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 { .buf = strbuf_slopbuf }
78 * Life Cycle Functions
79 * --------------------
83 * Initialize the structure. The second parameter can be zero or a bigger
84 * number to allocate memory, in case you want to prevent further reallocs.
86 void strbuf_init(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t alloc
);
89 * Release a string buffer and the memory it used. After this call, the
90 * strbuf points to an empty string that does not need to be free()ed, as
91 * if it had been set to `STRBUF_INIT` and never modified.
93 * To clear a strbuf in preparation for further use without the overhead
94 * of free()ing and malloc()ing again, use strbuf_reset() instead.
96 void strbuf_release(struct strbuf
*sb
);
99 * Detach the string from the strbuf and returns it; you now own the
100 * storage the string occupies and it is your responsibility from then on
101 * to release it with `free(3)` when you are done with it.
103 * The strbuf that previously held the string is reset to `STRBUF_INIT` so
104 * it can be reused after calling this function.
106 char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t *sz
);
109 * Attach a string to a buffer. You should specify the string to attach,
110 * the current length of the string and the amount of allocated memory.
111 * The amount must be larger than the string length, because the string you
112 * pass is supposed to be a NUL-terminated string. This string _must_ be
113 * malloc()ed, and after attaching, the pointer cannot be relied upon
114 * anymore, and neither be free()d directly.
116 void strbuf_attach(struct strbuf
*sb
, void *str
, size_t len
, size_t mem
);
119 * Swap the contents of two string buffers.
121 static inline void strbuf_swap(struct strbuf
*a
, struct strbuf
*b
)
128 * Functions related to the size of the buffer
129 * -------------------------------------------
133 * Determine the amount of allocated but unused memory.
135 static inline size_t strbuf_avail(const struct strbuf
*sb
)
137 return sb
->alloc
? sb
->alloc
- sb
->len
- 1 : 0;
141 * Ensure that at least this amount of unused memory is available after
142 * `len`. This is used when you know a typical size for what you will add
143 * and want to avoid repetitive automatic resizing of the underlying buffer.
144 * This is never a needed operation, but can be critical for performance in
147 void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t amount
);
150 * Set the length of the buffer to a given value. This function does *not*
151 * allocate new memory, so you should not perform a `strbuf_setlen()` to a
152 * length that is larger than `len + strbuf_avail()`. `strbuf_setlen()` is
153 * just meant as a 'please fix invariants from this strbuf I just messed
156 static inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t len
)
158 if (len
> (sb
->alloc
? sb
->alloc
- 1 : 0))
159 BUG("strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
161 if (sb
->buf
!= strbuf_slopbuf
)
164 assert(!strbuf_slopbuf
[0]);
168 * Empty the buffer by setting the size of it to zero.
170 #define strbuf_reset(sb) strbuf_setlen(sb, 0)
174 * Functions related to the contents of the buffer
175 * -----------------------------------------------
179 * Strip whitespace from the beginning (`ltrim`), end (`rtrim`), or both side
180 * (`trim`) of a string.
182 void strbuf_trim(struct strbuf
*sb
);
183 void strbuf_rtrim(struct strbuf
*sb
);
184 void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf
*sb
);
186 /* Strip trailing directory separators */
187 void strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(struct strbuf
*sb
);
189 /* Strip trailing LF or CR/LF */
190 void strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(struct strbuf
*sb
);
193 * Replace the contents of the strbuf with a reencoded form. Returns -1
194 * on error, 0 on success.
196 int strbuf_reencode(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *from
, const char *to
);
199 * Lowercase each character in the buffer using `tolower`.
201 void strbuf_tolower(struct strbuf
*sb
);
204 * Compare two buffers. Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
205 * than zero if the first buffer is found, respectively, to be less than,
206 * to match, or be greater than the second buffer.
208 int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf
*first
, const struct strbuf
*second
);
212 * Adding data to the buffer
213 * -------------------------
215 * NOTE: All of the functions in this section will grow the buffer as
216 * necessary. If they fail for some reason other than memory shortage and the
217 * buffer hadn't been allocated before (i.e. the `struct strbuf` was set to
218 * `STRBUF_INIT`), then they will free() it.
222 * Add a single character to the buffer.
224 static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf
*sb
, int c
)
226 if (!strbuf_avail(sb
))
228 sb
->buf
[sb
->len
++] = c
;
229 sb
->buf
[sb
->len
] = '\0';
233 * Add a character the specified number of times to the buffer.
235 void strbuf_addchars(struct strbuf
*sb
, int c
, size_t n
);
238 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer. The remaining contents
239 * will be shifted, not overwritten.
241 void strbuf_insert(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t pos
, const void *, size_t);
244 * Insert a NUL-terminated string to the given position of the buffer.
245 * The remaining contents will be shifted, not overwritten. It's an
246 * inline function to allow the compiler to resolve strlen() calls on
247 * constants at compile time.
