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// *****************************************************************************
// * This file is part of the FreeFileSync project. It is distributed under    *
// * GNU General Public License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0          *
// * Copyright (C) Zenju (zenju AT freefilesync DOT org) - All Rights Reserved *
// *****************************************************************************

#include "db_file.h"
#include <bit> //std::endian
#include <zen/guid.h>
#include <zen/crc.h>
//#include <zen/build_info.h>
#include <zen/zlib_wrap.h>
//#include "../afs/concrete.h"
#include "../afs/native.h"
#include "status_handler_impl.h"


using namespace zen;
using namespace fff;


namespace
{
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const char DB_FILE_DESCR[] = "FreeFileSync";
const int DB_FILE_VERSION   = 11; //2020-02-07
const int DB_STREAM_VERSION =  5; //2023-07-29
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

struct SessionData
{
    bool isLeadStream = false;
    std::string rawStream;

    bool operator==(const SessionData&) const = default;
};


using UniqueId  = std::string;
using DbStreams = std::unordered_map<UniqueId, SessionData>; //list of streams by session GUID

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | ensure 32/64 bit portability: use fixed size data types only e.g. uint32_t |
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

template <SelectSide side> inline
AbstractPath getDatabaseFilePath(const BaseFolderPair& baseFolder)
{
    static_assert(std::endian::native == std::endian::little);
    /* Windows, Linux, macOS considerations for uniform database format:
        - different file IDs: no, but the volume IDs are different!
        - problem with case sensitivity: no
        - are UTC file times identical: yes (at least with 1 sec precision)
        - endianess: FFS currently not running on any big-endian platform
        - precomposed/decomposed UTF: differences already ignored
        - 32 vs 64-bit: already handled

        => give DB files different names:                   */
    const Zstring dbName = Zstr(".sync"); //files beginning with dots are usually hidden
    return AFS::appendRelPath(baseFolder.getAbstractPath<side>(), dbName + SYNC_DB_FILE_ENDING);
}

//#######################################################################################################################################

void saveStreams(const DbStreams& streamList, const AbstractPath& dbPath, const IoCallback& notifyUnbufferedIO /*throw X*/) //throw FileError, X
{
    MemoryStreamOut memStreamOut;

    //write FreeFileSync file identifier
    writeArray(memStreamOut, DB_FILE_DESCR, sizeof(DB_FILE_DESCR));

    //save file format version
    writeNumber<int32_t>(memStreamOut, DB_FILE_VERSION);

    //write stream list
    writeNumber(memStreamOut, static_cast<uint32_t>(streamList.size()));

    for (const auto& [sessionID, sessionData] : streamList)
    {
        writeContainer<std::string>(memStreamOut, sessionID);

        writeNumber<int8_t>(memStreamOut, sessionData.isLeadStream);
        writeContainer     (memStreamOut, sessionData.rawStream);
    }

    writeNumber<uint32_t>(memStreamOut, getCrc32(memStreamOut.ref()));
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //already existing: undefined behavior! (e.g. fail/overwrite/auto-rename)
    const std::unique_ptr<AFS::OutputStream> fileStreamOut = AFS::getOutputStream(dbPath,
                                                                                  memStreamOut.ref().size(),
                                                                                  std::nullopt /*modTime*/); //throw FileError

    unbufferedSave(memStreamOut.ref(), [&](const void* buffer, size_t bytesToWrite)
    {
        return fileStreamOut->tryWrite(buffer, bytesToWrite, notifyUnbufferedIO); //throw FileError, X
    },
    fileStreamOut->getBlockSize()); //throw FileError, X

    fileStreamOut->finalize(notifyUnbufferedIO); //throw FileError, X

}


DEFINE_NEW_FILE_ERROR(FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting)
DEFINE_NEW_FILE_ERROR(FileErrorDatabaseCorrupted)

DbStreams loadStreams(const AbstractPath& dbPath, const IoCallback& notifyUnbufferedIO /*throw X*/) //throw FileError, FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting, FileErrorDatabaseCorrupted, X
{
    std::string byteStream;
    try
    {
        const std::unique_ptr<AFS::InputStream> fileIn = AFS::getInputStream(dbPath); //throw FileError, ErrorFileLocked

        byteStream = unbufferedLoad<std::string>([&](void* buffer, size_t bytesToRead)
        {
            return fileIn->tryRead(buffer, bytesToRead, notifyUnbufferedIO); //throw FileError, ErrorFileLocked, X; may return short, only 0 means EOF!
        },
        fileIn->getBlockSize()); //throw FileError, X
    }
    catch (const FileError& e)
    {
        bool dbNotYetExisting = false;
        try { dbNotYetExisting = !AFS::itemExists(dbPath); /*throw FileError*/ }
        //abstract context => unclear which exception is more relevant/useless:
        catch (const FileError& e2) { throw FileError(replaceCpy(e.toString(), L"\n\n", L'\n'), replaceCpy(e2.toString(), L"\n\n", L'\n')); }
        //caveat: merging FileError might create redundant error message: https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9377

        if (dbNotYetExisting) //throw FileError
            throw FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting(replaceCpy(_("Database file %x does not yet exist."), L"%x", fmtPath(AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPath))));
        else
            throw;
    }
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    try
    {
        MemoryStreamIn memStreamIn(byteStream);

        char formatDescr[sizeof(DB_FILE_DESCR)] = {};
        readArray(memStreamIn, formatDescr, sizeof(formatDescr)); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

        if (!std::equal(DB_FILE_DESCR, DB_FILE_DESCR + sizeof(DB_FILE_DESCR), formatDescr))
            throw SysError(_("File content is corrupted.") + L" (invalid header)");

        const int version = readNumber<int32_t>(memStreamIn); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
        if (version ==  9 || //TODO: remove migration code at some time!  v9 used until 2017-02-01
            version == 10)   //TODO: remove migration code at some time! v10 used until 2020-02-07
            ;
        else if (version == DB_FILE_VERSION) //catch data corruption ASAP + don't rely on std::bad_alloc for consistency checking
            // => only "partially" useful for container/stream metadata since the streams data is zlib-compressed
        {
            assert(byteStream.size() >= sizeof(uint32_t)); //obviously in this context!
            MemoryStreamOut crcStreamOut;
            writeNumber<uint32_t>(crcStreamOut, getCrc32(byteStream.begin(), byteStream.end() - sizeof(uint32_t)));

            if (!endsWith(byteStream, crcStreamOut.ref()))
                throw SysError(_("File content is corrupted.") + L" (invalid checksum)");
        }
        else
            throw SysError(_("Unsupported data format.") + L' ' + replaceCpy(_("Version: %x"), L"%x", numberTo<std::wstring>(version)));

