Use base32 instead of base64 for identifiers (#21)

Base64 in Go 1.22 requires that the list of characters
in the encoding be unique. This is not possible
if we are using it to generate Go identifiers.

So, we switch to base32.

This is not a breaking change as this only affects
the generated code, and not the wire format.

.github/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
           go-version: ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.go-version }}
-      - run: go test -v ./codec
+      - run: go test -v ./codec
+      - run: go test -tags codecgen.exec -v ./codec

codec/doc.go

@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ Rich Feature Set includes:
   - Drop-in replacement for encoding/json. `json:` key in struct tag supported.
   - Provides a RPC Server and Client Codec for net/rpc communication protocol.
   - Handle unique idiosyncrasies of codecs e.g.
-    - For messagepack, configure how ambiguities in handling raw bytes are resolved
-    - For messagepack, provide rpc server/client codec to support
-      msgpack-rpc protocol defined at:
-      https://github.com/msgpack-rpc/msgpack-rpc/blob/master/spec.md
-
+  - For messagepack, configure how ambiguities in handling raw bytes are resolved
+  - For messagepack, provide rpc server/client codec to support
+    msgpack-rpc protocol defined at:
+    https://github.com/msgpack-rpc/msgpack-rpc/blob/master/spec.md
 
 ## Extension Support
 
@@ -75,19 +74,20 @@ custom types.
 There are no restrictions on what the custom type can be. Some examples:
 
 ```go
-    type BisSet   []int
-    type BitSet64 uint64
-    type UUID     string
-    type MyStructWithUnexportedFields struct { a int; b bool; c []int; }
-    type GifImage struct { ... }
+
+	type BisSet   []int
+	type BitSet64 uint64
+	type UUID     string
+	type MyStructWithUnexportedFields struct { a int; b bool; c []int; }
+	type GifImage struct { ... }
+
 ```
 
 As an illustration, MyStructWithUnexportedFields would normally be encoded
 as an empty map because it has no exported fields, while UUID would be
 encoded as a string. However, with extension support, you can encode any of
 these however you like.
 
-
 ## Custom Encoding and Decoding
 
 This package maintains symmetry in the encoding and decoding halfs. We
@@ -108,13 +108,11 @@ Consequently, if a type only defines one-half of the symmetry (e.g. it
 implements UnmarshalJSON() but not MarshalJSON() ), then that type doesn't
 satisfy the check and we will continue walking down the decision tree.
 
-
 ## RPC
 
 RPC Client and Server Codecs are implemented, so the codecs can be used with
 the standard net/rpc package.
 
-
 ## Usage
 
 The Handle is SAFE for concurrent READ, but NOT SAFE for concurrent
@@ -135,85 +133,93 @@ Consequently, the usage model is basically:
 Sample usage model:
 
 ```go
-    // create and configure Handle
-    var (
-      mh codec.MsgpackHandle
-    )
-
-    mh.MapType = reflect.TypeOf(map[string]interface{}(nil))
-
-    // configure extensions
-    // e.g. for msgpack, define functions and enable Time support for tag 1
-    mh.SetExt(reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}), 1, myExt)
-
-    // create and use decoder/encoder
-    var (
-      r io.Reader
-      w io.Writer
-      b []byte
-      h = &mh
-    )
-
-    dec = codec.NewDecoder(r, h)
-    dec = codec.NewDecoderBytes(b, h)
-    err = dec.Decode(&v)
-
-    enc = codec.NewEncoder(w, h)
-    enc = codec.NewEncoderBytes(&b, h)
-    err = enc.Encode(v)
-
-    //RPC Server
-    go func() {
-        for {
-            conn, err := listener.Accept()
-            rpcCodec := codec.GoRpc.ServerCodec(conn, h)
-            //OR rpcCodec := codec.MsgpackSpecRpc.ServerCodec(conn, h)
-            rpc.ServeCodec(rpcCodec)
-        }
-    }()
-
-    //RPC Communication (client side)
-    conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", "localhost:5555")
-    rpcCodec := codec.GoRpc.ClientCodec(conn, h)
-    //OR rpcCodec := codec.MsgpackSpecRpc.ClientCodec(conn, h)
-    client := rpc.NewClientWithCodec(rpcCodec)
-```
 
+	// create and configure Handle
+	var (
+	  mh codec.MsgpackHandle
+	)
+
+	mh.MapType = reflect.TypeOf(map[string]interface{}(nil))
+
+	// configure extensions
+	// e.g. for msgpack, define functions and enable Time support for tag 1
+	mh.SetExt(reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}), 1, myExt)
+
+	// create and use decoder/encoder
+	var (
+	  r io.Reader
+	  w io.Writer
+	  b []byte
+	  h = &mh
+	)
+
+	dec = codec.NewDecoder(r, h)
+	dec = codec.NewDecoderBytes(b, h)
+	err = dec.Decode(&v)
+
+	enc = codec.NewEncoder(w, h)
+	enc = codec.NewEncoderBytes(&b, h)
+	err = enc.Encode(v)
+
+	//RPC Server
+	go func() {
+	    for {
+	        conn, err := listener.Accept()
+	        rpcCodec := codec.GoRpc.ServerCodec(conn, h)
+	        //OR rpcCodec := codec.MsgpackSpecRpc.ServerCodec(conn, h)
+	        rpc.ServeCodec(rpcCodec)
+	    }
+	}()
+
+	//RPC Communication (client side)
+	conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", "localhost:5555")
+	rpcCodec := codec.GoRpc.ClientCodec(conn, h)
+	//OR rpcCodec := codec.MsgpackSpecRpc.ClientCodec(conn, h)
+	client := rpc.NewClientWithCodec(rpcCodec)
+
+```
 
 ## Running Tests
 
 To run tests, use the following:
 
