Module-based rule evaluation precedence

.gitignore

@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ perf/test_files/breakdown.numbers
 .vscode
 *.swp
 *.swo
+*.swn

cmake/objects.cmake

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set(LIBDDWAF_SOURCE
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/event.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/object.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/object_store.cpp
-    ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/collection.cpp
+    ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/module.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/expression.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ruleset_info.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ip_utils.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(LIBDDWAF_SOURCE
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sha256.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/uuid.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/action_mapper.cpp
+    ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/builder/module_builder.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/builder/processor_builder.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/tokenizer/sql_base.cpp
     ${libddwaf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/tokenizer/pgsql.cpp

src/builder/module_builder.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are
+// dual-licensed under the Apache-2.0 License or BSD-3-Clause License.
+//
+// This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+// Copyright 2021 Datadog, Inc.
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "builder/module_builder.hpp"
+#include "module.hpp"
+#include "module_category.hpp"
+#include "rule.hpp"
+
+namespace ddwaf {
+
+rule_module rule_module_builder::build()
+{
+    const auto &sort_fn = [this](const auto *left, const auto *right) {
+        const auto lverdict = left->get_verdict();
+        const auto rverdict = right->get_verdict();
+        const auto lsource = left->get_source();
+        const auto rsource = right->get_source();
+        std::string_view const lkey = grouping_key_fn_(left);
+        std::string_view const rkey = grouping_key_fn_(right);
+        return lverdict > rverdict ||
+               (lverdict == rverdict && (source_precedence_fn_(lsource, rsource) ||
+                                            (lsource == rsource && lkey < rkey)));
+    };
+
+    // Sort first
+    std::sort(rules_.begin(), rules_.end(), sort_fn);
+
+    // Generate collections by grouping based on the grouping key
+    std::string_view prev_key;
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < rules_.size(); ++i) {
+        const auto *rule = rules_[i];
+        auto cur_key = grouping_key_fn_(rule);
+        if (cur_key != prev_key) {
+            if (!collections_.empty()) {
+                collections_.back().end = i;
+            }
+            using rule_collection = rule_module::rule_collection;
+            collections_.emplace_back(rule_collection{cur_key, rule->get_verdict(), i, i + 1});
+            prev_key = cur_key;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!collections_.empty()) {
+        collections_.back().end = rules_.size();
+    }
+
+    return rule_module{std::move(rules_), std::move(collections_), policy_};
+}
+
+std::array<rule_module, rule_module_count> rule_module_set_builder::build(
+    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<core_rule>> &rules)
+{
+    std::array<rule_module, rule_module_count> all_modules;
+
+    for (const auto &rule : rules) {
+        auto &builder = builders_[static_cast<std::size_t>(rule->get_module())];
+        builder.insert(rule.get());
+    }
+
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < builders_.size(); ++i) { all_modules[i] = builders_[i].build(); }
+
+    return all_modules;
+}
+
+} // namespace ddwaf

