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=head1 NAME

OSSL_DECODER,
OSSL_DECODER_fetch,
OSSL_DECODER_up_ref,
OSSL_DECODER_free,
OSSL_DECODER_provider,
OSSL_DECODER_properties,
OSSL_DECODER_is_a,
OSSL_DECODER_number,
OSSL_DECODER_do_all_provided,
OSSL_DECODER_names_do_all,
OSSL_DECODER_gettable_params,
OSSL_DECODER_get_params
- Decoder method routines

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/decoder.h>

 typedef struct ossl_decoder_st OSSL_DECODER;

 OSSL_DECODER *OSSL_DECODER_fetch(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, const char *name,
                                  const char *properties);
 int OSSL_DECODER_up_ref(OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 void OSSL_DECODER_free(OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 const OSSL_PROVIDER *OSSL_DECODER_provider(const OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 const char *OSSL_DECODER_properties(const OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 int OSSL_DECODER_is_a(const OSSL_DECODER *decoder, const char *name);
 int OSSL_DECODER_number(const OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 void OSSL_DECODER_do_all_provided(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx,
                                   void (*fn)(OSSL_DECODER *decoder, void *arg),
                                   void *arg);
 void OSSL_DECODER_names_do_all(const OSSL_DECODER *decoder,
                                void (*fn)(const char *name, void *data),
                                void *data);
 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_DECODER_gettable_params(OSSL_DECODER *decoder);
 int OSSL_DECODER_get_params(OSSL_DECODER_CTX *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

B<OSSL_DECODER> is a method for decoders, which know how to
decode encoded data into an object of some type that the rest
of OpenSSL knows how to handle.

OSSL_DECODER_fetch() looks for an algorithm within the provider that
has been loaded into the B<OSSL_LIB_CTX> given by I<ctx>, having the
name given by I<name> and the properties given by I<properties>.
The I<name> determines what type of object the fetched decoder
method is expected to be able to decode, and the properties are
used to determine the expected output type.
For known properties and the values they may have, please have a look
in L<provider-encoder(7)/Names and properties>.

OSSL_DECODER_up_ref() increments the reference count for the given
I<decoder>.

OSSL_DECODER_free() decrements the reference count for the given
I<decoder>, and when the count reaches zero, frees it.

OSSL_DECODER_provider() returns the provider of the given
I<decoder>.

OSSL_DECODER_properties() returns the property definition associated
with the given I<decoder>.

OSSL_DECODER_is_a() checks if I<decoder> is an implementation
of an algorithm that's identifiable with I<name>.

OSSL_DECODER_number() returns the internal dynamic number assigned
to the given I<decoder>.

OSSL_DECODER_names_do_all() traverses all names for the given
I<decoder>, and calls I<fn> with each name and I<data> as arguments.

OSSL_DECODER_do_all_provided() traverses all decoder
implementations by all activated providers in the library context
I<libctx>, and for each of the implementations, calls I<fn> with the
implementation method and I<arg> as arguments.

OSSL_DECODER_gettable_params() returns an L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>
array of parameter descriptors.

OSSL_DECODER_get_params() attempts to get parameters specified
with an L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array I<params>.  Parameters that the
implementation doesn't recognise should be ignored.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

OSSL_DECODER_fetch() returns a pointer to an OSSL_DECODER object,
or NULL on error.

OSSL_DECODER_up_ref() returns 1 on success, or 0 on error.

OSSL_DECODER_free() doesn't return any value.

OSSL_DECODER_provider() returns a pointer to a provider object, or
NULL on error.

OSSL_DECODER_properties() returns a pointer to a property
definition string, or NULL on error.

OSSL_DECODER_is_a() returns 1 if I<decoder> was identifiable,
otherwise 0.

OSSL_DECODER_number() returns an integer.

=head1 NOTES

OSSL_DECODER_fetch() may be called implicitly by other fetching
functions, using the same library context and properties.
Any other API that uses keys will typically do this.

=begin comment TODO(3.0) Add examples!

=head1 EXAMPLES

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=head1 SEE ALSO

L<provider(7)>, L<OSSL_DECODER_CTX(3)>, L<OSSL_DECODER_from_bio(3)>,
L<OSSL_DECODER_CTX_new_for_pkey(3)>, L<OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)>

=head1 HISTORY

The functions described here were added in OpenSSL 3.0.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2020-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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