node-red/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js

/**
 * Copyright JS Foundation and other contributors, http://js.foundation
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 * @ignore
 **/

/**
 * @mixin @node-red/util_util
 */

const clonedeep = require("lodash.clonedeep");
const jsonata = require("jsonata");
const moment = require("moment-timezone");
const safeJSONStringify = require("json-stringify-safe");
const util = require("util");

/**
 * Generates a psuedo-unique-random id.
 * @return {String} a random-ish id
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function generateId() {
    var bytes = [];
    for (var i=0;i<8;i++) {
        bytes.push(Math.round(0xff*Math.random()).toString(16).padStart(2,'0'));
    }
    return bytes.join("");
}

/**
 * Converts the provided argument to a String, using type-dependent
 * methods.
 *
 * @param  {any}    o - the property to convert to a String
 * @return {String} the stringified version
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function ensureString(o) {
    if (Buffer.isBuffer(o)) {
        return o.toString();
    } else if (typeof o === "object") {
        return JSON.stringify(o);
    } else if (typeof o === "string") {
        return o;
    }
    return ""+o;
}

/**
 * Converts the provided argument to a Buffer, using type-dependent
 * methods.
 *
 * @param  {any}    o - the property to convert to a Buffer
 * @return {String} the Buffer version
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function ensureBuffer(o) {
    if (Buffer.isBuffer(o)) {
        return o;
    } else if (typeof o === "object") {
        o = JSON.stringify(o);
    } else if (typeof o !== "string") {
        o = ""+o;
    }
    return Buffer.from(o);
}

/**
 * Safely clones a message object. This handles msg.req/msg.res objects that must
 * not be cloned.
 *
 * @param  {any}    msg - the message object to clone
 * @return {Object} the cloned message
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function cloneMessage(msg) {
    if (typeof msg !== "undefined" && msg !== null) {
        // Temporary fix for #97
        // TODO: remove this http-node-specific fix somehow
        var req = msg.req;
        var res = msg.res;
        delete msg.req;
        delete msg.res;
        var m = clonedeep(msg);
        if (req) {
            m.req = req;
            msg.req = req;
        }
        if (res) {
            m.res = res;
            msg.res = res;
        }
        return m;
    }
    return msg;
}

/**
 * Compares two objects, handling various JavaScript types.
 *
 * @param  {any}    obj1
 * @param  {any}    obj2
 * @return {boolean} whether the two objects are the same
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function compareObjects(obj1,obj2) {
    var i;
    if (obj1 === obj2) {
        return true;
    }
    if (obj1 == null || obj2 == null) {
        return false;
    }

    var isArray1 = Array.isArray(obj1);
    var isArray2 = Array.isArray(obj2);
    if (isArray1 != isArray2) {
        return false;
    }
    if (isArray1 && isArray2) {
        if (obj1.length !== obj2.length) {
            return false;
        }
        for (i=0;i<obj1.length;i++) {
            if (!compareObjects(obj1[i],obj2[i])) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
    var isBuffer1 = Buffer.isBuffer(obj1);
    var isBuffer2 = Buffer.isBuffer(obj2);
    if (isBuffer1 != isBuffer2) {
        return false;
    }
    if (isBuffer1 && isBuffer2) {
        if (obj1.equals) {
            // For node 0.12+ - use the native equals
            return obj1.equals(obj2);
        } else {
            if (obj1.length !== obj2.length) {
                return false;
            }
            for (i=0;i<obj1.length;i++) {
                if (obj1.readUInt8(i) !== obj2.readUInt8(i)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }
    }

    if (typeof obj1 !== 'object' || typeof obj2 !== 'object') {
        return false;
    }
    var keys1 = Object.keys(obj1);
    var keys2 = Object.keys(obj2);
    if (keys1.length != keys2.length) {
        return false;
    }
    for (var k in obj1) {
        /* istanbul ignore else */
        if (obj1.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
            if (!compareObjects(obj1[k],obj2[k])) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    return true;
}

function createError(code, message) {
    var e = new Error(message);
    e.code = code;
    return e;
}

