[pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox 1/3] serde: add parsing helpers for perl

Stefan Hanreich s.hanreich at proxmox.com
Tue May 13 12:14:54 CEST 2025


Those have been moved from the proxmox-login crate. This crate seems
like a more natural place for hosting helpers to parse data coming
from perl via serde.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Hanreich <s.hanreich at proxmox.com>
---
 proxmox-serde/Cargo.toml  |   3 +
 proxmox-serde/src/lib.rs  |   3 +
 proxmox-serde/src/perl.rs | 373 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 379 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 proxmox-serde/src/perl.rs

diff --git a/proxmox-serde/Cargo.toml b/proxmox-serde/Cargo.toml
index aa77099a..b1edb60d 100644
--- a/proxmox-serde/Cargo.toml
+++ b/proxmox-serde/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ proxmox-time.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde_json.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+perl = []
diff --git a/proxmox-serde/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-serde/src/lib.rs
index c1628349..8a3d8794 100644
--- a/proxmox-serde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-serde/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ pub mod serde_macros;
 #[cfg(feature = "serde_json")]
 pub mod json;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "perl")]
+pub mod perl;
+
 /// Serialize Unix epoch (i64) as RFC3339.
 ///
 /// Usage example:
diff --git a/proxmox-serde/src/perl.rs b/proxmox-serde/src/perl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8efa86c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox-serde/src/perl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+//! Some parsing helpers for the PVE API, mainly to deal with perl's untypedness.
+
+use std::fmt;
+
+use serde::de::Unexpected;
+
+// Boolean:
+
+pub trait FromBool: Sized + Default {
+    fn from_bool(value: bool) -> Self;
+}
+
+impl FromBool for bool {
+    fn from_bool(value: bool) -> Self {
+        value
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromBool for Option<bool> {
+    fn from_bool(value: bool) -> Self {
+        Some(value)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn deserialize_bool<'de, D, T>(deserializer: D) -> Result<T, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    T: FromBool,
+{
+    deserializer.deserialize_any(BoolVisitor::<T>::new())
+}
+
+struct BoolVisitor<T>(std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+
+impl<T> BoolVisitor<T> {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(std::marker::PhantomData)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de, T: FromBool> serde::de::DeserializeSeed<'de> for BoolVisitor<T> {
+    type Value = T;
+
+    fn deserialize<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        deserialize_bool(deserializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de, T> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for BoolVisitor<T>
+where
+    T: FromBool,
+{
+    type Value = T;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str("a boolean-ish...")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_some<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        deserializer.deserialize_any(self)
+    }
+
+    fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        Ok(Default::default())
+    }
+
+    fn visit_bool<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: bool) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        Ok(Self::Value::from_bool(value))
+    }
+
+    fn visit_i128<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: i128) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        Ok(Self::Value::from_bool(value != 0))
+    }
+
+    fn visit_i64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: i64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        Ok(Self::Value::from_bool(value != 0))
+    }
+
+    fn visit_u64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        Ok(Self::Value::from_bool(value != 0))
+    }
+
+    fn visit_u128<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: u128) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        Ok(Self::Value::from_bool(value != 0))
+    }
+
+    fn visit_str<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+        let value = if value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true")
+            || value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("yes")
+            || value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("on")
+            || value == "1"
+        {
+            true
+        } else if value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("false")
+            || value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("no")
+            || value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("off")
+            || value == "0"
+        {
+            false
+        } else {
+            return Err(E::invalid_value(
+                serde::de::Unexpected::Str(value),
+                &"a boolean-like value",
+            ));
+        };
+        Ok(Self::Value::from_bool(value))
+    }
+}
+
+// integer helpers:
+
+macro_rules! integer_helper {
+    ($ty:ident, $deserialize_name:ident, $trait: ident, $from_name:ident, $visitor:ident) => {
+        #[doc(hidden)]
+        pub trait $trait: Sized + Default {
+            fn $from_name(value: $ty) -> Self;
+        }
+
+        impl $trait for $ty {
+            fn $from_name(value: $ty) -> Self {
+                value
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl $trait for Option<$ty> {
+            fn $from_name(value: $ty) -> Self {
+                Some(value)
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn $deserialize_name<'de, D, T>(deserializer: D) -> Result<T, D::Error>
+        where
+            D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            T: $trait,
+        {
+            deserializer.deserialize_any($visitor::<T>::new())
+        }
+
+        struct $visitor<T>(std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+
+        impl<T> $visitor<T> {
+            fn new() -> Self {
+                Self(std::marker::PhantomData)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'de, T: $trait> serde::de::DeserializeSeed<'de> for $visitor<T> {
+            type Value = T;
+
+            fn deserialize<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                $deserialize_name(deserializer)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'de, T> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for $visitor<T>
+        where
+            T: $trait,
+        {
+            type Value = T;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                f.write_str(concat!("a ", stringify!($ty), "-ish..."))
+            }
+
+            fn visit_some<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                deserializer.deserialize_any(self)
