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  1. /*
  2. * QR Code generator library (C)
  3. *
  4. * Copyright (c) Project Nayuki. (MIT License)
  5. * https://www.nayuki.io/page/qr-code-generator-library
  6. *
  7. * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  8. * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
  9. * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
  10. * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
  11. * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
  12. * subject to the following conditions:
  13. * - The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
  14. * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  15. * - The Software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or
  16. * implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability,
  17. * fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the
  18. * authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other
  19. * liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from,
  20. * out of or in connection with the Software or the use or other dealings in the
  21. * Software.
  22. */
  23. #pragma once
  24. #include <stdbool.h>
  25. #include <stddef.h>
  26. #include <stdint.h>
  27. #ifdef __cplusplus
  28. extern "C" {
  29. #endif
  30. /*
  31. * This library creates QR Code symbols, which is a type of two-dimension barcode.
  32. * Invented by Denso Wave and described in the ISO/IEC 18004 standard.
  33. * A QR Code structure is an immutable square grid of dark and light cells.
  34. * The library provides functions to create a QR Code from text or binary data.
  35. * The library covers the QR Code Model 2 specification, supporting all versions (sizes)
  36. * from 1 to 40, all 4 error correction levels, and 4 character encoding modes.
  37. *
  38. * Ways to create a QR Code object:
  39. * - High level: Take the payload data and call qrcodegen_encodeText() or qrcodegen_encodeBinary().
  40. * - Low level: Custom-make the list of segments and call
  41. * qrcodegen_encodeSegments() or qrcodegen_encodeSegmentsAdvanced().
  42. * (Note that all ways require supplying the desired error correction level and various byte buffers.)
  43. */
  44. /*---- Enum and struct types----*/
  45. /*
  46. * The error correction level in a QR Code symbol.
  47. */
  48. enum qrcodegen_Ecc {
  49. // Must be declared in ascending order of error protection
  50. // so that an internal qrcodegen function works properly
  51. qrcodegen_Ecc_LOW = 0 , // The QR Code can tolerate about 7% erroneous codewords
  52. qrcodegen_Ecc_MEDIUM , // The QR Code can tolerate about 15% erroneous codewords
  53. qrcodegen_Ecc_QUARTILE, // The QR Code can tolerate about 25% erroneous codewords
  54. qrcodegen_Ecc_HIGH , // The QR Code can tolerate about 30% erroneous codewords
  55. };
  56. /*
  57. * The mask pattern used in a QR Code symbol.
  58. */
  59. enum qrcodegen_Mask {
  60. // A special value to tell the QR Code encoder to
  61. // automatically select an appropriate mask pattern
  62. qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO = -1,
  63. // The eight actual mask patterns
  64. qrcodegen_Mask_0 = 0,
  65. qrcodegen_Mask_1,
  66. qrcodegen_Mask_2,
  67. qrcodegen_Mask_3,
  68. qrcodegen_Mask_4,
  69. qrcodegen_Mask_5,
  70. qrcodegen_Mask_6,
  71. qrcodegen_Mask_7,
  72. };
  73. /*
  74. * Describes how a segment's data bits are interpreted.
  75. */
  76. enum qrcodegen_Mode {
  77. qrcodegen_Mode_NUMERIC = 0x1,
  78. qrcodegen_Mode_ALPHANUMERIC = 0x2,
  79. qrcodegen_Mode_BYTE = 0x4,
  80. qrcodegen_Mode_KANJI = 0x8,
  81. qrcodegen_Mode_ECI = 0x7,
  82. };
  83. /*
  84. * A segment of character/binary/control data in a QR Code symbol.
  85. * The mid-level way to create a segment is to take the payload data
  86. * and call a factory function such as qrcodegen_makeNumeric().
  87. * The low-level way to create a segment is to custom-make the bit buffer
  88. * and initialize a qrcodegen_Segment struct with appropriate values.
  89. * Even in the most favorable conditions, a QR Code can only hold 7089 characters of data.
  90. * Any segment longer than this is meaningless for the purpose of generating QR Codes.