/**
 * Parses a property expression, such as `msg.foo.bar[3]` to validate it
 * and convert it to a canonical version expressed as an Array of property
 * names.
 *
 * For example, `a["b"].c` returns `['a','b','c']`
 *
 * If `msg` is provided, any internal cross-references will be evaluated against that
 * object. Otherwise, it will return a nested set of properties
 *
 * For example, without msg set, 'a[msg.foo]' returns `['a', [ 'msg', 'foo'] ]`
 * But if msg is set to '{"foo": "bar"}', 'a[msg.foo]' returns `['a', 'bar' ]`
 *
 * @param  {String} str - the property expression
 * @return {Array} the normalised expression
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function normalisePropertyExpression(str, msg, toString) {
    // This must be kept in sync with validatePropertyExpression
    // in editor/js/ui/utils.js

    var length = str.length;
    if (length === 0) {
        throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: zero-length");
    }
    var parts = [];
    var start = 0;
    var inString = false;
    var inBox = false;
    var boxExpression = false;
    var quoteChar;
    var v;
    for (var i=0;i<length;i++) {
        var c = str[i];
        if (!inString) {
            if (c === "'" || c === '"') {
                if (i != start) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected "+c+" at position "+i);
                }
                inString = true;
                quoteChar = c;
                start = i+1;
            } else if (c === '.') {
                if (i===0) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected . at position 0");
                }
                if (start != i) {
                    v = str.substring(start,i);
                    if (/^\d+$/.test(v)) {
                        parts.push(parseInt(v));
                    } else {
                        parts.push(v);
                    }
                }
                if (i===length-1) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unterminated expression");
                }
                // Next char is first char of an identifier: a-z 0-9 $ _
                if (!/[a-z0-9\$\_]/i.test(str[i+1])) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected "+str[i+1]+" at position "+(i+1));
                }
                start = i+1;
            } else if (c === '[') {
                if (i === 0) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected "+c+" at position "+i);
                }
                if (start != i) {
                    parts.push(str.substring(start,i));
                }
                if (i===length-1) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unterminated expression");
                }
                // Start of a new expression. If it starts with msg it is a nested expression
                // Need to scan ahead to find the closing bracket
                if (/^msg[.\[]/.test(str.substring(i+1))) {
                    var depth = 1;
                    var inLocalString = false;
                    var localStringQuote;
                    for (var j=i+1;j<length;j++) {
                        if (/["']/.test(str[j])) {
                            if (inLocalString) {
                                if (str[j] === localStringQuote) {
                                    inLocalString = false
                                }
                            } else {
                                inLocalString = true;
                                localStringQuote = str[j]
                            }
                        }
                        if (str[j] === '[') {
                            depth++;
                        } else if (str[j] === ']') {
                            depth--;
                        }
                        if (depth === 0) {
                            try {
                                if (msg) {
                                    var crossRefProp = getMessageProperty(msg, str.substring(i+1,j));
                                    if (crossRefProp === undefined) {
                                        throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid expression: undefined reference at position "+(i+1)+" : "+str.substring(i+1,j))
                                    }
                                    parts.push(crossRefProp)
                                } else {
                                    parts.push(normalisePropertyExpression(str.substring(i+1,j), msg));
                                }
                                inBox = false;
                                i = j;
                                start = j+1;
                                break;
                            } catch(err) {
                                throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid expression started at position "+(i+1))
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    if (depth > 0) {
                        throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unmatched '[' at position "+i);
                    }
                    continue;
                } else if (!/["'\d]/.test(str[i+1])) {
                    // Next char is either a quote or a number
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected "+str[i+1]+" at position "+(i+1));
                }
                start = i+1;
                inBox = true;
            } else if (c === ']') {
                if (!inBox) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected "+c+" at position "+i);
                }
                if (start != i) {
                    v = str.substring(start,i);
                    if (/^\d+$/.test(v)) {
                        parts.push(parseInt(v));
                    } else {
                        throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected array expression at position "+start);
                    }
                }
                start = i+1;
                inBox = false;
            } else if (c === ' ') {
                throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected ' ' at position "+i);
            }
        } else {
            if (c === quoteChar) {
                if (i-start === 0) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: zero-length string at position "+start);
                }
                parts.push(str.substring(start,i));
                // If inBox, next char must be a ]. Otherwise it may be [ or .
                if (inBox && !/\]/.test(str[i+1])) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected array expression at position "+start);
                } else if (!inBox && i+1!==length && !/[\[\.]/.test(str[i+1])) {
                    throw createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unexpected "+str[i+1]+" expression at position "+(i+1));
                }
                start = i+1;
                inString = false;
            }
        }

