/// if we pack, compress, encode on the way in, that means, therefore, we
/// need to decode, uncompress, then unpack on our way out. Right?
///
/// This function will base64-DECODE the string contents, then uncompress them using
/// zlib, and then unpack the result using whatever is the default packer (MsgPack, Protobuf, etc).
/// 
/// I originally added compression because message sizes were too big. Now I'm adding packing, 
/// to solve any issues of binary compatibility across various platforms.
//
bool OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString(OTString & strData, bool bLineBreaks) const //bLineBreaks=true
{	
	size_t		outSize	= 0;
	uint8_t *	pData	= NULL;
	
	strData.Release();
	
	if (GetLength() < 1)
	{
		return true;
	}
	// --------------------------------------------------------------
	pData = OTCrypto::It()->Base64Decode(this->Get(), &outSize, bLineBreaks);
//	pData = OT_base64_decode(Get(), &outSize, (bLineBreaks ? 1 : 0));
	
	if (pData)
	{
        
        std::string str_decoded( pData, pData+outSize );
        
        delete [] pData; pData=NULL;

        std::string str_uncompressed = decompress_string( str_decoded );
		// ---------------------------------------
		// PUT THE PACKED BUFFER HERE, AND UNPACK INTO strData
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		OTDB::OTPacker * pPacker = OTASCIIArmor::GetPacker(); // No need to check for failure, since this already ASSERTS. No need to cleanup either.
		
		OTDB::PackedBuffer * pBuffer = pPacker->CreateBuffer(); // Need to clean this up.
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pBuffer);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::PackedBuffer> theBufferAngel(*pBuffer); // This will make sure buffer is deleted later.
		      
        pBuffer->SetData(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(str_uncompressed.data()), str_uncompressed.size());
		// -----------------------------
		OTDB::OTDBString * pOTDBString = dynamic_cast<OTDB::OTDBString *>(OTDB::CreateObject(OTDB::STORED_OBJ_STRING));
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pOTDBString);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::OTDBString> theStringAngel(*pOTDBString); // clean up this string.
		
		bool bUnpacked = pPacker->Unpack(*pBuffer, *pOTDBString);
		// ----------------------
		if (false == bUnpacked)
		{
			OTLog::Error("Failed unpacking string in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString.\n");
			
			return false;
		}
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		// This enforces the null termination. (using the 2nd parameter as nEnforcedMaxLength)
		strData.Set(pOTDBString->m_string.c_str(), static_cast<uint32_t> (pOTDBString->m_string.length()));
		
		return true;
	}
	else 
	{
		OTLog::Error("OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString: NULL pData while base64-decoding pData.\n");
		return false;
	}
}
// This function will base64 DECODE the string contents
// and return them as binary in theData
// Additionally it will decompress and unpack the data!
//
bool OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackData(OTData & theData, bool bLineBreaks) const //linebreaks=true
{	
	size_t		outSize	= 0;
	uint8_t *	pData	= NULL;
	
	theData.Release();
	
	if (GetLength() < 1)
		return true;
	
	// --------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	pData = OT_base64_decode(Get(), &outSize, (bLineBreaks ? 1 : 0));
	
	if (pData)
	{
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		
		OTDB::OTPacker * pPacker = OTASCIIArmor::GetPacker(); // No need to check for failure, since this already ASSERTS. No need to cleanup either.
		
		OTDB::PackedBuffer * pBuffer = pPacker->CreateBuffer(); // Need to clean this up.
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pBuffer);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::PackedBuffer> theBufferAngel(*pBuffer); // make sure buffer is deleted.
		
		pBuffer->SetData(static_cast<const unsigned char*>(pData), outSize);
		delete [] pData; pData=NULL; 
		// -----------------------------
		
		OTDB::Blob * pBlob = dynamic_cast<OTDB::Blob *>(OTDB::CreateObject(OTDB::STORED_OBJ_BLOB));
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pBlob);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::Blob> theBlobAngel(*pBlob); // clean up this blob.
		
		bool bUnpacked = pPacker->Unpack(*pBuffer, *pBlob);
		
		// ----------------------
		
		if (false == bUnpacked)
		{
			OTLog::Error("Failed unpacking data in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackData.\n");
			delete [] pData; pData=NULL;
			return false;
		}
		
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		
		theData.Assign(pBlob->m_memBuffer.data(), pBlob->m_memBuffer.size());
		delete [] pData; pData=NULL;
		return true;
	}
	else 
	{
		OTLog::Error("Error while base64_decoding in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackData.\n");
		return false;
	}
}
bool OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackStringMap(std::map<std::string, std::string> & the_map, bool bLineBreaks/*=true*/) const
{
	size_t		outSize	= 0;
	uint8_t *	pData	= NULL;
	
	the_map.clear();
	
	if (GetLength() < 1)
		return true;
	
	// --------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	pData = OT_base64_decode(Get(), &outSize, (bLineBreaks ? 1 : 0));
	
	if (pData)
	{
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		OTDB::OTPacker * pPacker = OTASCIIArmor::GetPacker(); // No need to check for failure, since this already ASSERTS. No need to cleanup either.
		
