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1 #ifndef STRBUF_H
2 #define STRBUF_H
4 struct string_list;
6 /**
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
36 * way:
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()`
53 * instead.
56 /**
57 * Data Structures
58 * ---------------
61 /**
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.
66 struct strbuf {
67 size_t alloc;
68 size_t len;
69 char *buf;
72 extern char strbuf_slopbuf[];
73 #define STRBUF_INIT { .alloc = 0, .len = 0, .buf = strbuf_slopbuf }
75 /**
76 * Life Cycle Functions
77 * --------------------
80 /**
81 * Initialize the structure. The second parameter can be zero or a bigger
82 * number to allocate memory, in case you want to prevent further reallocs.
84 extern void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *, size_t);
86 /**
87 * Release a string buffer and the memory it used. After this call, the
88 * strbuf points to an empty string that does not need to be free()ed, as
89 * if it had been set to `STRBUF_INIT` and never modified.
91 * To clear a strbuf in preparation for further use without the overhead
92 * of free()ing and malloc()ing again, use strbuf_reset() instead.
94 extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *);
96 /**
97 * Detach the string from the strbuf and returns it; you now own the
98 * storage the string occupies and it is your responsibility from then on
99 * to release it with `free(3)` when you are done with it.
101 * The strbuf that previously held the string is reset to `STRBUF_INIT` so
102 * it can be reused after calling this function.
104 extern char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *, size_t *);
107 * Attach a string to a buffer. You should specify the string to attach,
108 * the current length of the string and the amount of allocated memory.
109 * The amount must be larger than the string length, because the string you
110 * pass is supposed to be a NUL-terminated string. This string _must_ be
111 * malloc()ed, and after attaching, the pointer cannot be relied upon
112 * anymore, and neither be free()d directly.
114 extern void strbuf_attach(struct strbuf *, void *, size_t, size_t);
117 * Swap the contents of two string buffers.
119 static inline void strbuf_swap(struct strbuf *a, struct strbuf *b)
121 SWAP(*a, *b);
126 * Functions related to the size of the buffer
127 * -------------------------------------------
131 * Determine the amount of allocated but unused memory.
133 static inline size_t strbuf_avail(const struct strbuf *sb)
135 return sb->alloc ? sb->alloc - sb->len - 1 : 0;
139 * Ensure that at least this amount of unused memory is available after
140 * `len`. This is used when you know a typical size for what you will add
141 * and want to avoid repetitive automatic resizing of the underlying buffer.
142 * This is never a needed operation, but can be critical for performance in
143 * some cases.
145 extern void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *, size_t);
148 * Set the length of the buffer to a given value. This function does *not*
149 * allocate new memory, so you should not perform a `strbuf_setlen()` to a
150 * length that is larger than `len + strbuf_avail()`. `strbuf_setlen()` is
151 * just meant as a 'please fix invariants from this strbuf I just messed
152 * with'.
154 static inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf *sb, size_t len)
156 if (len > (sb->alloc ? sb->alloc - 1 : 0))
157 die("BUG: strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
158 sb->len = len;
159 if (sb->buf != strbuf_slopbuf)
160 sb->buf[len] = '\0';
161 else
162 assert(!strbuf_slopbuf[0]);
166 * Empty the buffer by setting the size of it to zero.
168 #define strbuf_reset(sb) strbuf_setlen(sb, 0)
172 * Functions related to the contents of the buffer
173 * -----------------------------------------------
177 * Strip whitespace from the beginning (`ltrim`), end (`rtrim`), or both side
178 * (`trim`) of a string.
180 extern void strbuf_trim(struct strbuf *);
181 extern void strbuf_rtrim(struct strbuf *);
182 extern void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf *);
184 /* Strip trailing directory separators */
185 extern void strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(struct strbuf *);
188 * Replace the contents of the strbuf with a reencoded form. Returns -1
189 * on error, 0 on success.
191 extern int strbuf_reencode(struct strbuf *sb, const char *from, const char *to);
194 * Lowercase each character in the buffer using `tolower`.
