Remove default allocators from owned_object and fix allocator safety

This change extends the allocator refactoring to comprehensively prevent
allocator mismatch bugs by:

1. **Remove default allocators from owned_object constructors**
   - String constructors now require explicit allocator parameter
   - Prevents implicit use of default allocator when specific one needed
   - Compile-time enforcement of correct allocator usage

2. **Privatize raw constructor, expose via create_unchecked()**
   - `owned_object(detail::object, alloc)` now private
   - Added `create_unchecked()` static factory to make danger explicit
   - Updated call sites in interface.cpp and elsewhere

3. **Use null allocator for primitives**
   - Primitives (null, boolean, numbers) use memory::get_default_null_resource()
   - Null allocator throws if allocation attempted, catching bugs early

4. **Rename unsafe methods for clarity**
   - `make_string_nocopy` → `unsafe_make_string_nocopy`
   - Explicit naming indicates caller must ensure memory ownership

5. **Template improvements using std::constructible_from**
   - attribute_collector insert() overloads use concept constraints
   - writable_object emplace/emplace_back use std::constructible_from
   - Cleaner distinction between allocating and non-allocating types

6. **Test infrastructure improvements**
   - Added tests/common/ddwaf_object_da.hpp for test allocator utilities
   - Updated all test files to use new constructor signatures

7. **Fix examples and benchmarks for current API**
   - examples/example.cpp: Updated to use ddwaf_object_set_* functions
   - tools/ip_match_benchmark.cpp: Fixed deprecated API and IPv6 code
   - tools/infer_schema_bench.cpp: Updated include path (still needs API rewrite)

All 1,513 tests pass with zero memory leaks (51,813 allocs/deallocs balanced).

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <[email protected]>

Author: cataphract

examples/example.cpp

@@ -9,37 +9,41 @@ namespace YAML {
 template <> struct as_if<ddwaf_object, void> {
     explicit as_if(const Node &node_) : node(node_) {}
 
-    static ddwaf_object yaml_to_object_helper(const Node &node)
+    static ddwaf_object yaml_to_object_helper(const Node &node, ddwaf_allocator alloc)
     {
         ddwaf_object arg;
         switch (node.Type()) {
         case NodeType::Sequence:
-            ddwaf_object_array(&arg);
+            ddwaf_object_set_array(&arg, 0, alloc);
             break;
         case NodeType::Map:
-            ddwaf_object_map(&arg);
+            ddwaf_object_set_map(&arg, 0, alloc);
             break;
         case NodeType::Scalar:
-            ddwaf_object_string(&arg, node.Scalar().c_str());
+            {
+                auto scalar = node.Scalar();
+                ddwaf_object_set_string(&arg, scalar.c_str(), scalar.size(), alloc);
+            }
             break;
         case NodeType::Null:
-            ddwaf_object_null(&arg);
+            ddwaf_object_set_null(&arg);
             break;
         case NodeType::Undefined:
         default:
-            ddwaf_object_invalid(&arg);
+            ddwaf_object_set_invalid(&arg);
             break;
         }
         return arg;
     }
 
     ddwaf_object operator()() const
     {
-        std::list<std::tuple<ddwaf_object &, YAML::Node, YAML::Node::const_iterator>> stack;
+        auto alloc = ddwaf_get_default_allocator();
+        std::list<std::tuple<ddwaf_object *, YAML::Node, YAML::Node::const_iterator>> stack;
 
