orcaq 1.0.32 → 1.1.1

package/.output/server/node_modules/oracledb/lib/thin/dbObject.js

@@ -0,0 +1,737 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// This software is dual-licensed to you under the Universal Permissive License
+// (UPL) 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl and Apache License
+// 2.0 as shown at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. You may choose
+// either license.
+//
+// If you elect to accept the software under the Apache License, Version 2.0,
+// the following applies:
+//
+// 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
+//
+//    https://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.
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+'use strict';
+
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
+const constants = require('./protocol/constants.js');
+const errors = require('../errors.js');
+const types = require('../types.js');
+const DbObjectImpl = require('../impl/dbObject.js');
+const { GrowableBuffer } = require('../impl/datahandlers/buffer.js');
+const ThinLobImpl = require('./lob.js');
+
+class DbObjectPickleBuffer extends GrowableBuffer {
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _readBytesWithLength()
+  //
+  // Helper function that processes the number of bytes (if needed) and then
+  // acquires the specified number of bytes from the buffer.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _readBytesWithLength(numBytes) {
+    if (numBytes === constants.TNS_LONG_LENGTH_INDICATOR) {
+      numBytes = this.readUInt32BE();
+    }
+    return this.readBytes(numBytes);
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getIsAtomicNull()
+  //
+  // Reads the next byte and checks to see if the value is atomically null. If
+  // not, the byte is returned to the buffer for further processing.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getIsAtomicNull(isCollection) {
+    const value = this.readUInt8();
+    if (value === constants.TNS_OBJ_ATOMIC_NULL ||
+      (isCollection && value === constants.TNS_NULL_LENGTH_INDICATOR)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    this.pos -= 1;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // readHeader()
+  //
+  // Reads the header of the pickled data.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  readHeader(obj) {
+    obj.imageFlags = this.readUInt8();
+    obj.imageVersion = this.readUInt8();
+    this.readLength();
+    if ((obj.imageFlags & constants.TNS_OBJ_NO_PREFIX_SEG) === 0) {
+      const prefixSegLength = this.readLength();
+      this.skipBytes(prefixSegLength);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // readLength()
+  //
+  // Read the length from the buffer. This will be a single byte, unless the
+  // value meets or exeeds TNS_LONG_LENGTH_INDICATOR. In that case, the value
+  // is stored as a 4-byte integer.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  readLength() {
+    const shortLength = this.readUInt8();
+    if (shortLength !== constants.TNS_LONG_LENGTH_INDICATOR) {
+      return shortLength;
+    }
+    return this.readUInt32BE();
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // writeHeader()
+  //
+  // Writes the header of the pickled data. Since the size is unknown at this
+  // point, zero is written initially and the actual size is written later.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  writeHeader(obj) {
+    this.writeUInt8(obj.imageFlags);
+    this.writeUInt8(obj.imageVersion);
+    this.writeUInt8(constants.TNS_LONG_LENGTH_INDICATOR);
+    this.writeUInt32BE(0);
+    if (obj._objType.isCollection) {
+      this.writeUInt8(1);               // length of prefix segment
+      this.writeUInt8(1);               // prefix segment contents
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // writeLength()
+  //
+  // Writes the length to the buffer.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  writeLength(length) {
+    if (length <= constants.TNS_OBJ_MAX_SHORT_LENGTH) {
+      this.writeUInt8(length);
+    } else {
+      this.writeUInt8(constants.TNS_LONG_LENGTH_INDICATOR);
+      this.writeUInt32BE(length);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _writeRawBytesAndLength()
+  //
+  // Writes the length in the format required before
+  // writing the bytes.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _writeRawBytesAndLength(value, numBytes) {
+    this.writeLength(numBytes);
+    this.writeBytes(value);
+  }
+}
+
+class ThinDbObjectImpl extends DbObjectImpl {
+
+  constructor(objType, packedData) {
+    if (typeof objType === 'function') {
+      objType = objType.prototype._objType;
+    }
+    super(objType);
+    this.packedData = packedData;
+    this.unpackedAttrs = new Map();
+    if (packedData) {
+      this.unpackedAssocArray = new Map();
+      this.unpackedAssocKeys = undefined;
+    } else if (objType) {
+      const prefix = Buffer.from([0, 0x22, constants.TNS_OBJ_NON_NULL_OID,
+        constants.TNS_OBJ_HAS_EXTENT_OID]);
+      this.toid = Buffer.concat([prefix, objType.oid, constants.TNS_EXTENT_OID]);
+      this.flags = constants.TNS_OBJ_TOP_LEVEL;
+      this.imageFlags = constants.TNS_OBJ_IS_VERSION_81;
+      this.imageVersion = constants.TNS_OBJ_IMAGE_VERSION;
+      if (objType.isCollection) {
+        this.imageFlags |= constants.TNS_OBJ_IS_COLLECTION;
+        if (objType.collectionType === constants.TNS_OBJ_PLSQL_INDEX_TABLE) {
+          this.unpackedAssocArray = new Map();
+        } else {
+          this.unpackedArray = [];
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.imageFlags |= constants.TNS_OBJ_NO_PREFIX_SEG;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _ensureAssocKeys()
+  //
+  // Ensure that the keys for the associative array have been calculated.