249 static inline void strbuf_insertstr(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t pos
,
252 strbuf_insert(sb
, pos
, s
, strlen(s
));
256 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer giving a printf format
257 * string. The contents will be shifted, not overwritten.
259 void strbuf_vinsertf(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t pos
, const char *fmt
,
262 __attribute__((format (printf
, 3, 4)))
263 void strbuf_insertf(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t pos
, const char *fmt
, ...);
266 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
268 void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t pos
, size_t len
);
271 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
274 void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t pos
, size_t len
,
275 const void *data
, size_t data_len
);
278 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
279 * by a comment character and a blank.
281 void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf
*out
,
282 const char *buf
, size_t size
);
286 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
288 void strbuf_add(struct strbuf
*sb
, const void *data
, size_t len
);
291 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
293 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
294 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
296 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
299 static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *s
)
301 strbuf_add(sb
, s
, strlen(s
));
305 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
307 void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const struct strbuf
*sb2
);
310 * Join the arguments into a buffer. `delim` is put between every
313 const char *strbuf_join_argv(struct strbuf
*buf
, int argc
,
314 const char **argv
, char delim
);
317 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
318 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
319 * function for every percent sign found.
321 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
322 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf. It is expected to add the expanded
323 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
324 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`. The function returns
325 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
328 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
329 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
330 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
332 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
333 * verbatim to the strbuf. If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
334 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
336 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
337 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context
338 * pointer with any kind of data.
340 typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t
) (struct strbuf
*sb
,
341 const char *placeholder
,
343 void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf
*sb
,
349 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand` to only expand literals
350 * (i.e. %n and %xNN). The context argument is ignored.
352 size_t strbuf_expand_literal_cb(struct strbuf
*sb
,
353 const char *placeholder
,
357 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
358 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
359 * placeholder and replacement string. The array needs to be
360 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
362 struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry
{
363 const char *placeholder
;
366 size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf
*sb
,
367 const char *placeholder
,
371 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
372 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
373 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
374 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
376 void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf
*dst
, const struct strbuf
*src
);
378 #define STRBUF_ENCODE_SLASH 1
381 * Append the contents of a string to a strbuf, percent-encoding any characters
382 * that are needed to be encoded for a URL.
384 * If STRBUF_ENCODE_SLASH is set in flags, percent-encode slashes. Otherwise,
385 * slashes are not percent-encoded.
387 void strbuf_add_percentencode(struct strbuf
*dst
, const char *src
, int flags
);
390 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
393 void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf
*buf
, off_t bytes
);
396 * Append the given byte rate as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB/s,
399 void strbuf_humanise_rate(struct strbuf
*buf
, off_t bytes
);
402 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
404 __attribute__((format (printf
,2,3)))
405 void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
, ...);
408 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
409 * blank to the buffer.
411 __attribute__((format (printf
, 2, 3)))
412 void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
, ...);
414 __attribute__((format (printf
,2,0)))
415 void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
418 * Add the time specified by `tm`, as formatted by `strftime`.
419 * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
420 * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally. However, tokens
421 * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
422 * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
423 * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
425 void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *fmt
,
426 const struct tm
*tm
, int tz_offset
,
427 int suppress_tz_name
);
430 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
432 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
433 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
434 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
435 * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
437 size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf
*sb
, size_t size
, FILE *file
);
440 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
441 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs. If read fails,
442 * any partial read is undone.
444 ssize_t
strbuf_read(struct strbuf
*sb
, int fd
, size_t hint
);
447 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
448 * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
449 * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
452 ssize_t
strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf
*sb
, int fd
, size_t hint
);
455 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
456 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
457 * Return the number of bytes read or a negative value if some error
458 * occurred while opening or reading the file.
460 ssize_t
strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
, size_t hint
);
463 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path. The third
464 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
466 int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
, size_t hint
);
469 * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
472 ssize_t
strbuf_write(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *stream
);
475 * Read from a FILE * until the specified terminator is encountered,
476 * overwriting the existing contents of the strbuf.
478 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator is
479 * removed from the buffer before returning. If the terminator is LF
480 * and if it is preceded by a CR, then the whole CRLF is stripped.
481 * Returns 0 unless there was nothing left before EOF, in which case
484 int strbuf_getdelim_strip_crlf(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *fp
, int term
);
487 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
488 * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
489 * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
491 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
492 * is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
493 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
495 typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn
)(struct strbuf
*, FILE *);
497 /* Uses LF as the line terminator */
498 int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *fp
);
500 /* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
501 int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *fp
);
504 * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
505 * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
506 * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
507 * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
510 int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *file
);
514 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
515 * any) in the buffer.
517 int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *file
, int term
);
520 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but appends the line instead of
521 * resetting the buffer first.