-        ddwaf_object root = yaml_to_object_helper(node);
+        ddwaf_object root = yaml_to_object_helper(node, alloc);
         if (root.type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP || root.type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
-            stack.emplace_back(root, node, node.begin());
+            stack.emplace_back(&root, node, node.begin());
         }
 
         while (!stack.empty()) {
@@ -48,16 +52,18 @@ template <> struct as_if<ddwaf_object, void> {
 
             for (; it != parent_node.end(); ++it) {
                 YAML::Node child_node = parent_node.IsMap() ? it->second : *it;
-                auto child_obj = yaml_to_object_helper(child_node);
-                if (parent_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP) {
+                auto child_obj = yaml_to_object_helper(child_node, alloc);
+                ddwaf_object *child_ptr = nullptr;
+                if (parent_obj->type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP) {
                     auto key = it->first.as<std::string>();
-                    ddwaf_object_map_add(&parent_obj, key.c_str(), &child_obj);
-                } else if (parent_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
-                    ddwaf_object_array_add(&parent_obj, &child_obj);
+                    child_ptr = ddwaf_object_insert_key(parent_obj, key.c_str(), key.size(), alloc);
+                    *child_ptr = child_obj;
+                } else if (parent_obj->type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
+                    child_ptr = ddwaf_object_insert(parent_obj, alloc);
+                    *child_ptr = child_obj;
                 }
 
                 if (child_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP || child_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
-                    auto &child_ptr = parent_obj.array[parent_obj.nbEntries - 1];
                     stack.emplace_back(child_ptr, child_node, child_node.begin());
                     ++it;
                     break;
@@ -83,19 +89,25 @@ YAML::Node object_to_yaml_helper(const ddwaf_object &obj)
     YAML::Node output;
     switch (obj.type) {
     case DDWAF_OBJ_BOOL:
-        output = obj.boolean;
+        output = ddwaf_object_get_bool(&obj);
         break;
     case DDWAF_OBJ_SIGNED:
-        output = obj.intValue;
+        output = ddwaf_object_get_signed(&obj);
         break;
     case DDWAF_OBJ_UNSIGNED:
-        output = obj.uintValue;
+        output = ddwaf_object_get_unsigned(&obj);
         break;
     case DDWAF_OBJ_FLOAT:
-        output = obj.f64;
+        output = ddwaf_object_get_float(&obj);
         break;
     case DDWAF_OBJ_STRING:
-        output = std::string{obj.stringValue, obj.nbEntries};
+    case DDWAF_OBJ_LITERAL_STRING:
+    case DDWAF_OBJ_SMALL_STRING:
+        {
+            size_t length;
+            const char* str = ddwaf_object_get_string(&obj, &length);
+            output = std::string{str, length};
+        }
         break;
     case DDWAF_OBJ_MAP:
         output = YAML::Load("{}");
@@ -126,21 +138,34 @@ YAML::Node object_to_yaml(const ddwaf_object &obj)
         auto current_depth = stack.size();
         auto &[parent_obj, parent_node, index] = stack.back();
 
-        for (; index < parent_obj.nbEntries; ++index) {
-            auto &child_obj = parent_obj.array[index];
-            auto child_node = object_to_yaml_helper(child_obj);
-
+        size_t size = ddwaf_object_get_size(&parent_obj);
+        for (; index < size; ++index) {
+            const ddwaf_object *child_obj = nullptr;
             if (parent_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP) {
-                std::string key{child_obj.parameterName, child_obj.parameterNameLength};
+                child_obj = ddwaf_object_at_value(&parent_obj, index);
+                auto *key_obj = ddwaf_object_at_key(&parent_obj, index);
+                size_t key_len;
+                const char* key_str = ddwaf_object_get_string(key_obj, &key_len);
+                std::string key{key_str, key_len};
+
+                auto child_node = object_to_yaml_helper(*child_obj);
                 parent_node[key] = child_node;
+
+                if (child_obj->type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP || child_obj->type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
+                    stack.emplace_back(*child_obj, child_node, 0);
+                    ++index;
+                    break;
+                }
             } else if (parent_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
+                child_obj = ddwaf_object_at_value(&parent_obj, index);
+                auto child_node = object_to_yaml_helper(*child_obj);
                 parent_node.push_back(child_node);
-            }
 
