QR-Code-generator/c/qrcodegen.h

/* 
 * QR Code generator library (C)
 * 
 * Copyright (c) Project Nayuki. (MIT License)
 * https://www.nayuki.io/page/qr-code-generator-library
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
 * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
 * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
 * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
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 */

#pragma once

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>


#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif


/*---- Enum and struct types----*/

/* 
 * The error correction level used in a QR Code symbol.
 */
enum qrcodegen_Ecc {
	qrcodegen_Ecc_LOW = 0,
	qrcodegen_Ecc_MEDIUM,
	qrcodegen_Ecc_QUARTILE,
	qrcodegen_Ecc_HIGH,
};


/* 
 * The mask pattern used in a QR Code symbol.
 */
enum qrcodegen_Mask {
	// A special value to tell the QR Code encoder to
	// automatically select an appropriate mask pattern
	qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO = -1,
	// The eight actual mask patterns
	qrcodegen_Mask_0 = 0,
	qrcodegen_Mask_1,
	qrcodegen_Mask_2,
	qrcodegen_Mask_3,
	qrcodegen_Mask_4,
	qrcodegen_Mask_5,
	qrcodegen_Mask_6,
	qrcodegen_Mask_7,
};


/* 
 * The mode field of a segment.
 */
enum qrcodegen_Mode {
	qrcodegen_Mode_NUMERIC,
	qrcodegen_Mode_ALPHANUMERIC,
	qrcodegen_Mode_BYTE,
	qrcodegen_Mode_KANJI,
	qrcodegen_Mode_ECI,
};


/* 
 * Represents a segment of character data, binary data, or control data. The maximum allowed
 * bit length is 32767, because even the largest QR Code (version 40) has only 31329 modules.
 */
struct qrcodegen_Segment {
	// The mode indicator for this segment.
	enum qrcodegen_Mode mode;
	
	// The length of this segment's unencoded data. Always in the range [0, 32767].
	// For numeric, alphanumeric, and kanji modes, this measures in Unicode code points.
	// For byte mode, this measures in bytes (raw binary data, text in UTF-8, or other encodings).
	// For ECI mode, this is always zero.
	int numChars;
	
	// The data bits of this segment, packed in bitwise big endian.
	// Can be null if the bit length is zero.
	uint8_t *data;
	
	// The number of valid data bits used in the buffer. Requires
	// 0 <= bitLength <= 32767, and bitLength <= (capacity of data array) * 8.
	int bitLength;
};



/*---- Macro constants and functions ----*/

// The minimum and maximum defined QR Code version numbers for Model 2.
#define qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN  1
#define qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX  40

// Calculates the number of bytes needed to store any QR Code up to and including the given version number,
// as a compile-time constant. For example, 'uint8_t buffer[qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(25)];'
// can store any single QR Code from version 1 to 25 (inclusive). The result fits in an int (or int16).
// Requires qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN <= n <= qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX.
#define qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(n)  ((((n) * 4 + 17) * ((n) * 4 + 17) + 7) / 8 + 1)

// The worst-case number of bytes needed to store one QR Code, up to and including
// version 40. This value equals 3918, which is just under 4 kilobytes.
// Use this more convenient value to avoid calculating tighter memory bounds for buffers.
#define qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_MAX  qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX)



/*---- Functions to generate QR Codes ----*/

/* 
 * Encodes the given text string to a QR Code symbol, returning true if encoding succeeded.
 * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
 * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
 * - The input text must be encoded in UTF-8 and contain no NULs.
 * - The variables ecl and mask must correspond to enum constant values.
 * - Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
 * - The arrays tempBuffer and qrcode must each have a length
 *   of at least qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(maxVersion).
 * - After the function returns, tempBuffer contains no useful data.
 * - If successful, the resulting QR Code may use numeric,
 *   alphanumeric, or byte mode to encode the text.
 * - In the most optimistic case, a QR Code at version 40 with low ECC
 *   can hold any UTF-8 string up to 2953 bytes, or any alphanumeric string
 *   up to 4296 characters, or any digit string up to 7089 characters.
 *   These numbers represent the hard upper limit of the QR Code standard.
 * - Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
 *   data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
 */
bool qrcodegen_encodeText(const char *text, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[],
	enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl);


/* 
 * Encodes the given binary data to a QR Code symbol, returning true if encoding succeeded.
 * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
 * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
 * - The input array range dataAndTemp[0 : dataLen] should normally be
 *   valid UTF-8 text, but is not required by the QR Code standard.
 * - The variables ecl and mask must correspond to enum constant values.
 * - Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
 * - The arrays dataAndTemp and qrcode must each have a length
 *   of at least qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(maxVersion).
 * - After the function returns, the contents of dataAndTemp may have changed,
 *   and does not represent useful data anymore.
 * - If successful, the resulting QR Code will use byte mode to encode the data.
 * - In the most optimistic case, a QR Code at version 40 with low ECC can hold any byte
 *   sequence up to length 2953. This is the hard upper limit of the QR Code standard.
 * - Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
 *   data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
 */
bool qrcodegen_encodeBinary(uint8_t dataAndTemp[], size_t dataLen, uint8_t qrcode[],
	enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl);