523 int strbuf_appendwholeline(struct strbuf
*sb
, FILE *file
, int term
);
526 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
527 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow. Do not
528 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
531 int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf
*sb
, int fd
, int term
);
534 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
536 int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf
*sb
);
539 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
540 * absolute one in the process. Symbolic links are not
543 void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
);
546 * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
547 * slashes) and append it to `sb`. Die with an informative error
548 * message if there is a problem.
550 * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
551 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
552 * component need not exist.
554 * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
555 * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
557 void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *path
);
561 * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
562 * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
563 * are left untouched, and -1 is returned.
565 int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf
*sb
);
568 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
569 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
571 void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf
*buf
, int skip_comments
);
573 static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *suffix
)
575 if (strip_suffix_mem(sb
->buf
, &sb
->len
, suffix
)) {
576 strbuf_setlen(sb
, sb
->len
);
583 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
584 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
585 * holding the substrings. The substrings include the terminator,
586 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
587 * original string did not end with a terminator. If max is positive,
588 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
589 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
592 * The most generic form is `strbuf_split_buf`, which takes an arbitrary
593 * pointer/len buffer. The `_str` variant takes a NUL-terminated string,
594 * the `_max` variant takes a strbuf, and just `strbuf_split` is a convenience
595 * wrapper to drop the `max` parameter.
597 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
598 * string_list_split_in_place().
600 struct strbuf
**strbuf_split_buf(const char *str
, size_t len
,
601 int terminator
, int max
);
603 static inline struct strbuf
**strbuf_split_str(const char *str
,
604 int terminator
, int max
)
606 return strbuf_split_buf(str
, strlen(str
), terminator
, max
);
609 static inline struct strbuf
**strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf
*sb
,
610 int terminator
, int max
)
612 return strbuf_split_buf(sb
->buf
, sb
->len
, terminator
, max
);
615 static inline struct strbuf
**strbuf_split(const struct strbuf
*sb
,
618 return strbuf_split_max(sb
, terminator
, 0);
622 * Adds all strings of a string list to the strbuf, separated by the given
623 * separator. For example, if sep is
626 * ['element1', 'element2', ..., 'elementN'],
628 * 'element1, element2, ..., elementN'
629 * to str. If only one element, just write "element1" to str.
631 void strbuf_add_separated_string_list(struct strbuf
*str
,
633 struct string_list
*slist
);
636 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
637 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
639 void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf
**list
);
642 * Add the abbreviation, as generated by repo_find_unique_abbrev(), of `sha1` to
646 void strbuf_repo_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf
*sb
, struct repository
*repo
,
647 const struct object_id
*oid
, int abbrev_len
);
648 void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf
*sb
, const struct object_id
*oid
,
652 * Remove the filename from the provided path string. If the path
653 * contains a trailing separator, then the path is considered a directory
654 * and nothing is modified.
657 * - "/path/to/file" -> "/path/to/"
658 * - "/path/to/dir/" -> "/path/to/dir/"
660 void strbuf_strip_file_from_path(struct strbuf
*sb
);
662 void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf
*sb
,
668 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
671 void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf
*sb
,
675 * "Complete" the contents of `sb` by ensuring that either it ends with the
676 * character `term`, or it is empty. This can be used, for example,
677 * to ensure that text ends with a newline, but without creating an empty
678 * blank line if there is no content in the first place.
680 static inline void strbuf_complete(struct strbuf
*sb
, char term
)
682 if (sb
->len
&& sb
->buf
[sb
->len
- 1] != term
)
683 strbuf_addch(sb
, term
);
686 static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf
*sb
)
688 strbuf_complete(sb
, '\n');
692 * Copy "name" to "sb", expanding any special @-marks as handled by
693 * repo_interpret_branch_name(). The result is a non-qualified branch name
694 * (so "foo" or "origin/master" instead of "refs/heads/foo" or
695 * "refs/remotes/origin/master").
697 * Note that the resulting name may not be a syntactically valid refname.
699 * If "allowed" is non-zero, restrict the set of allowed expansions. See
700 * repo_interpret_branch_name() for details.
702 void strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *name
,
706 * Like strbuf_branchname() above, but confirm that the result is
707 * syntactically valid to be used as a local branch name in refs/heads/.
709 * The return value is "0" if the result is valid, and "-1" otherwise.
711 int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *name
);
713 typedef int (*char_predicate
)(char ch
);
715 int is_rfc3986_unreserved(char ch
);
716 int is_rfc3986_reserved_or_unreserved(char ch
);
718 void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf
*sb
, const char *name
,
719 char_predicate allow_unencoded_fn
);
721 __attribute__((format (printf
,1,2)))
722 int printf_ln(const char *fmt
, ...);
723 __attribute__((format (printf
,2,3)))
724 int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp
, const char *fmt
, ...);
726 char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);
727 char *xstrdup_toupper(const char *);
730 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
731 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
733 __attribute__((format (printf
, 1, 0)))
734 char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
735 __attribute__((format (printf
, 1, 2)))
736 char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt
, ...);
738 #endif /* STRBUF_H */