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/*
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Copyright (c) 2020. The YARA Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
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are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
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other materials provided with the distribution.
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3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
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may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
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specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
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ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
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ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
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(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
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ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
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SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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*/
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#include <string.h>
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#include <yara/base64.h>
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#include <yara/error.h>
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#include <yara/mem.h>
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#include <yara/re.h>
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#include <yara/sizedstr.h>
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Given a pointer to a SIZED_STRING append 0, 1 or 2 bytes and base64 encode
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// the string. The number of padding bytes is returned in "pad" and the caller
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// is expected to trim the appropriate number of leading and trailing bytes.
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//
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// This is based upon the ideas at:
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// https://www.leeholmes.com/searching-for-content-in-base-64-strings/
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//
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// The caller is responsible for freeing the returned string.
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//
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static SIZED_STRING* _yr_modified_base64_encode(
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    SIZED_STRING* in,
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    SIZED_STRING* alphabet,
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    int i,
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    int* pad)
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{
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  uint8_t* src = (uint8_t*) in->c_string;
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  size_t len = in->length;
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  SIZED_STRING* out;
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  uint8_t* p;
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  uint8_t* end;
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  char* alphabet_str = alphabet->c_string;
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  uint8_t* tmp;
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  int j;
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  *pad = ((i + len) % 3) ? 3 - ((i + len) % 3) : 0;
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  // Add "i" for the number of prepended bytes.
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  out = (SIZED_STRING*) yr_malloc(
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      sizeof(SIZED_STRING) + i + ((len * 4 + 3) / 3) + *pad);
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  if (out == NULL)
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    return NULL;
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  tmp = (uint8_t*) yr_malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * (len + i));
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  if (tmp == NULL)
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  {
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    yr_free(out);
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    return NULL;
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  }
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  // Prepend appropriate number of bytes and copy remaining input bytes into
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  // temporary buffer.
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  for (j = 0; j < i; j++) tmp[j] = 'A';
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  memcpy(tmp + j, src, len);
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  src = tmp;
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  p = (uint8_t*) out->c_string;
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  end = src + len + j;
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  while (end - src >= 3)
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  {
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    *p++ = alphabet_str[src[0] >> 2];
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    *p++ = alphabet_str[((src[0] & 0x03) << 4 | src[1] >> 4)];
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    *p++ = alphabet_str[((src[1] & 0x0f) << 2 | (src[2] >> 6))];
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    *p++ = alphabet_str[src[2] & 0x3f];
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    src += 3;
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  }
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  // Handle remaining bytes and padding.
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  if (end - src)
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  {
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    *p++ = alphabet_str[src[0] >> 2];
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    if (end - src == 1)
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    {
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      *p++ = alphabet_str[(src[0] & 0x03) << 4];
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      *p++ = '=';
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    }
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    else
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    {
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      *p++ = alphabet_str[((src[0] & 0x03) << 4 | src[1] >> 4)];
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      *p++ = alphabet_str[(src[1] & 0x0f) << 2];
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    }
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    *p++ = '=';
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  }
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  yr_free(tmp);
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  out->length = (uint32_t)(p - (uint8_t*) out->c_string);
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  return out;
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}
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Given a base64 encoded string, return a new string with leading and trailing
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// bytes stripped appropriately. The number of leading bytes to skip is always
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// (i + 1) or zero when no leading bytes are added and the number of trailing
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// bytes is always (pad + 1) or zero when pad is zero. Also, convert the final
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// string to wide if desired.
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//
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// Note: This implementation assumes you only prepend 0, 1 or 2 bytes.
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//
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static SIZED_STRING* _yr_base64_get_base64_substring(
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    SIZED_STRING* encoded_str,
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    int wide,
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    int i,
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    int pad)
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{
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  SIZED_STRING* new_str;
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  SIZED_STRING* final_str;
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  char* start;
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  uint32_t length;
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  int trailing;
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  int leading;
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  trailing = pad ? pad + 1 : 0;
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  leading = i ? i + 1 : 0;
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  length = encoded_str->length - (leading + trailing);
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  new_str = (SIZED_STRING*) yr_malloc(sizeof(SIZED_STRING) + length);
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  if (new_str == NULL)
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    return NULL;
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  start = encoded_str->c_string + leading;
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  memcpy(new_str->c_string, start, length);
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  new_str->length = length;
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  new_str->c_string[length] = '\0';
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  if (wide)
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  {
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    final_str = ss_convert_to_wide(new_str);
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    yr_free(new_str);
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  }
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  else
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  {
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    final_str = new_str;
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  }
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  return final_str;
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}
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// RE metacharacters which need to be escaped when generating the final RE.
