api: revert use string type for strings in memclnt.api

This reverts commit 2959d42feb576c0e00c28c4e27658b25f6c783e9.
Lacks client side fixes.

Type: fix
Change-Id: Ib94b18e74325cede41ed1733e57896f17a952526
Signed-off-by: Ole Troan <ot@cisco.com>

12 files changed, 116 insertions, 104 deletions

diff --git a/src/vat/api_format.c b/src/vat/api_format.c
index abce80550df..7efdadc103b 100644
--- a/src/vat/api_format.c
+++ b/src/vat/api_format.c
@@ -14990,7 +14990,7 @@ api_get_first_msg_id (vat_main_t * vam)
     }
 
   M (GET_FIRST_MSG_ID, mp);
-  vl_api_vec_to_api_string (name, &mp->name);
+  clib_memcpy (mp->name, name, vec_len (name));
   S (mp);
   W (ret);
   return ret;
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api b/src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api
index 5a7ef4f48ef..2f1e2daa4b6 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ define memclnt_create {
     u32 context;                /* opaque value to be returned in the reply */
     i32 ctx_quota;              /* requested punt context quota */
     u64 input_queue;            /* client's queue */
-    string name [limit=64];     /* for show, find by name, whatever */
+    u8 name[64];                /* for show, find by name, whatever */
     u32 api_versions[8];        /* client-server pairs use as desired */
 };
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ autoreply define rpc_call {
 define get_first_msg_id {
     u32 client_index;
     u32 context;
-    string name [limit=64];
+    u8 name[64];
 };
 
 define get_first_msg_id_reply {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ typedef module_version {
   u32 major;
   u32 minor;
   u32 patch;
-  string name [limit=64];
+  u8 name[64];
 };
 define api_versions {
   u32 client_index;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ manual_print define trace_plugin_msg_ids
 {
     u32 client_index;
     u32 context;
-    string plugin_name [limit=128];
+    u8 plugin_name[128];
     u16 first_msg_id;
     u16 last_msg_id;
 };
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ typedef message_table_entry
  */
 define sockclnt_create {
     u32 context;                /* opaque value to be returned in the reply */
-    string name [limit=64];     /* for show, find by name, whatever */
+    u8 name[64];                /* for show, find by name, whatever */
 };
 
 define sockclnt_create_reply {
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/memory_api.c b/src/vlibmemory/memory_api.c
index 0dcf0b001af..b87aa76b2d0 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/memory_api.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/memory_api.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_t * mp)
 
   q = regp->vl_input_queue = (svm_queue_t *) (uword) mp->input_queue;
 
-  regp->name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&mp->name);
+  regp->name = format (0, "%s", mp->name);
   vec_add1 (regp->name, 0);
 
   if (am->serialized_message_table_in_shmem == 0)
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c b/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
index 3e1bdff777c..f032ae77d19 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ vl_client_connect (const char *name, int ctx_quota, int input_queue_size)
   mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_MEMCLNT_CREATE);
   mp->ctx_quota = ctx_quota;
   mp->input_queue = (uword) vl_input_queue;
-  vl_api_to_api_string (strnlen_s (name, 64), name, &mp->name);
+  strncpy ((char *) mp->name, name, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
 
   vl_msg_api_send_shmem (shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & mp);
 
@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ vl_client_get_first_plugin_msg_id (const char *plugin_name)
   clib_time_t clib_time;
   u16 rv = ~0;
 