        DbStreams output;

        //read stream list
        size_t streamCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(memStreamIn); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
        while (streamCount-- != 0)
        {
            std::string sessionID = readContainer<std::string>(memStreamIn); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

            SessionData sessionData = {};

            if (version == 9) //TODO: remove migration code at some time! v9 used until 2017-02-01
            {
                sessionData.rawStream = readContainer<std::string>(memStreamIn); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

                MemoryStreamIn streamIn(sessionData.rawStream);
                const int streamVersion = readNumber<int32_t>(streamIn); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
                if (streamVersion != 2) //don't throw here due to old stream formats
                    continue;
                sessionData.isLeadStream = readNumber<int8_t>(streamIn) != 0; //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
            }
            else
            {
                sessionData.isLeadStream = readNumber   <int8_t     >(memStreamIn) != 0; //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
                sessionData.rawStream    = readContainer<std::string>(memStreamIn);      //
            }

            output[sessionID] = std::move(sessionData);
        }
        return output;
    }
    catch (const SysError& e)
    {
        throw FileErrorDatabaseCorrupted(replaceCpy(_("Cannot read database file %x."), L"%x", fmtPath(AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPath))), e.toString());
    }
}

//#######################################################################################################################################

class StreamGenerator
{
public:
    static void execute(const InSyncFolder& dbFolder, //throw FileError
                        const std::wstring& displayFilePathL, //used for diagnostics only
                        const std::wstring& displayFilePathR,
                        std::string& streamL,
                        std::string& streamR)
    {
        MemoryStreamOut outL;
        MemoryStreamOut outR;
        //save format version
        writeNumber<int32_t>(outL, DB_STREAM_VERSION);
        writeNumber<int32_t>(outR, DB_STREAM_VERSION);

        auto compStream = [&](const std::string& stream) //throw FileError
        {
            try
            {
                /* Zlib: optimal level - test case 1 million files
                level|size [MB]|time [ms]
                  0    49.54      272 (uncompressed)
                  1    14.53     1013
                  2    14.13     1106
                  3    13.76     1288 - best compromise between speed and compression
                  4    13.20     1526
                  5    12.73     1916
                  6    12.58     2765
                  7    12.54     3633
                  8    12.51     9032
                  9    12.50    19698 (maximal compression) */
                return compress(stream, 3 /*level*/); //throw SysError
            }
            catch (const SysError& e)
            {
                throw FileError(replaceCpy(_("Cannot write file %x."), L"%x", fmtPath(displayFilePathL + L"/" + displayFilePathR)), e.toString());
            }
        };

        StreamGenerator generator;
        //PERF_START
        generator.recurse(dbFolder);
        //PERF_STOP

        const std::string bufText     = compStream(generator.streamOutText_    .ref());
        const std::string bufSmallNum = compStream(generator.streamOutSmallNum_.ref());
        const std::string bufBigNum   = compStream(generator.streamOutBigNum_  .ref());

        MemoryStreamOut streamOut;
        writeContainer(streamOut, bufText);
        writeContainer(streamOut, bufSmallNum);
        writeContainer(streamOut, bufBigNum);

        const std::string& buf = streamOut.ref();

        //distribute "outputBoth" over left and right streams:
        const size_t size1stPart = buf.size() / 2;
        const size_t size2ndPart = buf.size() - size1stPart;

        writeNumber<uint64_t>(outL, size1stPart);
        writeNumber<uint64_t>(outR, size2ndPart);

        if (size1stPart > 0) writeArray(outL, buf.c_str(), size1stPart);
        if (size2ndPart > 0) writeArray(outR, buf.c_str() + size1stPart, size2ndPart);

        streamL = std::move(outL.ref());
        streamR = std::move(outR.ref());
    }

private:
    void recurse(const InSyncFolder& container)
    {
        writeNumber<uint32_t>(streamOutSmallNum_, static_cast<uint32_t>(container.files.size()));
        for (const auto& [itemName, inSyncData] : container.files)
        {
            writeItemName(itemName.normStr);
            writeNumber(streamOutSmallNum_, static_cast<int32_t>(inSyncData.cmpVar));
            writeNumber<uint64_t>(streamOutSmallNum_, inSyncData.fileSize);

            writeFileDescr(inSyncData.left);
            writeFileDescr(inSyncData.right);
        }

        writeNumber<uint32_t>(streamOutSmallNum_, static_cast<uint32_t>(container.symlinks.size()));
        for (const auto& [itemName, inSyncData] : container.symlinks)
        {
            writeItemName(itemName.normStr);
            writeNumber(streamOutSmallNum_, static_cast<int32_t>(inSyncData.cmpVar));

            writeNumber<int64_t>(streamOutBigNum_, inSyncData.left .modTime);
            writeNumber<int64_t>(streamOutBigNum_, inSyncData.right.modTime);
        }

        writeNumber<uint32_t>(streamOutSmallNum_, static_cast<uint32_t>(container.folders.size()));
        for (const auto& [itemName, inSyncData] : container.folders)
        {
            writeItemName(itemName.normStr);

            recurse(inSyncData);
        }
    }

    void writeItemName(const Zstring& str) { writeContainer(streamOutText_, utfTo<std::string>(str)); }

    void writeFileDescr(const InSyncDescrFile& descr)
    {
        writeNumber<int64_t         >(streamOutBigNum_, descr.modTime);
        writeNumber<AFS::FingerPrint>(streamOutBigNum_, descr.filePrint);
        static_assert(sizeof(descr.modTime) <= sizeof(int64_t)); //ensure cross-platform compatibility!
    }

