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package com.thealgorithms.ciphers;

/*
 * Java program for Blowfish Algorithm
 * Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_(cipher)
 *
 * Author: Akshay Dubey (https://github.com/itsAkshayDubey)
 *
 * */

public class Blowfish {

    // Initializing substitution boxes
    String[][] sBox = {
        {
            "d1310ba6",
            "98dfb5ac",
            "2ffd72db",
            "d01adfb7",
            "b8e1afed",
            "6a267e96",
            "ba7c9045",
            "f12c7f99",
            "24a19947",
            "b3916cf7",
            "0801f2e2",
            "858efc16",
            "636920d8",
            "71574e69",
            "a458fea3",
            "f4933d7e",
            "0d95748f",
            "728eb658",
            "718bcd58",
            "82154aee",
            "7b54a41d",
            "c25a59b5",
            "9c30d539",
            "2af26013",
            "c5d1b023",
            "286085f0",
            "ca417918",
            "b8db38ef",
            "8e79dcb0",
            "603a180e",
            "6c9e0e8b",
            "b01e8a3e",
            "d71577c1",
            "bd314b27",
            "78af2fda",
            "55605c60",
            "e65525f3",
            "aa55ab94",
            "57489862",
            "63e81440",
            "55ca396a",
            "2aab10b6",
            "b4cc5c34",
            "1141e8ce",
            "a15486af",
            "7c72e993",
            "b3ee1411",
            "636fbc2a",
            "2ba9c55d",
            "741831f6",
            "ce5c3e16",
            "9b87931e",
            "afd6ba33",
            "6c24cf5c",
            "7a325381",
            "28958677",
            "3b8f4898",
            "6b4bb9af",
            "c4bfe81b",
            "66282193",
            "61d809cc",
            "fb21a991",
            "487cac60",
            "5dec8032",
            "ef845d5d",
            "e98575b1",
            "dc262302",
            "eb651b88",
            "23893e81",
            "d396acc5",
            "0f6d6ff3",
            "83f44239",
            "2e0b4482",
            "a4842004",
            "69c8f04a",
            "9e1f9b5e",
            "21c66842",
            "f6e96c9a",
            "670c9c61",
            "abd388f0",
            "6a51a0d2",
            "d8542f68",
            "960fa728",
            "ab5133a3",
            "6eef0b6c",
            "137a3be4",
            "ba3bf050",
            "7efb2a98",
            "a1f1651d",
            "39af0176",
            "66ca593e",
            "82430e88",
            "8cee8619",
            "456f9fb4",
            "7d84a5c3",
            "3b8b5ebe",
            "e06f75d8",
            "85c12073",
            "401a449f",
            "56c16aa6",
            "4ed3aa62",
            "363f7706",
            "1bfedf72",
            "429b023d",
            "37d0d724",
            "d00a1248",
            "db0fead3",
            "49f1c09b",
            "075372c9",
            "80991b7b",
            "25d479d8",
            "f6e8def7",
            "e3fe501a",
            "b6794c3b",
            "976ce0bd",
            "04c006ba",
            "c1a94fb6",
            "409f60c4",
            "5e5c9ec2",
            "196a2463",
            "68fb6faf",
            "3e6c53b5",
            "1339b2eb",
            "3b52ec6f",
            "6dfc511f",
            "9b30952c",
            "cc814544",
            "af5ebd09",
            "bee3d004",
            "de334afd",
            "660f2807",
            "192e4bb3",
            "c0cba857",
            "45c8740f",
            "d20b5f39",
            "b9d3fbdb",
            "5579c0bd",
            "1a60320a",
            "d6a100c6",
            "402c7279",
            "679f25fe",
            "fb1fa3cc",
            "8ea5e9f8",
            "db3222f8",
            "3c7516df",
            "fd616b15",
            "2f501ec8",
            "ad0552ab",
            "323db5fa",
            "fd238760",
            "53317b48",
            "3e00df82",
            "9e5c57bb",
            "ca6f8ca0",
            "1a87562e",
