Add OpenSSL BIO method that writes to a std::string.

BUG=none

Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/286263006

git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@272100 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/crypto/openssl_bio_string.h b/crypto/openssl_bio_string.h
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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef CRYPTO_OPENSSL_BIO_STRING_H_
+#define CRYPTO_OPENSSL_BIO_STRING_H_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "crypto/crypto_export.h"
+
+// From <openssl/bio.h>
+typedef struct bio_st BIO;
+
+namespace crypto {
+
+// Creates a new BIO that can be used with OpenSSL's various output functions,
+// and which will write all output directly into |out|. This is primarily
+// intended as a utility to reduce the amount of copying and separate
+// allocations when performing extensive string modifications or streaming
+// within OpenSSL.
+//
+// Note: |out| must remain valid for the duration of the BIO.
+BIO* CRYPTO_EXPORT BIO_new_string(std::string* out);
+
+}  // namespace crypto
+
+#endif  // CRYPTO_OPENSSL_BIO_STRING_H_
+