    /* maximize zlib compression by grouping similar data (=> 20% size reduction!)
         -> further ~5% reduction possible by having one container per data type

       other ideas: - avoid left/right side interleaving in writeFileDescr()              => pessimization!
                    - convert CompareVariant/InSyncStatus to "enum : unsigned char"       => only 0,4% size reduction!
                    - split up writeItemName() to use streamOutSmallNum_ + streamOutText_ => pessimization!
                    - use null-termination in writeItemName()                             => 5% size reduction (embedded zeros impossible?)
                    - use empty item name as sentinel                                     => only 0,17% size reduction!
                    - save fileSize using instreamOutBigNum_                              => pessimization!        */
    MemoryStreamOut streamOutText_;     //
    MemoryStreamOut streamOutSmallNum_; //data with bias to lead side (= always left in this context)
    MemoryStreamOut streamOutBigNum_;   //
};


class StreamParser
{
public:
    static SharedRef<InSyncFolder> execute(bool leadStreamLeft, //throw FileError
                                           const std::string& streamL,
                                           const std::string& streamR,
                                           const std::wstring& displayFilePathL, //for diagnostics only
                                           const std::wstring& displayFilePathR)
    {
        try
        {
            MemoryStreamIn streamInL(streamL);
            MemoryStreamIn streamInR(streamR);

            const int streamVersion  = readNumber<int32_t>(streamInL); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
            const int streamVersionR = readNumber<int32_t>(streamInR); //

            if (streamVersion != streamVersionR)
                throw SysError(_("File content is corrupted.") + L" (different stream formats)");

            //TODO: remove migration code at some time! 2017-02-01
            if (streamVersion == 2)
            {
                const bool has1stPartL = readNumber<int8_t>(streamInL) != 0; //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
                const bool has1stPartR = readNumber<int8_t>(streamInR) != 0; //

                if (has1stPartL == has1stPartR)
                    throw SysError(_("File content is corrupted.") + L" (second stream part missing)");
                if (has1stPartL != leadStreamLeft)
                    throw SysError(_("File content is corrupted.") + L" (has1stPartL != leadStreamLeft)");

                MemoryStreamIn& in1stPart = leadStreamLeft ? streamInL : streamInR;
                MemoryStreamIn& in2ndPart = leadStreamLeft ? streamInR : streamInL;

                const size_t size1stPart = static_cast<size_t>(readNumber<uint64_t>(in1stPart));
                const size_t size2ndPart = static_cast<size_t>(readNumber<uint64_t>(in2ndPart));

                std::string tmpB(size1stPart + size2ndPart, '\0'); //throw std::bad_alloc
                readArray(in1stPart, tmpB.data(),               size1stPart); //stream always non-empty
                readArray(in2ndPart, tmpB.data() + size1stPart, size2ndPart); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

                const std::string tmpL = readContainer<std::string>(streamInL);
                const std::string tmpR = readContainer<std::string>(streamInR);

                auto output = makeSharedRef<InSyncFolder>();
                StreamParserV2 parser(decompress(tmpL),  //
                                      decompress(tmpR),  //throw SysError
                                      decompress(tmpB)); //
                parser.recurse(output.ref()); //throw SysError
                return output;
            }
            else if (streamVersion == 3 || //TODO: remove migration code at some time! 2021-02-14
                     streamVersion == 4 || //TODO: remove migration code at some time! 2023-07-29
                     streamVersion == DB_STREAM_VERSION)
            {
                MemoryStreamIn& streamInPart1 = leadStreamLeft ? streamInL : streamInR;
                MemoryStreamIn& streamInPart2 = leadStreamLeft ? streamInR : streamInL;

                const size_t sizePart1 = static_cast<size_t>(readNumber<uint64_t>(streamInPart1));
                const size_t sizePart2 = static_cast<size_t>(readNumber<uint64_t>(streamInPart2));

                std::string buf(sizePart1 + sizePart2, '\0');
                if (sizePart1 > 0) readArray(streamInPart1, buf.data(),             sizePart1); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
                if (sizePart2 > 0) readArray(streamInPart2, buf.data() + sizePart1, sizePart2); //

                MemoryStreamIn streamIn(buf);
                const std::string bufText     = readContainer<std::string>(streamIn); //
                const std::string bufSmallNum = readContainer<std::string>(streamIn); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
                const std::string bufBigNum   = readContainer<std::string>(streamIn); //

                auto output = makeSharedRef<InSyncFolder>();
                StreamParser parser(streamVersion,
                                    decompress(bufText),     //
                                    decompress(bufSmallNum), //throw SysError
                                    decompress(bufBigNum));  //
                if (leadStreamLeft)
                    parser.recurse<SelectSide::left>(output.ref()); //throw SysError
                else
                    parser.recurse<SelectSide::right>(output.ref()); //throw SysError
                return output;
            }
            else
                throw SysError(_("Unsupported data format.") + L' ' + replaceCpy(_("Version: %x"), L"%x", numberTo<std::wstring>(streamVersion)));
        }
        catch (const SysError& e)
        {
            throw FileError(replaceCpy(_("Cannot read database file %x."), L"%x", fmtPath(displayFilePathL) + L", " + fmtPath(displayFilePathR)), e.toString());
        }
    }

private:
    StreamParser(int streamVersion,
                 std::string&& bufText,
                 std::string&& bufSmallNumbers,
                 std::string&& bufBigNumbers) :
        streamVersion_(streamVersion),
        bufText_        (std::move(bufText)),
        bufSmallNumbers_(std::move(bufSmallNumbers)),
        bufBigNumbers_  (std::move(bufBigNumbers)) {}

