bytereader.cpp

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/*
 * find_start_code from libavcodec/FFmpeg
 * Copyright (c) 2022 Scott Theisen
 *
 * This file is part of MythTV.  The functions have been adapted to use C++.
 *
 * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */
 
#include "bytereader.h"
 
extern "C" {
#include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
#ifndef AV_RB32
#   define AV_RB32(x)                                \
    (((uint32_t)((const uint8_t*)(x))[0] << 24) |    \
               (((const uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 16) |    \
               (((const uint8_t*)(x))[2] <<  8) |    \
                ((const uint8_t*)(x))[3])
#endif
}
 
const uint8_t* ByteReader::find_start_code(const uint8_t * p,
                                           const uint8_t * const end,
                                           uint32_t * const start_code)
{
    // minimum length for a start code
    if (p + 4 > end)
    {
        *start_code = ~0; // set to an invalid start code
        return end;
    }
 
    p += 3; // offset for negative indices in while loop
 
    /* with memory address increasing left to right, we are looking for (in hexadecimal):
     * 00 00 01 XX
     * p points at the address which should have the value of XX
     */
    while (p < end)
    {
        if      (/* UU UU UU */ p[-1]  < 1) // equivalently p[-1] == 0
        {
            p++;
            // could be in a start code, so check next byte
        }
        else if (/* UU UU UN */ p[-1]  > 1 ||
                 /* UU UU 01 */ p[-2] != 0 ||
                 /* UU 00 01 */ p[-3] != 0)
        {
            // start check over with 3 new bytes
            p += 3;
        }
        else /* 00 00 01 */
        {
            p++;
            // p now points at the address following the start code value XX
            break;
        }
    }
 
    if (p > end)
        p = end;
    // read the previous 4 bytes, i.e. bytes {p - 4, p - 3, p - 2, p - 1}
    *start_code = AV_RB32(p - 4);
    return p;
}
 
const uint8_t* ByteReader::find_start_code_truncated(const uint8_t * p,
                                         const uint8_t * const end,
                                         uint32_t * const start_code)
{
    if (p >= end)
    {
        return end;
    }
 
    if (*start_code == 0x100)
    {
        *start_code = ~0;
    // invalidate byte 0 so overlapping start codes are not erroneously detected
    }
 
    // read up to the first three bytes in p to enable reading a start code across
    // two (to four) buffers
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
        *start_code <<= 8;
        *start_code += *p;
        p++;
        if (start_code_is_valid(*start_code) || p == end)
        {
            return p;
        }
    }
    // buffer length is at least 4
    return find_start_code(p - 3, end, start_code);
}