7 * strbuf's are meant to be used with all the usual C string and memory
8 * APIs. Given that the length of the buffer is known, it's often better to
9 * use the mem* functions than a str* one (memchr vs. strchr e.g.).
10 * Though, one has to be careful about the fact that str* functions often
11 * stop on NULs and that strbufs may have embedded NULs.
13 * A strbuf is NUL terminated for convenience, but no function in the
14 * strbuf API actually relies on the string being free of NULs.
16 * strbufs have some invariants that are very important to keep in mind:
18 * - The `buf` member is never NULL, so it can be used in any usual C
19 * string operations safely. strbuf's _have_ to be initialized either by
20 * `strbuf_init()` or by `= STRBUF_INIT` before the invariants, though.
22 * Do *not* assume anything on what `buf` really is (e.g. if it is
23 * allocated memory or not), use `strbuf_detach()` to unwrap a memory
24 * buffer from its strbuf shell in a safe way. That is the sole supported
25 * way. This will give you a malloced buffer that you can later `free()`.
27 * However, it is totally safe to modify anything in the string pointed by
28 * the `buf` member, between the indices `0` and `len-1` (inclusive).
30 * - The `buf` member is a byte array that has at least `len + 1` bytes
31 * allocated. The extra byte is used to store a `'\0'`, allowing the
32 * `buf` member to be a valid C-string. Every strbuf function ensure this
33 * invariant is preserved.
35 * NOTE: It is OK to "play" with the buffer directly if you work it this
38 * strbuf_grow(sb, SOME_SIZE); <1>
39 * strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len + SOME_OTHER_SIZE);
41 * <1> Here, the memory array starting at `sb->buf`, and of length
42 * `strbuf_avail(sb)` is all yours, and you can be sure that
43 * `strbuf_avail(sb)` is at least `SOME_SIZE`.
45 * NOTE: `SOME_OTHER_SIZE` must be smaller or equal to `strbuf_avail(sb)`.
47 * Doing so is safe, though if it has to be done in many places, adding the
48 * missing API to the strbuf module is the way to go.
50 * WARNING: Do _not_ assume that the area that is yours is of size `alloc
51 * - 1` even if it's true in the current implementation. Alloc is somehow a
52 * "private" member that should not be messed with. Use `strbuf_avail()`
62 * This is the string buffer structure. The `len` member can be used to
63 * determine the current length of the string, and `buf` member provides
64 * access to the string itself.
72 extern char strbuf_slopbuf
[];
73 #define STRBUF_INIT { .alloc = 0, .len = 0, .buf = strbuf_slopbuf }
76 * Predeclare this here, since cache.h includes this file before it defines the
82 * Life Cycle Functions
83 * --------------------
87 * Initialize the structure. The second parameter can be zero or a bigger
88 * number to allocate memory, in case you want to prevent further reallocs.
90 extern void strbuf_init(struct strbuf
*, size_t);
93 * Release a string buffer and the memory it used. After this call, the
94 * strbuf points to an empty string that does not need to be free()ed, as
95 * if it had been set to `STRBUF_INIT` and never modified.
97 * To clear a strbuf in preparation for further use without the overhead
98 * of free()ing and malloc()ing again, use strbuf_reset() instead.
100 extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf
*);
103 * Detach the string from the strbuf and returns it; you now own the
104 * storage the string occupies and it is your responsibility from then on
105 * to release it with `free(3)` when you are done with it.
107 * The strbuf that previously held the string is reset to `STRBUF_INIT` so
108 * it can be reused after calling this function.
110 extern char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf
*, size_t *);
113 * Attach a string to a buffer. You should specify the string to attach,
114 * the current length of the string and the amount of allocated memory.
115 * The amount must be larger than the string length, because the string you
116 * pass is supposed to be a NUL-terminated string. This string _must_ be
117 * malloc()ed, and after attaching, the pointer cannot be relied upon
118 * anymore, and neither be free()d directly.
120 extern void strbuf_attach(struct strbuf
*, void *, size_t, size_t);
123 * Swap the contents of two string buffers.
125 static inline void strbuf_swap(struct strbuf
*a
, struct strbuf
*b
)
132 * Functions related to the size of the buffer
133 * -------------------------------------------
137 * Determine the amount of allocated but unused memory.
139 static inline size_t strbuf_avail(const struct strbuf
*sb
)
141 return sb
->alloc
? sb
->alloc
- sb
->len
- 1 : 0;
145 * Ensure that at least this amount of unused memory is available after
146 * `len`. This is used when you know a typical size for what you will add
147 * and want to avoid repetitive automatic resizing of the underlying buffer.
148 * This is never a needed operation, but can be critical for performance in
151 extern void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf
*, size_t);
154 * Set the length of the buffer to a given value. This function does *not*
155 * allocate new memory, so you should not perform a `strbuf_setlen()` to a
156 * length that is larger than `len + strbuf_avail()`. `strbuf_setlen()` is
157 * just meant as a 'please fix invariants from this strbuf I just messed
160 static inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t len
)
162 if (len
> (sb
->alloc
? sb
->alloc
- 1 : 0))
163 die("BUG: strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
165 if (sb
->buf
!= strbuf_slopbuf
)
168 assert(!strbuf_slopbuf
[0]);
172 * Empty the buffer by setting the size of it to zero.
