src/libextra/crypto/digest.rs

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use std::vec;

use hex::ToHex;


/**
 * The Digest trait specifies an interface common to digest functions, such as SHA-1 and the SHA-2
 * family of digest functions.
 */
pub trait Digest {
    /**
     * Provide message data.
     *
     * # Arguments
     *
     * * input - A vector of message data
     */
    fn input(&mut self, input: &[u8]);

    /**
     * Retrieve the digest result. This method may be called multiple times.
     *
     * # Arguments
     *
     * * out - the vector to hold the result. Must be large enough to contain output_bits().
     */
    fn result(&mut self, out: &mut [u8]);

    /**
     * Reset the digest. This method must be called after result() and before supplying more
     * data.
     */
    fn reset(&mut self);

    /**
     * Get the output size in bits.
     */
    fn output_bits(&self) -> uint;

    /**
     * Convenience function that feeds a string into a digest.
     *
     * # Arguments
     *
     * * `input` The string to feed into the digest
     */
    fn input_str(&mut self, input: &str) {
        self.input(input.as_bytes());
    }

    /**
     * Convenience function that retrieves the result of a digest as a
     * newly allocated vec of bytes.
     */
    fn result_bytes(&mut self) -> ~[u8] {
        let mut buf = vec::from_elem((self.output_bits()+7)/8, 0u8);
        self.result(buf);
        buf
    }

    /**
     * Convenience function that retrieves the result of a digest as a
     * ~str in hexadecimal format.
     */
    fn result_str(&mut self) -> ~str {
        self.result_bytes().to_hex()
    }
}