            "df1769db",
            "d542a8f6",
            "287effc3",
            "ac6732c6",
            "8c4f5573",
            "695b27b0",
            "bbca58c8",
            "e1ffa35d",
            "b8f011a0",
            "10fa3d98",
            "fd2183b8",
            "4afcb56c",
            "2dd1d35b",
            "9a53e479",
            "b6f84565",
            "d28e49bc",
            "4bfb9790",
            "e1ddf2da",
            "a4cb7e33",
            "62fb1341",
            "cee4c6e8",
            "ef20cada",
            "36774c01",
            "d07e9efe",
            "2bf11fb4",
            "95dbda4d",
            "ae909198",
            "eaad8e71",
            "6b93d5a0",
            "d08ed1d0",
            "afc725e0",
            "8e3c5b2f",
            "8e7594b7",
            "8ff6e2fb",
            "f2122b64",
            "8888b812",
            "900df01c",
            "4fad5ea0",
            "688fc31c",
            "d1cff191",
            "b3a8c1ad",
            "2f2f2218",
            "be0e1777",
            "ea752dfe",
            "8b021fa1",
            "e5a0cc0f",
            "b56f74e8",
            "18acf3d6",
            "ce89e299",
            "b4a84fe0",
            "fd13e0b7",
            "7cc43b81",
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            "165fa266",
            "80957705",
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            "211a1477",
            "e6ad2065",
            "77b5fa86",
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            "fb9d35cf",
            "ebcdaf0c",
            "7b3e89a0",
            "d6411bd3",
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            "00250e2d",
            "2071b35e",
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            "57b8e0af",
            "2464369b",
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            "83260376",
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            "ff34052e",
            "c5855664",
            "53b02d5d",
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            "08ba4799",
            "6e85076a",
        },
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            "db75092e",
            "c4192623",
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            "c2b19ee1",
            "193602a5",
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            "a0591340",
            "e4183a3e",
            "3f54989a",
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            "6b8fe4d6",
            "99f73fd6",
            "a1d29c07",
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            "f0255dc1",
            "4cdd2086",
            "8470eb26",
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            "09686b3f",
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            "a51e03aa",
            "9cf2d0a4",
            "83c061ba",
            "9be96a4d",
            "8fe51550",
            "ba645bd6",
            "2826a2f9",
            "a73a3ae1",
            "4ba99586",
            "ef5562e9",
            "c72fefd3",
            "f752f7da",
            "3f046f69",
            "77fa0a59",
            "80e4a915",
            "87b08601",
            "9b09e6ad",
            "3b3ee593",
            "e990fd5a",
            "9e34d797",
            "2cf0b7d9",
            "022b8b51",
            "96d5ac3a",
            "017da67d",
            "d1cf3ed6",
            "7c7d2d28",
            "1f9f25cf",
            "adf2b89b",
            "5ad6b472",
            "5a88f54c",
            "e029ac71",
            "e019a5e6",
            "47b0acfd",
            "ed93fa9b",
            "e8d3c48d",
            "283b57cc",
            "f8d56629",
            "79132e28",
            "785f0191",
            "ed756055",
            "f7960e44",
            "e3d35e8c",
            "15056dd4",
            "88f46dba",
            "03a16125",
            "0564f0bd",
            "c3eb9e15",
            "3c9057a2",
            "97271aec",
            "a93a072a",
            "1b3f6d9b",
            "1e6321f5",