174 #define strbuf_reset(sb) strbuf_setlen(sb, 0)
178 * Functions related to the contents of the buffer
179 * -----------------------------------------------
183 * Strip whitespace from the beginning (`ltrim`), end (`rtrim`), or both side
184 * (`trim`) of a string.
186 extern void strbuf_trim(struct strbuf
*);
187 extern void strbuf_rtrim(struct strbuf
*);
188 extern void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf
*);
190 /* Strip trailing directory separators */
191 extern void strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(struct strbuf
*);
194 * Replace the contents of the strbuf with a reencoded form. Returns -1
195 * on error, 0 on success.
197 extern int strbuf_reencode(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *from
, const char *to
);
200 * Lowercase each character in the buffer using `tolower`.
202 extern void strbuf_tolower(struct strbuf
*sb
);
205 * Compare two buffers. Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
206 * than zero if the first buffer is found, respectively, to be less than,
207 * to match, or be greater than the second buffer.
209 extern int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf
*, const struct strbuf
*);
213 * Adding data to the buffer
214 * -------------------------
216 * NOTE: All of the functions in this section will grow the buffer as
217 * necessary. If they fail for some reason other than memory shortage and the
218 * buffer hadn't been allocated before (i.e. the `struct strbuf` was set to
219 * `STRBUF_INIT`), then they will free() it.
223 * Add a single character to the buffer.
225 static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf
*sb
, int c
)
227 if (!strbuf_avail(sb
))
229 sb
->buf
[sb
->len
++] = c
;
230 sb
->buf
[sb
->len
] = '\0';
234 * Add a character the specified number of times to the buffer.
236 extern void strbuf_addchars(struct strbuf
*sb
, int c
, size_t n
);
239 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer. The remaining contents
240 * will be shifted, not overwritten.
242 extern void strbuf_insert(struct strbuf
*, size_t pos
, const void *, size_t);
245 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
247 extern void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf
*, size_t pos
, size_t len
);
250 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
253 extern void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf
*, size_t pos
, size_t len
,
254 const void *, size_t);
257 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
258 * by a comment character and a blank.
260 extern void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf
*out
, const char *buf
, size_t size
);
264 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
266 extern void strbuf_add(struct strbuf
*, const void *, size_t);
269 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
271 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
272 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
274 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
277 static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *s
)
279 strbuf_add(sb
, s
, strlen(s
));
283 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
285 extern void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const struct strbuf
*sb2
);
288 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
289 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
290 * function for every percent sign found.
292 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
293 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf. It is expected to add the expanded
294 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
295 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`. The function returns
296 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
299 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
300 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
301 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
303 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
304 * verbatim to the strbuf. If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
305 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
307 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
308 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context pointer,
309 * which can be used by the programmer of the callback as she sees fit.
311 typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t
) (struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *placeholder
, void *context
);
312 extern void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *format
, expand_fn_t fn
, void *context
);
315 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
316 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
317 * placeholder and replacement string. The array needs to be
318 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
320 struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry
{
321 const char *placeholder
;
324 extern size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *placeholder
, void *context
);
327 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
328 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
329 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
330 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
332 extern void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf
*dst
, const struct strbuf
*src
);
335 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
338 extern void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf
*buf
, off_t bytes
);
341 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
343 __attribute__((format (printf
,2,3)))
344 extern void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
, ...);
347 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
348 * blank to the buffer.
350 __attribute__((format (printf
, 2, 3)))
351 extern void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
, ...);
353 __attribute__((format (printf
,2,0)))
354 extern void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
357 * Add the time specified by `tm`, as formatted by `strftime`.
358 * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
359 * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally. However, tokens
360 * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
361 * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
362 * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
364 extern void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
,
365 const struct tm
*tm
, int tz_offset
,
366 int suppress_tz_name
);
369 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
371 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
372 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
373 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
374 * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
376 extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf
*, size_t, FILE *);
379 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
380 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs. If read fails,
381 * any partial read is undone.
383 extern ssize_t
strbuf_read(struct strbuf
*, int fd
, size_t hint
);
386 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
387 * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
388 * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
391 extern ssize_t
strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf
*, int fd
, size_t hint
);
394 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
395 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
396 * Return the number of bytes read or a negative value if some error
397 * occurred while opening or reading the file.
399 extern ssize_t
strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
, size_t hint
);
402 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path. The third
403 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
405 extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
, size_t hint
);
408 * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
411 extern ssize_t
strbuf_write(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *stream
);
414 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
415 * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
416 * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
418 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
419 * is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
420 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
422 typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn
)(struct strbuf
*, FILE *);
424 /* Uses LF as the line terminator */
425 extern int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *fp
);
427 /* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
428 extern int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *fp
);
431 * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
432 * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
433 * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
434 * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
437 extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf
*, FILE *);
441 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
442 * any) in the buffer.