+  // PL/SQL associative arrays keep their keys in sorted order so this must be
+  // calculated when indices are required.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _ensureAssocKeys() {
+    if (!this.unpackedAssocKeys) {
+      // Associative arrays indexed by integer are only supported now
+      this.unpackedAssocKeys = [...this.unpackedAssocArray.keys()].sort((x, y) => x - y);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _ensureUnpacked()
+  //
+  // Ensure that the data has been unpacked.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _ensureUnpacked() {
+    if (this.packedData) {
+      this._unpackData();
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _getPackedData()
+  //
+  // Returns the packed data for the object. This will either be the value
+  // retrieved from the database or generated packed data (for new objects and
+  // those that have had their data unpacked already).
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _getPackedData() {
+    if (this.packedData)
+      return this.packedData;
+    const buf = new DbObjectPickleBuffer();
+    buf.writeHeader(this);
+    this._packData(buf);
+    const size = buf.pos;
+    buf.pos = 3;
+    buf.writeUInt32BE(size);
+    return buf.buf.subarray(0, size);
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _packData()
+  //
+  // Packs the data from the object into the buffer.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _packData(buf) {
+    const objType = this._objType;
+    if (objType.isCollection) {
+      buf.writeUInt8(objType.collectionFlags);
+      if (objType.collectionType === constants.TNS_OBJ_PLSQL_INDEX_TABLE) {
+        this._ensureAssocKeys();
+        buf.writeLength(this.unpackedAssocKeys.length);
+        for (const index of this.unpackedAssocKeys) {
+          buf.writeInt32BE(index);
+          this._packValue(buf, objType.elementType, objType.elementTypeClass,
+            this.unpackedAssocArray.get(index));
+        }
+      } else {
+        buf.writeLength(this.unpackedArray.length);
+        for (const value of this.unpackedArray) {
+          this._packValue(buf, objType.elementType, objType.elementTypeClass,
+            value);
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (const attr of objType.attributes) {
+        this._packValue(buf, attr.type, attr.typeClass,
+          this.unpackedAttrs.get(attr.name));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _packValue()
+  //
+  // Packs a value into the buffer. At this point it is assumed that the value
+  // matches the correct type.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _packValue(buf, type, typeClass, value) {
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) {
+      if (typeClass && !typeClass.prototype.isCollection) {
+        buf.writeUInt8(constants.TNS_OBJ_ATOMIC_NULL);
+      } else {
+        buf.writeUInt8(constants.TNS_NULL_LENGTH_INDICATOR);
+      }
+    } else {
+      switch (type) {
+        case types.DB_TYPE_CHAR:
+        case types.DB_TYPE_VARCHAR:
+          buf.writeBytesWithLength(Buffer.from(value));
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_NCHAR:
+        case types.DB_TYPE_NVARCHAR:
+          buf.writeBytesWithLength(Buffer.from(value, 'utf16le').swap16());
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_NUMBER:
+          buf.writeOracleNumber(value.toString());
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_BINARY_INTEGER:
+        case types.DB_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+          buf.writeUInt8(4);
+          buf.writeUInt32BE(value);
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_RAW:
+          buf.writeBytesWithLength(value);
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_BINARY_DOUBLE:
+          buf.writeUInt8(8);
+          buf.writeBinaryDouble(value);
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_BINARY_FLOAT:
+          buf.writeUInt8(4);
+          buf.writeBinaryFloat(value);
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_DATE:
+        case types.DB_TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
+        case types.DB_TYPE_TIMESTAMP_LTZ:
+        case types.DB_TYPE_TIMESTAMP_TZ:
+          buf.writeOracleDate(value, type);
+          break;
+        case types.DB_TYPE_OBJECT:
+          if (this._objType.isCollection || value._objType.isCollection) {