-            if (child_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP || child_obj.type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
-                stack.emplace_back(child_obj, child_node, 0);
-                ++index;
-                break;
+                if (child_obj->type == DDWAF_OBJ_MAP || child_obj->type == DDWAF_OBJ_ARRAY) {
+                    stack.emplace_back(*child_obj, child_node, 0);
+                    ++index;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -175,29 +200,34 @@ version: "2.1"
 
 int main()
 {
-    YAML::Node doc = YAML::Load(waf_rule.data(), waf_rule.size());
+    auto alloc = ddwaf_get_default_allocator();
 
-    auto rule = doc.as<ddwaf_object>(); //= convert_yaml_to_args(doc);
-    ddwaf_handle handle = ddwaf_init(&rule, nullptr, nullptr);
+    YAML::Node doc = YAML::Load(waf_rule.data());
+
+    auto rule = doc.as<ddwaf_object>();
+    ddwaf_handle handle = ddwaf_init(&rule, nullptr);
     ddwaf_object_destroy(&rule, alloc);
     if (handle == nullptr) {
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    ddwaf_context context = ddwaf_context_init(handle);
+    ddwaf_context context = ddwaf_context_init(handle, alloc);
     if (context == nullptr) {
         ddwaf_destroy(handle);
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
     ddwaf_object root;
-    ddwaf_object tmp;
-    ddwaf_object_map(&root);
-    ddwaf_object_map_add(&root, "arg1", ddwaf_object_string(&tmp, "string 1"));
-    ddwaf_object_map_add(&root, "arg2", ddwaf_object_string(&tmp, "string 2"));
+    ddwaf_object_set_map(&root, 2, alloc);
+
+    ddwaf_object *arg1 = ddwaf_object_insert_literal_key(&root, "arg1", 4, alloc);
+    ddwaf_object_set_string_literal(arg1, "string 1", 8);
+
+    ddwaf_object *arg2 = ddwaf_object_insert_literal_key(&root, "arg2", 4, alloc);
+    ddwaf_object_set_string_literal(arg2, "string 2", 8);
 
     ddwaf_object ret;
-    auto code = ddwaf_context_eval(context, &root, nullptr, &ret, LONG_TIME);
+    auto code = ddwaf_context_eval(context, &root, alloc, &ret, LONG_TIME);
     std::cout << "Output second run: " << code << '\n';
     if (code == DDWAF_MATCH) {
         YAML::Emitter out(std::cout);

fuzzer/cmdi_detector/src/main.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <random>
 
 #include "condition/cmdi_detector.hpp"
+#include "memory_resource.hpp"
 
 using namespace ddwaf;
 using namespace std::literals;
@@ -188,11 +189,12 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 
     auto [resource, param] = deserialize(bytes, size);
 
-    auto root = owned_object::make_map();
-    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param));
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto root = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
+    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param, alloc));
 
-    auto array = root.emplace("server.sys.exec.cmd", owned_object::make_array());
-    for (auto arg : resource) { array.emplace_back(owned_object::make_string(arg)); }
+    auto array = root.emplace("server.sys.exec.cmd", owned_object::make_array(0, alloc));
+    for (auto arg : resource) { array.emplace_back(owned_object::make_string(arg, alloc)); }
 
     object_store store;
     store.insert(std::move(root));

fuzzer/http_endpoint_fingerprint/src/main.cpp

@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 {
     random_buffer buffer{bytes, size};
 
-    auto query = owned_object::make_map();
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto query = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
     auto query_size = buffer.get<uint8_t>();
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < query_size; ++i) {
         auto key = buffer.get<std::string_view>();
         auto value = buffer.get<std::string_view>();
         query.emplace(key, value);
     }
 
-    auto body = owned_object::make_map();
+    auto body = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
     auto body_size = buffer.get<uint8_t>();
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < body_size; ++i) {
         auto key = buffer.get<std::string_view>();

fuzzer/http_header_fingerprint/src/main.cpp

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 
     random_buffer buffer{bytes, size};
 
