Fix possible bad access bug

IRCClient/IRCClientChannel.m

 
 		_name = name;
 		_encoding = NSUTF8StringEncoding;
-		_topic = [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
-		_modes = [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+		_topic = [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
+		_modes = [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	}
 	
 	return self;

IRCClient/IRCClientSession.h

 
 /**	Returns the nick part of a nick!user@host string.
  */
-NSData* getNickFromNickUserHost(NSData *nuh);
+NSData* getNickFromNickUserHost(NSData *nickUserHost);
 
 /**	Returns the user part of a nick!user@host string.
-	Returns nil if the user component can't be found (i.e. if the passed string
-	is not, in fact, in nick!user@host format).
+	May be blank if the user component can't be found 
+	(i.e. if the passed string is not, in fact, in nick!user@host format).
  */
-NSData* getUserFromNickUserHost(NSData *nuh);
+NSData* getUserFromNickUserHost(NSData *nickUserHost);
 
 /**	Returns the host part of a nick!user@host string.
-	Returns nil if the host component can't be found (i.e. if the passed string
-	is not, in fact, in nick!user@host format).
+	May be blank if the host component can't be found 
+	(i.e. if the passed string is not, in fact, in nick!user@host format).
  */
-NSData* getHostFromNickUserHost(NSData *nuh);
+NSData* getHostFromNickUserHost(NSData *nickUserHost);

IRCClient/IRCClientSession.m

 #pragma mark - Useful helper functions
 /*************************************/
 
-NSData* getNickFromNickUserHost(NSData *nuh)
+NSData* getNickFromNickUserHost(NSData *nickUserHost)
 {
-	char* nick_user_host_buf = malloc(nuh.length);
-	[nuh getBytes:nick_user_host_buf];
+	char *nick_user_host_buf = malloc(nickUserHost.length);
+	[nickUserHost getBytes:nick_user_host_buf];
 	
 	char *nick_buf;
 	nick_buf = strtok(nick_user_host_buf, "!");
 	
-	NSData* nick = (nick_buf != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:nick_buf length:strlen(nick_buf) + 1] : nil;
+	NSData *nick = (nick_buf != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:nick_buf length:strlen(nick_buf) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	free(nick_user_host_buf);
 	
 	return nick;
 }
 
-NSData* getUserFromNickUserHost(NSData *nuh)
+NSData* getUserFromNickUserHost(NSData *nickUserHost)
 {
-	char* nick_user_host_buf = malloc(nuh.length);
-	[nuh getBytes:nick_user_host_buf];
+	char *nick_user_host_buf = malloc(nickUserHost.length);
+	[nickUserHost getBytes:nick_user_host_buf];
 	
 	char *nick_buf, *user_buf;
 	nick_buf = strtok(nick_user_host_buf, "!");
 	user_buf = strtok(NULL, "@");
 	
-	NSData* user = (user_buf != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:user_buf length:strlen(user_buf) + 1] : nil;
+	NSData *user = (user_buf != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:user_buf length:strlen(user_buf) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	free(nick_user_host_buf);
 	
 	return user;
 }
 
-NSData* getHostFromNickUserHost(NSData *nuh)
+NSData* getHostFromNickUserHost(NSData *nickUserHost)
 {
-	char* nick_user_host_buf = malloc(nuh.length);
-	[nuh getBytes:nick_user_host_buf];
+	char *nick_user_host_buf = malloc(nickUserHost.length);
+	[nickUserHost getBytes:nick_user_host_buf];
 	
 	char *nick_buf, *user_buf, *host_buf;
 	nick_buf = strtok(nick_user_host_buf, "!");
 	user_buf = strtok(NULL, "@");
 	host_buf = strtok(NULL, "");
 	
-	NSData* host = (host_buf != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:host_buf length:strlen(host_buf) + 1] : nil;
+	NSData *host = (host_buf != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:host_buf length:strlen(host_buf) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	free(nick_user_host_buf);
 	
 	IRCClientSession *clientSession = (__bridge IRCClientSession *) irc_get_ctx(session);
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
-	NSData *reason = (count > 0) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *reason = (count > 0) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 
 	[clientSession userQuit:nick withReason:reason];
 }
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
 	NSData *channelName = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1];
-	NSData *reason = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *reason = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	[clientSession userParted:nick channel:channelName withReason:reason];
 }
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
 	NSData *channelName = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1];
 	NSData *mode = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1];
-	NSData *modeParams = (count > 2) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[2] length:strlen(params[2]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *modeParams = (count > 2) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[2] length:strlen(params[2]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	[clientSession modeSet:mode withParams:modeParams forChannel:channelName by:nick];
 }
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
 	NSData *channelName = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1];
-	NSData *topic = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *topic = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	[clientSession topicSet:topic forChannel:channelName by:nick];
 }
 	NSData *byNick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
 	NSData *channelName = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1];
 	NSData *nick = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : nil;
-	NSData *reason = (count > 2) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[2] length:strlen(params[2]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *reason = (count > 2) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[2] length:strlen(params[2]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	[clientSession userKicked:nick fromChannel:channelName by:byNick withReason:reason];
 }
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
 	NSData *channelName = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1];
-	NSData *message = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *message = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 
 	[clientSession messageSent:message toChannel:channelName byUser:nick];
 }
 	IRCClientSession *clientSession = (__bridge IRCClientSession *) irc_get_ctx(session);
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
-	NSData *message = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *message = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	[clientSession privateMessageReceived:message fromUser:nick];
 }
 	IRCClientSession *clientSession = (__bridge IRCClientSession *) irc_get_ctx(session);
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
-	NSData *notice = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *notice = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	
 	[clientSession privateNoticeReceived:notice fromUser:nick];
 }
 	
 	NSData *nick = [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1];
 	NSData *channelName = [NSData dataWithBytes:params[0] length:strlen(params[0]) + 1];
-	NSData *notice = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *notice = (count > 1) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:params[1] length:strlen(params[1]) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 
 	[clientSession noticeSent:notice toChannel:channelName byUser:nick];
 }
 	IRCClientSession *clientSession = (__bridge IRCClientSession *) irc_get_ctx(session);
 	
 	NSData *eventType = [NSData dataWithBytes:event length:strlen(event) + 1];
-	NSData *sender = (origin != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+	NSData *sender = (origin != NULL) ? [NSData dataWithBytes:origin length:strlen(origin) + 1] : [NSData dataWithBlankCString];
 	NSMutableArray *paramsArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:count];
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{

NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.h

  */
 @property (readonly) NSData *SA_dataWithUnterminatedByteString;
 
+/** Returns an NSData object containing a blank C string (i.e. a byte sequence
+	of length 1, containing the null character '\0').
+ */
++(NSData *)dataWithBlankCString;
+
 @end

NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.m

 	}
 }
 
++(NSData *)dataWithBlankCString
+{
+	return [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+}
+
 @end