+            buf.writeBytesWithLength(value._getPackedData());
+          } else {
+            value._packData(buf);
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, type);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _unpackData()
+  //
+  // Unpacks the packed data into a map of JavaScript values.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _unpackData() {
+    const buf = new DbObjectPickleBuffer(this.packedData);
+    buf.readHeader(this);
+    this._unpackDataFromBuf(buf);
+    this.packedData = undefined;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _unpackDataFromBuf()
+  //
+  // Unpacks the data in the buffer into a map of JavaScript values.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _unpackDataFromBuf(buf) {
+    let unpackedArray, unpackedAssocArray, assocIndex, unpackedAttrs;
+    const objType = this._objType;
+    if (objType.isCollection) {
+      if (objType.collectionType === constants.TNS_OBJ_PLSQL_INDEX_TABLE) {
+        unpackedAssocArray = new Map();
+      } else {
+        unpackedArray = [];
+      }
+      this.collectionFlags = buf.readUInt8();
+      const numElements = buf.readLength();
+      for (let i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
+        if (objType.collectionType === constants.TNS_OBJ_PLSQL_INDEX_TABLE) {
+          assocIndex = buf.readUInt32BE();
+        }
+        const value = this._unpackValue(buf, objType.elementType,
+          objType.elementTypeClass);
+        if (objType.collectionType === constants.TNS_OBJ_PLSQL_INDEX_TABLE) {
+          unpackedAssocArray.set(assocIndex, value);
+        } else {
+          unpackedArray.push(value);
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      unpackedAttrs = new Map();
+      for (const attr of objType.attributes) {
+        const value = this._unpackValue(buf, attr.type, attr.typeClass);
+        unpackedAttrs.set(attr.name, value);
+      }
+    }
+    this.unpackedAttrs = unpackedAttrs;
+    this.unpackedArray = unpackedArray;
+    this.unpackedAssocArray = unpackedAssocArray;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // _unpackValue()
+  //
+  // Unpacks a single value and returns it.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  _unpackValue(buf, type, typeClass) {
+    let isNull, obj, value, isCollection;
+    switch (type) {
+      case types.DB_TYPE_NUMBER:
+        return buf.readOracleNumber();
+      case types.DB_TYPE_BINARY_INTEGER:
+        return buf.readBinaryInteger();
+      case types.DB_TYPE_VARCHAR:
+      case types.DB_TYPE_CHAR:
+        return buf.readStr(constants.CSFRM_IMPLICIT);
+      case types.DB_TYPE_NVARCHAR:
+      case types.DB_TYPE_NCHAR:
+        return buf.readStr(constants.CSFRM_NCHAR);
+      case types.DB_TYPE_RAW:
+        value = buf.readBytesWithLength();
+        if (value !== null)
+          value = Buffer.from(value);
+        return value;
+      case types.DB_TYPE_BINARY_DOUBLE:
+        return buf.readBinaryDouble();
+      case types.DB_TYPE_BINARY_FLOAT:
+        return buf.readBinaryFloat();
+      case types.DB_TYPE_DATE:
+      case types.DB_TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
+        return buf.readOracleDate(true);
+      case types.DB_TYPE_TIMESTAMP_LTZ:
+      case types.DB_TYPE_TIMESTAMP_TZ:
+        return buf.readOracleDate(false);
+      case types.DB_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+        return buf.readBool();
+      case types.DB_TYPE_OBJECT:
+      case types.DB_TYPE_XMLTYPE:
+        obj = new ThinDbObjectImpl(typeClass);
+        isCollection = obj._objType.isCollection ||
+          this._objType.isCollection;
+        isNull = buf.getIsAtomicNull(isCollection);
+        if (isNull)
+          return null;
+        if (obj._objType.isXmlType) {
+          return readXML(obj._objType._connection, buf.readBytesWithLength());
+        }
+        if (isCollection) {
+          obj.packedData = Buffer.from(buf.readBytesWithLength());
+        } else {
+          obj._unpackDataFromBuf(buf);
+        }
+        return obj;
+      default:
+        errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, type);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // append()
+  //
