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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 *);
185 * Replace the contents of the strbuf with a reencoded form. Returns -1
186 * on error, 0 on success.
188 extern int strbuf_reencode(struct strbuf *sb, const char *from, const char *to);
191 * Lowercase each character in the buffer using `tolower`.
193 extern void strbuf_tolower(struct strbuf *sb);
196 * Compare two buffers. Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
197 * than zero if the first buffer is found, respectively, to be less than,
198 * to match, or be greater than the second buffer.
200 extern int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf *, const struct strbuf *);
204 * Adding data to the buffer
205 * -------------------------
207 * NOTE: All of the functions in this section will grow the buffer as
208 * necessary. If they fail for some reason other than memory shortage and the
209 * buffer hadn't been allocated before (i.e. the `struct strbuf` was set to
210 * `STRBUF_INIT`), then they will free() it.
214 * Add a single character to the buffer.
216 static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf *sb, int c)
218 if (!strbuf_avail(sb))
219 strbuf_grow(sb, 1);
220 sb->buf[sb->len++] = c;
221 sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
225 * Add a character the specified number of times to the buffer.
227 extern void strbuf_addchars(struct strbuf *sb, int c, size_t n);
230 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer. The remaining contents
231 * will be shifted, not overwritten.
233 extern void strbuf_insert(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, const void *, size_t);
236 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
238 extern void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, size_t len);
241 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
242 * data.
244 extern void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, size_t len,
245 const void *, size_t);
248 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
249 * by a comment character and a blank.
251 extern void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf *out, const char *buf, size_t size);
255 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
257 extern void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *, const void *, size_t);
260 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
262 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
263 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
265 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
268 static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
270 strbuf_add(sb, s, strlen(s));
274 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
276 extern void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, const struct strbuf *sb2);
279 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
280 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
281 * function for every percent sign found.
283 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
284 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf. It is expected to add the expanded
285 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
286 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`. The function returns
287 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
288 * over it.
290 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
291 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
292 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
294 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
295 * verbatim to the strbuf. If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
296 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
298 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
299 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context pointer,
300 * which can be used by the programmer of the callback as she sees fit.
302 typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t) (struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder, void *context);
303 extern void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf *sb, const char *format, expand_fn_t fn, void *context);
306 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
307 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
308 * placeholder and replacement string. The array needs to be
309 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
311 struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry {
312 const char *placeholder;
313 const char *value;
315 extern size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder, void *context);
318 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
319 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
320 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
321 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
323 extern void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf *dst, const struct strbuf *src);
326 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
327 * 3.50 MiB).
329 extern void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes);
332 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
334 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
335 extern void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
338 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
339 * blank to the buffer.
341 __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
342 extern void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
344 __attribute__((format (printf,2,0)))
345 extern void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
348 * Add the time specified by `tm`, as formatted by `strftime`.
349 * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
350 * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally. However, tokens
351 * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
352 * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
353 * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
355 extern void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt,
356 const struct tm *tm, int tz_offset,
357 int suppress_tz_name);
360 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
362 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
363 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
364 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
365 * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
367 extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);
370 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
371 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs. If read fails,
372 * any partial read is undone.
374 extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
377 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
378 * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
379 * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
380 * the sb.
382 extern ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
385 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
386 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
387 * Return the number of bytes read or a negative value if some error
388 * occurred while opening or reading the file.
390 extern ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
393 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path. The third
394 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
396 extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
399 * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
400 * NUL bytes.
402 extern ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *stream);
405 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
406 * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
407 * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
409 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
410 * is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
411 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
413 typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn)(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
415 /* Uses LF as the line terminator */
416 extern int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
418 /* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
419 extern int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
422 * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
423 * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
424 * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
425 * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
426 * terminated.
428 extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
432 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
433 * any) in the buffer.
435 extern int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);
438 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
439 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow. Do not
440 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
441 * descriptor.
443 extern int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *, int, int);
446 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
448 extern int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf *sb);
451 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
452 * absolute one in the process. Symbolic links are not
453 * resolved.
