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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Layout;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Node;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory;

/**
 * Formats a {@link LogEvent} in its Java serialized form.
 *
 * @deprecated Java Serialization has inherent security weaknesses, see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Deserialization_of_untrusted_data .
 * Using this layout is no longer recommended. An alternative layout containing the same information is
 * {@link JsonLayout} when configured with properties="true". Deprecated since 2.9.
 */
@Deprecated
@Plugin(name = "SerializedLayout", category = Node.CATEGORY, elementType = Layout.ELEMENT_TYPE, printObject = true)
public final class SerializedLayout extends AbstractLayout {

    private static byte[] serializedHeader;

    static {
        final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        try {
            new ObjectOutputStream(baos).close();
            serializedHeader = baos.toByteArray();
        } catch (final Exception ex) {
            LOGGER.error("Unable to generate Object stream header", ex);
        }
    }

    private SerializedLayout() {
        super(null, null, null);
        LOGGER.warn("SerializedLayout is deprecated due to the inherent security weakness in Java Serialization, see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Deserialization_of_untrusted_data Consider using another layout, e.g. JsonLayout");
    }

    /**
     * Formats a {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent} as a serialized byte array of the LogEvent object.
     *
     * @param event The LogEvent.
     * @return the formatted LogEvent.
     */
    @Override
    public byte[] toByteArray(final LogEvent event) {
        final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        try (final ObjectOutputStream oos = new PrivateObjectOutputStream(baos)) {
            oos.writeObject(event);
            oos.reset();
        } catch (final IOException ioe) {
            LOGGER.error("Serialization of LogEvent failed.", ioe);
        }
        return baos.toByteArray();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the LogEvent.
     *
     * @param event The Logging Event.
     * @return The LogEvent.
     */
    @Override
    public LogEvent toSerializable(final LogEvent event) {
        return event;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a SerializedLayout.
     * @return A SerializedLayout.
     */
    @Deprecated
    @PluginFactory
    public static SerializedLayout createLayout() {
        return new SerializedLayout();
    }

    @Override
    public byte[] getHeader() {
        return serializedHeader;
    }

    /**
     * SerializedLayout returns a binary stream.
     * @return The content type.
     */
    @Override
    public String getContentType() {
        return "application/octet-stream";
    }

    /**
     * The stream header will be written in the Manager so skip it here.
     */
    private class PrivateObjectOutputStream extends ObjectOutputStream {

        public PrivateObjectOutputStream(final OutputStream os) throws IOException {
            super(os);
        }

        @Override
        protected void writeStreamHeader() {
            // do nothing
        }
    }
}