string_list: add a new function, string_list_remove_duplicates()
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1 #ifndef STRING_LIST_H
2 #define STRING_LIST_H
4 struct string_list_item {
5 char *string;
6 void *util;
7 };
8 struct string_list {
9 struct string_list_item *items;
10 unsigned int nr, alloc;
11 unsigned int strdup_strings:1;
14 #define STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP { NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
15 #define STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP { NULL, 0, 0, 1 }
17 void print_string_list(const struct string_list *p, const char *text);
18 void string_list_clear(struct string_list *list, int free_util);
20 /* Use this function to call a custom clear function on each util pointer */
21 /* The string associated with the util pointer is passed as the second argument */
22 typedef void (*string_list_clear_func_t)(void *p, const char *str);
23 void string_list_clear_func(struct string_list *list, string_list_clear_func_t clearfunc);
25 /* Use this function or the macro below to iterate over each item */
26 typedef int (*string_list_each_func_t)(struct string_list_item *, void *);
27 int for_each_string_list(struct string_list *list,
28 string_list_each_func_t, void *cb_data);
29 #define for_each_string_list_item(item,list) \
30 for (item = (list)->items; item < (list)->items + (list)->nr; ++item)
33 * Apply want to each item in list, retaining only the ones for which
34 * the function returns true. If free_util is true, call free() on
35 * the util members of any items that have to be deleted. Preserve
36 * the order of the items that are retained.
38 void filter_string_list(struct string_list *list, int free_util,
39 string_list_each_func_t want, void *cb_data);
42 /* Use these functions only on sorted lists: */
43 int string_list_has_string(const struct string_list *list, const char *string);
44 int string_list_find_insert_index(const struct string_list *list, const char *string,
45 int negative_existing_index);
46 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
47 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(struct string_list *list,
48 int insert_at, const char *string);
49 struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
52 * Remove all but the first of consecutive entries with the same
53 * string value. If free_util is true, call free() on the util
54 * members of any items that have to be deleted.
56 void string_list_remove_duplicates(struct string_list *sorted_list, int free_util);
59 /* Use these functions only on unsorted lists: */
62 * Add string to the end of list. If list->strdup_string is set, then
63 * string is copied; otherwise the new string_list_entry refers to the
64 * input string.
66 struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
69 * Like string_list_append(), except string is never copied. When
70 * list->strdup_strings is set, this function can be used to hand
71 * ownership of a malloc()ed string to list without making an extra
72 * copy.
74 struct string_list_item *string_list_append_nodup(struct string_list *list, char *string);
76 void sort_string_list(struct string_list *list);
77 int unsorted_string_list_has_string(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
78 struct string_list_item *unsorted_string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list,
79 const char *string);
81 void unsorted_string_list_delete_item(struct string_list *list, int i, int free_util);
84 * Split string into substrings on character delim and append the
85 * substrings to list. The input string is not modified.
86 * list->strdup_strings must be set, as new memory needs to be
87 * allocated to hold the substrings. If maxsplit is non-negative,
88 * then split at most maxsplit times. Return the number of substrings
89 * appended to list.
91 * Examples:
92 * string_list_split(l, "foo:bar:baz", ':', -1) -> ["foo", "bar", "baz"]
93 * string_list_split(l, "foo:bar:baz", ':', 0) -> ["foo:bar:baz"]
94 * string_list_split(l, "foo:bar:baz", ':', 1) -> ["foo", "bar:baz"]
95 * string_list_split(l, "foo:bar:", ':', -1) -> ["foo", "bar", ""]
96 * string_list_split(l, "", ':', -1) -> [""]
97 * string_list_split(l, ":", ':', -1) -> ["", ""]
99 int string_list_split(struct string_list *list, const char *string,
100 int delim, int maxsplit);
103 * Like string_list_split(), except that string is split in-place: the
104 * delimiter characters in string are overwritten with NULs, and the
105 * new string_list_items point into string (which therefore must not
106 * be modified or freed while the string_list is in use).
107 * list->strdup_strings must *not* be set.
109 int string_list_split_in_place(struct string_list *list, char *string,
110 int delim, int maxsplit);
111 #endif /* STRING_LIST_H */