455 extern void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
458 * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
459 * slashes) and append it to `sb`. Die with an informative error
460 * message if there is a problem.
462 * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
463 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
464 * component need not exist.
466 * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
467 * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
469 extern void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
473 * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
474 * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
475 * are left untouched, and -1 is returned.
477 extern int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf *sb);
480 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
481 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
483 extern void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
485 static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf *sb, const char *suffix)
487 if (strip_suffix_mem(sb->buf, &sb->len, suffix)) {
488 strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len);
489 return 1;
490 } else
491 return 0;
495 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
496 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
497 * holding the substrings. The substrings include the terminator,
498 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
499 * original string did not end with a terminator. If max is positive,
500 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
501 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
502 * character).
504 * The most generic form is `strbuf_split_buf`, which takes an arbitrary
505 * pointer/len buffer. The `_str` variant takes a NUL-terminated string,
506 * the `_max` variant takes a strbuf, and just `strbuf_split` is a convenience
507 * wrapper to drop the `max` parameter.
509 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
510 * string_list_split_in_place().
512 extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *, size_t,
513 int terminator, int max);
515 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_str(const char *str,
516 int terminator, int max)
518 return strbuf_split_buf(str, strlen(str), terminator, max);
521 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *sb,
522 int terminator, int max)
524 return strbuf_split_buf(sb->buf, sb->len, terminator, max);
527 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb,
528 int terminator)
530 return strbuf_split_max(sb, terminator, 0);
534 * Adds all strings of a string list to the strbuf, separated by the given
535 * separator. For example, if sep is
536 * ', '
537 * and slist contains
538 * ['element1', 'element2', ..., 'elementN'],
539 * then write:
540 * 'element1, element2, ..., elementN'
541 * to str. If only one element, just write "element1" to str.
543 extern void strbuf_add_separated_string_list(struct strbuf *str,
544 const char *sep,
545 struct string_list *slist);
548 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
549 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
551 extern void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **);
554 * Add the abbreviation, as generated by find_unique_abbrev, of `sha1` to
555 * the strbuf `sb`.
557 extern void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf *sb,
558 const unsigned char *sha1,
559 int abbrev_len);
562 * Launch the user preferred editor to edit a file and fill the buffer
563 * with the file's contents upon the user completing their editing. The
564 * third argument can be used to set the environment which the editor is
565 * run in. If the buffer is NULL the editor is launched as usual but the
566 * file's contents are not read into the buffer upon completion.
568 extern int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env);
570 extern void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf *sb, const char *prefix, const char *buf, size_t size);
573 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
574 * into XML entities.
576 extern void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s);
579 * "Complete" the contents of `sb` by ensuring that either it ends with the
580 * character `term`, or it is empty. This can be used, for example,
581 * to ensure that text ends with a newline, but without creating an empty
582 * blank line if there is no content in the first place.
584 static inline void strbuf_complete(struct strbuf *sb, char term)
586 if (sb->len && sb->buf[sb->len - 1] != term)
587 strbuf_addch(sb, term);
590 static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf *sb)
592 strbuf_complete(sb, '\n');
596 * Copy "name" to "sb", expanding any special @-marks as handled by
597 * interpret_branch_name(). The result is a non-qualified branch name
598 * (so "foo" or "origin/master" instead of "refs/heads/foo" or
599 * "refs/remotes/origin/master").
601 * Note that the resulting name may not be a syntactically valid refname.
603 * If "allowed" is non-zero, restrict the set of allowed expansions. See
604 * interpret_branch_name() for details.
606 extern void strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name,
607 unsigned allowed);
610 * Like strbuf_branchname() above, but confirm that the result is
611 * syntactically valid to be used as a local branch name in refs/heads/.
613 * The return value is "0" if the result is valid, and "-1" otherwise.
615 extern int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
617 extern void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf *, const char *,
618 int reserved);
620 __attribute__((format (printf,1,2)))
621 extern int printf_ln(const char *fmt, ...);
622 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
623 extern int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...);
625 char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);
628 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
629 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
631 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 0)))
632 char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
633 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
634 char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt, ...);
636 #endif /* STRBUF_H */