],
+  ["0\x01", errInvalidByte(new TextEncoder().encode("\x01")[0])],
-  ["0\x01", "", errInvalidByte(new TextEncoder().encode("\x01")[0])],
+  ["ffeed", errLength()],
-  ["ffeed", "\xff\xee", errLength()],
 ];
 
 Deno.test({
@@ -62,30 +61,15 @@ Deno.test({
     {
       const srcStr = "abc";
       const src = new TextEncoder().encode(srcStr);
-      const dest = new Uint8Array(encodedLen(src.length));
+      const dest = encode(src);
-      const int = encode(src, dest);
       assertEquals(src, new Uint8Array([97, 98, 99]));
-      assertEquals(int, 6);
+      assertEquals(dest.length, 6);
-    }
-
-    {
-      const srcStr = "abc";
-      const src = new TextEncoder().encode(srcStr);
-      const dest = new Uint8Array(2); // out of index
-      assertThrows(
-        (): void => {
-          encode(src, dest);
-        },
-        Error,
-        "Out of index."
-      );
     }
 
     for (const [enc, dec] of testCases) {
-      const dest = new Uint8Array(encodedLen(dec.length));
       const src = new Uint8Array(dec as number[]);
-      const n = encode(src, dest);
+      const dest = encode(src);
-      assertEquals(dest.length, n);
+      assertEquals(dest.length, src.length * 2);
       assertEquals(new TextDecoder().decode(dest), enc);
     }
   },
@@ -123,10 +107,8 @@ Deno.test({
     const cases = testCases.concat(extraTestcase);
 
     for (const [enc, dec] of cases) {
-      const dest = new Uint8Array(decodedLen(enc.length));
       const src = new TextEncoder().encode(enc as string);
-      const [, err] = decode(src, dest);
+      const dest = decode(src);
-      assertEquals(err, undefined);
       assertEquals(Array.from(dest), Array.from(dec as number[]));
     }
   },
@@ -146,14 +128,12 @@ Deno.test({
 Deno.test({
   name: "[encoding.hex] decode error",
   fn(): void {
-    for (const [input, output, expectedErr] of errCases) {
+    for (const [input, expectedErr] of errCases) {
-      const out = new Uint8Array((input as string).length + 10);
+      assertThrows(
-      const [n, err] = decode(new TextEncoder().encode(input as string), out);
+        () => decode(new TextEncoder().encode(input as string)),
-      assertEquals(
+        Error,
-        new TextDecoder("ascii").decode(out.slice(0, n)),
+        (expectedErr as Error).message
-        output as string
       );
-      assertEquals(err, expectedErr);
     }
   },
 });
@@ -161,8 +141,7 @@ Deno.test({
 Deno.test({
   name: "[encoding.hex] decodeString error",
   fn(): void {
-    for (const [input, output, expectedErr] of errCases) {
+    for (const [input, expectedErr] of errCases) {
-      if (expectedErr) {
       assertThrows(
         (): void => {
           decodeString(input as string);
@@ -170,10 +149,6 @@ Deno.test({
         Error,
         (expectedErr as Error).message
       );
-      } else {
-        const out = decodeString(input as string);
-        assertEquals(new TextDecoder("ascii").decode(out), output as string);
-      }
     }
   },
 });