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refactor: Reduce string copies and allocations, start using std::ranges - #559
Reworks how the firmware handles strings: std::string_view wherever no consumer needs a C string, fewer copies and allocations when building and parsing text, and std::ranges algorithms in place of iterator pairs and hand-written loops. Several bugs turned up along the way and are fixed here.
Fixes
Setup portal: a too-long WiFi password saved the network as open. The 256-byte query/form parameter buffer mapped truncation to "missing". Parameters are now parsed in place in the request, without a length cap.
Link code URL injection. Link codes must be alphanumeric before they go into the backend URL.
SSIDs from scan records weren't guaranteed to be terminated. They are now always terminated when copied.
Task names were cut off at FreeRTOS's 15 characters. They're now RFTx-<pin> and MonoLed-<pin>.
sysinfo IP buffer is properly sized, and its return value is checked.
Strings and allocations
Removed every "..."sv literal and string_view_literals using. At -Og/-Os the compiler already folds a literal's length; I checked codegen on xtensa and riscv. Call sites whose meaning depended on the suffix now use explicit std::string_view.
JSON:tryGetStrView(scratch) returns a view into the source and only decodes into caller scratch when the string has escapes. Parse-only callers use it. Escaped key lookup no longer allocates, and StringWriter takes chunk lengths from json_generator instead of strlen.
SemVer:SEMVER_FMT/SEMVER_ARG print a version without building a string. OTA compares versions directly and formats the version into the release URL. Boot-status and OTA-started messages serialize SemVer the same way.
WiFi: credentials are looked up by id instead of copied. The ready message visits saved SSIDs in place, so it no longer copies every saved password. Removed the unused IsSaved family.
HTTP:
Headers are an initializer_list of C-string pairs.
Retry-After is parsed in the event handler.
Rate-limit lookups take a string_view.
API URLs and gateway headers are built with one allocation.
Captive portal: Accept-Encoding, ETag and HEAD responses use small stack buffers. The RFC 8908 portal URL is built once.
Serial console:
Command lookup is a linear case-insensitive scan, with no unordered_map.
Help output is streamed.
Constraint lists are spans.
Numeric output is stack-built.
FormatToString formats once for short results. Nvs::SetStr and Base64::Encode drop their extra copy.
Removed the vector-returning StringSplit family, which had no firmware callers.
std::ranges
sort / lower_bound / upper_bound use member projections instead of hand-written comparators: WiFi networks, credentials, rate limits.
ranges::contains, plus find / min_element / search with projections.
append_range, assign_range and std::from_range for vector fills.
Hand-written lookup and validation loops are now single algorithm calls.
Testing
Builds: OpenShock-Core-V2 (ESP32) and Seeed-Xiao-ESP32C3.
Prefer std::string_view wherever a consumer doesn't need a C string, and
cut copies and allocations from string building and parsing.
