--- a/kerneltest/f32test/fileutils/src/f32_test_utils.cpp	Fri Aug 06 16:34:38 2010 +0100
+++ b/kerneltest/f32test/fileutils/src/f32_test_utils.cpp	Thu Aug 12 11:55:14 2010 +0100
@@ -36,6 +36,196 @@
 static CConsoleBase* pConsole = NULL;   //-- pointer to the text console for printing out data
 static TBool  bPrintOutEnabled = ETrue; //-- global flag, if EFalse, all printing out is disabled
 
+
+
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+    Prints out a hex dump of a descriptor contents
+    @param  aBuf data descriptor to dump
+*/
+void  F32_Test_Utils::HexDump(const TDesC8& aBuf)
+{
+    HexDump(aBuf.Ptr(), aBuf.Size());
+}
+
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+    Prints out a hex dump of a buffer
+    @param  apBuf   pointer to the data to dump
+    @param  aBufLen buffer length
+*/
+void  F32_Test_Utils::HexDump(const TAny* apBuf, TUint aBufLen)
+{
+    DoPrintf(_L("~ F32_Test_Utils::HexDump() size:%u\n"), aBufLen);
+  
+    ASSERT(apBuf);
+    
+    if(!aBufLen)
+        return;
+
+    const TUint colDmpWidth = 16;
+    const TUint8* pBuf = (const TUint8*)apBuf;
+    TBuf<256> buf1;
+    TBuf<64>  buf2;
+
+    TUint dumpPos;
+    
+    for(dumpPos=0; dumpPos < aBufLen-1; )
+    {
+        buf1.Format(_L("%06X: "), dumpPos);
+        buf2.Zero();
+
+        for(TUint i=0; i<colDmpWidth; ++i)
+        {
+            buf1.AppendFormat(_L("%02x "), pBuf[dumpPos+i]);
+        
+            const TChar ch = pBuf[dumpPos+i];
+            if(ch.IsPrint())
+                buf2.Append(ch);
+            else    
+                buf2.Append(_L("."));
+            
+
+            if(++dumpPos >= aBufLen)
+            {    
+                while(++i < colDmpWidth)
+                {
+                    buf1.Append(_L("   "));
+                    buf2.Append(_L(" "));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        buf1.Append(buf2);
+        DoPrintf(buf1);
+    
+    }
+
+    DoPrintf(_L("\n"));
+
+}
+
+
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+    Compare 2 buffers and print out the difference if there is any.
+    Buffer sizes must be the same and non-0
+
+    @param  aBuf1   buffer 1 descriptor
+    @param  aBuf2   buffer 2 descriptor
+    
+    @return ETrue if buffers are the same, EFalse otherwise
+*/
+TBool F32_Test_Utils::CompareBuffers(const TDesC8& aBuf1, const TDesC8& aBuf2)
+{
+    return CompareBuffers(aBuf1.Ptr(), aBuf1.Size(), aBuf2.Ptr(), aBuf2.Size());
+}
+
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+    Compare 2 buffers and print out the difference if there is any.
+    Buffer sizes must be the same and non-0
+
+    @param  apBuf1   pointer to the buffer 1 
+    @param  aBuf1Len buffer1 length
+    @param  apBuf2   pointer to the buffer 2 
+    @param  aBuf2Len buffer2 length
+
+    @return ETrue if buffers are the same, EFalse otherwise
+*/
+TBool F32_Test_Utils::CompareBuffers(const TAny* apBuf1, TUint aBuf1Len, const TAny* apBuf2, TUint aBuf2Len)
+{
+    ASSERT(apBuf1 && apBuf2);
+    
+    if(aBuf1Len != aBuf2Len)
+    {
+        DoPrintf(_L("~ F32_Test_Utils::CompareBuffers() different sizes! %u:%u\n"), aBuf1Len, aBuf2Len);
+        ASSERT(0);
+        return EFalse;
+    }
+
+    if(!aBuf1Len)
+    {//-- empty buffers to compare
+        return ETrue;
+    }
+
+
+    const TUint8* pBuf1 = (const TUint8*)apBuf1;
+    const TUint8* pBuf2 = (const TUint8*)apBuf2;   
+        
+    if(!Mem::Compare(pBuf1, aBuf1Len, pBuf2, aBuf2Len))
+        return ETrue; //-- buffers are the same. 
+
+
+    //-- the buffers' contents are different
+    TUint diffpos;
+    TBuf<256> buf1;
+    TBuf<100> buf2;
+
+    const TUint colDmpWidth = 16;
+    TBool bBannerPrinted = EFalse;
+
+    //-- dump chunks of the buffer with differences only
+    for(diffpos=0; diffpos<aBuf1Len-1; )
+    {
+        if(pBuf1[diffpos] == pBuf2[diffpos])
+            {
+            ++diffpos;
+            continue;
+            }
+
+        if(!bBannerPrinted)
+        {
+            bBannerPrinted = ETrue;
+            DoPrintf(_L("~ F32_Test_Utils::CompareBuffers() buffers' contents are different starting at pos:%u (0x%x). Hexdump:\n"), diffpos, diffpos);
+
+        }
+
+        //-- difference found, dump chunks of the buffer with differences only
+        TUint dumpPos = (diffpos >> 4) << 4; //-- round down to 16
+
+        buf1.Format(_L("%06X: "), dumpPos);
+        buf2.Format(_L("|"));
+        
+        for(TUint i=0; i<colDmpWidth; ++i)
+        {
+            buf1.AppendFormat(_L("%02x"), pBuf1[dumpPos+i]);
+            buf2.AppendFormat(_L("%02x"), pBuf2[dumpPos+i]);
+
+            if(i < colDmpWidth-1)
+            {
+                buf1.Append(_L(" "));
+                buf2.Append(_L(" "));
+            }
+
+        
+            if(++diffpos >= aBuf1Len)
+            {//-- pad the dump with spaces
+                while(++i < colDmpWidth)
+                {
+                    buf1.Append(_L("   "));
+                    buf2.Append(_L("   "));
+                }
+            
+                break;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        buf1.Append(buf2);
+        DoPrintf(buf1);
+    }
+    
+    DoPrintf(_L("\n"));
+
+    return EFalse;
+}
+
+
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
     Set the console where the ouput will go.
     @param  apConsole pointer to the console. if NULL, the print out will be debug port only.