String Conversion Revamp

- String/&str to C char logic is revamped

README.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Basically:
   `cp header/unildd.h /my/amazing/project/`  
 
 ### License
-This library is licensed with [BSD-3 Clause License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/bsd-3-clause/) 
+This library is licensed under [BSD-3 Clause License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/bsd-3-clause/) 
 
 The resources used to make this library are cited as comments in the respective source files which they were used.
 

src/archive.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use crate::{
-    debug::{debug_objects, find_error_type, merge_members},
+    debug::{debug_objects, merge_members},
     parse_objects,
-    structs::{CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
+    structs::{CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
 };
 use goblin::archive::Archive;
+use crate::impls::{ErrorToInt, StringToCString};
 
 pub(crate) fn parse_archive<'a>(
     file_name: &'a str,
@@ -25,13 +26,13 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_archive<'a>(
                     error)).print(debugging);
                 return objects.push(ULDDObjResult {
                     error: ParsingError {
-                        code: find_error_type(&error),
+                        code: error.to_int(),
-                        explanation: StringPtr::from(error.to_string()).0,
+                        explanation: error.to_c_string(),
                     },
                     obj: ULDDObj {
-                        file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+                        file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
                         member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
-                        file_type: StringPtr::from("Archive").0,
+                        file_type: "Archive".to_c_string(),
                         ..Default::default()
                     },
                 });

src/coff.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     debug::debug_objects,
-    structs::{CharVec, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
+    structs::{CharVec, ParsingError, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
     types::PE_ARCH,
 };
 use goblin::pe::{
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use goblin::pe::{
     Coff,
 };
 use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use crate::debug::option_to_c_string;
+use crate::impls::StringToCString;
 
 pub(crate) fn parse_coff(
     file_name: &str,
@@ -19,17 +21,17 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_coff(
     let is_64 = coff.header.characteristics & IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE != IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE;
     let is_stripped =
         coff.header.characteristics & IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED == IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED;
-    let cpu_type = StringPtr::from(PE_ARCH.get(&coff.header.machine)).0;
+    let cpu_type = option_to_c_string(PE_ARCH.get(&coff.header.machine));
     debug_objects(file_name, member_names, "a COFF binary", debugging);
     ULDDObjResult {
         error: ParsingError::default(),
         obj: ULDDObj {
-            file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+            file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
             member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
-            executable_format: StringPtr::from("COFF").0,
+            executable_format: "COFF".to_c_string(),
             is_64,
-            os_type: StringPtr::from("Windows").0,
+            os_type: "Windows".to_c_string(),
-            file_type: StringPtr::from("Windows object file").0,
+            file_type: "Windows object file".to_c_string(),
             is_stripped,
             cpu_type,
             cpu_subtype: null_mut(),

src/debug.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-use goblin::error::Error as ObjectError;
+use std::ffi::c_char;
-
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use crate::impls::StringToCString;
 use crate::structs::Debugging;
 
-pub(crate) fn find_error_type(error: &ObjectError) -> i64 {
+pub(crate) fn option_to_c_string<T>(option: Option<T>) -> *mut c_char where T: Display  {
-    match error {
+    option.map(|v| v.to_c_string()).unwrap_or(null_mut())
-        ObjectError::Malformed(_) => -1,
-        ObjectError::BadMagic(_) => -2,
-        ObjectError::Scroll(_) => -3,
-        ObjectError::BufferTooShort(_, _) => -4,
-        ObjectError::IO(_) => -5,
-        _ => -6,
-    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn merge_members(member_names: &mut [&str]) -> String {

src/elf.rs

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ use std::ptr::null_mut;
 
 use crate::{
     debug::debug_objects,
-    structs::{CharVec, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
+    structs::{CharVec, ParsingError, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
     types::{ElfFileType, ElfOS, E_MACHINE, E_TYPE},
 };
 use goblin::elf::Elf;
+use crate::debug::option_to_c_string;
+use crate::impls::StringToCString;
 
 fn find_os_from_strtab_elf(elf: &Elf<'_>, pat: &[&str]) -> bool {
     [
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ fn find_os_elf(elf: &Elf<'_>, os_abi: u8) -> (ElfOS, *mut i8) {
         }
     };
 