    }
    if (inBox || inString) {
        throw new createError("INVALID_EXPR","Invalid property expression: unterminated expression");
    }
    if (start < length) {
        parts.push(str.substring(start));
    }

    if (toString) {
        var result = parts.shift();
        while(parts.length > 0) {
            var p = parts.shift();
            if (typeof p === 'string') {
                if (/"/.test(p)) {
                    p = "'"+p+"'";
                } else {
                    p = '"'+p+'"';
                }
            }
            result = result+"["+p+"]";
        }
        return result;
    }

    return parts;
}

/**
 * Gets a property of a message object.
 *
 * Unlike {@link @node-red/util-util.getObjectProperty}, this function will strip `msg.` from the
 * front of the property expression if present.
 *
 * @param  {Object} msg - the message object
 * @param  {String} expr - the property expression
 * @return {any} the message property, or undefined if it does not exist
 * @throws Will throw an error if the *parent* of the property does not exist
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function getMessageProperty(msg,expr) {
    if (expr.indexOf('msg.')===0) {
        expr = expr.substring(4);
    }
    return getObjectProperty(msg,expr);
}

/**
 * Gets a property of an object.
 *
 * Given the object:
 *
 *     {
 *       "pet": {
 *           "type": "cat"
 *       }
 *     }
 *
 * - `pet.type` will return `"cat"`.
 * - `pet.name` will return `undefined`
 * - `car` will return `undefined`
 * - `car.type` will throw an Error (as `car` does not exist)
 *
 * @param  {Object} msg - the object
 * @param  {String} expr - the property expression
 * @return {any} the object property, or undefined if it does not exist
 * @throws Will throw an error if the *parent* of the property does not exist
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function getObjectProperty(msg,expr) {
    var result = null;
    var msgPropParts = normalisePropertyExpression(expr,msg);
    msgPropParts.reduce(function(obj, key) {
        result = (typeof obj[key] !== "undefined" ? obj[key] : undefined);
        return result;
    }, msg);
    return result;
}

/**
 * Sets a property of a message object.
 *
 * Unlike {@link @node-red/util-util.setObjectProperty}, this function will strip `msg.` from the
 * front of the property expression if present.
 *
 * @param  {Object}  msg           - the message object
 * @param  {String}  prop          - the property expression
 * @param  {any}     value         - the value to set
 * @param  {boolean} createMissing - whether to create missing parent properties
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function setMessageProperty(msg,prop,value,createMissing) {
    if (prop.indexOf('msg.')===0) {
        prop = prop.substring(4);
    }
    return setObjectProperty(msg,prop,value,createMissing);
}

