suggest.c

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/* suggest.c --- Suggest client mechanism to use, from a set of mechanisms.
 * Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009  Simon Josefsson
 *
 * This file is part of GNU SASL Library.
 *
 * GNU SASL Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
 * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * GNU SASL Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 *
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 *
 */

#include "internal.h"

const char *
gsasl_client_suggest_mechanism (Gsasl * ctx, const char *mechlist)
{
  size_t mechlist_len, target_mech, i;

  mechlist_len = mechlist ? strlen (mechlist) : 0;
  target_mech = ctx->n_client_mechs;    /* ~ no target */

  for (i = 0; i < mechlist_len;)
    {
      size_t len;

      len = strspn (mechlist + i, GSASL_VALID_MECHANISM_CHARACTERS);
      if (!len)
        ++i;
      else
        {
          size_t j;

          /* Assumption: the mechs array is sorted by preference
           * from low security to high security. */
          for (j = (target_mech < ctx->n_client_mechs ? target_mech + 1 : 0);
               j < ctx->n_client_mechs; ++j)
            {
              if (strncmp (ctx->client_mechs[j].name, mechlist + i, len) == 0)
                {
                  Gsasl_session *sctx;

                  if (gsasl_client_start (ctx, ctx->client_mechs[j].name,
                                          &sctx) == GSASL_OK)
                    {
                      gsasl_finish (sctx);
                      target_mech = j;
                    }

                  break;
                }
            }
          i += len + 1;
        }
    }

  return target_mech < ctx->n_client_mechs ?
    ctx->client_mechs[target_mech].name : NULL;
}