Prevent MutableVectorData from being used for std::string.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 705972216

Author: TensorFlow Federated Team

tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/BUILD

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ cc_library(
         "agg_vector_iterator.h",
         "datatype.h",
         "input_tensor_list.h",
+        "mutable_unowned_string_data.h",
         "mutable_vector_data.h",
         "tensor.h",
         "tensor_data.h",
@@ -566,6 +567,17 @@ cc_test(
     ],
 )
 
+cc_test(
+    name = "mutable_unowned_string_data_test",
+    srcs = ["mutable_unowned_string_data_test.cc"],
+    deps = [
+        ":tensor",
+        "//tensorflow_federated/cc/testing:oss_test_main",
+        "//tensorflow_federated/cc/testing:status_matchers",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:string_view",
+    ],
+)
+
 cc_test(
     name = "vector_string_data_test",
     srcs = [

tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/mutable_unowned_string_data.h

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TENSORFLOW_FEDERATED_CC_CORE_IMPL_AGGREGATION_CORE_MUTABLE_UNOWNED_STRING_DATA_H_
+#define TENSORFLOW_FEDERATED_CC_CORE_IMPL_AGGREGATION_CORE_MUTABLE_UNOWNED_STRING_DATA_H_
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/tensor_data.h"
+
+namespace tensorflow_federated {
+namespace aggregation {
+
+// MutableUnownedStringData implements TensorData by wrapping std::vector and
+// using it as backing storage for string_view objects. MutableUnownedStringData
+// can be mutated using std::vector methods. The MutableUnownedStringData object
+// does not own the string values. Use MutableStringData instead if you want
+// a TensorData object that owns the strings.
+class MutableUnownedStringData : public std::vector<absl::string_view>,
+                                 public TensorData {
+ public:
+  // Derive constructors from the base vector class.
+  using std::vector<absl::string_view>::vector;
+
+  ~MutableUnownedStringData() override = default;
+
+  // Implementation of the base class methods.
+  size_t byte_size() const override {
+    return this->size() * sizeof(absl::string_view);
+  }
+  const void* data() const override {
+    return this->std::vector<absl::string_view>::data();
+  }
+
+  // Copy the MutableUnownedStringData into a string.
+  std::string EncodeContent() {
+    return std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(this->data()),
+                       this->byte_size());
+  }
+
+  // Create and return a new MutableUnownedStringData populated with the data
+  // from content.
+  static std::unique_ptr<MutableUnownedStringData> CreateFromEncodedContent(
+      const std::string& content) {
+    const absl::string_view* data =
+        reinterpret_cast<const absl::string_view*>(content.data());
+    return std::make_unique<MutableUnownedStringData>(
+        data, data + content.size() / sizeof(absl::string_view));
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace aggregation
+}  // namespace tensorflow_federated
+
+#endif  // TENSORFLOW_FEDERATED_CC_CORE_IMPL_AGGREGATION_CORE_MUTABLE_UNOWNED_STRING_DATA_H_

tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/mutable_unowned_string_data_test.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/mutable_unowned_string_data.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "googlemock/include/gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "tensorflow_federated/cc/testing/status_matchers.h"
+
+namespace tensorflow_federated {
+namespace aggregation {
+namespace {
+
+TEST(MutableUnownedStringDataTest, MutableUnownedStringDataValid) {
+  std::string string_1 = "foo";
+  std::string string_2 = "bar";
+  std::string string_3 = "baz";
+  MutableUnownedStringData vector_data;
+  vector_data.push_back(absl::string_view(string_1));
+  vector_data.push_back(absl::string_view(string_2));
+  vector_data.push_back(absl::string_view(string_3));
+  EXPECT_THAT(vector_data.CheckValid<absl::string_view>(), IsOk());
+}
+
+TEST(MutableUnownedStringDataTest, EncodeDecodeSucceeds) {
+  std::string string_1 = "foo";
+  std::string string_2 = "bar";
+  std::string string_3 = "baz";
+  MutableUnownedStringData vector_data;
+  vector_data.push_back(absl::string_view(string_1));
+  vector_data.push_back(absl::string_view(string_2));
+  vector_data.push_back(absl::string_view(string_3));
+  std::string encoded_vector_data = vector_data.EncodeContent();
+  EXPECT_THAT(vector_data.CheckValid<absl::string_view>(), IsOk());
+  auto decoded_vector_data =
+      MutableUnownedStringData::CreateFromEncodedContent(encoded_vector_data);
+  EXPECT_THAT(decoded_vector_data->CheckValid<absl::string_view>(), IsOk());
+  EXPECT_EQ((*decoded_vector_data)[0], string_1);
+  EXPECT_EQ((*decoded_vector_data)[1], string_2);
+  EXPECT_EQ((*decoded_vector_data)[2], string_3);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace aggregation
+}  // namespace tensorflow_federated

tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/mutable_vector_data.h

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "tensorflow_federated/cc/core/impl/aggregation/core/tensor_data.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ namespace aggregation {
 // MutableVectorData implements TensorData by wrapping std::vector and using it
 // as a backing storage. MutableVectorData can be mutated using std::vector
 // methods.
-template <typename T>
+template <typename T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_arithmetic_v<T>, int> = 0>
 class MutableVectorData : public std::vector<T>, public TensorData {
  public:
   // Derive constructors from the base vector class.