Add utility function to convert uint64 to uint32 securely

Author: epapbak

types/conversion.go

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+// Copyright 2024 Red Hat, Inc
+//
+// 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.
+
+package types
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+// Uint64ToUint32 safely converts a uint64 into a uint32 without overflow
+func Uint64ToUint32(v uint64) (uint32, error) {
+	// Check for overflow without casting
+	if v > uint64(^uint32(0)) { // ^uint32(0) is the maximum uint32 value (4,294,967,295)
+		return 0, errors.New("value exceeds uint32 range")
+	}
+
+	return uint32(v), nil // #nosec G103: safe after bounds check
+}