-    auto header = owned_object::make_map();
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto header = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
     auto header_size = buffer.get<uint8_t>();
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < header_size; ++i) {
         auto value = buffer.get<std::string_view>();

fuzzer/http_network_fingerprint/src/main.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 
     random_buffer buffer{bytes, size};
 
-    auto header = owned_object::make_map();
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto header = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
     auto header_size = buffer.get<uint8_t>();
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < header_size; ++i) {
         auto value = buffer.get<std::string_view>();

fuzzer/lfi_detector/src/main.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <random>
 
 #include "condition/lfi_detector.hpp"
+#include "memory_resource.hpp"
 
 using namespace ddwaf;
 using namespace std::literals;
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
     lfi_detector cond{{gen_param_def("server.io.fs.file", "server.request.query")}};
 
     auto [resource, param] = deserialize(bytes, size);
-    auto root = owned_object::make_map();
-    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param));
-    root.emplace("server.io.fs.file", owned_object::make_string(resource));
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto root = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
+    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param, alloc));
+    root.emplace("server.io.fs.file", owned_object::make_string(resource, alloc));
 
     object_store store;
     store.insert(std::move(root));

fuzzer/session_fingerprint/src/main.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 {
     random_buffer buffer{bytes, size};
 
-    auto cookies = owned_object::make_map();
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto cookies = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
     auto cookies_size = buffer.get<uint8_t>();
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < cookies_size; ++i) {
         auto key = buffer.get<std::string_view>();

fuzzer/shi_detector_array/src/main.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <random>
 
 #include "condition/shi_detector.hpp"
+#include "memory_resource.hpp"
 
 using namespace ddwaf;
 using namespace std::literals;
@@ -188,11 +189,12 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 
     auto [resource, param] = deserialize(bytes, size);
 
-    auto root = owned_object::make_map();
-    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param));
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto root = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
+    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param, alloc));
 
-    auto array = root.emplace("server.sys.shell.cmd", owned_object::make_array());
-    for (auto arg : resource) { array.emplace_back(owned_object::make_string(arg)); }
+    auto array = root.emplace("server.sys.shell.cmd", owned_object::make_array(0, alloc));
+    for (auto arg : resource) { array.emplace_back(owned_object::make_string(arg, alloc)); }
 
     object_store store;
     store.insert(std::move(root));

fuzzer/shi_detector_string/src/main.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <random>
 
 #include "condition/shi_detector.hpp"
+#include "memory_resource.hpp"
 
 using namespace ddwaf;
 using namespace std::literals;
@@ -110,9 +111,10 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 
     auto [resource, param] = deserialize(bytes, size);
 
-    auto root = owned_object::make_map();
-    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param));
-    root.emplace("server.sys.shell.cmd", owned_object::make_string(resource));
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto root = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
+    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param, alloc));
+    root.emplace("server.sys.shell.cmd", owned_object::make_string(resource, alloc));
 
     object_store store;
     store.insert(std::move(root));

fuzzer/sqli_detector/src/main.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <random>
 
 #include "condition/sqli_detector.hpp"
+#include "memory_resource.hpp"
 #include "tokenizer/sql_base.hpp"
 
 using namespace ddwaf;
@@ -126,10 +127,11 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 
     auto dialect_str = ddwaf::sql_dialect_to_string(dialect);
 
-    auto root = owned_object::make_map();
-    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param));
-    root.emplace("server.db.system", owned_object::make_string(dialect_str));
-    root.emplace("server.db.statement", owned_object::make_string(resource));
+    auto *alloc = memory::get_default_resource();
+    auto root = owned_object::make_map(0, alloc);
+    root.emplace("server.request.query", owned_object::make_string(param, alloc));
+    root.emplace("server.db.system", owned_object::make_string(dialect_str, alloc));
+    root.emplace("server.db.statement", owned_object::make_string(resource, alloc));
 
     object_store store;
     store.insert(std::move(root));