-  size_t plugin_name_len = strnlen_s (plugin_name, 128);
-  if (plugin_name_len == 128)
+  if (strlen (plugin_name) + 1 > sizeof (mp->name))
     return (rv);
 
   clib_memset (&clib_time, 0, sizeof (clib_time));
@@ -539,7 +538,7 @@ vl_client_get_first_plugin_msg_id (const char *plugin_name)
       clib_memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
       mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID);
       mp->client_index = am->my_client_index;
-      vl_api_to_api_string (plugin_name_len, plugin_name, &mp->name);
+      strncpy ((char *) mp->name, plugin_name, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
 
       if (vl_socket_client_write () <= 0)
 	goto sock_err;
@@ -564,7 +563,7 @@ vl_client_get_first_plugin_msg_id (const char *plugin_name)
       clib_memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
       mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID);
       mp->client_index = am->my_client_index;
-      vl_api_to_api_string (plugin_name_len, plugin_name, &mp->name);
+      strncpy ((char *) mp->name, plugin_name, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
 
       vl_msg_api_send_shmem (am->shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & mp);
 
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/socket_api.c b/src/vlibmemory/socket_api.c
index f9dd53364e4..868298ccc85 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/socket_api.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/socket_api.c
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ vl_api_sockclnt_create_t_handler (vl_api_sockclnt_create_t * mp)
 
   ASSERT (regp->registration_type == REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER);
 
-  regp->name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&mp->name);
-  vec_add1 (regp->name, 0);
+  regp->name = format (0, "%s%c", mp->name, 0);
 
   u32 size = sizeof (*rp) + (nmsg * sizeof (vl_api_message_table_entry_t));
   rp = vl_msg_api_alloc_zero (size);
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c b/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c
index fcd31992fa5..96330ce481a 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ vl_socket_client_connect (char *socket_path, char *client_name,
 
   mp = vl_socket_client_msg_alloc (sizeof (*mp));
   mp->_vl_msg_id = htons (VL_API_SOCKCLNT_CREATE);
-
-  vl_api_to_api_string (strnlen_s (client_name, 64), client_name, &mp->name);
+  strncpy ((char *) mp->name, client_name, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
+  mp->name[sizeof (mp->name) - 1] = 0;
   mp->context = 0xfeedface;
 
   clib_time_init (&scm->clib_time);
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/vlib_api.c b/src/vlibmemory/vlib_api.c
index 7d7ed3e68aa..e1a6bd18d55 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/vlib_api.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/vlib_api.c
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ static inline void *
 vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids_t_print (vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids_t * a,
 				     void *handle)
 {
-  u8 *plugin_name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&a->plugin_name);
-  vl_print (handle, "vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids: %v first %u last %u\n",
-	    plugin_name,
+  vl_print (handle, "vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids: %s first %u last %u\n",
+	    a->plugin_name,
 	    clib_host_to_net_u16 (a->first_msg_id),
 	    clib_host_to_net_u16 (a->last_msg_id));
-  vec_free (plugin_name);
   return handle;
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +76,7 @@ vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t_handler (vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t * mp)
   uword *p;
   api_main_t *am = &api_main;
   vl_api_msg_range_t *rp;
+  u8 name[64];
   u16 first_msg_id = ~0;
   int rv = -7;			/* VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE */
 
@@ -85,11 +84,10 @@ vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t_handler (vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t * mp)
   if (!regp)
     return;
 
-  u8 *name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&mp->name);
-
   if (am->msg_range_by_name == 0)
     goto out;
-
+  strncpy ((char *) name, (char *) mp->name, ARRAY_LEN (name));
+  name[ARRAY_LEN (name) - 1] = '\0';
   p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_range_by_name, name);
   if (p == 0)
     goto out;
@@ -99,7 +97,6 @@ vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t_handler (vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t * mp)
   rv = 0;
 
 out:
-  vec_free (name);
   rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
   rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID_REPLY);
   rmp->context = mp->context;
@@ -136,8 +133,10 @@ vl_api_api_versions_t_handler (vl_api_api_versions_t * mp)
       rmp->api_versions[i].major = htonl (vl->major);
       rmp->api_versions[i].minor = htonl (vl->minor);
       rmp->api_versions[i].patch = htonl (vl->patch);
-      vl_api_to_api_string (strnlen (vl->name, 64), vl->name,
-			    &rmp->api_versions[i].name);
+      strncpy ((char *) rmp->api_versions[i].name, vl->name,
+	       ARRAY_LEN (rmp->api_versions[i].name));
+      rmp->api_versions[i].name[ARRAY_LEN (rmp->api_versions[i].name) - 1] =
+	'\0';
     }
 