+            }
+
+            fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                Ok(Default::default())
+            }
+
+            fn visit_i128<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: i128) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                $ty::try_from(value)
+                    .map_err(|_| E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Other("i128"), &self))
+                    .map(Self::Value::$from_name)
+            }
+
+            fn visit_i64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: i64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                $ty::try_from(value)
+                    .map_err(|_| E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Signed(value), &self))
+                    .map(Self::Value::$from_name)
+            }
+
+            fn visit_u64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                $ty::try_from(value)
+                    .map_err(|_| E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Unsigned(value), &self))
+                    .map(Self::Value::$from_name)
+            }
+
+            fn visit_u128<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: u128) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                $ty::try_from(value)
+                    .map_err(|_| E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Other("u128"), &self))
+                    .map(Self::Value::$from_name)
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                let value = value
+                    .parse()
+                    .map_err(|_| E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Str(value), &self))?;
+                self.visit_i64(value)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+integer_helper!(
+    isize,
+    deserialize_isize,
+    FromIsize,
+    from_isize,
+    IsizeVisitor
+);
+
+integer_helper!(
+    usize,
+    deserialize_usize,
+    FromUsize,
+    from_usize,
+    UsizeVisitor
+);
+
+integer_helper!(u8, deserialize_u8, FromU8, from_u8, U8Visitor);
+integer_helper!(u16, deserialize_u16, FromU16, from_u16, U16Visitor);
+integer_helper!(u32, deserialize_u32, FromU32, from_u32, U32Visitor);
+integer_helper!(u64, deserialize_u64, FromU64, from_u64, U64Visitor);
+integer_helper!(i8, deserialize_i8, FromI8, from_i8, I8Visitor);
+integer_helper!(i16, deserialize_i16, FromI16, from_i16, I16Visitor);
+integer_helper!(i32, deserialize_i32, FromI32, from_i32, I32Visitor);
+integer_helper!(i64, deserialize_i64, FromI64, from_i64, I64Visitor);
+
+// float helpers:
+
+macro_rules! float_helper {
+    ($ty:ident, $deserialize_name:ident, $visitor:ident) => {
+        pub fn $deserialize_name<'de, D, T>(deserializer: D) -> Result<T, D::Error>
+        where
+            D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            T: FromF64,
+        {
+            deserializer.deserialize_any($visitor::<T>::new())
+        }
+
+        struct $visitor<T>(std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+
+        impl<T> $visitor<T> {
+            fn new() -> Self {
+                Self(std::marker::PhantomData)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'de, T: FromF64> serde::de::DeserializeSeed<'de> for $visitor<T> {
+            type Value = T;
+
+            fn deserialize<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                $deserialize_name(deserializer)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'de, T> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for $visitor<T>
+        where
+            T: FromF64,
+        {
+            type Value = T;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                f.write_str(concat!("a ", stringify!($ty), "-ish..."))
+            }
+
+            fn visit_some<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                deserializer.deserialize_any(self)
+            }
+
+            fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                Ok(Default::default())
+            }
+
+            fn visit_f64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: f64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                Ok(T::from_f64(value))
+            }
+
+            fn visit_i128<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: i128) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                let conv = value as f64;
+                if conv as i128 == value {
+                    Ok(T::from_f64(conv))
+                } else {
+                    Err(E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Other("i128"), &self))
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_i64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: i64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                let conv = value as f64;
+                if conv as i64 == value {
+                    Ok(T::from_f64(conv))
+                } else {
+                    Err(E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Signed(value), &self))
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_u128<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: u128) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                let conv = value as f64;
+                if conv as u128 == value {
+                    Ok(T::from_f64(conv))
+                } else {
+                    Err(E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Other("u128"), &self))
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_u64<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                let conv = value as f64;
+                if conv as u64 == value {
+                    Ok(T::from_f64(conv))
+                } else {
+                    Err(E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Unsigned(value), &self))
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E: serde::de::Error>(self, value: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+                let value = value
+                    .parse()
+                    .map_err(|_| E::invalid_value(Unexpected::Str(value), &self))?;
+                self.visit_f64(value)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub trait FromF64: Sized + Default {
+    fn from_f64(value: f64) -> Self;
+}
+
+impl FromF64 for f32 {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn from_f64(f: f64) -> f32 {
+        f as f32
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromF64 for f64 {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn from_f64(f: f64) -> f64 {
+        f
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: FromF64> FromF64 for Option<T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn from_f64(f: f64) -> Option<T> {
+        Some(T::from_f64(f))
+    }
+}
+
+float_helper!(f32, deserialize_f32, F32Visitor);
+float_helper!(f64, deserialize_f64, F64Visitor);
-- 
2.39.5




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