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#define IS_METACHAR(x)                                                      \
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  (x == '\\' || x == '^' || x == '$' || x == '|' || x == '(' || x == ')' || \
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   x == '[' || x == ']' || x == '*' || x == '?' || x == '{' || x == ',' ||  \
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   x == '.' || x == '+' || x == '}')
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Given a SIZED_STRING return the number of characters which will need to be
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// escaped when generating the final string to pass to the regexp compiler.
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//
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static int _yr_base64_count_escaped(SIZED_STRING* str)
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{
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  int c = 0;
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  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < str->length; i++)
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  {
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    // We must be careful to escape null bytes because they break the RE lexer.
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    if (IS_METACHAR(str->c_string[i]))
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      c++;
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    else if (str->c_string[i] == '\x00')
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      c += 4;
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  }
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  return c;
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}
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Create nodes representing the different encodings of a base64 string.
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//
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static int _yr_base64_create_nodes(
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    SIZED_STRING* str,
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    SIZED_STRING* alphabet,
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    int wide,
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    BASE64_NODE** head,
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    BASE64_NODE** tail)
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{
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  SIZED_STRING* encoded_str;
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  SIZED_STRING* final_str;
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  BASE64_NODE* node;
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  int pad;
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  for (int i = 0; i <= 2; i++)
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  {
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    if (i == 1 && str->length == 1)
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      continue;
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    node = (BASE64_NODE*) yr_malloc(sizeof(BASE64_NODE));
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    if (node == NULL)
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      return ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY;
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    FAIL_ON_NULL_WITH_CLEANUP(
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        encoded_str = _yr_modified_base64_encode(str, alphabet, i, &pad),
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        yr_free(node));
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    // Now take the encoded string and strip the bytes which are affected by
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    // the leading and trailing bytes of the plaintext.
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    FAIL_ON_NULL_WITH_CLEANUP(
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        final_str = _yr_base64_get_base64_substring(encoded_str, wide, i, pad),
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        {
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          yr_free(encoded_str);
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          yr_free(node);
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        });
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    yr_free(encoded_str);
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    node->str = final_str;
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    node->escaped = _yr_base64_count_escaped(node->str);
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    node->next = NULL;
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    if (*head == NULL)
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      *head = node;
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    if (*tail == NULL)
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    {
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      *tail = node;
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    }
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    else
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    {
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      (*tail)->next = node;
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      *tail = node;
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    }
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  }
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  return ERROR_SUCCESS;
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}
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Useful for printing the encoded strings.
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//
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void _yr_base64_print_nodes(BASE64_NODE* head)
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{
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  while (p != NULL)
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  {
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    for (size_t i = 0; i < p->str->length; i++)
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    {
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        printf("%c", p->str->c_string[i]);
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      else
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        printf("\\x%02x", p->str->c_string[i]);
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    }
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    printf("\n");
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  }
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}
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Destroy a list of base64 nodes.
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//
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static void _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(BASE64_NODE* head)
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{
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  BASE64_NODE* p = head;
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  BASE64_NODE* next;
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  while (p != NULL)
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  {
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    yr_free(p->str);
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    next = p->next;
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    yr_free(p);
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    p = next;
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  }
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}
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Create the regexp that is the alternatives of each of the strings collected
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// in the BASE64_NODE list.
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//
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int _yr_base64_create_regexp(
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    BASE64_NODE* head,
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    RE_AST** re_ast,
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    RE_ERROR* re_error)
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{
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  BASE64_NODE* p = head;
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  char* re_str;
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  char* s;
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  uint32_t length = 0;
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  // The number of nodes in the list, used to know how many '|'.
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  uint32_t c = 0;
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  while (p != NULL)
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  {
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    length += (p->str->length + p->escaped);
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    c++;
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    p = p->next;
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  }
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  if (c == 0)
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    return ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY;
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  // Make sure to include '(' and ')'.
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  // The number of '|' is number of nodes - 1.