  91. * Moreover, the maximum allowed bit length is 32767 because
  92. * the largest QR Code (version 40) has 31329 modules.
  93. */
  94. struct qrcodegen_Segment {
  95. // The mode indicator of this segment.
  96. enum qrcodegen_Mode mode;
  97. // The length of this segment's unencoded data. Measured in characters for
  98. // numeric/alphanumeric/kanji mode, bytes for byte mode, and 0 for ECI mode.
  99. // Always zero or positive. Not the same as the data's bit length.
  100. int numChars;
  101. // The data bits of this segment, packed in bitwise big endian.
  102. // Can be null if the bit length is zero.
  103. uint8_t *data;
  104. // The number of valid data bits used in the buffer. Requires
  105. // 0 <= bitLength <= 32767, and bitLength <= (capacity of data array) * 8.
  106. // The character count (numChars) must agree with the mode and the bit buffer length.
  107. int bitLength;
  108. };
  109. /*---- Macro constants and functions ----*/
  110. #define qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN 1 // The minimum version number supported in the QR Code Model 2 standard
  111. #define qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX 40 // The maximum version number supported in the QR Code Model 2 standard
  112. // Calculates the number of bytes needed to store any QR Code up to and including the given version number,
  113. // as a compile-time constant. For example, 'uint8_t buffer[qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(25)];'
  114. // can store any single QR Code from version 1 to 25 (inclusive). The result fits in an int (or int16).
  115. // Requires qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN <= n <= qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX.
  116. #define qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(n) ((((n) * 4 + 17) * ((n) * 4 + 17) + 7) / 8 + 1)
  117. // The worst-case number of bytes needed to store one QR Code, up to and including
  118. // version 40. This value equals 3918, which is just under 4 kilobytes.
  119. // Use this more convenient value to avoid calculating tighter memory bounds for buffers.
  120. #define qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_MAX qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX)
  121. /*---- Functions (high level) to generate QR Codes ----*/
  122. /*
  123. * Encodes the given text string to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
  124. * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
  125. * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
  126. *
  127. * The input text must be encoded in UTF-8 and contain no NULs.
  128. * Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
  129. *
  130. * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically
  131. * chosen for the output. Iff boostEcl is true, then the ECC level of the result
  132. * may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the
  133. * version. The mask is either between qrcodegen_Mask_0 to 7 to force that mask, or
  134. * qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO to automatically choose an appropriate mask (which may be slow).
  135. *
  136. * About the arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(maxVersion):
  137. * - Before calling the function:
  138. * - The array ranges tempBuffer[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
  139. * reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
  140. * - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
  141. * - The initial state of both ranges can be uninitialized
  142. * because the function always writes before reading.
  143. * - After the function returns:
  144. * - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
  145. * - tempBuffer contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
  146. * - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
  147. *
  148. * If successful, the resulting QR Code may use numeric,
  149. * alphanumeric, or byte mode to encode the text.
  150. *
  151. * In the most optimistic case, a QR Code at version 40 with low ECC
  152. * can hold any UTF-8 string up to 2953 bytes, or any alphanumeric string
  153. * up to 4296 characters, or any digit string up to 7089 characters.
  154. * These numbers represent the hard upper limit of the QR Code standard.
  155. *
  156. * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
  157. * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
  158. */
  159. bool qrcodegen_encodeText(const char *text, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[],
  160. enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl);
  161. /*
  162. * Encodes the given binary data to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
  163. * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
  164. * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
  165. *
  166. * Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
  167. *
  168. * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically
  169. * chosen for the output. Iff boostEcl is true, then the ECC level of the result
  170. * may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the
  171. * version. The mask is either between qrcodegen_Mask_0 to 7 to force that mask, or
  172. * qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO to automatically choose an appropriate mask (which may be slow).
  173. *
  174. * About the arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(maxVersion):
  175. * - Before calling the function:
  176. * - The array ranges dataAndTemp[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
  177. * reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
  178. * - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
  179. * - The input array range dataAndTemp[0 : dataLen] should normally be
  180. * valid UTF-8 text, but is not required by the QR Code standard.