-    (os, StringPtr::from(os.to_string()).0)
+    (os, os.to_c_string())
 }
 
 fn find_linux_vdso(e_machine: u16, bit_type: bool) -> Option<&'static str> {
@@ -105,21 +107,21 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_elf(
     debugging: bool,
 ) -> ULDDObjResult {
     let mut elf = elf;
-    let cpu_type = StringPtr::from(E_MACHINE.get(&elf.header.e_machine)).0;
+    let cpu_type = option_to_c_string(E_MACHINE.get(&elf.header.e_machine));
     let file_type = match E_TYPE.get(&elf.header.e_type) {
         _ if elf.header.e_type == 0x03 && elf.interpreter.is_some() => {
-            StringPtr::from(ElfFileType::Executable.to_string()).0
+            ElfFileType::Executable.to_c_string()
         }
-        rest => StringPtr::from(rest).0,
+        rest => option_to_c_string(rest),
     };
-    let interpreter = StringPtr::from(elf.interpreter).0;
+    let interpreter = option_to_c_string(elf.interpreter);
     debug_objects(file_name, member_names, "an ELF binary", debugging);
     ULDDObjResult {
         error: ParsingError::default(),
         obj: ULDDObj {
-            file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+            file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
             member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
-            executable_format: StringPtr::from("ELF").0,
+            executable_format: "ELF".to_c_string(),
             is_64: elf.is_64,
             os_type: find_os_elf(&elf, os_abi).1,
             file_type,

src/impls.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 use crate::{
-    structs::{CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj},
+    structs::{CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, ULDDObj},
     ULDDObjResult, ULDDObjResultVec,
 };
 use anstream::{eprintln as a_eprintln, println as a_println};
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
-use std::{fmt::Display, mem::ManuallyDrop, ptr::null_mut, ffi::{c_char, CString}};
+use std::{
+    ffi::{c_char, CString},
+    fmt::Display,
+    mem::ManuallyDrop,
+    ptr::null_mut,
+};
+
+pub trait StringToCString {
+    fn to_c_string(self) -> *mut c_char;
+}
+
+pub trait ErrorToInt {
+    fn to_int(&self) -> i64;
+}
 
 impl From<Vec<*mut c_char>> for CharVec {
     fn from(value: Vec<*mut c_char>) -> Self {
@@ -70,9 +83,12 @@ impl From<&mut Vec<&str>> for CharVec {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<String> for StringPtr {
+impl<T> StringToCString for T
-    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+where
-        let mut value = value;
+    T: Display,
+{
+    fn to_c_string(self) -> *mut c_char {
+        let mut value = self.to_string();
         value.push('\0');
         let c_string = match CString::from_vec_with_nul(value.into_bytes()) {
             Ok(string) => string,
@@ -81,25 +97,20 @@ impl From<String> for StringPtr {
                 panic!("{}", error)
             }
         };
-        StringPtr(c_string.into_raw())
+        c_string.into_raw()
     }
 }
 
-impl From<&str> for StringPtr {
+impl ErrorToInt for goblin::error::Error {
-    fn from(value: &str) -> Self {
+    fn to_int(&self) -> i64 {
-        StringPtr::from(value.to_owned())
+        match self {
+            goblin::error::Error::Malformed(_) => -1,
+            goblin::error::Error::BadMagic(_) => -2,
+            goblin::error::Error::Scroll(_) => -3,
+            goblin::error::Error::BufferTooShort(_, _) => -4,
+            goblin::error::Error::IO(_) => -5,
+            _ => -6,
         }
-}
-
-impl<T> From<Option<T>> for StringPtr
-where
-    T: Display,
-{
-    fn from(value: Option<T>) -> Self {
-        let Some(t) = value else {
-            return StringPtr(null_mut());
-        };
-        StringPtr::from(t.to_string())
     }
 }
 