 ```
-    go test
+
+	go test
+
 ```
 
 To run the full suite of tests, use the following:
 
 ```
-    go test -tags alltests -run Suite
+
+	go test -tags alltests -run Suite
+
 ```
 
 You can run the tag 'safe' to run tests or build in safe mode. e.g.
 
 ```
-    go test -tags safe -run Json
-    go test -tags "alltests safe" -run Suite
+
+	go test -tags safe -run Json
+	go test -tags "alltests safe" -run Suite
+
 ```
 
 ## Running Benchmarks
 
 ```
-    cd codec/bench
-    ./bench.sh -d
-    ./bench.sh -c
-    ./bench.sh -s
-    go test -bench . -benchmem -benchtime 1s
+
+	cd codec/bench
+	./bench.sh -d
+	./bench.sh -c
+	./bench.sh -s
+	go test -bench . -benchmem -benchtime 1s
+
 ```
 
 Please see http://github.com/hashicorp/go-codec-bench .
 
-
 ## Caveats
 
 Struct fields matching the following are ignored during encoding and

codec/gen.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package codec
 
 import (
-	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/base32"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ var (
 	errGenAllTypesSamePkg  = errors.New("All types must be in the same package")
 	errGenExpectArrayOrMap = errors.New("unexpected type. Expecting array/map/slice")
 
-	genBase64enc  = base64.NewEncoding("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789__")
+	// base64 requires 64 unique characters in Go 1.22+, which is not possible for Go identifiers.
+	genBase32enc  = base32.NewEncoding("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdef")
 	genQNameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`[A-Za-z_.]+`)
 )
 
@@ -1829,7 +1830,7 @@ func genMethodNameT(t reflect.Type, tRef reflect.Type) (n string) {
 			} else {
 				// best way to get the package name inclusive
 				// return ptrPfx + strings.Replace(tstr, ".", "_", 1000)
-				// return ptrPfx + genBase64enc.EncodeToString([]byte(tstr))
+				// return ptrPfx + genBase32enc.EncodeToString([]byte(tstr))
 				if t.Name() != "" && genQNameRegex.MatchString(tstr) {
 					return ptrPfx + strings.Replace(tstr, ".", "_", 1000)
 				} else {
@@ -1840,12 +1841,12 @@ func genMethodNameT(t reflect.Type, tRef reflect.Type) (n string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// genCustomNameForType base64encodes the t.String() value in such a way
+// genCustomNameForType base32encodes the t.String() value in such a way
 // that it can be used within a function name.
 func genCustomTypeName(tstr string) string {
-	len2 := genBase64enc.EncodedLen(len(tstr))
+	len2 := genBase32enc.EncodedLen(len(tstr))
 	bufx := make([]byte, len2)
-	genBase64enc.Encode(bufx, []byte(tstr))
+	genBase32enc.Encode(bufx, []byte(tstr))
 	for i := len2 - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if bufx[i] == '=' {
 			len2--

codec/gen_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build codecgen.exec
+
+package codec
+
+import "testing"
+
+// TestDontPanic checks that the code compiles with this tag.
+func TestDontPanic(t *testing.T) {}