/**
 * Sets a property of an object.
 *
 * @param  {Object}  msg           - the object
 * @param  {String}  prop          - the property expression
 * @param  {any}     value         - the value to set
 * @param  {boolean} createMissing - whether to create missing parent properties
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function setObjectProperty(msg,prop,value,createMissing) {
    if (typeof createMissing === 'undefined') {
        createMissing = (typeof value !== 'undefined');
    }
    var msgPropParts = normalisePropertyExpression(prop, msg);
    var depth = 0;
    var length = msgPropParts.length;
    var obj = msg;
    var key;
    for (var i=0;i<length-1;i++) {
        key = msgPropParts[i];
        if (typeof key === 'string' || (typeof key === 'number' && !Array.isArray(obj))) {
            if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
                if (length > 1 && ((typeof obj[key] !== "object" && typeof obj[key] !== "function") || obj[key] === null)) {
                    // Break out early as we cannot create a property beneath
                    // this type of value
                    return false;
                }
                obj = obj[key];
            } else if (createMissing) {
                if (typeof msgPropParts[i+1] === 'string') {
                    obj[key] = {};
                } else {
                    obj[key] = [];
                }
                obj = obj[key];
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        } else if (typeof key === 'number') {
            // obj is an array
            if (obj[key] === undefined) {
                if (createMissing) {
                    if (typeof msgPropParts[i+1] === 'string') {
                        obj[key] = {};
                    } else {
                        obj[key] = [];
                    }
                    obj = obj[key];
                } else {
                    return false;
                }
            } else {
                obj = obj[key];
            }
        }
    }
    key = msgPropParts[length-1];
    if (typeof value === "undefined") {
        if (typeof key === 'number' && Array.isArray(obj)) {
            obj.splice(key,1);
        } else {
            delete obj[key]
        }
    } else {
        if (typeof obj === "object" && obj !== null) {
            obj[key] = value;
        } else {
            // Cannot set a property of a non-object/array
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

/*!
 * Get value of environment variable.
 * @param {Node} node - accessing node
 * @param {String} name - name of variable
 * @return {String} value of env var
 */
function getSetting(node, name, flow_) {
    var flow = (flow_ ? flow_ : (node ? node._flow : null));
    if (flow) {
        if (node && node.g) {
            const group = flow.getGroupNode(node.g);
            const [result, newName] = flow.getGroupEnvSetting(node, group, name);
            if (result) {
                return result.val;
            }
            name = newName;
        }
        return flow.getSetting(name);
    }
    return process.env[name];
}


/**
 * Checks if a String contains any Environment Variable specifiers and returns
 * it with their values substituted in place.
 *
 * For example, if the env var `WHO` is set to `Joe`, the string `Hello ${WHO}!`
 * will return `Hello Joe!`.
 * @param  {String} value - the string to parse
 * @param  {Node} node - the node evaluating the property
 * @return {String} The parsed string
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function evaluateEnvProperty(value, node) {
    var flow = (node && node.hasOwnProperty("_flow")) ? node._flow : null;
    var result;
    if (/^\${[^}]+}$/.test(value)) {
        // ${ENV_VAR}
        var name = value.substring(2,value.length-1);
        result = getSetting(node, name, flow);
    } else if (!/\${\S+}/.test(value)) {
        // ENV_VAR
        result = getSetting(node, value, flow);
    } else {
        // FOO${ENV_VAR}BAR
        return value.replace(/\${([^}]+)}/g, function(match, name) {
            var val = getSetting(node, name, flow);
            return (val === undefined)?"":val;
        });
    }
    return (result === undefined)?"":result;

}


/**
 * Parses a context property string, as generated by the TypedInput, to extract
 * the store name if present.
 *
 * For example, `#:(file)::foo` results in ` { store: "file", key: "foo" }`.
 *
 * @param  {String} key - the context property string to parse
 * @return {Object} The parsed property
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function parseContextStore(key) {
    var parts = {};
    var m = /^#:\((\S+?)\)::(.*)$/.exec(key);
    if (m) {
        parts.store = m[1];
        parts.key = m[2];
    } else {
        parts.key = key;
    }
    return parts;
}