src/lib.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 //!
 use archive::parse_archive;
 use coff::parse_coff;
-use debug::{find_error_type, merge_members};
+use debug::merge_members;
 use elf::parse_elf;
 use goblin::Object;
 use mach::parse_mach;
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use pe::parse_pe;
 use std::ffi::{c_char, CStr, CString};
 use structs::{
-    CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult, ULDDObjResultVec,
+    CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult, ULDDObjResultVec,
 };
+use crate::impls::{ErrorToInt, StringToCString};
+
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub mod archive;
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -101,10 +103,10 @@ fn parse_objects<'a>(
             objects.push(ULDDObjResult {
                 error: ParsingError {
                     code: magic_number as i64,
-                    explanation: StringPtr::from(msg).0,
+                    explanation: msg.to_c_string(),
                 },
                 obj: ULDDObj {
-                    file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+                    file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
                     member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
@@ -128,10 +130,10 @@ fn parse_objects<'a>(
             objects.push(ULDDObjResult {
                 error: ParsingError {
                     code: -7,
-                    explanation: StringPtr::from(msg).0,
+                    explanation: msg.to_c_string(),
                 },
                 obj: ULDDObj {
-                    file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+                    file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
                     member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
@@ -149,11 +151,11 @@ fn parse_objects<'a>(
 
             objects.push(ULDDObjResult {
                 error: ParsingError {
-                    code: find_error_type(&error),
+                    code: error.to_int(),
-                    explanation: StringPtr::from(error.to_string()).0,
+                    explanation: error.to_c_string(),
                 },
                 obj: ULDDObj {
-                    file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+                    file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
                     member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ unsafe fn drop_c_string(ptr: *mut i8) {
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
-/// This function is designed for deallocating [`ULDDObjResultVec`] created by rust. Trying to deallocating [`ULDDObjResultVec`] created by other languages may result with errors.
+/// This function is designed for deallocating [`ULDDObjResultVec`] created by rust. Trying to deallocate [`ULDDObjResultVec`] created by other languages may result with errors.
 ///
 /// It is null pointer-safe.
 ///

src/mach.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
-    debug::{debug_objects, find_error_type, merge_members},
+    debug::{debug_objects, merge_members},
-    structs::{CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
+    structs::{CharVec, Debugging, ParsingError, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
     types::{
         MachOCpuType, MachOOs, MACH_O_ARM_CPU_SUBTYPE, MACH_O_CPUTYPE, MACH_O_FILE_TYPE,
         MACH_O_X86_CPU_SUBTYPE,
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use goblin::mach::{load_command::CommandVariant::BuildVersion, Mach, MachO};
 use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use crate::debug::option_to_c_string;
+use crate::impls::{ErrorToInt, StringToCString};
 
 fn find_os_mach(mach: &MachO<'_>) -> *mut i8 {
     for lc in &mach.load_commands {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ fn find_os_mach(mach: &MachO<'_>) -> *mut i8 {
                 0x0C => MachOOs::AppleVisionProSimulator,
                 _ => return null_mut(),
             };
-            return StringPtr::from(os.to_string()).0;
+            return os.to_c_string();
         }
     }
 
@@ -100,13 +102,13 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_mach<'a>(
 