    template <SelectSide leadSide>
    void recurse(InSyncFolder& container) //throw SysError
    {
        size_t fileCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(streamInSmallNum_); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
        while (fileCount-- != 0)
        {
            const Zstring itemName = readItemName(); //
            const auto cmpVar = static_cast<CompareVariant>(readNumber<int32_t>(streamInSmallNum_)); //
            const uint64_t fileSize = readNumber<uint64_t>(streamInSmallNum_); //

            const InSyncDescrFile descrL = readFileDescr(); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
            const InSyncDescrFile descrT = readFileDescr(); //

            container.addFile(itemName,
                              selectParam<leadSide>(descrL, descrT),
                              selectParam<leadSide>(descrT, descrL), cmpVar, fileSize);
        }

        size_t linkCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(streamInSmallNum_);
        while (linkCount-- != 0)
        {
            const Zstring itemName = readItemName(); //
            const auto cmpVar = static_cast<CompareVariant>(readNumber<int32_t>(streamInSmallNum_)); //

            const InSyncDescrLink descrL{static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(streamInBigNum_))}; //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
            const InSyncDescrLink descrT{static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(streamInBigNum_))}; //

            container.addSymlink(itemName,
                                 selectParam<leadSide>(descrL, descrT),
                                 selectParam<leadSide>(descrT, descrL), cmpVar);
        }

        size_t dirCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(streamInSmallNum_); //
        while (dirCount-- != 0)
        {
            const Zstring itemName = readItemName(); //

            if (streamVersion_ <= 4) //TODO: remove migration code at some time! 2023-07-29
                /*const auto status = static_cast<InSyncFolder::InSyncStatus>(*/ readNumber<int32_t>(streamInSmallNum_);

            InSyncFolder& dbFolder = container.addFolder(itemName);
            recurse<leadSide>(dbFolder);
        }
    }

    Zstring readItemName() { return utfTo<Zstring>(readContainer<std::string>(streamInText_)); } //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

    InSyncDescrFile readFileDescr() //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
    {
        const auto modTime = static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(streamInBigNum_)); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

        AFS::FingerPrint filePrint = 0;
        if (streamVersion_ == 3) //TODO: remove migration code at some time! 2021-02-14
        {
            const auto& devFileId = readContainer<std::string>(streamInBigNum_); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos
            ino_t fileIndex = 0;
            if (devFileId.size() == sizeof(dev_t) + sizeof(fileIndex))
            {
                std::memcpy(&fileIndex, &devFileId[devFileId.size() - sizeof(fileIndex)], sizeof(fileIndex));
                filePrint = fileIndex;
            }
            else assert(devFileId.empty());
        }
        else
            filePrint = readNumber<AFS::FingerPrint>(streamInBigNum_); //throw SysErrorUnexpectedEos

        return {modTime, filePrint};
    }

    //TODO: remove migration code at some time! 2017-02-01
    class StreamParserV2
    {
    public:
        StreamParserV2(std::string&& bufferL,
                       std::string&& bufferR,
                       std::string&& bufferB) :
            bufL_(std::move(bufferL)),
            bufR_(std::move(bufferR)),
            bufB_(std::move(bufferB)) {}

        void recurse(InSyncFolder& container) //throw SysError
        {
            size_t fileCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(inputBoth_);
            while (fileCount-- != 0)
            {
                const Zstring itemName = utfTo<Zstring>(readContainer<std::string>(inputBoth_));
                const auto cmpVar = static_cast<CompareVariant>(readNumber<int32_t>(inputBoth_));
                const uint64_t fileSize = readNumber<uint64_t>(inputBoth_);
                const auto modTimeL = static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(inputLeft_));
                /*const auto fileIdL =*/ readContainer<std::string>(inputLeft_);
                const auto modTimeR = static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(inputRight_));
                /*const auto fileIdR =*/ readContainer<std::string>(inputRight_);
                container.addFile(itemName, InSyncDescrFile{modTimeL, AFS::FingerPrint()}, InSyncDescrFile{modTimeR, AFS::FingerPrint()}, cmpVar, fileSize);
            }

            size_t linkCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(inputBoth_);
            while (linkCount-- != 0)
            {
                const Zstring itemName = utfTo<Zstring>(readContainer<std::string>(inputBoth_));
                const auto cmpVar = static_cast<CompareVariant>(readNumber<int32_t>(inputBoth_));
                const auto modTimeL = static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(inputLeft_));
                const auto modTimeR = static_cast<time_t>(readNumber<int64_t>(inputRight_));
                container.addSymlink(itemName, InSyncDescrLink{modTimeL}, InSyncDescrLink{modTimeR}, cmpVar);
            }

            size_t dirCount = readNumber<uint32_t>(inputBoth_);
            while (dirCount-- != 0)
            {
                const Zstring itemName = utfTo<Zstring>(readContainer<std::string>(inputBoth_));
                /*const auto status = static_cast<InSyncFolder::InSyncStatus>(*/ readNumber<int32_t>(inputBoth_);

                InSyncFolder& dbFolder = container.addFolder(itemName);
                recurse(dbFolder);
            }
        }

    private:
        const std::string bufL_;
        const std::string bufR_;
        const std::string bufB_;
        MemoryStreamIn inputLeft_ {bufL_};  //data related to one side only
        MemoryStreamIn inputRight_{bufR_}; //
        MemoryStreamIn inputBoth_ {bufB_};  //data concerning both sides
    };

    const int streamVersion_;
    const std::string bufText_;
    const std::string bufSmallNumbers_;
    const std::string bufBigNumbers_ ;
    MemoryStreamIn streamInText_    {bufText_};         //
    MemoryStreamIn streamInSmallNum_{bufSmallNumbers_}; //data with bias to lead side
    MemoryStreamIn streamInBigNum_  {bufBigNumbers_};   //
};