/**
 * Evaluates a property value according to its type.
 *
 * @param  {String}   value    - the raw value
 * @param  {String}   type     - the type of the value
 * @param  {Node}     node     - the node evaluating the property
 * @param  {Object}   msg      - the message object to evaluate against
 * @param  {Function} callback - (optional) called when the property is evaluated
 * @return {any} The evaluted property, if no `callback` is provided
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function evaluateNodeProperty(value, type, node, msg, callback) {
    var result = value;
    if (type === 'str') {
        result = ""+value;
    } else if (type === 'num') {
        result = Number(value);
    } else if (type === 'json') {
        result = JSON.parse(value);
    } else if (type === 're') {
        result = new RegExp(value);
    } else if (type === 'date') {
        result = Date.now();
    } else if (type === 'bin') {
        var data = JSON.parse(value);
        result = Buffer.from(data);
    } else if (type === 'msg' && msg) {
        try {
            result = getMessageProperty(msg,value);
        } catch(err) {
            if (callback) {
                callback(err);
            } else {
                throw err;
            }
            return;
        }
    } else if ((type === 'flow' || type === 'global') && node) {
        var contextKey = parseContextStore(value);
        if (/\[msg/.test(contextKey.key)) {
            // The key has a nest msg. reference to evaluate first
            contextKey.key = normalisePropertyExpression(contextKey.key, msg, true)
        }
        result = node.context()[type].get(contextKey.key,contextKey.store,callback);
        if (callback) {
            return;
        }
    } else if (type === 'bool') {
        result = /^true$/i.test(value);
    } else if (type === 'jsonata') {
        var expr = prepareJSONataExpression(value,node);
        result = evaluateJSONataExpression(expr,msg);
    } else if (type === 'env') {
        result = evaluateEnvProperty(value, node);
    }
    if (callback) {
        callback(null,result);
    } else {
        return result;
    }
}


/**
 * Prepares a JSONata expression for evaluation.
 * This attaches Node-RED specific functions to the expression.
 *
 * @param  {String} value - the JSONata expression
 * @param  {Node}   node  - the node evaluating the property
 * @return {Object} The JSONata expression that can be evaluated
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function prepareJSONataExpression(value,node) {
    var expr = jsonata(value);
    expr.assign('flowContext', function(val, store) {
        return node.context().flow.get(val, store);
    });
    expr.assign('globalContext', function(val, store) {
        return node.context().global.get(val, store);
    });
    expr.assign('env', function(name) {
        var val = getSetting(node, name, node._flow);
        if (typeof val !== 'undefined') {
            return val;
        } else {
            return "";
        }
    });
    expr.assign('moment', function(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) {
        return moment(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4);
    });
    expr.registerFunction('clone', cloneMessage, '<(oa)-:o>');
    expr._legacyMode = /(^|[^a-zA-Z0-9_'"])msg([^a-zA-Z0-9_'"]|$)/.test(value);
    expr._node = node;
    return expr;
}

/**
 * Evaluates a JSONata expression.
 * The expression must have been prepared with {@link @node-red/util-util.prepareJSONataExpression}
 * before passing to this function.
 *
 * @param  {Object}   expr     - the prepared JSONata expression
 * @param  {Object}   msg      - the message object to evaluate against
 * @param  {Function} callback - (optional) called when the expression is evaluated
 * @return {any} If no callback was provided, the result of the expression
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function evaluateJSONataExpression(expr,msg,callback) {
    var context = msg;
    if (expr._legacyMode) {
        context = {msg:msg};
    }
    var bindings = {};

    if (callback) {
        // If callback provided, need to override the pre-assigned sync
        // context functions to be their async variants
        bindings.flowContext = function(val, store) {
            return new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
                expr._node.context().flow.get(val, store, function(err,value) {
                    if (err) {
                        reject(err);
                    } else {
                        resolve(value);
                    }
                })
            });
        }
        bindings.globalContext = function(val, store) {
            return new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
                expr._node.context().global.get(val, store, function(err,value) {
                    if (err) {
                        reject(err);
                    } else {
                        resolve(value);
                    }
                })
            });
        }
    }
    return expr.evaluate(context, bindings, callback);
}

/**
 * Normalise a node type name to camel case.
 *
 * For example: `a-random node type` will normalise to `aRandomNodeType`
 *
 * @param  {String} name - the node type
 * @return {String} The normalised name
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function normaliseNodeTypeName(name) {
    var result = name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, " ");
    result = result.trim();
    result = result.replace(/ +/g, " ");
    result = result.replace(/ ./g,
        function(s) {
            return s.charAt(1).toUpperCase();
        }
    );
    result = result.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + result.slice(1);
    return result;
}

