chmod Calculator — Zig source
Compute Unix file permissions between octal (e.g. 755), symbolic (rwxr-xr-x), and decimal - including setuid, setgid, and sticky bits. Toggle permissions interactively, fully client-side, with a shareable link.
This is the Zig implementation — the same logic the interactive tool runs, in a shareable, citable form.
//! chmod-calculator — POSIX permission mode converter (octal <-> symbolic).
//!
//! Language: Zig 0.13 — standard library only (std).
//! Source: CosmoDev polyglot showcase port of the Chmod Calculator tool,
//! ported from src/lib/chmod.ts (the canonical TypeScript lib) and
//! held in lock-step with cli/chmod-calculator/chmod-calculator.go.
//! License: display source — part of CosmoDev's polyglot tool pages.
//!
//! Design goals:
//! - Pure + deterministic; failable public API returns ?T (optional, not an
//! error union — invalid input is an expected outcome, not exceptional).
//! - Functionally equivalent to the TS/Go references: same inputs -> same outputs.
//! - Self-contained: std only.
//!
//! Converts between 3-4 digit octal ("755" / "4755"), 9-char symbolic
//! ("rwxr-xr-x"), and the raw decimal mode, including the setuid / setgid /
//! sticky special bits (the s/S and t/T markers in the exec slot).
const std = @import("std");
/// Which permission class a triplet describes — governs which special-bit
/// marker (s/S for owner+group, t/T for other) is legal in its exec slot.
const Pos = enum { owner, group, other };
/// Full chmod breakdown — the Zig mirror of the TS `ChmodResult` / Go `Result`.
pub const ChmodResult = struct {
/// 4-digit zero-padded octal ASCII, e.g. "0755".
octal: [4]u8,
/// 9-char rwxrwxrwx with special markers, e.g. "rwsr-xr-x".
symbolic: [9]u8,
/// Raw integer mode (0-4095).
decimal: u16,
setuid: bool,
setgid: bool,
sticky: bool,
};
/// ASCII whitespace trimmed from both ends — mirrors .strip() / .trim().
const WS = " \t\r\n\x0b\x0c";
/// Parse a 3-char rwx triplet at `pos`. The exec slot may carry a special-bit
/// marker: s/S (setuid in owner, setgid in group) or t/T (sticky in other).
/// Returns `.{ .digit, .special }` on success, or null if any byte is invalid.
fn parseTriplet(tri: []const u8, pos: Pos) ?struct { digit: u4, special: u4 } {
if (tri.len != 3) return null;
var digit: u4 = 0;
switch (tri[0]) {
'r' => digit |= 4,
'-' => {},
else => return null,
}
switch (tri[1]) {
'w' => digit |= 2,
'-' => {},
else => return null,
}
var special: u4 = 0;
switch (tri[2]) {
'x' => digit |= 1,
'-' => {},
// s/S (exec present/absent) — setuid in owner, setgid in group.
's', 'S' => switch (pos) {
.owner, .group => {
if (tri[2] == 's') digit |= 1;
special = if (pos == .owner) 4 else 2;
},
.other => return null,
},
// t/T (exec present/absent) — sticky, only legal in other.
't', 'T' => switch (pos) {
.other => {
if (tri[2] == 't') digit |= 1;
special = 1;
},
.owner, .group => return null,
},
else => return null,
}
return .{ .digit = digit, .special = special };
}
/// Render a 0-7 digit + optional special bit as a 3-char triplet. `marker` is
/// 's' (owner/group) or 't' (other); upper-cased when the exec bit is absent —
/// yielding 'S' / 'T'.
fn formatTriplet(digit: u4, has_special: bool, marker: u8) [3]u8 {
var out: [3]u8 = undefined;
out[0] = if (digit & 4 != 0) 'r' else '-';
out[1] = if (digit & 2 != 0) 'w' else '-';
const exec = digit & 1 != 0;
out[2] = if (has_special and exec)
marker
else if (has_special)
marker - ('a' - 'A') // 's' -> 'S', 't' -> 'T'
else if (exec)
'x'
else
'-';
return out;
}
/// Parse symbolic notation ("rwxr-xr-x") into a raw mode integer, or null.