   vl_api_send_msg (reg, (u8 *) rmp);
@@ -194,8 +193,8 @@ send_one_plugin_msg_ids_msg (u8 * name, u16 first_msg_id, u16 last_msg_id)
   clib_memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
 
   mp->_vl_msg_id = clib_host_to_net_u16 (VL_API_TRACE_PLUGIN_MSG_IDS);
-  vl_api_to_api_string (strnlen_s ((char *) name, 64), (char *) name,
-			&mp->plugin_name);
+  strncpy ((char *) mp->plugin_name, (char *) name,
+	   sizeof (mp->plugin_name) - 1);
   mp->first_msg_id = clib_host_to_net_u16 (first_msg_id);
   mp->last_msg_id = clib_host_to_net_u16 (last_msg_id);
 
@@ -626,14 +625,11 @@ vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids_t_handler (vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids_t * mp)
   if (am->replay_in_progress == 0)
     return;
 
-  u8 *plugin_name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&mp->plugin_name);
-  vec_add1 (plugin_name, 0);
-
-  p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_range_by_name, plugin_name);
+  p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_range_by_name, mp->plugin_name);
   if (p == 0)
     {
       clib_warning ("WARNING: traced plugin '%s' not in current image",
-		    plugin_name);
+		    mp->plugin_name);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -641,17 +637,16 @@ vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids_t_handler (vl_api_trace_plugin_msg_ids_t * mp)
   if (rp->first_msg_id != clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->first_msg_id))
     {
       clib_warning ("WARNING: traced plugin '%s' first message id %d not %d",
-		    plugin_name, clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->first_msg_id),
+		    mp->plugin_name, clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->first_msg_id),
 		    rp->first_msg_id);
     }
 
   if (rp->last_msg_id != clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->last_msg_id))
     {
       clib_warning ("WARNING: traced plugin '%s' last message id %d not %d",
-		    plugin_name, clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->last_msg_id),
+		    mp->plugin_name, clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->last_msg_id),
 		    rp->last_msg_id);
     }
-  vec_free (plugin_name);
 }
 
 #define foreach_rpc_api_msg                     \
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
index 047bb2c680a..381dcba7f42 100755
--- a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ class CField(Field):
 
     def get_c_def(self):
         if self.len is not None:
-            try:
-                return "%s %s[%d];" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name, self.len)
-            except:
-                raise Exception("%s %s[%s];" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name, self.len))
+            return "%s %s[%d];" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name, self.len)
         else:
             return "%s %s;" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name)
 
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
index d0f8de03617..a9d2c8186bc 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
@@ -167,9 +167,48 @@ class Message(object):
             else:
                 field_type = json_parser.lookup_type_like_id(field[0])
                 logger.debug("Parsing message field `%s'" % field)
-                f = parse_field(field_class, fields, field, field_type)
-                logger.debug("Parsed field `%s'" % f)
-                fields.append(f)
+                l = len(field)
+                if any(type(n) is dict for n in field):
+                    l -= 1
+                if l == 2:
+                    if self.header is not None and\
+                            self.header.has_field(field[1]):
+                        continue
+                    p = field_class(field_name=field[1],
+                                    field_type=field_type)
+                elif l == 3:
+                    if field[2] == 0:
+                        raise ParseError(
+                            "While parsing message `%s': variable length "
+                            "array `%s' doesn't have reference to member "
+                            "containing the actual length" % (
+                                name, field[1]))
+                    p = field_class(
+                        field_name=field[1],
+                        field_type=field_type,
+                        array_len=field[2])
+                elif l == 4:
+                    nelem_field = None
+                    for f in fields:
+                        if f.name == field[3]:
+                            nelem_field = f
+                    if nelem_field is None:
+                        raise ParseError(
+                            "While parsing message `%s': couldn't find "
+                            "variable length array `%s' member containing "
+                            "the actual length `%s'" % (
+                                name, field[1], field[3]))
+                    p = field_class(
+                        field_name=field[1],
+                        field_type=field_type,
+                        array_len=field[2],
+                        nelem_field=nelem_field)
+                else:
+                    raise Exception("Don't know how to parse message "
+                                    "definition for message `%s': `%s'" %
+                                    (m, m[1:]))
+                logger.debug("Parsed field `%s'" % p)
+                fields.append(p)
         self.fields = fields
         self.depends = [f.type for f in self.fields]
         logger.debug("Parsed message: %s" % self)
@@ -181,48 +220,6 @@ class Message(object):
              self.crc)
 