/**
 * Encode an object to JSON without losing information about non-JSON types
 * such as Buffer and Function.
 *
 * *This function is closely tied to its reverse within the editor*
 *
 * @param  {Object} msg
 * @param {Object} opts
 * @return {Object} the encoded object
 * @memberof @node-red/util_util
 */
function encodeObject(msg,opts) {
    try {
        var debuglength = 1000;
        if (opts && opts.hasOwnProperty('maxLength')) {
            debuglength = opts.maxLength;
        }
        var msgType = typeof msg.msg;
        if (msg.msg instanceof Error) {
            msg.format = "error";
            var errorMsg = {};
            if (msg.msg.name) {
                errorMsg.name = msg.msg.name;
            }
            if (msg.msg.hasOwnProperty('message')) {
                errorMsg.message = msg.msg.message;
            } else {
                errorMsg.message = msg.msg.toString();
            }
            msg.msg = JSON.stringify(errorMsg);
        } else if (msg.msg instanceof Buffer) {
            msg.format = "buffer["+msg.msg.length+"]";
            msg.msg = msg.msg.toString('hex');
            if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
                msg.msg = msg.msg.substring(0,debuglength);
            }
        } else if (msg.msg && msgType === 'object') {
            try {
                msg.format = msg.msg.constructor.name || "Object";
                // Handle special case of msg.req/res objects from HTTP In node
                if (msg.format === "IncomingMessage" || msg.format === "ServerResponse") {
                    msg.format = "Object";
                }
            } catch(err) {
                msg.format = "Object";
            }
            if (/error/i.test(msg.format)) {
                msg.msg = JSON.stringify({
                    name: msg.msg.name,
                    message: msg.msg.message
                });
            } else {
                var isArray = util.isArray(msg.msg);
                var needsStringify = isArray;
                if (isArray) {
                    msg.format = "array["+msg.msg.length+"]";
                    if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
                        // msg.msg = msg.msg.slice(0,debuglength);
                        msg.msg = {
                            __enc__: true,
                            type: "array",
                            data: msg.msg.slice(0,debuglength),
                            length: msg.msg.length
                        }
                    }
                } else if (msg.msg && msg.msg.constructor.name === "Set") {
                    msg.format = "set["+msg.msg.size+"]";
                    msg.msg = {
                        __enc__: true,
                        type: "set",
                        data: Array.from(msg.msg).slice(0,debuglength),
                        length: msg.msg.size
                    }
                    needsStringify = true;
                } else if (msg.msg && msg.msg.constructor.name === "Map") {
                    msg.format = "map";
                    msg.msg = {
                        __enc__: true,
                        type: "map",
                        data: Object.fromEntries(Array.from(msg.msg.entries()).slice(0,debuglength)),
                        length: msg.msg.size
                    }
                    needsStringify = true;
                } else if (msg.msg && msg.msg.constructor.name === "RegExp") {
                    msg.format = 'regexp';
                    msg.msg = msg.msg.toString();
                }
                if (needsStringify || (msg.format === "Object")) {
                    msg.msg = safeJSONStringify(msg.msg, function(key, value) {
                        if (key === '_req' || key === '_res') {
                            value = {
                                __enc__: true,
                                type: "internal"
                            }
                        } else if (value instanceof Error) {
                            value = value.toString()
                        } else if (util.isArray(value) && value.length > debuglength) {
                            value = {
                                __enc__: true,
                                type: "array",
                                data: value.slice(0,debuglength),
                                length: value.length
                            }
                        } else if (typeof value === 'string') {
                            if (value.length > debuglength) {
                                value = value.substring(0,debuglength)+"...";
                            }
                        } else if (typeof value === 'function') {
                            value = {
                                __enc__: true,
                                type: "function"
                            }
                        } else if (typeof value === 'number') {
                            if (isNaN(value) || value === Infinity || value === -Infinity) {
                                value = {
                                    __enc__: true,