            "f59c66fb",
            "26dcf319",
            "7533d928",
            "b155fdf5",
            "03563482",
            "8aba3cbb",
            "28517711",
            "c20ad9f8",
            "abcc5167",
            "ccad925f",
            "4de81751",
            "3830dc8e",
            "379d5862",
            "9320f991",
            "ea7a90c2",
            "fb3e7bce",
            "5121ce64",
            "774fbe32",
            "a8b6e37e",
            "c3293d46",
            "48de5369",
            "6413e680",
            "a2ae0810",
            "dd6db224",
            "69852dfd",
            "09072166",
            "b39a460a",
            "6445c0dd",
            "586cdecf",
            "1c20c8ae",
            "5bbef7dd",
            "1b588d40",
            "ccd2017f",
            "6bb4e3bb",
            "dda26a7e",
            "3a59ff45",
            "3e350a44",
            "bcb4cdd5",
            "72eacea8",
            "fa6484bb",
            "8d6612ae",
            "bf3c6f47",
            "d29be463",
            "542f5d9e",
            "aec2771b",
            "f64e6370",
            "740e0d8d",
            "e75b1357",
            "f8721671",
            "af537d5d",
            "4040cb08",
            "4eb4e2cc",
            "34d2466a",
            "0115af84",
            "e1b00428",
            "95983a1d",
            "06b89fb4",
            "ce6ea048",
            "6f3f3b82",
            "3520ab82",
            "011a1d4b",
            "277227f8",
            "611560b1",
            "e7933fdc",
            "bb3a792b",
            "344525bd",
            "a08839e1",
            "51ce794b",
            "2f32c9b7",
            "a01fbac9",
            "e01cc87e",
            "bcc7d1f6",
            "cf0111c3",
            "a1e8aac7",
            "1a908749",
            "d44fbd9a",
            "d0dadecb",
            "d50ada38",
            "0339c32a",
            "c6913667",
            "8df9317c",
            "e0b12b4f",
            "f79e59b7",
            "43f5bb3a",
            "f2d519ff",
            "27d9459c",
            "bf97222c",
            "15e6fc2a",
            "0f91fc71",
            "9b941525",
            "fae59361",
            "ceb69ceb",
            "c2a86459",
            "12baa8d1",
            "b6c1075e",
            "e3056a0c",
            "10d25065",
            "cb03a442",
            "e0ec6e0e",
            "1698db3b",
            "4c98a0be",
            "3278e964",
            "9f1f9532",
            "e0d392df",
            "d3a0342b",
            "8971f21e",
            "1b0a7441",
            "4ba3348c",
            "c5be7120",
            "c37632d8",
            "df359f8d",
            "9b992f2e",
            "e60b6f47",
            "0fe3f11d",
            "e54cda54",
            "1edad891",
            "ce6279cf",
            "cd3e7e6f",
            "1618b166",
            "fd2c1d05",
            "848fd2c5",
            "f6fb2299",
            "f523f357",
            "a6327623",
            "93a83531",
            "56cccd02",
            "acf08162",
            "5a75ebb5",
            "6e163697",
            "88d273cc",
            "de966292",
            "81b949d0",
            "4c50901b",
            "71c65614",
            "e6c6c7bd",
            "327a140a",
            "45e1d006",
            "c3f27b9a",
            "c9aa53fd",
            "62a80f00",
            "bb25bfe2",
            "35bdd2f6",
            "71126905",
            "b2040222",
            "b6cbcf7c",
            "cd769c2b",
            "53113ec0",
            "1640e3d3",
            "38abbd60",
            "2547adf0",
            "ba38209c",
            "f746ce76",
            "77afa1c5",
            "20756060",
            "85cbfe4e",
            "8ae88dd8",
            "7aaaf9b0",
            "4cf9aa7e",
            "1948c25c",
            "02fb8a8c",
            "01c36ae4",
            "d6ebe1f9",
            "90d4f869",
            "a65cdea0",
            "3f09252d",
            "c208e69f",
            "b74e6132",
            "ce77e25b",
            "578fdfe3",
            "3ac372e6",
        },
    };