196 extern void strbuf_tolower(struct strbuf *sb);
199 * Compare two buffers. Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
200 * than zero if the first buffer is found, respectively, to be less than,
201 * to match, or be greater than the second buffer.
203 extern int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf *, const struct strbuf *);
207 * Adding data to the buffer
208 * -------------------------
210 * NOTE: All of the functions in this section will grow the buffer as
211 * necessary. If they fail for some reason other than memory shortage and the
212 * buffer hadn't been allocated before (i.e. the `struct strbuf` was set to
213 * `STRBUF_INIT`), then they will free() it.
217 * Add a single character to the buffer.
219 static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf *sb, int c)
221 if (!strbuf_avail(sb))
222 strbuf_grow(sb, 1);
223 sb->buf[sb->len++] = c;
224 sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
228 * Add a character the specified number of times to the buffer.
230 extern void strbuf_addchars(struct strbuf *sb, int c, size_t n);
233 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer. The remaining contents
234 * will be shifted, not overwritten.
236 extern void strbuf_insert(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, const void *, size_t);
239 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
241 extern void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, size_t len);
244 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
245 * data.
247 extern void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, size_t len,
248 const void *, size_t);
251 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
252 * by a comment character and a blank.
254 extern void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf *out, const char *buf, size_t size);
258 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
260 extern void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *, const void *, size_t);
263 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
265 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
266 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
268 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
271 static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
273 strbuf_add(sb, s, strlen(s));
277 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
279 extern void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, const struct strbuf *sb2);
282 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
283 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
284 * function for every percent sign found.
286 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
287 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf. It is expected to add the expanded
288 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
289 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`. The function returns
290 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
291 * over it.
293 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
294 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
295 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
297 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
298 * verbatim to the strbuf. If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
299 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
301 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
302 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context pointer,
303 * which can be used by the programmer of the callback as she sees fit.
305 typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t) (struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder, void *context);
306 extern void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf *sb, const char *format, expand_fn_t fn, void *context);
309 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
310 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
311 * placeholder and replacement string. The array needs to be
312 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
314 struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry {
315 const char *placeholder;
316 const char *value;
318 extern size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder, void *context);
321 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
322 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
323 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
324 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
326 extern void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf *dst, const struct strbuf *src);
329 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
330 * 3.50 MiB).
332 extern void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes);
335 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
337 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
338 extern void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
341 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
342 * blank to the buffer.
344 __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
345 extern void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
347 __attribute__((format (printf,2,0)))
348 extern void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
351 * Add the time specified by `tm`, as formatted by `strftime`.
352 * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
353 * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally. However, tokens
354 * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
355 * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
356 * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
358 extern void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt,
359 const struct tm *tm, int tz_offset,
360 int suppress_tz_name);
363 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
365 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
366 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
367 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
368 * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
370 extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);
373 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
374 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs. If read fails,
375 * any partial read is undone.
377 extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
380 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
381 * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
382 * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
383 * the sb.
385 extern ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
388 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
389 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
390 * Return the number of bytes read or a negative value if some error
391 * occurred while opening or reading the file.
393 extern ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
396 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path. The third
397 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
399 extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
402 * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
403 * NUL bytes.
405 extern ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *stream);
408 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
409 * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
410 * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
412 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
413 * is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
414 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
416 typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn)(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
418 /* Uses LF as the line terminator */
419 extern int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
421 /* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
422 extern int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
425 * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
426 * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
427 * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
428 * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
429 * terminated.
431 extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
435 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
436 * any) in the buffer.
438 extern int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);
441 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
442 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow. Do not
443 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
444 * descriptor.
446 extern int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *, int, int);
449 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
451 extern int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf *sb);
454 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
455 * absolute one in the process. Symbolic links are not
456 * resolved.
458 extern void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
461 * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
462 * slashes) and append it to `sb`. Die with an informative error
463 * message if there is a problem.
465 * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
466 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
467 * component need not exist.
