src/prompt.h

   1 /* prompt.h -- header file for the prompt routines for vlock,
   2  *             the VT locking program for linux
   3  *
   4  * This program is copyright (C) 2007 Frank Benkstein, and is free
   5  * software which is freely distributable under the terms of the
   6  * GNU General Public License version 2, included as the file COPYING in this
   7  * distribution.  It is NOT public domain software, and any
   8  * redistribution not permitted by the GNU General Public License is
   9  * expressly forbidden without prior written permission from
  10  * the author.
  11  *
  12  *
  13  * The prompt functions (prompt and prompt_echo_off) were
  14  * inspired by/copied from openpam's openpam_ttyconv.c:
  15  *
  16  * Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
  17  *
  18  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  19  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  20  * are met:
  21  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  22  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  23  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  24  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
  25  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  26  * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote
  27  *    products derived from this software without specific prior written
  28  *    permission.
  29  *
  30  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
  31  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
  32  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
  33  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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  35  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
  36  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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  39  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  40  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  41  *
  42  */
  43
  44 /* Prompt for a string with the given message.  The string is returned if
  45  * successfully read, otherwise NULL.  The caller is responsible for freeing
  46  * the resulting buffer.  If no string is read after the given timeout this
  47  * prompt() returns NULL.  A timeout of NULL means no timeout, i.e. wait forever.
  48  */
  49 char *prompt(const char *msg, const struct timespec *timeout);
  50
  51 /* Same as prompt() above, except that characters entered are not echoed. */
  52 char *prompt_echo_off(const char *msg, const struct timespec *timeout);
  53
  54 /* Read a single character from the stdin.  If the timeout is reached
  55  * 0 is returned. */
  56 char read_character(struct timespec *timeout);
  57
  58 /* Wait for any of the characters in the given character set to be read from
  59  * stdin.  If charset is NULL wait for any character.  Returns 0 when the
  60  * timeout occurs. */
  61 char wait_for_character(const char *charset, struct timespec *timeout);