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+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Lev Walkin <vlm@lionet.info>. All rights reserved.
+ * Redistribution and modifications are permitted subject to BSD license.
+ */
+#ifndef	_PER_ENCODER_H_
+#define	_PER_ENCODER_H_
+
+#include <asn_application.h>
+#include <per_support.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s;	/* Forward declaration */
+
+/*
+ * Unaligned PER encoder of any ASN.1 type. May be invoked by the application.
+ * WARNING: This function returns the number of encoded bits in the .encoded
+ * field of the return value. Use the following formula to convert to bytes:
+ * 	bytes = ((.encoded + 7) / 8)
+ */
+asn_enc_rval_t uper_encode(struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+	void *struct_ptr,	/* Structure to be encoded */
+	asn_app_consume_bytes_f *consume_bytes_cb,	/* Data collector */
+	void *app_key		/* Arbitrary callback argument */
+);
+
+/*
+ * A variant of uper_encode() which encodes data into the existing buffer
+ * WARNING: This function returns the number of encoded bits in the .encoded
+ * field of the return value.
+ */
+asn_enc_rval_t uper_encode_to_buffer(
+	struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+	void *struct_ptr,	/* Structure to be encoded */
+	void *buffer,		/* Pre-allocated buffer */
+	size_t buffer_size	/* Initial buffer size (max) */
+);
+
+asn_enc_rval_t aper_encode_to_buffer(
+	struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+	void *struct_ptr,	   /* Structure to be encoded */
+	void *buffer,		   /* Pre-allocated buffer */
+	size_t buffer_size	   /* Initial buffer size (max) */
+);
+/*
+ * A variant of uper_encode_to_buffer() which allocates buffer itself.
+ * Returns the number of bytes in the buffer or -1 in case of failure.
+ * WARNING: This function produces a "Production of the complete encoding",
+ * with length of at least one octet. Contrast this to precise bit-packing
+ * encoding of uper_encode() and uper_encode_to_buffer().
+ */
+ssize_t uper_encode_to_new_buffer(
+	struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+	asn_per_constraints_t *constraints,
+	void *struct_ptr,	/* Structure to be encoded */
+	void **buffer_r		/* Buffer allocated and returned */
+);
+
+ssize_t
+aper_encode_to_new_buffer(struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *td,
+						  asn_per_constraints_t *constraints,
+						  void *sptr,
+						  void **buffer_r);
+/*
+ * Type of the generic PER encoder function.
+ */
+typedef asn_enc_rval_t (per_type_encoder_f)(
+	struct asn_TYPE_descriptor_s *type_descriptor,
+	asn_per_constraints_t *constraints,
+	void *struct_ptr,
+	asn_per_outp_t *per_output
+);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* _PER_ENCODER_H_ */