- Drop every "..."sv literal and string_view_literals using; at -Og/-Os
the compiler already folds a literal's length (checked on xtensa and
riscv), and the few call sites whose meaning depended on it now use
explicit std::string_view
- JSON: tryGetStrView() hands out a view into the source (decoding into
caller scratch only when escapes are present); parse-only callers use
it. Escaped key lookup no longer allocates, and StringWriter takes
each chunk's length from json_generator instead of strlen
- SemVer: SEMVER_FMT/SEMVER_ARG print a version without building a
string; OTA compares versions directly and formats the version into
the release URL. Boot status and OTA started serialize SemVer alike
- WiFi: look up credentials by id instead of copying them, visit saved
SSIDs in place for the ready message, drop the unused IsSaved family,
and always terminate SSIDs copied from scan records
- HTTP: headers as an initializer_list of C-string pairs, retry-after
parsed in the event handler, rate-limit lookups by string_view; API
URLs and gateway headers built with one allocation
- Captive portal: query/form params parsed in place with no length cap
(a too-long password was saved as an open network), Accept-Encoding,
ETag and HEAD responses on small stack buffers; RFC 8908 portal URL
built once
- Serial console: linear case-insensitive command lookup, streamed help
output, span-based constraint lists, stack-built numeric output
- Link codes must be alphanumeric before they go into a URL
- Task names fit FreeRTOS's 15 characters (RFTx-N, MonoLed-N)
- FormatToString formats once for short results; Nvs SetStr and
Base64::Encode avoid their extra copy
- Remove the vector-returning StringSplit family (no firmware callers)
- sort / lower_bound / upper_bound with member projections in place of
hand-written comparators (WiFi networks, credentials, rate limits)
- ranges::contains for accepted response codes and legacy CDN domains;
ranges::find / min_element / search with projections elsewhere
- append_range, assign_range and std::from_range for vector fills
- findById / findBySsid, HasPinnedBSSID and the SemVer character checks
become single ranges algorithm calls
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Walkthrough
This pull request updates string and JSON handling across firmware components. It changes HTTP, OTA, Wi-Fi, captive portal, and serial command APIs and implementations. It also updates runtime task names and selected ranges-based operations.
Changes: Shared string and JSON handling
Layer / File(s)
Summary
String utilities and version formatting .changes/zero-copy-and-ranges.md, components/common/include/StringHelpers.h, components/common/src/StringHelpers.cpp, components/common/include/SemVer.h, components/common/src/SemVer.cpp, components/common/src/Convert.cpp, components/common/src/Version.cpp, components/common/src/RateLimiter.cpp, components/common/host_test/main/test_stringutils.cpp
String helpers add ASCII alphanumeric checking, change formatting and search implementations, and remove vector-returning split helpers and their tests. Semantic-version formatting macros are added. Selected comparisons and conversion literals are updated.
JSON decoding adds fixed-span sinks and tryGetStrView. Escaped object keys use bounded decoding. Configuration and serialization callers read selected strings through scratch-buffer views.
Configuration strings and Base64 output components/config/src/Nvs.cpp, components/crypto/src/Base64.cpp
NVS string writes use stack storage for shorter values and heap storage for longer values. Base64 encoding writes directly into the output string.
Captive portal and static-file handling
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Query and form parameter parsing components/captive_portal/src/captiveportal/HttpUtils.h, components/captive_portal/src/captiveportal/HttpUtils.cpp
Query and form helpers accept string views, match keys case-insensitively, and use shared parsing and URL decoding.
Static-file and captive-portal responses components/captive_portal/src/captiveportal/StaticFileServer.h, components/captive_portal/src/captiveportal/StaticFileServer.cpp, components/rfc8908/include/rfc8908/RFC8908Handler.h, components/rfc8908/src/RFC8908Handler.cpp
Static-file responses and ETags use fixed buffers. RFC 8908 formats the portal URL once into a static buffer for redirects and API responses.
WebSocket payload range operations components/captive_portal/src/captiveportal/WebSocketEndpoint.cpp
Fragment reassembly and queued-send construction use range-based vector operations.
Wi-Fi credentials and connection handling
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Credential lookup and SSID enumeration components/core/include/wifi/WiFiConfig.h, components/core/src/wifi/WiFiConfig.cpp, components/core/src/serialization/WSLocal.cpp, components/config/host_test/main/test_roundtrip.cpp
Wi-Fi configuration adds SSID visitation and changes SSID lookup to accept a string view. Ready-message serialization and host tests use the visitation API.
Scanning, connection, and address output components/core/include/wifi/WiFiManager.h, components/core/src/wifi/WiFiManager.cpp, components/core/src/wifi/WiFiNetwork.cpp
Scans use ranges algorithms and bounded SSID copies. GetIPAddress accepts a fixed-size span.
Credential parsing and persistence components/core/src/wifi/WiFiCredentials.cpp
BSSID JSON parsing uses a scratch buffer. Blob serialization and deserialization use ranges operations.