+  // Appends an element to the collection.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  append(value) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      const objType = this._objType;
+      if (objType.maxNumElements > 0 &&
+          this.unpackedArray.length >= objType.maxNumElements) {
+        errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_INVALID_COLL_INDEX_SET,
+          this.unpackedArray.length, 0, objType.maxNumElements - 1);
+      }
+      this.unpackedArray.push(value);
+    } else {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      let newIndex;
+      if (this.unpackedAssocKeys.length === 0) {
+        newIndex = 0;
+      } else {
+        const keyIndex = this.unpackedAssocKeys.length - 1;
+        newIndex = this.unpackedAssocKeys[keyIndex] + 1;
+      }
+      this.unpackedAssocArray.set(newIndex, value);
+      this.unpackedAssocKeys.push(newIndex);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // copy
+  //
+  // Creates and returns a copy of the ThinDBObjectImpl object. The copy is
+  // independent of the original object that was copied.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  copy() {
+    // We send in marshalled data of the original object to the constructor
+    // when we create the object copy
+    const newObjImpl = new ThinDbObjectImpl(this._objType, this._getPackedData());
+
+    // Set other properties
+    newObjImpl.toid = this.toid;
+    newObjImpl.flags = this.flags;
+    newObjImpl.imageFlags = this.imageFlags;
+    newObjImpl.imageVersion = this.imageVersion;
+
+    return newObjImpl;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // deleteElement()
+  //
+  // Deletes an element from a collection.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  deleteElement(index) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      if (this._objType.collectionType == constants.TNS_OBJ_VARRAY) {
+        errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_DELETE_ELEMENTS_OF_VARRAY);
+      }
+      this.unpackedArray.splice(index, 1);
+    } else {
+      this.unpackedAssocKeys = undefined;
+      this.unpackedAssocArray.delete(index);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getAttrValue()
+  //
+  // Returns the value of the given attribute on the object.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getAttrValue(attr) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    const value = this.unpackedAttrs.get(attr.name);
+    if (value === undefined)
+      return null;
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getElement()
+  //
+  // Returns an element from the collection.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getElement(index) {
+    let value;
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      value = this.unpackedArray[index];
+    } else {
+      value = this.unpackedAssocArray.get(index);
+    }
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_INVALID_COLL_INDEX_GET, index);
+    }
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getFirstIndex()
+  //
+  // Returns the first index in a collection.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getFirstIndex() {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      return 0;
+    } else if (this.unpackedAssocArray) {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      return this.unpackedAssocKeys[0];
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getKeys()
+  //
+  // Returns the keys of the collection in a JavaScript array.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getKeys() {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      return Array.from(this.unpackedArray.keys());
+    } else if (this.unpackedAssocArray) {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      return Array.from(this.unpackedAssocKeys);
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getLastIndex()
+  //
+  // Returns the last index in a collection.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getLastIndex() {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      if (this.unpackedArray.length > 0)
+        return this.unpackedArray.length - 1;
+    } else if (this.unpackedAssocArray) {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      return this.unpackedAssocKeys[this.unpackedAssocKeys.length - 1];
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getNextIndex()
+  //
+  // Returns the next index in a collection.