src/builder/module_builder.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are
+// dual-licensed under the Apache-2.0 License or BSD-3-Clause License.
+//
+// This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+// Copyright 2021 Datadog, Inc.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "module.hpp"
+#include "module_category.hpp"
+#include "rule.hpp"
+
+namespace ddwaf {
+
+// Helpers
+inline bool user_rule_precedence(
+    const core_rule::source_type left, const core_rule::source_type right)
+{
+    return left > right;
+}
+
+inline bool base_rule_precedence(
+    const core_rule::source_type left, const core_rule::source_type right)
+{
+    return left < right;
+}
+
+inline std::string_view type_grouping_key(const core_rule *rule) { return rule->get_type(); }
+inline constexpr std::string_view null_grouping_key(const core_rule * /*rule*/) { return {}; }
+
+// The module builder can be used to build a single module
+class rule_module_builder {
+public:
+    using source_type = core_rule::source_type;
+    using source_precedence_fn_type = bool (*)(source_type left, source_type right);
+    using grouping_key_fn_type = std::string_view (*)(const core_rule *rule);
+    using expiration_policy = rule_module::expiration_policy;
+
+    rule_module_builder(source_precedence_fn_type source_precedence,
+        grouping_key_fn_type grouping_key, expiration_policy policy = expiration_policy::expiring)
+        : source_precedence_fn_(source_precedence), grouping_key_fn_(grouping_key), policy_(policy)
+    {}
+    ~rule_module_builder() = default;
+    rule_module_builder(rule_module_builder &&) = delete;
+    rule_module_builder(const rule_module_builder &) = delete;
+    rule_module_builder &operator=(rule_module_builder &&) = delete;
+    rule_module_builder &operator=(const rule_module_builder &) = delete;
+
+    void insert(core_rule *rule) { rules_.emplace_back(rule); }
+
+    rule_module build();
+
+protected:
+    source_precedence_fn_type source_precedence_fn_;
+    grouping_key_fn_type grouping_key_fn_;
+    std::vector<core_rule *> rules_;
+    std::vector<rule_module::rule_collection> collections_;
+    expiration_policy policy_;
+};
+
+class rule_module_set_builder {
+public:
+    rule_module_set_builder() = default;
+    ~rule_module_set_builder() = default;
+    rule_module_set_builder(rule_module_set_builder &&) = delete;
+    rule_module_set_builder(const rule_module_set_builder &) = delete;
+    rule_module_set_builder &operator=(rule_module_set_builder &&) = delete;
+    rule_module_set_builder &operator=(const rule_module_set_builder &) = delete;
+
+    std::array<rule_module, rule_module_count> build(
+        const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<core_rule>> &rules);
+
+protected:
+    std::array<rule_module_builder, rule_module_count> builders_{{
+        // Network-ACL
+        {base_rule_precedence, null_grouping_key, rule_module::expiration_policy::non_expiring},
+        // Authentication-ACL
+        {base_rule_precedence, null_grouping_key, rule_module::expiration_policy::non_expiring},
+        // Custom-ACL
+        {user_rule_precedence, null_grouping_key},
+        // Configuration
+        {user_rule_precedence, null_grouping_key},
+        // Business logic
+        {user_rule_precedence, null_grouping_key},
+        // RASP
+        {base_rule_precedence, null_grouping_key},
+        // WAF
+        {user_rule_precedence, type_grouping_key},
+    }};
+};
+
+} // namespace ddwaf

src/clock.hpp

@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ struct monotonic_clock {
 };
 #endif // __linux__
 
-class timer {
+// Syscall period refers to the number of calls to expired() before
+// clock_gettime is called. This approach is only feasible because the
+// WAF calls expired() quite often, otherwise another solution would be
+// required to minimise syscalls.
+template <std::size_t SyscallPeriod = 16> class base_timer {
 public:
-    // Syscall period refers to the number of calls to expired() before
-    // clock_gettime is called. This approach is only feasible because the
-    // WAF calls expired() quite often, otherwise another solution would be
-    // required to minimise syscalls.
-    explicit timer(std::chrono::microseconds exp, uint32_t syscall_period = default_syscall_period)
-        : start_(monotonic_clock::now()), end_(start_ + exp), syscall_period_(syscall_period)
+    explicit base_timer(std::chrono::nanoseconds exp)
+        : start_(monotonic_clock::now()), end_(add_saturated(start_, exp))
     {}
 
     bool expired()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class timer {
             if (end_ <= monotonic_clock::now()) {
                 expired_ = true;
             } else {
-                calls_ = syscall_period_;
+                calls_ = SyscallPeriod;
             }
         }
         return expired_;
@@ -58,12 +58,22 @@ class timer {
     }
 
 protected:
-    constexpr static uint32_t default_syscall_period{16};
+    static monotonic_clock::time_point add_saturated(
+        monotonic_clock::time_point augend, std::chrono::nanoseconds addend)
+    {
+        return (addend > (monotonic_clock::time_point::max() - augend))
+                   ? monotonic_clock::time_point::max()
+                   : augend + addend;
+    }
 
     monotonic_clock::time_point start_;
     monotonic_clock::time_point end_;
-    const uint32_t syscall_period_;
     uint32_t calls_{1};
     bool expired_{false};
 };
+
+using timer = base_timer<16>;
+
+inline timer endless_timer() { return timer{std::chrono::nanoseconds::max()}; }
+
 } // namespace ddwaf