//#######################################################################################################################################

class LastSynchronousStateUpdater
{
    /* 1. filter by file name does *not* create a new hierarchy, but merely gives a different *view* on the existing file hierarchy
          => only update database entries matching this view!
       2. Symlink handling *does* create a new (asymmetric) hierarchy during comparison
          => update all database entries!                                           */
public:
    static void execute(const BaseFolderPair& baseFolder, InSyncFolder& dbFolder)
    {
        LastSynchronousStateUpdater updater(baseFolder.getCompVariant(), baseFolder.getFilter());
        updater.recurse(baseFolder, Zstring(), dbFolder);
    }

private:
    LastSynchronousStateUpdater(CompareVariant activeCmpVar, const PathFilter& filter) :
        filter_(filter),
        activeCmpVar_(activeCmpVar) {}

    void recurse(const ContainerObject& conObj, const Zstring& relPath, InSyncFolder& dbFolder)
    {
        process(conObj.refSubFiles  (), relPath, dbFolder.files);
        process(conObj.refSubLinks  (), relPath, dbFolder.symlinks);
        process(conObj.refSubFolders(), relPath, dbFolder.folders);
    }

    void process(const ContainerObject::FileList& currentFiles, const Zstring& parentRelPath, InSyncFolder::FileList& dbFiles)
    {
        std::unordered_set<ZstringNorm> toPreserve;

        for (const FilePair& file : currentFiles)
            if (!file.isPairEmpty())
            {
                if (file.getCategory() == FILE_EQUAL) //data in sync: write current state
                {
                    //Caveat: If FILE_EQUAL, we *implicitly* assume equal left and right file names matching case: InSyncFolder's mapping tables use file name as a key!
                    //This makes us silently dependent from code in algorithm.h!!!
                    assert(file.hasEquivalentItemNames());
                    const Zstring& fileName = file.getItemName<SelectSide::left>();
                    assert(file.getFileSize<SelectSide::left>() == file.getFileSize<SelectSide::right>());

                    //create or update new "in-sync" state
                    dbFiles.insert_or_assign(fileName, InSyncFile
                    {
                        .left     = InSyncDescrFile{file.getLastWriteTime<SelectSide::left >(), file.getFilePrint<SelectSide::left >()},
                        .right    = InSyncDescrFile{file.getLastWriteTime<SelectSide::right>(), file.getFilePrint<SelectSide::right>()},
                        .cmpVar   = activeCmpVar_,
                        .fileSize = file.getFileSize<SelectSide::left>(),
                    });
                    toPreserve.insert(fileName);
                }
                else //not in sync: preserve last synchronous state
                {
                    toPreserve.insert(file.getItemName<SelectSide::left >()); //left/right may differ in case!
                    toPreserve.insert(file.getItemName<SelectSide::right>()); //
                }
            }

        //delete removed items (= "in-sync") from database
        std::erase_if(dbFiles, [&](const InSyncFolder::FileList::value_type& v)
        {
            if (toPreserve.contains(v.first))
                return false;
            //all items not existing in "currentFiles" have either been deleted meanwhile or been excluded via filter:
            const Zstring& itemRelPath = appendPath(parentRelPath, v.first.normStr);
            return filter_.passFileFilter(itemRelPath);
            //note: items subject to traveral errors are also excluded by this file filter here! see comparison.cpp, modified file filter for read errors
        });
    }

    void process(const ContainerObject::SymlinkList& currentSymlinks, const Zstring& parentRelPath, InSyncFolder::SymlinkList& dbSymlinks)
    {
        std::unordered_set<ZstringNorm> toPreserve;

        for (const SymlinkPair& symlink : currentSymlinks)
            if (!symlink.isPairEmpty())
            {
                if (symlink.getLinkCategory() == SYMLINK_EQUAL) //data in sync: write current state
                {
                    assert(symlink.hasEquivalentItemNames());
                    const Zstring& linkName = symlink.getItemName<SelectSide::left>();

                    //create or update new "in-sync" state
                    dbSymlinks.insert_or_assign(linkName, InSyncSymlink
                    {
                        .left   = InSyncDescrLink{symlink.getLastWriteTime<SelectSide::left >()},
                        .right  = InSyncDescrLink{symlink.getLastWriteTime<SelectSide::right>()},
                        .cmpVar = activeCmpVar_,
                    });
                    toPreserve.insert(linkName);
                }
                else //not in sync: preserve last synchronous state
                {
                    toPreserve.insert(symlink.getItemName<SelectSide::left >()); //left/right may differ in case!
                    toPreserve.insert(symlink.getItemName<SelectSide::right>()); //
                }
            }

        //delete removed items (= "in-sync") from database
        std::erase_if(dbSymlinks, [&](const InSyncFolder::SymlinkList::value_type& v)
        {
            if (toPreserve.contains(v.first))
                return false;
            //all items not existing in "currentSymlinks" have either been deleted meanwhile or been excluded via filter:
            const Zstring& itemRelPath = appendPath(parentRelPath, v.first.normStr);
            return filter_.passFileFilter(itemRelPath);
        });
    }

    void process(const ContainerObject::FolderList& currentFolders, const Zstring& parentRelPath, InSyncFolder::FolderList& dbFolders)
    {
        std::unordered_map<ZstringNorm, const FolderPair*> toPreserve;

        for (const FolderPair& folder : currentFolders)
            if (!folder.isPairEmpty())
            {
                if (folder.getDirCategory() == DIR_EQUAL)
                {
                    assert(folder.hasEquivalentItemNames());
                    const Zstring& folderName = folder.getItemName<SelectSide::left>();