                                    type: "number",
                                    data: value.toString()
                                }
                            }
                        } else if (typeof value === 'bigint') {
                            value = {
                                __enc__: true,
                                type: 'bigint',
                                data: value.toString()
                            }
                        } else if (value && value.constructor) {
                            if (value.type === "Buffer") {
                                value.__enc__ = true;
                                value.length = value.data.length;
                                if (value.length > debuglength) {
                                    value.data = value.data.slice(0,debuglength);
                                }
                            } else if (value.constructor.name === "ServerResponse") {
                                value = "[internal]"
                            } else if (value.constructor.name === "Socket") {
                                value = "[internal]"
                            } else if (value.constructor.name === "Set") {
                                value = {
                                    __enc__: true,
                                    type: "set",
                                    data: Array.from(value).slice(0,debuglength),
                                    length: value.size
                                }
                            } else if (value.constructor.name === "Map") {
                                value = {
                                    __enc__: true,
                                    type: "map",
                                    data: Object.fromEntries(Array.from(value.entries()).slice(0,debuglength)),
                                    length: value.size
                                }
                            } else if (value.constructor.name === "RegExp") {
                                value = {
                                    __enc__: true,
                                    type: "regexp",
                                    data: value.toString()
                                }
                            }
                        } else if (value === undefined) {
                            value = {
                                __enc__: true,
                                type: "undefined",
                            }
                        }
                        return value;
                    });
                } else {
                    try { msg.msg = msg.msg.toString(); }
                    catch(e) { msg.msg = "[Type not printable]" + util.inspect(msg.msg); }
                }
            }
        } else if (msgType === "function") {
            msg.format = "function";
            msg.msg = "[function]"
        } else if (msgType === "boolean") {
            msg.format = "boolean";
            msg.msg = msg.msg.toString();
        } else if (msgType === "number") {
            msg.format = "number";
            msg.msg = msg.msg.toString();
        } else if (msgType === "bigint") {
            msg.format = "bigint";
            msg.msg = {
                __enc__: true,
                type: 'bigint',
                data: msg.msg.toString()
            };
        } else if (msg.msg === null || msgType === "undefined") {
            msg.format = (msg.msg === null)?"null":"undefined";
            msg.msg = "(undefined)";
        } else {
            msg.format = "string["+msg.msg.length+"]";
            if (msg.msg.length > debuglength) {
                msg.msg = msg.msg.substring(0,debuglength)+"...";
            }
        }
        return msg;
    } catch(e) {
        msg.format = "error";
        var errorMsg = {};
        if (e.name) {
            errorMsg.name = e.name;
        }
        if (e.hasOwnProperty('message')) {
            errorMsg.message = 'encodeObject Error: ['+e.message + '] Value: '+util.inspect(msg.msg);
        } else {
            errorMsg.message = 'encodeObject Error: ['+e.toString() + '] Value: '+util.inspect(msg.msg);
        }
        if (errorMsg.message.length > debuglength) {
            errorMsg.message = errorMsg.message.substring(0,debuglength);
        }
        msg.msg = JSON.stringify(errorMsg);
        return msg;
    }
}

module.exports = {
    encodeObject: encodeObject,
    ensureString: ensureString,
    ensureBuffer: ensureBuffer,
    cloneMessage: cloneMessage,
    compareObjects: compareObjects,
    generateId: generateId,
    getMessageProperty: getMessageProperty,
    setMessageProperty: setMessageProperty,
    getObjectProperty: getObjectProperty,
    setObjectProperty: setObjectProperty,
    evaluateNodeProperty: evaluateNodeProperty,
    normalisePropertyExpression: normalisePropertyExpression,
    normaliseNodeTypeName: normaliseNodeTypeName,
    prepareJSONataExpression: prepareJSONataExpression,
    evaluateJSONataExpression: evaluateJSONataExpression,
    parseContextStore: parseContextStore,
    getSetting: getSetting
};