HTTP, gateway, and OTA requests
Layer / File(s)
Summary
HTTP request inputs and response state components/http/include/http/HTTPRequestManager.h, components/http/src/HTTPRequestManager.cpp
HTTP methods accept C-string URLs and initializer-list headers. Request headers are removed on scope exit, and Retry-After is parsed into an optional integer.
Gateway requests and link-code validation components/core/src/GatewayClient.h, components/core/src/GatewayClient.cpp, components/core/src/GatewayConnectionManager.cpp, components/core/src/http/JsonAPI.cpp
Gateway token inputs use string views, header construction appends into a reserved buffer, and link codes are checked before the backend request. JSON API calls use shared content-type constants.
OTA requests, parsing, and version serialization components/core/src/OtaUpdateConfig.cpp, components/core/src/message_handlers/websocket/gateway/OtaUpdateRequest.cpp, components/core/src/serialization/WSGateway.cpp, components/ota/src/OtaUpdateManager.cpp, components/ota/src/PartitionUtils.h, components/ota/src/PartitionUtils.cpp
OTA requests use C-string URLs and content-type constants. Version handling uses SemVer directly, and selected JSON fields use bounded views.
Serial command processing
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Command lookup and streamed help components/serial_console/src/SerialInputHandler.cpp
Command groups and subcommands are matched case-insensitively. Help output streams through a fixed-size chunk writer.
Argument extension storage and command metadata components/serial_console/include/serial_console/command_handlers/CommandEntry.h, components/serial_console/include/serial_console/command_handlers/common.h, components/serial_console/src/command_handlers/CommandEntry.cpp, components/serial_console/src/command_handlers/*
Argument extensions use read-only spans. Command handlers remove string-view literal suffixes; network and RF transmit handlers use constexpr string-view arrays.
Bounded command requests and responses components/serial_console/src/command_handlers/domain.cpp, components/serial_console/src/command_handlers/sysinfo.cpp, components/serial_console/src/command_handlers/validgpios.cpp
The domain command builds its URI in a stack buffer. Sysinfo reports “unknown” when IP lookup fails. Valid-GPIO output uses a fixed buffer.
Runtime task and algorithm updates
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Transmitter and LED task names components/device_control/src/radio/RFTransmitter.cpp, components/device_control/host_test/main/test_command_handler.cpp, components/device_control/host_test/main/test_rf_transmitter.cpp, components/led_drivers/src/MonoLedDriver.cpp
RF transmitter and Mono LED tasks use shorter names and configured task-name buffer limits. RF task tests use the updated names.
Runtime range algorithms components/common/src/RateLimiter.cpp, components/device_control/src/CommandHandler.cpp, components/device_control/src/radio/RFTransmitter.cpp
Rate-limit lookup, keep-alive eviction, and transmitter stop tracking use ranges algorithms.
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🟡 Changes recommended
Unresolved issues can reject valid OTA versions, interleave serial help output, accept Wi-Fi passwords that truncate during connection, and leave aliased Base64 input dangling after reallocation.
Refactors firmware string handling to reduce copying and heap allocations, adopts range-based algorithms, and fixes several input-validation and buffer-handling issues.
Changes:
Uses string views, bounded scratch buffers, streamed output, and direct formatting across JSON, HTTP, OTA, and serial commands.
Simplifies collection operations and WiFi credential access without copying unnecessary data.
Hardens portal parameter handling, link-code validation, SSID termination, IP reporting, and task naming.
Reject encoded NUL in connect and security instead of using defaults.
A connect=%00 or security=%00 value returns ParamError::Invalid, but the handler treats it as absent. The network can then be saved with the default connect=true or WIFI_AUTH_MAX, and the request returns 200. Return 400 for Invalid, as ssid and password already do.