                    //create directory entry if not existing (but do *not touch* existing child elements!!!)
                    dbFolders.try_emplace(folderName);

                    toPreserve.emplace(folderName, &folder);
                }
                else //not in sync: preserve last synchronous state
                {
                    toPreserve.emplace(folder.getItemName<SelectSide::left >(), &folder); //names differing (in case)? => treat like any other folder rename
                    toPreserve.emplace(folder.getItemName<SelectSide::right>(), &folder); //=> no *new* database entries even if child items are in sync
                    //BUT: update existing one: there should be only *one* DB entry after a folder rename (matching either folder name on left or right)
                }
            }

        //delete removed items (= "in-sync") from database
        eraseIf(dbFolders, [&](InSyncFolder::FolderList::value_type& v)
        {
            const Zstring& itemRelPath = appendPath(parentRelPath, v.first.normStr);

            if (auto it = toPreserve.find(v.first); it != toPreserve.end())
            {
                recurse(*(it->second), itemRelPath, v.second); //required even if e.g. DIR_LEFT_ONLY:
                //existing child-items may not be in sync, but items deleted on both sides *are* in-sync!!!
                return false;
            }

            //if folder is not included in "current folders", it is either not existing anymore, in which case it should be deleted from database
            //or it was excluded via filter and the database entry should be preserved
            bool childItemMightMatch = true;
            const bool passFilter = filter_.passDirFilter(itemRelPath, &childItemMightMatch);
            if (!passFilter && childItemMightMatch)
                dbSetEmptyState(v.second, appendSeparator(itemRelPath)); //child items might match, e.g. *.txt include filter!
            return passFilter;
        });
    }

    //delete all entries for removed folder (= "in-sync") from database
    void dbSetEmptyState(InSyncFolder& dbFolder, const Zstring& parentRelPathPf)
    {
        std::erase_if(dbFolder.files,    [&](const InSyncFolder::FileList   ::value_type& v) { return filter_.passFileFilter(parentRelPathPf + v.first.normStr); });
        std::erase_if(dbFolder.symlinks, [&](const InSyncFolder::SymlinkList::value_type& v) { return filter_.passFileFilter(parentRelPathPf + v.first.normStr); });

        eraseIf(dbFolder.folders, [&](InSyncFolder::FolderList::value_type& v)
        {
            const Zstring& itemRelPath = parentRelPathPf + v.first.normStr;

            bool childItemMightMatch = true;
            const bool passFilter = filter_.passDirFilter(itemRelPath, &childItemMightMatch);
            if (!passFilter && childItemMightMatch)
                dbSetEmptyState(v.second, appendSeparator(itemRelPath));
            return passFilter;
        });
    }

    const PathFilter& filter_; //filter used while scanning directory: generates view on actual files!
    const CompareVariant activeCmpVar_;
};


struct StreamStatusNotifier
{
    StreamStatusNotifier(const std::wstring& statusMsg, AsyncCallback& acb /*throw ThreadStopRequest*/) :
        msgPrefix_(statusMsg + L' '), acb_(acb) {}

    void operator()(int64_t bytesDelta) //throw ThreadStopRequest
    {
        bytesTotal_ += bytesDelta;

        const auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
        if (now >= lastUpdate_ + UI_UPDATE_INTERVAL / 2) //every ~50 ms
        {
            lastUpdate_ = now;
            acb_.updateStatus(msgPrefix_ + formatFilesizeShort(bytesTotal_)); //throw ThreadStopRequest
        }
    }

private:
    const std::wstring msgPrefix_;
    int64_t bytesTotal_ = 0;
    AsyncCallback& acb_;
    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point lastUpdate_;
};


std::pair<DbStreams::const_iterator,
    DbStreams::const_iterator> findCommonSession(const DbStreams& streamsLeft, const DbStreams& streamsRight, //throw FileError
                                                 const std::wstring& displayFilePathL, //used for diagnostics only
                                                 const std::wstring& displayFilePathR)
{
    auto itCommonL = streamsLeft .end();
    auto itCommonR = streamsRight.end();

    for (auto itL = streamsLeft.begin(); itL != streamsLeft.end(); ++itL)
    {
        auto itR = streamsRight.find(itL->first);
        if (itR != streamsRight.end())
            /* handle case when db file is loaded together with a (former) copy of itself:
                - some streams may have been updated in the meantime => must not discard either db file!
                - since db file was copied, multiple streams may have matching sessionID
                   => IGNORE all of them: one of them may be used later against other sync targets!       */
            if (itL->second.isLeadStream != itR->second.isLeadStream)
            {
                if (itCommonL != streamsLeft.end()) //should not be possible!
                    throw FileError(replaceCpy(_("Cannot read database file %x."), L"%x", fmtPath(displayFilePathL) + L", " + fmtPath(displayFilePathR)),
                                    _("File content is corrupted.") + L" (multiple common sessions found)");
                itCommonL = itL;
                itCommonR = itR;
            }
    }

    return {itCommonL, itCommonR};
}
}

//#######################################################################################################################################

std::unordered_map<const BaseFolderPair*, SharedRef<const InSyncFolder>> fff::loadLastSynchronousState(const std::vector<const BaseFolderPair*>& baseFolders,
                                                                      PhaseCallback& callback /*throw X*/) //throw X
{
    std::set<AbstractPath> dbFilePaths;

    for (const BaseFolderPair* baseFolder : baseFolders)
        //avoid race condition with directory existence check: reading sync.ffs_db may succeed although first dir check had failed => conflicts!
        if (baseFolder->getFolderStatus<SelectSide::left >() == BaseFolderStatus::existing &&
            baseFolder->getFolderStatus<SelectSide::right>() == BaseFolderStatus::existing)
        {
            dbFilePaths.insert(getDatabaseFilePath<SelectSide::left >(*baseFolder));
            dbFilePaths.insert(getDatabaseFilePath<SelectSide::right>(*baseFolder));
        }
    //else: ignore; there's no value in reporting it other than to confuse users

