/*-
 * Copyright (c) 2003 Lev Walkin <vlm@lionet.info>. All rights reserved.
 * Redistribution and modifications are permitted subject to BSD license.
 */
#ifndef	_BER_TLV_LENGTH_H_
#define	_BER_TLV_LENGTH_H_

typedef ssize_t ber_tlv_len_t;

/*
 * This function tries to fetch the length of the BER TLV value and place it
 * in *len_r.
 * RETURN VALUES:
 *	 0:	More data expected than bufptr contains.
 *	-1:	Fatal error deciphering length.
 *	>0:	Number of bytes used from bufptr.
 * On return with >0, len_r is constrained as -1..MAX, where -1 mean
 * that the value is of indefinite length.
 */
ssize_t ber_fetch_length(int _is_constructed, void *bufptr, size_t size,
	ber_tlv_len_t *len_r);

/*
 * This function expects bufptr to be positioned over L in TLV.
 * It returns number of bytes occupied by L and V together, suitable
 * for skipping. The function properly handles indefinite length.
 * RETURN VALUES:
 * 	Standard {-1,0,>0} convention.
 */
ssize_t ber_skip_length(int _is_constructed, void *bufptr, size_t size);

/*
 * This function serializes the length (L from TLV) in DER format.
 * It always return number of bytes necessary to represent the length,
 * it is a caller's responsibility to check the return value
 * against the supplied buffer's size.
 */
ssize_t der_tlv_length_serialize(ber_tlv_len_t len, void *bufptr, size_t size);

#endif	/* _BER_TLV_LENGTH_H_ */