aprs.me/lib/aprs/encoding_utils.ex

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defmodule Aprs.EncodingUtils do
@moduledoc """
Utilities for handling encoding issues in APRS packet data.
APRS packets can contain arbitrary bytes that may not be valid UTF-8,
which causes issues when trying to JSON encode the data for transmission
to web clients.
"""
alias Parser.Types.MicE
@doc """
Sanitizes a binary to ensure it can be safely JSON encoded.
If the binary is valid UTF-8, returns it as-is.
If it contains invalid UTF-8 sequences, replaces them with the Unicode
replacement character (<28>) or removes them entirely.
## Examples
iex> Aprs.EncodingUtils.sanitize_string("Hello World")
"Hello World"
iex> Aprs.EncodingUtils.sanitize_string(<<72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 211, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100>>)
"HelloWorld"
"""
@spec sanitize_string(binary() | nil | any()) :: binary() | nil | any()
def sanitize_string(binary) when is_binary(binary) do
# Always scrub problematic bytes, even from valid UTF-8 strings
# PostgreSQL rejects null bytes and other control characters even if they're valid UTF-8
scrub_problematic_bytes(binary)
end
def sanitize_string(nil), do: nil
def sanitize_string(other), do: other
@doc """
Sanitizes all string fields in an APRS packet to ensure safe JSON encoding.
"""
@spec sanitize_packet(struct() | map()) :: struct() | map()
def sanitize_packet(%Aprs.Packet{} = packet) do
%{
packet
| information_field: sanitize_string(packet.information_field),
data_extended: sanitize_data_extended(packet.data_extended)
}
end
def sanitize_packet(packet) when is_map(packet) do
packet
|> Map.update(:information_field, nil, &sanitize_string/1)
|> Map.update(:data_extended, nil, &sanitize_data_extended/1)
end
@doc """
Sanitizes string fields in the data_extended structure.
"""
@spec sanitize_data_extended(nil | map() | MicE.t() | any()) :: nil | map() | MicE.t() | any()
def sanitize_data_extended(nil), do: nil
def sanitize_data_extended(%{comment: comment} = data_extended) when is_map(data_extended) do
%{data_extended | comment: sanitize_string(comment)}
end
def sanitize_data_extended(%MicE{message: message} = mic_e) do
%{mic_e | message: sanitize_string(message)}
end
def sanitize_data_extended(data_extended) when is_map(data_extended) do
# Handle generic maps by sanitizing all string values
Enum.reduce(data_extended, %{}, fn {key, value}, acc ->
sanitized_value =
case value do
val when is_binary(val) -> sanitize_string(val)
val -> val
end
Map.put(acc, key, sanitized_value)
end)
end
def sanitize_data_extended(data_extended), do: data_extended
# Private helper functions
@spec scrub_problematic_bytes(binary()) :: String.t()
defp scrub_problematic_bytes(binary) do
# Handle both invalid UTF-8 sequences and problematic control characters
cleaned =
if String.valid?(binary) do
# String is valid UTF-8, just remove control characters
binary
# Remove null bytes
|> String.replace(<<0>>, "")
# Remove other control chars
|> String.replace(~r/[\x01-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F\x7F]/, "")
else
# String has invalid UTF-8, filter byte by byte
binary
|> :binary.bin_to_list()
|> Enum.filter(&valid_utf8_byte?/1)
|> :binary.list_to_bin()
|> ensure_valid_utf8()
end
String.trim(cleaned)
end
# Check if byte should be kept (ASCII printable + safe whitespace)
@spec valid_utf8_byte?(integer()) :: boolean()
defp valid_utf8_byte?(byte) when byte >= 32 and byte <= 126, do: true
defp valid_utf8_byte?(byte) when byte in [9, 10, 13], do: true
defp valid_utf8_byte?(_), do: false
# Ensure the final result is valid UTF-8
@spec ensure_valid_utf8(binary()) :: binary()
defp ensure_valid_utf8(binary) do
if String.valid?(binary) do
binary
else
# If still invalid, try to convert to valid UTF-8
case :unicode.characters_to_binary(binary, :latin1, :utf8) do
result when is_binary(result) ->
result
_ ->
# Last resort: keep only ASCII
binary
|> :binary.bin_to_list()
|> Enum.filter(fn byte -> byte >= 32 and byte <= 126 end)
|> :binary.list_to_bin()
end
end
end
@doc """
Converts a binary to a hex string representation for debugging.
## Examples
iex> Aprs.EncodingUtils.to_hex(<<72, 101, 108, 108, 111>>)
"48656C6C6F"
"""
@spec to_hex(binary()) :: String.t()
def to_hex(binary) when is_binary(binary) do
binary
|> :binary.bin_to_list()
|> Enum.map(&Integer.to_string(&1, 16))
|> Enum.map_join("", &String.pad_leading(&1, 2, "0"))
end
@doc """
Returns information about a binary's encoding validity.
## Examples
iex> Aprs.EncodingUtils.encoding_info("Hello")
%{valid_utf8: true, byte_count: 5, char_count: 5}
iex> Aprs.EncodingUtils.encoding_info(<<72, 101, 211, 108, 111>>)
%{valid_utf8: false, byte_count: 5, invalid_at: 2}
"""
@spec encoding_info(binary()) :: map()
def encoding_info(binary) when is_binary(binary) do
valid = String.valid?(binary)
byte_count = byte_size(binary)
base_info = %{
valid_utf8: valid,
byte_count: byte_count
}
if valid do
Map.put(base_info, :char_count, String.length(binary))
else
# Try to find where the invalid sequence starts
invalid_at = find_invalid_byte_position(binary, 0)
Map.put(base_info, :invalid_at, invalid_at)
end
end
@spec find_invalid_byte_position(binary(), non_neg_integer()) :: non_neg_integer() | nil
defp find_invalid_byte_position(<<>>, _pos), do: nil
defp find_invalid_byte_position(binary, pos) do
case binary do
<<head::binary-size(1), tail::binary>> ->
if String.valid?(head) do
find_invalid_byte_position(tail, pos + 1)
else
pos
end
_ ->
pos
end
end
end