    std::map<AbstractPath, DbStreams> dbStreamsByPath;
    //------------ (try to) load DB files in parallel -------------------------
    {
        Protected<std::map<AbstractPath, DbStreams>&> protDbStreamsByPath(dbStreamsByPath);
        std::vector<std::pair<AbstractPath, ParallelWorkItem>> parallelWorkload;

        for (const AbstractPath& dbPath : dbFilePaths)
            parallelWorkload.emplace_back(dbPath, [&protDbStreamsByPath](ParallelContext& ctx) //throw ThreadStopRequest
        {
            tryReportingError([&] //throw ThreadStopRequest
            {
                StreamStatusNotifier notifyLoad(replaceCpy(_("Loading file %x..."), L"%x", fmtPath(AFS::getDisplayPath(ctx.itemPath))), ctx.acb);
                try
                {
                    DbStreams dbStreams = ::loadStreams(ctx.itemPath, notifyLoad); //throw FileError, FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting, FileErrorDatabaseCorrupted, ThreadStopRequest

                    protDbStreamsByPath.access([&](auto& dbStreamsByPath2) { dbStreamsByPath2.emplace(ctx.itemPath, std::move(dbStreams)); });
                }
                catch (FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting&) {} //redundant info => no reportInfo()
            }, ctx.acb);
        });

        massParallelExecute(parallelWorkload,
                            Zstr("Load sync.ffs_db"), callback /*throw X*/); //throw X
    }
    //----------------------------------------------------------------

    std::unordered_map<const BaseFolderPair*, SharedRef<const InSyncFolder>> output;

    for (const BaseFolderPair* baseFolder : baseFolders)
        if (baseFolder->getFolderStatus<SelectSide::left >() == BaseFolderStatus::existing &&
            baseFolder->getFolderStatus<SelectSide::right>() == BaseFolderStatus::existing)
        {
            const AbstractPath dbPathL = getDatabaseFilePath<SelectSide::left >(*baseFolder);
            const AbstractPath dbPathR = getDatabaseFilePath<SelectSide::right>(*baseFolder);

            auto itL = dbStreamsByPath.find(dbPathL);
            auto itR = dbStreamsByPath.find(dbPathR);

            if (itL != dbStreamsByPath.end() &&
                itR != dbStreamsByPath.end())
                try
                {
                    const DbStreams& streamsL = itL->second;
                    const DbStreams& streamsR = itR->second;

                    //find associated session: there can be at most one session within intersection of left and right IDs
                    const auto [itStreamL, itStreamR] = findCommonSession(streamsL, streamsR,
                                                                          AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathL),
                                                                          AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathR)); //throw FileError
                    if (itStreamL != streamsL.end())
                    {
                        assert(itStreamL->second.isLeadStream != itStreamR->second.isLeadStream);
                        SharedRef<InSyncFolder> lastSyncState = StreamParser::execute(itStreamL->second.isLeadStream,
                                                                                      itStreamL->second.rawStream,
                                                                                      itStreamR->second.rawStream,
                                                                                      AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathL),
                                                                                      AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathR)); //throw FileError
                        output.emplace(baseFolder, lastSyncState);
                    }
                }
                catch (const FileError& e) { callback.reportFatalError(e.toString()); } //throw X
        }

    return output;
}


void fff::saveLastSynchronousState(const BaseFolderPair& baseFolder, bool transactionalCopy,
                                   PhaseCallback& callback /*throw X*/) //throw X
{
    const AbstractPath dbPathL = getDatabaseFilePath<SelectSide::left >(baseFolder);
    const AbstractPath dbPathR = getDatabaseFilePath<SelectSide::right>(baseFolder);

    //------------ (try to) load DB files in parallel -------------------------
    DbStreams streamsL; //list of session ID + DirInfo-stream
    DbStreams streamsR; //
    {
        bool loadSuccessL = false;
        bool loadSuccessR = false;
        std::vector<std::pair<AbstractPath, ParallelWorkItem>> parallelWorkload;

        for (const auto& [dbPath, streamsOut, loadSuccess] :
             {
                 std::tuple(dbPathL, &streamsL, &loadSuccessL),
                 std::tuple(dbPathR, &streamsR, &loadSuccessR)
             })
            parallelWorkload.emplace_back(dbPath, [&streamsOut = *streamsOut, &loadSuccess = *loadSuccess](ParallelContext& ctx) //throw ThreadStopRequest
        {
            const std::wstring errMsg = tryReportingError([&] //throw ThreadStopRequest
            {
                StreamStatusNotifier notifyLoad(replaceCpy(_("Loading file %x..."), L"%x", fmtPath(AFS::getDisplayPath(ctx.itemPath))), ctx.acb);

                try { streamsOut = ::loadStreams(ctx.itemPath, notifyLoad); } //throw FileError, FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting, FileErrorDatabaseCorrupted, ThreadStopRequest
                catch (FileErrorDatabaseNotExisting&) {}
                catch (FileErrorDatabaseCorrupted&) {} //=> just overwrite corrupted DB file: error already reported by loadLastSynchronousState()
            }, ctx.acb);

            loadSuccess = errMsg.empty();
        });

        massParallelExecute(parallelWorkload,
                            Zstr("Load sync.ffs_db"), callback /*throw X*/); //throw X

        if (!loadSuccessL || !loadSuccessR)
            return; /* don't continue when one of the two files failed to load (e.g. network drop):
                       no common session would be found, (although it may exist!) =>
                           a) if file also fails to save: new orphan session in the other file created
                           b) if file saves successfully: previous stream sessions lost + old session in other file not cleaned up (orphan)       */
    }
    //----------------------------------------------------------------

    //load last synchrounous state
    auto itStreamOldL = streamsL.cend();
    auto itStreamOldR = streamsR.cend();
    InSyncFolder lastSyncState;
    try
    {
        //find associated session: there can be at most one session within intersection of left and right IDs
        std::tie(itStreamOldL, itStreamOldR) = findCommonSession(streamsL, streamsR,
                                                                 AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathL),
                                                                 AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathR)); //throw FileError
        if (itStreamOldL != streamsL.end())
            lastSyncState = std::move(StreamParser::execute(itStreamOldL->second.isLeadStream /*leadStreamLeft*/,
                                                            itStreamOldL->second.rawStream,
                                                            itStreamOldR->second.rawStream,
                                                            AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathL),
                                                            AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathR)).ref()); //throw FileError
    }
    catch (const FileError& e) { callback.reportFatalError(e.toString()); } //throw X
    //if database files are corrupted: just overwrite! User is already informed about errors right after comparing!