 
-def parse_field(field_class, fields, field, field_type):
-    l = len(field)
-    if l > 2:
-        if type(field[2]) is dict:
-            if "limit" in field[2]:
-                array_len = field[2]["limit"]
-            else:
-                l -= 1
-        else:
-            array_len = field[2]
-
-    if l == 2:
-        return field_class(field_name=field[1],
-                           field_type=field_type)
-    elif l == 3:
-        if field[2] == 0:
-            raise ParseError("While parsing type `%s': array `%s' has "
-                             "variable length" % (name, field[1]))
-        return field_class(field_name=field[1],
-                           field_type=field_type,
-                           array_len=array_len)
-    elif l == 4:
-        nelem_field = None
-        for f in fields:
-            if f.name == field[3]:
-                nelem_field = f
-        if nelem_field is None:
-            raise ParseError(
-                "While parsing message `%s': couldn't find "
-                "variable length array `%s' member containing "
-                "the actual length `%s'" % (
-                    name, field[1], field[3]))
-        return field_class(field_name=field[1],
-                           field_type=field_type,
-                           array_len=array_len,
-                           nelem_field=nelem_field)
-    else:
-        raise ParseError(
-            "Don't know how to parse field `%s' of type definition "
-            "for type `%s'" % (field, t))
-
-
 class StructType (Type, Struct):
 
     def __init__(self, definition, json_parser, field_class, logger):
@@ -236,8 +233,36 @@ class StructType (Type, Struct):
                 continue
             field_type = json_parser.lookup_type_like_id(field[0])
             logger.debug("Parsing type field `%s'" % field)
-            f = parse_field(field_class, fields, field, field_type)
-            fields.append(f)
+            if len(field) == 2:
+                p = field_class(field_name=field[1],
+                                field_type=field_type)
+            elif len(field) == 3:
+                if field[2] == 0:
+                    raise ParseError("While parsing type `%s': array `%s' has "
+                                     "variable length" % (name, field[1]))
+                p = field_class(field_name=field[1],
+                                field_type=field_type,
+                                array_len=field[2])
+            elif len(field) == 4:
+                nelem_field = None
+                for f in fields:
+                    if f.name == field[3]:
+                        nelem_field = f
+                if nelem_field is None:
+                    raise ParseError(
+                        "While parsing message `%s': couldn't find "
+                        "variable length array `%s' member containing "
+                        "the actual length `%s'" % (
+                            name, field[1], field[3]))
+                p = field_class(field_name=field[1],
+                                field_type=field_type,
+                                array_len=field[2],
+                                nelem_field=nelem_field)
+            else:
+                raise ParseError(
+                    "Don't know how to parse field `%s' of type definition "
+                    "for type `%s'" % (field, t))
+            fields.append(p)
         Type.__init__(self, name)
         Struct.__init__(self, name, fields)
 
diff --git a/src/vpp/api/custom_dump.c b/src/vpp/api/custom_dump.c
index 403d434050c..24c37a6872b 100644
--- a/src/vpp/api/custom_dump.c
+++ b/src/vpp/api/custom_dump.c
@@ -2045,10 +2045,8 @@ static void *vl_api_memclnt_create_t_print
   (vl_api_memclnt_create_t * mp, void *handle)
 {
   u8 *s;
-  u8 *name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&mp->name);
 