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  re_str = (char*) yr_malloc(length + 2 + (c - 1) + 1);
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  if (re_str == NULL)
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    return ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY;
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  s = re_str;
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  p = head;
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  *s++ = '(';
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  while (p != NULL)
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  {
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    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < p->str->length; i++)
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    {
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      if (IS_METACHAR(p->str->c_string[i]))
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        *s++ = '\\';
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      if (p->str->c_string[i] == '\x00')
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      {
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        *s++ = '\\';
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        *s++ = 'x';
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        *s++ = '0';
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        *s++ = '0';
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      }
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      else
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        *s++ = p->str->c_string[i];
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    }
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    if (p->next != NULL)
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      *s++ = '|';
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    p = p->next;
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  }
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  *s++ = ')';
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  *s = '\x00';
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  // Useful for debugging as long as the string has no NULL bytes in it. ;)
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  // printf("%s\n", re_str);
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  FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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      yr_re_parse(re_str, re_ast, re_error, RE_PARSER_FLAG_NONE), yr_free(re_str));
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  yr_free(re_str);
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  return ERROR_SUCCESS;
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}
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// Given a string and an alphabet, generate the RE_AST suitable for representing
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// the different encodings of the string. This means we generate
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// "(ABCD|EFGH|IJKL)" and must be careful to escape any special characters as
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// a result of the base64 encoding.
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//
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// This uses ideas from:
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// https://www.leeholmes.com/searching-for-content-in-base-64-strings/
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//
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// This does not emit the code for the RE. A further call to yr_re_ast_emit_code
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// is required to get the code.
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//
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int yr_base64_ast_from_string(
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    SIZED_STRING* in_str,
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    YR_MODIFIER modifier,
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    RE_AST** re_ast,
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    RE_ERROR* error)
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{
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  BASE64_NODE* head = NULL;
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  BASE64_NODE* tail = NULL;
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  SIZED_STRING* wide_str;
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  if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_WIDE)
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  {
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    wide_str = ss_convert_to_wide(in_str);
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    if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_BASE64)
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    {
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      FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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          _yr_base64_create_nodes(wide_str, modifier.alphabet, 0, &head, &tail),
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          {  // Cleanup
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            strcpy(error->message, "Failure encoding base64 wide string");
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            yr_free(wide_str);
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            _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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          });
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    }
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    if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_BASE64_WIDE)
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    {
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      FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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          _yr_base64_create_nodes(wide_str, modifier.alphabet, 1, &head, &tail),
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          {  // Cleanup
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            strcpy(error->message, "Failure encoding base64wide wide string");
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            yr_free(wide_str);
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            _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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          });
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    }
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    yr_free(wide_str);
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  }
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  if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_ASCII)
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  {
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    if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_BASE64)
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    {
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      FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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          _yr_base64_create_nodes(in_str, modifier.alphabet, 0, &head, &tail),
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          {  // Cleanup
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            strcpy(error->message, "Failure encoding base64 ascii string");
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            _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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          });
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    }
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    if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_BASE64_WIDE)
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    {
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      FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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          _yr_base64_create_nodes(in_str, modifier.alphabet, 1, &head, &tail),
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          {  // Cleanup
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            strcpy(error->message, "Failure encoding base64wide ascii string");
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            _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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          });
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    }
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  }
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  if (!(modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_WIDE) &&
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      !(modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_ASCII))
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  {
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    if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_BASE64)
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    {
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      FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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          _yr_base64_create_nodes(in_str, modifier.alphabet, 0, &head, &tail),
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          {  // Cleanup
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            strcpy(error->message, "Failure encoding base64 string");
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            _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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          });
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    }
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    if (modifier.flags & STRING_FLAGS_BASE64_WIDE)
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    {
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      FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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          _yr_base64_create_nodes(in_str, modifier.alphabet, 1, &head, &tail),
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          {  // Cleanup
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            strcpy(error->message, "Failure encoding base64wide string");
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            _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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          });
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    }
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  }
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  // Useful for printing the contents of the nodes, to make sure they were
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  // encoded and stripped properly.
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  //_yr_base64_print_nodes(head);
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  // Create the final regex string to be parsed from all the nodes.
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  // Error message is filled in by the caller in case of failure.
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  FAIL_ON_ERROR_WITH_CLEANUP(
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      _yr_base64_create_regexp(head, re_ast, error),
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      _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head));
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  _yr_base64_destroy_nodes(head);
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  return ERROR_SUCCESS;
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}