  181. * - The initial state of dataAndTemp[dataLen : len] and qrcode[0 : len]
  182. * can be uninitialized because the function always writes before reading.
  183. * - After the function returns:
  184. * - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
  185. * - dataAndTemp contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
  186. * - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
  187. *
  188. * If successful, the resulting QR Code will use byte mode to encode the data.
  189. *
  190. * In the most optimistic case, a QR Code at version 40 with low ECC can hold any byte
  191. * sequence up to length 2953. This is the hard upper limit of the QR Code standard.
  192. *
  193. * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
  194. * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
  195. */
  196. bool qrcodegen_encodeBinary(uint8_t dataAndTemp[], size_t dataLen, uint8_t qrcode[],
  197. enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl);
  198. /*---- Functions (low level) to generate QR Codes ----*/
  199. /*
  200. * Encodes the given segments to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
  201. * If the data is too long to fit in any version at the given ECC level,
  202. * then false is returned.
  203. *
  204. * The smallest possible QR Code version is automatically chosen for
  205. * the output. The ECC level of the result may be higher than the
  206. * ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the version.
  207. *
  208. * About the byte arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX):
  209. * - Before calling the function:
  210. * - The array ranges tempBuffer[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
  211. * reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
  212. * - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
  213. * - The initial state of both ranges can be uninitialized
  214. * because the function always writes before reading.
  215. * - The input array segs can contain segments whose data buffers overlap with tempBuffer.
  216. * - After the function returns:
  217. * - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
  218. * - tempBuffer contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
  219. * - Any segment whose data buffer overlaps with tempBuffer[0 : len]
  220. * must be treated as having invalid values in that array.
  221. * - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
  222. *
  223. * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
  224. * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
  225. *
  226. * This function allows the user to create a custom sequence of segments that switches
  227. * between modes (such as alphanumeric and byte) to encode text in less space.
  228. * This is a low-level API; the high-level API is qrcodegen_encodeText() and qrcodegen_encodeBinary().
  229. */
  230. bool qrcodegen_encodeSegments(const struct qrcodegen_Segment segs[], size_t len,
  231. enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[]);
  232. /*
  233. * Encodes the given segments to a QR Code, returning true if successful.
  234. * If the data is too long to fit in any version in the given range
  235. * at the given ECC level, then false is returned.
  236. *
  237. * Requires 1 <= minVersion <= maxVersion <= 40.
  238. *
  239. * The smallest possible QR Code version within the given range is automatically
  240. * chosen for the output. Iff boostEcl is true, then the ECC level of the result
  241. * may be higher than the ecl argument if it can be done without increasing the
  242. * version. The mask is either between qrcodegen_Mask_0 to 7 to force that mask, or
  243. * qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO to automatically choose an appropriate mask (which may be slow).
  244. *
  245. * About the byte arrays, letting len = qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX):
  246. * - Before calling the function:
  247. * - The array ranges tempBuffer[0 : len] and qrcode[0 : len] must allow
  248. * reading and writing; hence each array must have a length of at least len.
  249. * - The two ranges must not overlap (aliasing).
  250. * - The initial state of both ranges can be uninitialized
  251. * because the function always writes before reading.
  252. * - The input array segs can contain segments whose data buffers overlap with tempBuffer.
  253. * - After the function returns:
  254. * - Both ranges have no guarantee on which elements are initialized and what values are stored.
  255. * - tempBuffer contains no useful data and should be treated as entirely uninitialized.
  256. * - Any segment whose data buffer overlaps with tempBuffer[0 : len]
  257. * must be treated as having invalid values in that array.
  258. * - If successful, qrcode can be passed into qrcodegen_getSize() and qrcodegen_getModule().
  259. *
  260. * Please consult the QR Code specification for information on
  261. * data capacities per version, ECC level, and text encoding mode.
  262. *
  263. * This function allows the user to create a custom sequence of segments that switches
  264. * between modes (such as alphanumeric and byte) to encode text in less space.