    // Initializing subkeys with digits of pi
    String[] subKeys = {
        "243f6a88",
        "85a308d3",
        "13198a2e",
        "03707344",
        "a4093822",
        "299f31d0",
        "082efa98",
        "ec4e6c89",
        "452821e6",
        "38d01377",
        "be5466cf",
        "34e90c6c",
        "c0ac29b7",
        "c97c50dd",
        "3f84d5b5",
        "b5470917",
        "9216d5d9",
        "8979fb1b",
    };

    // Initializing modVal to 2^32
    long modVal = 4294967296L;

    /**
     * This method returns binary representation of the hexadecimal number passed as parameter
     *
     * @param hex Number for which binary representation is required
     * @return String object which is a binary representation of the hex number passed as parameter
     */
    private String hexToBin(String hex) {
        StringBuilder binary = new StringBuilder();
        long num;
        String binary4B;
        int n = hex.length();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            num = Long.parseUnsignedLong(hex.charAt(i) + "", 16);
            binary4B = Long.toBinaryString(num);

            binary4B = "0000" + binary4B;

            binary4B = binary4B.substring(binary4B.length() - 4);
            binary.append(binary4B);
        }
        return binary.toString();
    }

    /**
     * This method returns hexadecimal representation of the binary number passed as parameter
     *
     * @param binary Number for which hexadecimal representation is required
     * @return String object which is a hexadecimal representation of the binary number passed as
     *     parameter
     */
    private String binToHex(String binary) {
        long num = Long.parseUnsignedLong(binary, 2);
        StringBuilder hex = new StringBuilder(Long.toHexString(num));
        while (hex.length() < (binary.length() / 4)) {
            hex.insert(0, "0");
        }

        return hex.toString();
    }

    /**
     * This method returns a string obtained by XOR-ing two strings of same length passed a method
     * parameters
     *
     * @param String a and b are string objects which will be XORed and are to be of same length
     * @return String object obtained by XOR operation on String a and String b
     * */
    private String xor(String a, String b) {
        a = hexToBin(a);
        b = hexToBin(b);
        StringBuilder ans = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < a.length(); i++) {
            ans.append((char) (((a.charAt(i) - '0') ^ (b.charAt(i) - '0')) + '0'));
        }
        ans = new StringBuilder(binToHex(ans.toString()));
        return ans.toString();
    }

    /**
     * This method returns addition of two hexadecimal numbers passed as parameters and moded with
     * 2^32
     *
     * @param String a and b are hexadecimal numbers
     * @return String object which is a is addition that is then moded with 2^32 of hex numbers
     *     passed as parameters
     */
    private String addBin(String a, String b) {
        String ans = "";
        long n1 = Long.parseUnsignedLong(a, 16);
        long n2 = Long.parseUnsignedLong(b, 16);
        n1 = (n1 + n2) % modVal;
        ans = Long.toHexString(n1);
        ans = "00000000" + ans;
        return ans.substring(ans.length() - 8);
    }

    /*F-function splits the 32-bit input into four 8-bit quarters
         and uses the quarters as input to the S-boxes.
         The S-boxes accept 8-bit input and produce 32-bit output.
         The outputs are added modulo 232 and XORed to produce the final 32-bit output
        */
    private String f(String plainText) {
        String[] a = new String[4];
        String ans = "";
        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i += 2) {
            // column number for S-box is a 8-bit value
            long col = Long.parseUnsignedLong(hexToBin(plainText.substring(i, i + 2)), 2);
            a[i / 2] = sBox[i / 2][(int) col];
        }
        ans = addBin(a[0], a[1]);
        ans = xor(ans, a[2]);
        ans = addBin(ans, a[3]);
        return ans;
    }

    // generate subkeys
    private void keyGenerate(String key) {
        int j = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < subKeys.length; i++) {
            // XOR-ing 32-bit parts of the key with initial subkeys
            subKeys[i] = xor(subKeys[i], key.substring(j, j + 8));

            j = (j + 8) % key.length();
        }
    }

    // round function
    private String round(int time, String plainText) {
        String left;
        String right;
        left = plainText.substring(0, 8);
        right = plainText.substring(8, 16);
        left = xor(left, subKeys[time]);

        // output from F function
        String fOut = f(left);

        right = xor(fOut, right);

        // swap left and right
        return right + left;
    }

    /**
     * This method returns cipher text for the plaintext passed as the first parameter generated
     * using the key passed as the second parameter
     *
     * @param String plainText is the text which is to be encrypted
     * @param String key is the key which is to be used for generating cipher text
     * @return String cipherText is the encrypted value
     */
    String encrypt(String plainText, String key) {
        // generating key
        keyGenerate(key);

        for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
            plainText = round(i, plainText);
        }

        // postprocessing
        String right = plainText.substring(0, 8);
        String left = plainText.substring(8, 16);
        right = xor(right, subKeys[16]);
        left = xor(left, subKeys[17]);
        return left + right;
    }

    /**
     * This method returns plaintext for the ciphertext passed as the first parameter decoded
     * using the key passed as the second parameter
     *
     * @param String ciphertext is the text which is to be decrypted
     * @param String key is the key which is to be used for generating cipher text
     * @return String plainText is the decrypted text
     */
    String decrypt(String cipherText, String key) {
        // generating key
        keyGenerate(key);

        for (int i = 17; i > 1; i--) {
            cipherText = round(i, cipherText);
        }

        // postprocessing
        String right = cipherText.substring(0, 8);
        String left = cipherText.substring(8, 16);
        right = xor(right, subKeys[1]);
        left = xor(left, subKeys[0]);
        return left + right;
    }
}