-  s = format (0, "SCRIPT: memclnt_create name %v ", name);
-  vec_free (name);
+  s = format (0, "SCRIPT: memclnt_create name %s ", mp->name);
 
   FINISH;
 }
@@ -2057,11 +2055,9 @@ static void *vl_api_sockclnt_create_t_print
   (vl_api_sockclnt_create_t * mp, void *handle)
 {
   u8 *s;
-  u8 *name = vl_api_from_api_to_vec (&mp->name);
 
-  s = format (0, "SCRIPT: sockclnt_create name %s ", name);
+  s = format (0, "SCRIPT: sockclnt_create name %s ", mp->name);
 
-  vec_free (name);
   FINISH;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/ext/vapi_c_test.c b/test/ext/vapi_c_test.c
index 6e97b753b23..725f5c30407 100644
--- a/test/ext/vapi_c_test.c
+++ b/test/ext/vapi_c_test.c
@@ -359,14 +359,14 @@ show_version_cb (vapi_ctx_t ctx, void *caller_ctx,
 {
   ck_assert_int_eq (VAPI_OK, rv);
   ck_assert_int_eq (true, is_last);
-  ck_assert_str_eq ("vpe", (char *) vl_api_from_api_string (p->program));
+  ck_assert_str_eq ("vpe", (char *) vl_api_from_api_string (&p->program));
   printf
     ("show_version_reply: program: `%s', version: `%s', build directory: "
      "`%s', build date: `%s'\n",
-     vl_api_from_api_string (p->program),
-     vl_api_from_api_string (p->version),
-     vl_api_from_api_string (p->build_directory),
-     vl_api_from_api_string (p->build_date));
+     vl_api_from_api_string (&p->program),
+     vl_api_from_api_string (&p->version),
+     vl_api_from_api_string (&p->build_directory),
+     vl_api_from_api_string (&p->build_date));
   ++*(int *) caller_ctx;
   return VAPI_OK;
 }
@@ -803,7 +803,8 @@ generic_cb (vapi_ctx_t ctx, void *callback_ctx, vapi_msg_id_t id, void *msg)
   ck_assert_ptr_ne (NULL, msg);
   vapi_msg_show_version_reply *reply = msg;
   ck_assert_str_eq ("vpe",
-		    (char *) vl_api_from_api_string (reply->payload.program));
+		    (char *) vl_api_from_api_string (&reply->
+						     payload.program));
   return VAPI_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/ext/vapi_cpp_test.cpp b/test/ext/vapi_cpp_test.cpp
index 589eb94a5ed..46a2c0ec2f1 100644
--- a/test/ext/vapi_cpp_test.cpp
+++ b/test/ext/vapi_cpp_test.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ void verify_show_version_reply (const Show_version_reply &r)
   auto &p = r.get_payload ();
   printf ("show_version_reply: program: `%s', version: `%s', build directory: "
           "`%s', build date: `%s'\n",
-          vl_api_from_api_string (p.program),
-          vl_api_from_api_string (p.version),
-          vl_api_from_api_string (p.build_directory),
-          vl_api_from_api_string (p.build_date));
-  ck_assert_str_eq ("vpe", (char *)vl_api_from_api_string (p.program));
+          vl_api_from_api_string (&p.program),
+          vl_api_from_api_string (&p.version),
+          vl_api_from_api_string (&p.build_directory),
+          vl_api_from_api_string (&p.build_date));
+  ck_assert_str_eq ("vpe", (char *)vl_api_from_api_string (&p.program));
 }
 
 Connection con;