444 extern int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf
*, FILE *, int);
447 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
448 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow. Do not
449 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
452 extern int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf
*, int, int);
455 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
457 extern int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf
*sb
);
460 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
461 * absolute one in the process. Symbolic links are not
464 extern void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
);
467 * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
468 * slashes) and append it to `sb`. Die with an informative error
469 * message if there is a problem.
471 * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
472 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
473 * component need not exist.
475 * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
476 * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
478 extern void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
);
482 * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
483 * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
484 * are left untouched, and -1 is returned.
486 extern int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf
*sb
);
489 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
490 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
492 extern void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf
*buf
, int skip_comments
);
494 static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *suffix
)
496 if (strip_suffix_mem(sb
->buf
, &sb
->len
, suffix
)) {
497 strbuf_setlen(sb
, sb
->len
);
504 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
505 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
506 * holding the substrings. The substrings include the terminator,
507 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
508 * original string did not end with a terminator. If max is positive,
509 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
510 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
513 * The most generic form is `strbuf_split_buf`, which takes an arbitrary
514 * pointer/len buffer. The `_str` variant takes a NUL-terminated string,
515 * the `_max` variant takes a strbuf, and just `strbuf_split` is a convenience
516 * wrapper to drop the `max` parameter.
518 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
519 * string_list_split_in_place().
521 extern struct strbuf
**strbuf_split_buf(const char *, size_t,
522 int terminator
, int max
);
524 static inline struct strbuf
**strbuf_split_str(const char *str
,
525 int terminator
, int max
)
527 return strbuf_split_buf(str
, strlen(str
), terminator
, max
);
530 static inline struct strbuf
**strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf
*sb
,
531 int terminator
, int max
)
533 return strbuf_split_buf(sb
->buf
, sb
->len
, terminator
, max
);
536 static inline struct strbuf
**strbuf_split(const struct strbuf
*sb
,
539 return strbuf_split_max(sb
, terminator
, 0);
543 * Adds all strings of a string list to the strbuf, separated by the given
544 * separator. For example, if sep is
547 * ['element1', 'element2', ..., 'elementN'],
549 * 'element1, element2, ..., elementN'
550 * to str. If only one element, just write "element1" to str.
552 extern void strbuf_add_separated_string_list(struct strbuf
*str
,
554 struct string_list
*slist
);
557 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
558 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
560 extern void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf
**);
563 * Add the abbreviation, as generated by find_unique_abbrev, of `sha1` to
566 extern void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf
*sb
,
567 const struct object_id
*oid
,
571 * Launch the user preferred editor to edit a file and fill the buffer
572 * with the file's contents upon the user completing their editing. The
573 * third argument can be used to set the environment which the editor is
574 * run in. If the buffer is NULL the editor is launched as usual but the
575 * file's contents are not read into the buffer upon completion.
577 extern int launch_editor(const char *path
, struct strbuf
*buffer
, const char *const *env
);
578 extern int launch_sequence_editor(const char *path
, struct strbuf
*buffer
,
579 const char *const *env
);
581 extern void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *prefix
, const char *buf
, size_t size
);
584 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
587 extern void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *s
);
590 * "Complete" the contents of `sb` by ensuring that either it ends with the
591 * character `term`, or it is empty. This can be used, for example,
592 * to ensure that text ends with a newline, but without creating an empty
593 * blank line if there is no content in the first place.
595 static inline void strbuf_complete(struct strbuf
*sb
, char term
)
597 if (sb
->len
&& sb
->buf
[sb
->len
- 1] != term
)
598 strbuf_addch(sb
, term
);
601 static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf
*sb
)
603 strbuf_complete(sb
, '\n');
607 * Copy "name" to "sb", expanding any special @-marks as handled by
608 * interpret_branch_name(). The result is a non-qualified branch name
609 * (so "foo" or "origin/master" instead of "refs/heads/foo" or
610 * "refs/remotes/origin/master").
612 * Note that the resulting name may not be a syntactically valid refname.
614 * If "allowed" is non-zero, restrict the set of allowed expansions. See
615 * interpret_branch_name() for details.
617 extern void strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *name
,
621 * Like strbuf_branchname() above, but confirm that the result is
622 * syntactically valid to be used as a local branch name in refs/heads/.
624 * The return value is "0" if the result is valid, and "-1" otherwise.
626 extern int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *name
);
628 extern void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf
*, const char *,
631 __attribute__((format (printf
,1,2)))
632 extern int printf_ln(const char *fmt
, ...);
633 __attribute__((format (printf
,2,3)))
634 extern int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp
, const char *fmt
, ...);
636 char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);
637 char *xstrdup_toupper(const char *);
640 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
641 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
643 __attribute__((format (printf
, 1, 0)))
644 char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
645 __attribute__((format (printf
, 1, 2)))
646 char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt
, ...);
648 #endif /* STRBUF_H */