+  // For associative arrays indexed by integers, if the passed-in index
+  // parameter is not present, it will return the next higher index found
+  // in the associative array.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getNextIndex(index) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      if (index + 1 < this.unpackedArray.length) {
+        return index + 1;
+      }
+    } else if (this.unpackedAssocArray) {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      for (const key of this.unpackedAssocKeys) {
+        if (key > index)
+          return key;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getPrevIndex()
+  //
+  // Returns the previous index in a collection.
+  // For associative arrays indexed by integers, if the passed-in index
+  // parameter is not present, it will return the next lower index found
+  // in the associative array.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getPrevIndex(index) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      if (index > 0) {
+        return index - 1;
+      }
+    } else if (this.unpackedAssocArray) {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      let prev;
+      for (const key of this.unpackedAssocKeys) {
+        if (key >= index)
+          return prev;
+        prev = key;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getValues()
+  //
+  // Returns the values of the collection in a JavaScript array.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getValues() {
+    const result = [];
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      return Array.from(this.unpackedArray);
+    } else if (this.unpackedAssocArray) {
+      this._ensureAssocKeys();
+      for (const key of this.unpackedAssocKeys) {
+        result.push(this.unpackedAssocArray.get(key));
+      }
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // getLength
+  //
+  // Gets the size of the database object if it is a collection. Else returns
+  // undefined.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  getLength() {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray)
+      return this.unpackedArray.length;
+    if (this.unpackedAssocArray)
+      return this.unpackedAssocArray.size;
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // hasElement()
+  //
+  // Returns whether an element exists at the given index.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  hasElement(index) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      return (index >= 0 && index < this.unpackedArray.length);
+    }
+    return this.unpackedAssocArray.has(index);
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // setAttrValue()
+  //
+  // Sets the value of the attribute on the object to the given value.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  setAttrValue(attr, value) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    this.unpackedAttrs.set(attr.name, value);
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // setElement()
+  //
+  // Sets an entry in a collection that is indexed by integers.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  setElement(index, value) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (this.unpackedArray) {
+      const maxIndex = Math.max(this.unpackedArray.length - 1, 0);
+      if (index > maxIndex) {
+        errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_INVALID_COLL_INDEX_SET, index, 0, maxIndex);
+      }
+      this.unpackedArray[index] = value;
+    } else {
+      if (!this.unpackedAssocArray.has(index))
+        this.unpackedAssocKeys = undefined;
+      this.unpackedAssocArray.set(index, value);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // trim()
+  //
+  // Trim the specified number of elements from the end of the collection.
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  trim(numToTrim) {
+    this._ensureUnpacked();
+    if (numToTrim > 0) {
+      this.unpackedArray = this.unpackedArray.slice(0,
+        this.unpackedArray.length - numToTrim);
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// readXML()
+//
+// Decodes the raw Bytes to XML string or LOB object.
+//
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function readXML(conn, buf) {
+  let colValue;
+
+  const xmlObj = new DbObjectPickleBuffer(buf);
+  const tempobj = {};
+  xmlObj.readHeader(tempobj);
+  xmlObj.skipBytes(1);
+  const xmlflag = xmlObj.readUInt32BE();
+  if (xmlflag & constants.TNS_XML_TYPE_FLAG_SKIP_NEXT_4) {
+    xmlObj.skipBytes(4);
+  }
+  const numBytesLeft = xmlObj.numBytesLeft();
+  const ptr = xmlObj.readBytes(numBytesLeft);
+  if (xmlflag & constants.TNS_XML_TYPE_STRING) {
+    colValue = ptr.toString();
+  } else if (xmlflag & constants.TNS_XML_TYPE_LOB) {
+    const lobImpl = new ThinLobImpl();
+    const locator = Buffer.from(ptr);
+    lobImpl.init(conn, locator, types.DB_TYPE_CLOB, 0, 0);
+    colValue = lobImpl;
+  } else {
+    // We only support String and Clob type.
+    errors.throwErr(errors.ERR_UNEXPECTED_XML_TYPE, xmlflag);
+  }
+  return colValue;
+}
+
+module.exports = { ThinDbObjectImpl, readXML };