    //update last synchrounous state
    LastSynchronousStateUpdater::execute(baseFolder, lastSyncState);

    //serialize again
    SessionData sessionDataL = {};
    SessionData sessionDataR = {};
    sessionDataL.isLeadStream = true;
    sessionDataR.isLeadStream = false;

    if (const std::wstring errMsg = tryReportingError([&] //throw X
{
    StreamGenerator::execute(lastSyncState, //throw FileError
                             AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathL),
                             AFS::getDisplayPath(dbPathR),
                             sessionDataL.rawStream,
                             sessionDataR.rawStream);
    }, callback /*throw X*/); !errMsg.empty())
    return;

    //check if there is some work to do at all
    if (itStreamOldL != streamsL.end() && itStreamOldL->second == sessionDataL &&
        itStreamOldR != streamsR.end() && itStreamOldR->second == sessionDataR)
        return; //some users monitor the *.ffs_db file with RTS => don't touch the file if it isnt't strictly needed

    //erase old session data
    if (itStreamOldL != streamsL.end())
        streamsL.erase(itStreamOldL);
    if (itStreamOldR != streamsR.end())
        streamsR.erase(itStreamOldR);

    //create new session data
    const std::string sessionID = generateGUID();

    streamsL[sessionID] = std::move(sessionDataL);
    streamsR[sessionID] = std::move(sessionDataR);

    //------------ save DB files in parallel -------------------------
    //1. create *both* ffs_tmp files first (caveat: *not* necessarily in parallel, depending on deviceParallelOps!)
    //2. if successful, rename both files (almost) transactionally!
    bool saveSuccessL = false;
    bool saveSuccessR = false;
    std::optional<AbstractPath> dbPathTmpL;
    std::optional<AbstractPath> dbPathTmpR;
    ZEN_ON_SCOPE_EXIT
    (
        //*INDENT-OFF*
        if (dbPathTmpL) try { AFS::removeFilePlain(*dbPathTmpL); } catch (const FileError& e) { logExtraError(e.toString()); }
        if (dbPathTmpR) try { AFS::removeFilePlain(*dbPathTmpR); } catch (const FileError& e) { logExtraError(e.toString()); }
        //*INDENT-ON*
    )

    std::vector<std::pair<AbstractPath, ParallelWorkItem>> parallelWorkloadSave, parallelWorkloadMove;

    for (const auto& [dbPath, streams, saveSuccess, dbPathTmp] :
         {
             std::tuple(dbPathL, &streamsL, &saveSuccessL, &dbPathTmpL),
             std::tuple(dbPathR, &streamsR, &saveSuccessR, &dbPathTmpR)
         })
    {
        parallelWorkloadSave.emplace_back(dbPath, [&streams = *streams,
                                                            &saveSuccess = *saveSuccess,
                                                            &dbPathTmp = *dbPathTmp,
                                                            transactionalCopy](ParallelContext& ctx) //throw ThreadStopRequest
        {
            const std::wstring errMsg = tryReportingError([&] //throw ThreadStopRequest
            {
                StreamStatusNotifier notifySave(replaceCpy(_("Saving file %x..."), L"%x", fmtPath(AFS::getDisplayPath(ctx.itemPath))), ctx.acb);

                if (transactionalCopy && !AFS::hasNativeTransactionalCopy(ctx.itemPath)) //=> write (both?) DB files as a transaction
                {
                    const Zstring shortGuid = printNumber<Zstring>(Zstr("%04x"), static_cast<unsigned int>(getCrc16(generateGUID())));
                    const AbstractPath tmpPath = AFS::appendRelPath(*AFS::getParentPath(ctx.itemPath), AFS::getItemName(ctx.itemPath) + Zstr('.') + shortGuid + AFS::TEMP_FILE_ENDING);

                    saveStreams(streams, tmpPath, notifySave); //throw FileError, ThreadStopRequest
                    dbPathTmp = tmpPath; //pass file ownership
                }
                else //some MTP devices don't even allow renaming files: https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6531
                {
                    AFS::removeFileIfExists(ctx.itemPath);          //throw FileError
                    saveStreams(streams, ctx.itemPath, notifySave); //throw FileError, ThreadStopRequest
                }
            }, ctx.acb);

            saveSuccess = errMsg.empty();
        });
        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        if (transactionalCopy && !AFS::hasNativeTransactionalCopy(dbPath))
            parallelWorkloadMove.emplace_back(dbPath, [&dbPathTmp = *dbPathTmp](ParallelContext& ctx) //throw ThreadStopRequest
        {
            tryReportingError([&] //throw ThreadStopRequest
            {
                //rename temp file (almost) transactionally: without write access, file creation would have failed
                AFS::removeFileIfExists(ctx.itemPath);            //throw FileError
                AFS::moveAndRenameItem(*dbPathTmp, ctx.itemPath); //throw FileError, (ErrorMoveUnsupported)

                dbPathTmp = std::nullopt; //basically a "ScopeGuard::dismiss()"
            }, ctx.acb);
        });
    }

    massParallelExecute(parallelWorkloadSave,
                        Zstr("Save sync.ffs_db"), callback /*throw X*/); //throw X
    //----------------------------------------------------------------
    if (saveSuccessL && saveSuccessR)
        massParallelExecute(parallelWorkloadMove,
                            Zstr("Move sync.ffs_db"), callback /*throw X*/); //throw X
}