469 * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
470 * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
472 extern void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
476 * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
477 * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
478 * are left untouched, and -1 is returned.
480 extern int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf *sb);
483 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
484 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
486 extern void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
488 static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf *sb, const char *suffix)
490 if (strip_suffix_mem(sb->buf, &sb->len, suffix)) {
491 strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len);
492 return 1;
493 } else
494 return 0;
498 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
499 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
500 * holding the substrings. The substrings include the terminator,
501 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
502 * original string did not end with a terminator. If max is positive,
503 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
504 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
505 * character).
507 * The most generic form is `strbuf_split_buf`, which takes an arbitrary
508 * pointer/len buffer. The `_str` variant takes a NUL-terminated string,
509 * the `_max` variant takes a strbuf, and just `strbuf_split` is a convenience
510 * wrapper to drop the `max` parameter.
512 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
513 * string_list_split_in_place().
515 extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *, size_t,
516 int terminator, int max);
518 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_str(const char *str,
519 int terminator, int max)
521 return strbuf_split_buf(str, strlen(str), terminator, max);
524 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *sb,
525 int terminator, int max)
527 return strbuf_split_buf(sb->buf, sb->len, terminator, max);
530 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb,
531 int terminator)
533 return strbuf_split_max(sb, terminator, 0);
537 * Adds all strings of a string list to the strbuf, separated by the given
538 * separator. For example, if sep is
539 * ', '
540 * and slist contains
541 * ['element1', 'element2', ..., 'elementN'],
542 * then write:
543 * 'element1, element2, ..., elementN'
544 * to str. If only one element, just write "element1" to str.
546 extern void strbuf_add_separated_string_list(struct strbuf *str,
547 const char *sep,
548 struct string_list *slist);
551 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
552 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
554 extern void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **);
557 * Add the abbreviation, as generated by find_unique_abbrev, of `sha1` to
558 * the strbuf `sb`.
560 extern void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf *sb,
561 const unsigned char *sha1,
562 int abbrev_len);
565 * Launch the user preferred editor to edit a file and fill the buffer
566 * with the file's contents upon the user completing their editing. The
567 * third argument can be used to set the environment which the editor is
568 * run in. If the buffer is NULL the editor is launched as usual but the
569 * file's contents are not read into the buffer upon completion.
571 extern int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env);
573 extern void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf *sb, const char *prefix, const char *buf, size_t size);
576 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
577 * into XML entities.
579 extern void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s);
582 * "Complete" the contents of `sb` by ensuring that either it ends with the
583 * character `term`, or it is empty. This can be used, for example,
584 * to ensure that text ends with a newline, but without creating an empty
585 * blank line if there is no content in the first place.
587 static inline void strbuf_complete(struct strbuf *sb, char term)
589 if (sb->len && sb->buf[sb->len - 1] != term)
590 strbuf_addch(sb, term);
593 static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf *sb)
595 strbuf_complete(sb, '\n');
599 * Copy "name" to "sb", expanding any special @-marks as handled by
600 * interpret_branch_name(). The result is a non-qualified branch name
601 * (so "foo" or "origin/master" instead of "refs/heads/foo" or
602 * "refs/remotes/origin/master").
604 * Note that the resulting name may not be a syntactically valid refname.
606 * If "allowed" is non-zero, restrict the set of allowed expansions. See
607 * interpret_branch_name() for details.
609 extern void strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name,
610 unsigned allowed);
613 * Like strbuf_branchname() above, but confirm that the result is
614 * syntactically valid to be used as a local branch name in refs/heads/.
616 * The return value is "0" if the result is valid, and "-1" otherwise.
618 extern int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
620 extern void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf *, const char *,
621 int reserved);
623 __attribute__((format (printf,1,2)))
624 extern int printf_ln(const char *fmt, ...);
625 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
626 extern int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...);
628 char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);
631 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
632 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
634 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 0)))
635 char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
636 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
637 char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt, ...);
639 #endif /* STRBUF_H */