/*
* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
* Jonathan Schleifer <js@heap.zone>
*
* All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of ObjFW. It may be distributed under the terms of the
* Q Public License 1.0, which can be found in the file LICENSE.QPL included in
* the packaging of this file.
*
* Alternatively, it may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General
* Public License, either version 2 or 3, which can be found in the file
* LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
* file.
*/
#import "OFObject.h"
OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
/*!
* @protocol OFCryptoHash OFCryptoHash.h ObjFW/OFCryptoHash.h
*
* @brief A protocol for classes providing cryptographic hash functions.
*
* A cryptographic hash implementing this protocol can be copied. The entire
* state is copied, allowing to calculate a new hash from there. This is
* especially useful for generating many hashes with a common prefix.
*/
@protocol OFCryptoHash <OFObject, OFCopying>
/*!
* A boolean whether the hash has already been calculated.
*/
@property (readonly, getter=isCalculated) bool calculated;
/*!
* @brief Creates a new cryptographic hash.
*
* @return A new autoreleased OFCryptoHash
*/
+ (instancetype)cryptoHash;
/*!
* @brief Returns the digest size of the cryptographic hash, in bytes.
*
* @return The digest size of the cryptographic hash, in bytes
*/
+ (size_t)digestSize;
/*!
* @brief Returns the block size of the cryptographic hash, in bytes.
*
* @return The block size of the cryptographic hash, in bytes
*/
+ (size_t)blockSize;
/*!
* @brief Adds a buffer to the cryptographic hash to be calculated.
*
* @param buffer The buffer which should be included into the calculation
* @param length The length of the buffer
*/
- (void)updateWithBuffer: (const void*)buffer
length: (size_t)length;
/*!
* @brief Returns a buffer containing the cryptographic hash.
*
* The size of the buffer depends on the hash used. The buffer is part of the
* receiver's memory pool.
*
* @return A buffer containing the hash
*/
- (const unsigned char*)digest OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;
/*!
* @brief Resets all state so that a new hash can be calculated.
*
* @warning This invalidates any pointer previously returned by @ref digest. If
* you are still interested in the previous digest, you need to memcpy
* it yourself before calling @ref reset!
*/
- (void)reset;
@end
OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_END