/* 
 * Tests whether the given string can be encoded as a segment in alphanumeric mode.
 */
bool qrcodegen_isAlphanumeric(const char *text);


/* 
 * Tests whether the given string can be encoded as a segment in numeric mode.
 */
bool qrcodegen_isNumeric(const char *text);


/* 
 * Returns the number of bytes (uint8_t) needed for the data buffer of a segment
 * containing the given number of characters using the given mode. Notes:
 * - Returns SIZE_MAX on failure, i.e. numChars > INT16_MAX or
 *   the number of needed bits exceeds INT16_MAX (i.e. 32767).
 * - Otherwise, all valid results are in the range [0, ceil(INT16_MAX / 8)], i.e. at most 4096.
 * - It is okay for the user to allocate more bytes for the buffer than needed.
 * - For byte mode, numChars measures the number of bytes, not Unicode code points.
 * - For ECI mode, numChars must be 0, and the worst-case number of bytes is returned.
 *   An actual ECI segment can have shorter data. For non-ECI modes, the result is exact.
 */
size_t qrcodegen_calcSegmentBufferSize(enum qrcodegen_Mode mode, size_t numChars);


/* 
 * Returns a segment representing the given binary data encoded in byte mode.
 */
struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeBytes(const uint8_t data[], size_t len, uint8_t buf[]);


/* 
 * Returns a segment representing the given string of decimal digits encoded in numeric mode.
 */
struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeNumeric(const char *digits, uint8_t buf[]);


/* 
 * Returns a segment representing the given text string encoded in alphanumeric mode.
 * The characters allowed are: 0 to 9, A to Z (uppercase only), space,
 * dollar, percent, asterisk, plus, hyphen, period, slash, colon.
 */
struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeAlphanumeric(const char *text, uint8_t buf[]);


/* 
 * Returns a segment representing an Extended Channel Interpretation
 * (ECI) designator with the given assignment value.
 */
struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeEci(long assignVal, uint8_t buf[]);


/* 
 * Renders a QR Code symbol representing the given segments at the given error correction level.
 * The smallest possible QR Code version is automatically chosen for the output. Returns true if
 * QR Code creation succeeded, or false if the data is too long to fit in any version. The ECC level
 * of the result may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the version.
 * This function allows the user to create a custom sequence of segments that switches
 * between modes (such as alphanumeric and binary) to encode text more efficiently.
 * This function is considered to be lower level than simply encoding text or binary data.
 * To save memory, the segments' data buffers can alias/overlap tempBuffer, and will
 * result in them being clobbered, but the QR Code output will still be correct.
 * But the qrcode array must not overlap tempBuffer or any segment's data buffer.
 */
bool qrcodegen_encodeSegments(const struct qrcodegen_Segment segs[], size_t len,
	enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[]);


/* 
 * Renders a QR Code symbol representing the given segments with the given encoding parameters.
 * Returns true if QR Code creation succeeded, or false if the data is too long to fit in the range of versions.
 * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically chosen for the output.
 * This function allows the user to create a custom sequence of segments that switches
 * between modes (such as alphanumeric and binary) to encode text more efficiently.
 * This function is considered to be lower level than simply encoding text or binary data.
 * To save memory, the segments' data buffers can alias/overlap tempBuffer, and will
 * result in them being clobbered, but the QR Code output will still be correct.
 * But the qrcode array must not overlap tempBuffer or any segment's data buffer.
 */
bool qrcodegen_encodeSegmentsAdvanced(const struct qrcodegen_Segment segs[], size_t len, enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl,
	int minVersion, int maxVersion, int mask, bool boostEcl, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[]);


/*---- Functions to extract raw data from QR Codes ----*/

/* 
 * Returns the side length of the given QR Code, assuming that encoding succeeded.
 * The result is in the range [21, 177]. Note that the length of the array buffer
 * is related to the side length - every 'uint8_t qrcode[]' must have length at least
 * qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(version), which equals ceil(size^2 / 8 + 1).
 */
int qrcodegen_getSize(const uint8_t qrcode[]);


/* 
 * Returns the color of the module (pixel) at the given coordinates, which is either
 * false for white or true for black. The top left corner has the coordinates (x=0, y=0).
 * If the given coordinates are out of bounds, then false (white) is returned.
 */
bool qrcodegen_getModule(const uint8_t qrcode[], int x, int y);


#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif