Lib_RLPWriter.sol

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity >0.5.0 <0.8.0;
pragma experimental ABIEncoderV2;

/**
 * @title Lib_RLPWriter
 * @author Bakaoh (with modifications)
 */
library Lib_RLPWriter {

    /**********************
     * Internal Functions *
     **********************/

    /**
     * RLP encodes a byte string.
     * @param _in The byte string to encode.
     * @return The RLP encoded string in bytes.
     */
    function writeBytes(
        bytes memory _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        bytes memory encoded;

        if (_in.length == 1 && uint8(_in[0]) < 128) {
            encoded = _in;
        } else {
            encoded = abi.encodePacked(_writeLength(_in.length, 128), _in);
        }

        return encoded;
    }

    /**
     * RLP encodes a list of RLP encoded byte byte strings.
     * @param _in The list of RLP encoded byte strings.
     * @return The RLP encoded list of items in bytes.
     */
    function writeList(
        bytes[] memory _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        bytes memory list = _flatten(_in);
        return abi.encodePacked(_writeLength(list.length, 192), list);
    }

    /**
     * RLP encodes a string.
     * @param _in The string to encode.
     * @return The RLP encoded string in bytes.
     */
    function writeString(
        string memory _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        return writeBytes(bytes(_in));
    }

    /**
     * RLP encodes an address.
     * @param _in The address to encode.
     * @return The RLP encoded address in bytes.
     */
    function writeAddress(
        address _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        return writeBytes(abi.encodePacked(_in));
    }

    /**
     * RLP encodes a bytes32 value.
     * @param _in The bytes32 to encode.
     * @return _out The RLP encoded bytes32 in bytes.
     */
    function writeBytes32(
        bytes32 _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory _out
        )
    {
        return writeBytes(abi.encodePacked(_in));
    }

    /**
     * RLP encodes a uint.
     * @param _in The uint256 to encode.
     * @return The RLP encoded uint256 in bytes.
     */
    function writeUint(
        uint256 _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        return writeBytes(_toBinary(_in));
    }

    /**
     * RLP encodes a bool.
     * @param _in The bool to encode.
     * @return The RLP encoded bool in bytes.
     */
    function writeBool(
        bool _in
    )
        internal
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        bytes memory encoded = new bytes(1);
        encoded[0] = (_in ? bytes1(0x01) : bytes1(0x80));
        return encoded;
    }


    /*********************
     * Private Functions *
     *********************/

    /**
     * Encode the first byte, followed by the `len` in binary form if `length` is more than 55.
     * @param _len The length of the string or the payload.
     * @param _offset 128 if item is string, 192 if item is list.
     * @return RLP encoded bytes.
     */
    function _writeLength(
        uint256 _len,
        uint256 _offset
    )
        private
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        bytes memory encoded;

        if (_len < 56) {
            encoded = new bytes(1);
            encoded[0] = byte(uint8(_len) + uint8(_offset));
        } else {
            uint256 lenLen;
            uint256 i = 1;
            while (_len / i != 0) {
                lenLen++;
                i *= 256;
            }

            encoded = new bytes(lenLen + 1);
            encoded[0] = byte(uint8(lenLen) + uint8(_offset) + 55);
            for(i = 1; i <= lenLen; i++) {
                encoded[i] = byte(uint8((_len / (256**(lenLen-i))) % 256));
            }
        }

        return encoded;
    }

    /**
     * Encode integer in big endian binary form with no leading zeroes.
     * @notice TODO: This should be optimized with assembly to save gas costs.
     * @param _x The integer to encode.
     * @return RLP encoded bytes.
     */
    function _toBinary(
        uint256 _x
    )
        private
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        bytes memory b = abi.encodePacked(_x);

        uint256 i = 0;
        for (; i < 32; i++) {
            if (b[i] != 0) {
                break;
            }
        }

        bytes memory res = new bytes(32 - i);
        for (uint256 j = 0; j < res.length; j++) {
            res[j] = b[i++];
        }

        return res;
    }

    /**
     * Copies a piece of memory to another location.
     * @notice From: https://github.com/Arachnid/solidity-stringutils/blob/master/src/strings.sol.
     * @param _dest Destination location.
     * @param _src Source location.
     * @param _len Length of memory to copy.
     */
    function _memcpy(
        uint256 _dest,
        uint256 _src,
        uint256 _len
    )
        private
        pure
    {
        uint256 dest = _dest;
        uint256 src = _src;
        uint256 len = _len;

        for(; len >= 32; len -= 32) {
            assembly {
                mstore(dest, mload(src))
            }
            dest += 32;
            src += 32;
        }

        uint256 mask = 256 ** (32 - len) - 1;
        assembly {
            let srcpart := and(mload(src), not(mask))
            let destpart := and(mload(dest), mask)
            mstore(dest, or(destpart, srcpart))
        }
    }

    /**
     * Flattens a list of byte strings into one byte string.
     * @notice From: https://github.com/sammayo/solidity-rlp-encoder/blob/master/RLPEncode.sol.
     * @param _list List of byte strings to flatten.
     * @return The flattened byte string.
     */
    function _flatten(
        bytes[] memory _list
    )
        private
        pure
        returns (
            bytes memory
        )
    {
        if (_list.length == 0) {
            return new bytes(0);
        }

        uint256 len;
        uint256 i = 0;
        for (; i < _list.length; i++) {
            len += _list[i].length;
        }

        bytes memory flattened = new bytes(len);
        uint256 flattenedPtr;
        assembly { flattenedPtr := add(flattened, 0x20) }

        for(i = 0; i < _list.length; i++) {
            bytes memory item = _list[i];

            uint256 listPtr;
            assembly { listPtr := add(item, 0x20)}

            _memcpy(flattenedPtr, listPtr, item.length);
            flattenedPtr += _list[i].length;
        }

        return flattened;
    }
}