		OTDB::PackedBuffer * pBuffer = pPacker->CreateBuffer(); // Need to clean this up.
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pBuffer);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::PackedBuffer> theBufferAngel(*pBuffer); // make sure buffer is deleted.
		
		pBuffer->SetData(static_cast<const unsigned char*>(pData), outSize);
		delete [] pData; pData=NULL; 
		// -----------------------------
		
		OTDB::StringMap * pStringMap = dynamic_cast<OTDB::StringMap *>(OTDB::CreateObject(OTDB::STORED_OBJ_STRING_MAP));
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pStringMap);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::StringMap> theMapAngel(*pStringMap); // clean up this map.
		
		bool bUnpacked = pPacker->Unpack(*pBuffer, *pStringMap);
		// ----------------------
		if (false == bUnpacked)
		{
			OTLog::Error("Failed unpacking data in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackStringMap.\n");
			delete [] pData; pData=NULL;
			return false;
		}
		// -----------------------------
		the_map = pStringMap->the_map;
		// -----------------------------
		delete [] pData; pData=NULL;
		return true;
	}
	else 
	{
		OTLog::Error("Error while base64_decoding in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackStringMap.\n");
		return false;
	}	
}
/// if we pack, compress, encode on the way in, that means, therefore, we
/// need to decode, uncompress, then unpack on our way out. Right?
///
/// This function will base64-DECODE the string contents, then uncompress them using
/// zlib, and then unpack the result using whatever is the default packer (MsgPack, Protobuf, etc).
/// 
/// I originally added compression because message sizes were too big. Now I'm adding packing, 
/// to solve any issues of binary compatibility across various platforms.
//
bool OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString(OTString & strData, bool bLineBreaks) const //bLineBreaks=true
{	
	size_t		outSize	= 0;
	uint8_t *	pData	= NULL;
	
	strData.Release();
	
	if (GetLength() < 1)
	{
		return true;
	}
	// --------------------------------------------------------------
	pData = OTCrypto::It()->Base64Decode(this->Get(), &outSize, bLineBreaks);
//	pData = OT_base64_decode(Get(), &outSize, (bLineBreaks ? 1 : 0));
	
	if (pData)
	{
		// -------------------------------------------
		// EASY ZLIB
		//
		long nDestLen = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE_EASYZLIB; // todo stop hardcoding numbers (but this one is OK I think.)
		unsigned char* pDest = new unsigned char [nDestLen+10]; // For safety.
		
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pDest);
		
		int nErr = ezuncompress( pDest, &nDestLen, pData, static_cast<long> (outSize) );
		if ( nErr == EZ_BUF_ERROR )
		{
			delete [] pDest;
			pDest = new unsigned char [nDestLen]; // enough room now
			
			OT_ASSERT(NULL != pDest);
			
			nErr = ezuncompress( pDest, &nDestLen, pData, static_cast<long> (outSize) );
		}
		
		// Now we're done with this memory, let's free it.
		delete [] pData; pData=NULL;
		// ----------------------------------------
		if ( nErr == EZ_BUF_ERROR )
		{
			delete [] pDest;
			pDest = NULL;
			
			OT_FAIL_MSG("Buffer error in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString\n");
		}
		else if ( nErr == EZ_STREAM_ERROR )
		{
			delete [] pDest;
			pDest = NULL;
			
			OT_FAIL_MSG("pDest is NULL in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString\n");
		}
		else if ( nErr == EZ_DATA_ERROR )
		{
			delete [] pDest;
			pDest = NULL;
			
			OTLog::vError("corrupted pSrc passed to ezuncompress OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString, size: %d\n", outSize);
			OT_FAIL;
		}
		else if ( nErr == EZ_MEM_ERROR )
		{
			delete [] pDest;
			pDest = NULL;
			
			OT_FAIL_MSG("Out of memory in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString\n");
		}
		// ---------------------------------------
		// PUT THE PACKED BUFFER HERE, AND UNPACK INTO strData
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		OTDB::OTPacker * pPacker = OTASCIIArmor::GetPacker(); // No need to check for failure, since this already ASSERTS. No need to cleanup either.
		
		OTDB::PackedBuffer * pBuffer = pPacker->CreateBuffer(); // Need to clean this up.
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pBuffer);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::PackedBuffer> theBufferAngel(*pBuffer); // This will make sure buffer is deleted later.
		
		const size_t theDestLen = nDestLen;
		
		pBuffer->SetData(pDest, // const unsigned char *
						 theDestLen);

		delete [] pDest; pDest=NULL; 
		// -----------------------------
		OTDB::OTDBString * pOTDBString = dynamic_cast<OTDB::OTDBString *>(OTDB::CreateObject(OTDB::STORED_OBJ_STRING));
		OT_ASSERT(NULL != pOTDBString);
		OTCleanup<OTDB::OTDBString> theStringAngel(*pOTDBString); // clean up this string.
		
		bool bUnpacked = pPacker->Unpack(*pBuffer, *pOTDBString);
		// ----------------------
		if (false == bUnpacked)
		{
			OTLog::Error("Failed unpacking string in OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString.\n");
			
			return false;
		}
		// --------------------------------------------------------
		// This enforces the null termination. (using the 2nd parameter as nEnforcedMaxLength)
		strData.Set(pOTDBString->m_string.c_str(), static_cast<uint32_t> (pOTDBString->m_string.length()));
		
		return true;
	}
	else 
	{
		OTLog::Error("OTASCIIArmor::GetAndUnpackString: NULL pData while base64-decoding pData.\n");
		return false;
	}
}