pub fn symbolicToMode(sym: []const u8) ?u16 {
const s = std.mem.trim(u8, sym, WS);
if (s.len != 9) return null;
const o = parseTriplet(s[0..3], .owner) orelse return null;
const g = parseTriplet(s[3..6], .group) orelse return null;
const ot = parseTriplet(s[6..9], .other) orelse return null;
const special: u16 = o.special | g.special | ot.special;
return special * 0o1000 + (@as(u16, o.digit) << 6) + (@as(u16, g.digit) << 3) + ot.digit;
}
/// Parse a 3-4 digit octal string ("755" / "4755") into a raw mode, or null.
pub fn octalToMode(octal: []const u8) ?u16 {
const s = std.mem.trim(u8, octal, WS);
if (s.len != 3 and s.len != 4) return null;
var value: u16 = 0;
for (s) |c| {
if (c < '0' or c > '7') return null;
value = value * 8 + (c - '0');
}
return value;
}
/// Render a raw mode as 9-char symbolic notation.
pub fn modeToSymbolic(mode: u16) [9]u8 {
const special = (mode >> 9) & 7;
var out: [9]u8 = undefined;
out[0..3].* = formatTriplet(@intCast((mode >> 6) & 7), special & 4 != 0, 's');
out[3..6].* = formatTriplet(@intCast((mode >> 3) & 7), special & 2 != 0, 's');
out[6..9].* = formatTriplet(@intCast(mode & 7), special & 1 != 0, 't');
return out;
}
/// Render a raw mode as a 4-digit zero-padded octal ASCII string.
pub fn modeToOctal(mode: u16) [4]u8 {
const value = mode & 0o7777;
var out: [4]u8 = undefined;
const shifts = [4]u4{ 9, 6, 3, 0 };
for (shifts, 0..) |shift, i| {
out[i] = @as(u8, @intCast((value >> shift) & 7)) + '0';
}
return out;
}
fn buildResult(mode: u16) ChmodResult {
const special = (mode >> 9) & 7;
return .{
.octal = modeToOctal(mode),
.symbolic = modeToSymbolic(mode),
.decimal = mode & 0o7777,
.setuid = special & 4 != 0,
.setgid = special & 2 != 0,
.sticky = special & 1 != 0,
};
}
/// Build a full result from symbolic notation, or null if invalid.
pub fn fromSymbolic(sym: []const u8) ?ChmodResult {
return buildResult(symbolicToMode(sym) orelse return null);
}
/// Build a full result from an octal string, or null if invalid.
pub fn fromOctal(octal: []const u8) ?ChmodResult {
return buildResult(octalToMode(octal) orelse return null);
}
// ---------- tests (showcase-only; the canonical suite lives in src/lib) ----------
test "octal to symbolic basic" {
const r = fromOctal("755").?;
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("0755", &r.octal);
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("rwxr-xr-x", &r.symbolic);
try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 0o755), r.decimal);
try std.testing.expect(!r.setuid and !r.setgid and !r.sticky);
}
test "symbolic to octal basic" {
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("0755", &fromSymbolic("rwxr-xr-x").?.octal);
}
test "setuid with exec" {
// 4755: setuid (4xxx) over rwxr-xr-x -> exec slot becomes 's'.
const r = fromOctal("4755").?;
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("rwsr-xr-x", &r.symbolic);
try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 0o4755), r.decimal);
try std.testing.expect(r.setuid);
try std.testing.expect(!r.sticky);
}
test "sticky without exec" {
// 1644: sticky (1xxx) over rw-r--r--, no exec -> marker upper-cases to 'T'.
const r = fromOctal("1644").?;
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("rw-r--r-T", &r.symbolic);
try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 0o1644), r.decimal);
try std.testing.expect(r.sticky);
try std.testing.expect(!r.setuid);
}
test "rejects invalid input and zero" {
try std.testing.expect(octalToMode("999") == null); // '9' is not an octal digit
try std.testing.expect(symbolicToMode("rwx") == null); // wrong length
// round-trip of zero
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("---------", &fromOctal("0000").?.symbolic);
}
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