  265. * This is a low-level API; the high-level API is qrcodegen_encodeText() and qrcodegen_encodeBinary().
  266. */
  267. bool qrcodegen_encodeSegmentsAdvanced(const struct qrcodegen_Segment segs[], size_t len, enum qrcodegen_Ecc ecl,
  268. int minVersion, int maxVersion, enum qrcodegen_Mask mask, bool boostEcl, uint8_t tempBuffer[], uint8_t qrcode[]);
  269. /*
  270. * Tests whether the given string can be encoded as a segment in numeric mode.
  271. * A string is encodable iff each character is in the range 0 to 9.
  272. */
  273. bool qrcodegen_isNumeric(const char *text);
  274. /*
  275. * Tests whether the given string can be encoded as a segment in alphanumeric mode.
  276. * A string is encodable iff each character is in the following set: 0 to 9, A to Z
  277. * (uppercase only), space, dollar, percent, asterisk, plus, hyphen, period, slash, colon.
  278. */
  279. bool qrcodegen_isAlphanumeric(const char *text);
  280. /*
  281. * Returns the number of bytes (uint8_t) needed for the data buffer of a segment
  282. * containing the given number of characters using the given mode. Notes:
  283. * - Returns SIZE_MAX on failure, i.e. numChars > INT16_MAX or the internal
  284. * calculation of the number of needed bits exceeds INT16_MAX (i.e. 32767).
  285. * - Otherwise, all valid results are in the range [0, ceil(INT16_MAX / 8)], i.e. at most 4096.
  286. * - It is okay for the user to allocate more bytes for the buffer than needed.
  287. * - For byte mode, numChars measures the number of bytes, not Unicode code points.
  288. * - For ECI mode, numChars must be 0, and the worst-case number of bytes is returned.
  289. * An actual ECI segment can have shorter data. For non-ECI modes, the result is exact.
  290. */
  291. size_t qrcodegen_calcSegmentBufferSize(enum qrcodegen_Mode mode, size_t numChars);
  292. /*
  293. * Returns a segment representing the given binary data encoded in
  294. * byte mode. All input byte arrays are acceptable. Any text string
  295. * can be converted to UTF-8 bytes and encoded as a byte mode segment.
  296. */
  297. struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeBytes(const uint8_t data[], size_t len, uint8_t buf[]);
  298. /*
  299. * Returns a segment representing the given string of decimal digits encoded in numeric mode.
  300. */
  301. struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeNumeric(const char *digits, uint8_t buf[]);
  302. /*
  303. * Returns a segment representing the given text string encoded in alphanumeric mode.
  304. * The characters allowed are: 0 to 9, A to Z (uppercase only), space,
  305. * dollar, percent, asterisk, plus, hyphen, period, slash, colon.
  306. */
  307. struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeAlphanumeric(const char *text, uint8_t buf[]);
  308. /*
  309. * Returns a segment representing an Extended Channel Interpretation
  310. * (ECI) designator with the given assignment value.
  311. */
  312. struct qrcodegen_Segment qrcodegen_makeEci(long assignVal, uint8_t buf[]);
  313. /*---- Functions to extract raw data from QR Codes ----*/
  314. /*
  315. * Returns the side length of the given QR Code, assuming that encoding succeeded.
  316. * The result is in the range [21, 177]. Note that the length of the array buffer
  317. * is related to the side length - every 'uint8_t qrcode[]' must have length at least
  318. * qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_FOR_VERSION(version), which equals ceil(size^2 / 8 + 1).
  319. */
  320. int qrcodegen_getSize(const uint8_t qrcode[]);
  321. /*
  322. * Returns the color of the module (pixel) at the given coordinates, which is false
  323. * for light or true for dark. The top left corner has the coordinates (x=0, y=0).
  324. * If the given coordinates are out of bounds, then false (light) is returned.
  325. */
  326. bool qrcodegen_getModule(const uint8_t qrcode[], int x, int y);
  327. #ifdef __cplusplus
  328. }
  329. #endif