It's not yet used, but it will be. We will need nm_sd_utils_unbase64mem()
to strictly validate WireGuard settings, which contain keys in base64 encoding.
Note that we also need a stub implementation for logging. This will do
nothing for all logging from "libnm-systemd-shared.a". This makes
sense because "libnm.so" as a library should not log directly. Also,
"libnm.so" will only use a small portion of "libnm-systemd-shared.a" which
doesn't log anything. Thus this code is unused and dropped by the linker
with "--gc-sections".
glib has an base64 implementation, but g_base64_decode() et al. gives
no way to detect invalid encodings. All invalid codes are silently
ignored. That is not suitable for strictly validating user input.
Instead of reimplementing of copy-pasting the code from somewhere,
reuse systemd's unbase64mem().
But don't use "hexdecoct.h" directly. Instead, add a single accessor
function to our "nm-sd-utils-shared.h" gateway. We want to be careful
about which bits from systemd we use, because otherwise re-importing
systemd code becomes fragile as you don't know which relevant parts
changed.
For better or worse, we already pull in large parts of systemd sources.
I need a base64 decode implementation (because glib's g_base64_decode()
cannot reject invalid encodings). Instead of coming up with my own or
copy-paste if from somewhere, reuse systemd's unbase64mem().
But for that, make systemd's basic bits an independent static library
first because I will need it in libnm-core.
This doesn't really change anything except making "libnm-systemd-core.la"
an indpendent static library that could be used from "libnm-core". We
shall still be mindful about which internal code of systemd we use, and only
access functionality that is exposed via "systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.h".