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Review comment at @components/captive_portal/src/captiveportal/HttpUtils.cpp at
line 151:
Update the connect and security parameter handling to distinguish invalid values
from missing parameters: return the existing 400 invalid-parameter response for
Invalid, and apply defaults only when each parameter is genuinely absent.
Preserve the existing parsing behavior for valid values.
Add a test for header cleanup across sequential requests on one HTTP::Client.
Add a test for header cleanup across sequential requests on one HTTP::Client.
HTTP::Client::Download sets request headers on the reused handle. A cleanup object removes them on every exit from the function (components/http/src/HTTPRequestManager.cpp:164-177). No test under components/http covers this path, and the host-test list does not include http. A regression that stopped removing headers would not fail the test suite.
Add a test that sends two sequential requests on one Client. The test should assert that the second request does not carry the first request's headers. This test covers current behavior. It does not indicate a current credential leak.
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Review comment at @components/http/src/HTTPRequestManager.cpp around lines 164 -
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Add a host test for HTTP::Client that sends two sequential requests through the
same Client and verifies the second request does not include headers set only
for the first. Register the test in the host-test list, and keep the test
focused on confirming the existing per-request header cleanup behavior.
A raw NUL in a form value passed the decoder and was saved, then cut at
c_str(): a password could pass the length check and reach WiFi
truncated. Optional parameters (channel, interval, connect, security)
that were present but undecodable were skipped silently; they now get
the same parameter error as the required ones.
…k buffers
Stack buffers with manual copies, terminators and size arithmetic only
pay off on hot paths. On these they saved one small allocation next to
far costlier work (a TLS request, a flash write, a serial command) while
costing stack on the calling task and being harder to check:
- domain: build the probe URL with reserve + append
- Nvs::SetStr: terminate with a std::string copy
- FormatToString: measure, then format into the string
- StaticFileServer HEAD response and validgpios: back to develop's
std::string versions
- JSON key lookup: decode an escaped key into a std::string
Nvs::Handle::SetStr, JsonAPI::GetHubInfo/AssignLcg, GatewayClient::connect and
the WiFi connect helpers copied or held a std::string just to hand .c_str() on.
They now take const char*; SetStr keeps a std::string overload for the
embedded-NUL check.
…559
- IsProbePath: std::ranges::any_of instead of a hand-written search loop
- Interface names: std::string_view size and copy instead of strlen
twice and memcpy
- SendNotFound HEAD: a constexpr response instead of building a
std::string at runtime, with asserts tying it to the GET response
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Reworks how the firmware handles strings:
std::string_viewwherever no consumer needs a C string, fewer copies and allocations when building and parsing text, andstd::rangesalgorithms in place of iterator pairs and hand-written loops. Several bugs turned up along the way and are fixed here.Fixes
RFTx-<pin>andMonoLed-<pin>.sysinfoIP buffer is properly sized, and its return value is checked.Strings and allocations
"..."svliteral andstring_view_literalsusing. At -Og/-Os the compiler already folds a literal's length; I checked codegen on xtensa and riscv. Call sites whose meaning depended on the suffix now use explicitstd::string_view.tryGetStrView(scratch)returns a view into the source and only decodes into caller scratch when the string has escapes. Parse-only callers use it. Escaped key lookup no longer allocates, andStringWritertakes chunk lengths from json_generator instead ofstrlen.SEMVER_FMT/SEMVER_ARGprint a version without building a string. OTA compares versions directly and formats the version into the release URL. Boot-status and OTA-started messages serialize SemVer the same way.IsSavedfamily.initializer_listof C-string pairs.string_view.unordered_map.FormatToStringformats once for short results.Nvs::SetStrandBase64::Encodedrop their extra copy.StringSplitfamily, which had no firmware callers.std::ranges
sort/lower_bound/upper_bounduse member projections instead of hand-written comparators: WiFi networks, credentials, rate limits.ranges::contains, plusfind/min_element/searchwith projections.append_range,assign_rangeandstd::from_rangefor vector fills.Testing
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