                     return objects.push(ULDDObjResult {
                         error: ParsingError {
-                            code: find_error_type(&error),
+                            code: error.to_int(),
-                            explanation: StringPtr::from(error.to_string()).0,
+                            explanation: error.to_c_string(),
                         },
                         obj: ULDDObj {
-                            file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+                            file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
                             member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
-                            executable_format: StringPtr::from("Mach-O").0,
+                            executable_format: "Mach-O".to_c_string(),
                             ..Default::default()
                         },
                     });
@@ -129,13 +131,13 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_mach<'a>(
                             error)).print(debugging);
                         objects.push(ULDDObjResult {
                             error: ParsingError {
-                                code: find_error_type(&error),
+                                code: error.to_int(),
-                                explanation: StringPtr::from(error.to_string()).0,
+                                explanation: error.to_c_string(),
                             },
                             obj: ULDDObj {
-                                file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+                                file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
                                 member_name: CharVec::from(member_names.clone()),
-                                executable_format: StringPtr::from("Mach-O").0,
+                                executable_format: "Mach-O".to_c_string(),
                                 ..Default::default()
                             },
                         })
@@ -156,22 +158,22 @@ fn parse_mach_o(
     debugging: bool,
 ) -> ULDDObjResult {
     let mut mach_o = mach_o;
-    let file_type = StringPtr::from(MACH_O_FILE_TYPE.get(&mach_o.header.filetype)).0;
+    let file_type = option_to_c_string(MACH_O_FILE_TYPE.get(&mach_o.header.filetype));
     let (cpu_type, cpu_subtype) = {
         if let Some(mach_o_cpu_type) = MACH_O_CPUTYPE.get(&mach_o.header.cputype) {
             let mach_o_cpu_subtype = {
                 match mach_o_cpu_type {
                     MachOCpuType::ARM | MachOCpuType::ARM64 => {
-                        StringPtr::from(MACH_O_ARM_CPU_SUBTYPE.get(&mach_o.header.cpusubtype)).0
+                        option_to_c_string(MACH_O_ARM_CPU_SUBTYPE.get(&mach_o.header.cpusubtype))
                     }
                     MachOCpuType::X86 | MachOCpuType::X86_64 => {
-                        StringPtr::from(MACH_O_X86_CPU_SUBTYPE.get(&mach_o.header.cpusubtype)).0
+                        option_to_c_string(MACH_O_X86_CPU_SUBTYPE.get(&mach_o.header.cpusubtype))
                     }
                     _ => null_mut(),
                 }
             };
             (
-                StringPtr::from(mach_o_cpu_type.to_string()).0,
+                mach_o_cpu_type.to_c_string(),
                 mach_o_cpu_subtype,
             )
         } else {
@@ -190,9 +192,9 @@ fn parse_mach_o(
     ULDDObjResult {
         error: ParsingError::default(),
         obj: ULDDObj {
-            file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+            file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
             member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
-            executable_format: StringPtr::from("Mach-O").0,
+            executable_format: "Mach-O".to_c_string(),
             is_64: mach_o.is_64,
             os_type: find_os_mach(&mach_o),
             file_type,

src/pe.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use crate::{
     debug::debug_objects,
-    structs::{CharVec, ParsingError, StringPtr, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
+    structs::{CharVec, ParsingError, ULDDObj, ULDDObjResult},
     types::{PeOS, PeSubsystem, PE_ARCH, PE_SUBSYSTEM},
 };
 use goblin::pe::{characteristic::IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED, PE};
 use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use crate::debug::option_to_c_string;
+use crate::impls::StringToCString;
 
 fn find_os_pe(pe: &PE<'_>) -> *mut i8 {
     let Some(optional_header) = pe
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ fn find_os_pe(pe: &PE<'_>) -> *mut i8 {
         PeSubsystem::Unknown => return null_mut(),
     };
 
-    StringPtr::from(os.to_string()).0
+    os.to_c_string()
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn parse_pe(
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_pe(
 ) -> ULDDObjResult {
     let is_stripped = pe.header.coff_header.characteristics & IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED
         == IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED;
-    let cpu_type = StringPtr::from(PE_ARCH.get(&pe.header.coff_header.machine)).0;
+    let cpu_type = option_to_c_string(PE_ARCH.get(&pe.header.coff_header.machine));
     let file_type = pe
         .header
         .optional_header
@@ -57,27 +59,27 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_pe(
                 .windows_fields
                 .minor_operating_system_version;
             let linker_version = format!("{}.{}", linker_major_version, linker_minor_version);
-            StringPtr::from(linker_version).0
+            linker_version.to_c_string()
         } else {
             null_mut()
         }
     };
     let executable_format = if pe.is_64 {
         debug_objects(file_name, member_names, "a PE32+ binary", debugging);
-        StringPtr::from("PE32+").0
+        "PE32+".to_c_string()
     } else {
         debug_objects(file_name, member_names, "a PE32 binary", debugging);
-        StringPtr::from("PE32").0
+        "PE32".to_c_string()
     };
     ULDDObjResult {
         error: ParsingError::default(),
         obj: ULDDObj {
-            file_name: StringPtr::from(file_name).0,
+            file_name: file_name.to_c_string(),
             member_name: CharVec::from(member_names),
             executable_format,
             is_64: pe.is_64,
             os_type: find_os_pe(&pe),
-            file_type: StringPtr::from(file_type).0,
+            file_type: option_to_c_string(file_type),
             is_stripped,
             cpu_type,
             cpu_subtype: null_mut(),

src/structs.rs

@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ pub struct ULDDObjResultVec {
     pub vec: *mut ULDDObjResult,
 }
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub struct StringPtr(pub *mut i8);
-
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub(crate) enum Debugging {
     Info(String),