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29 #include "config.h"
31 #include <string.h>
33 #include "gstringchunk.h"
35 #include "ghash.h"
36 #include "gslist.h"
37 #include "gmessages.h"
39 #include "gutils.h"
41 /**
42 * SECTION:string_chunks
43 * @title: String Chunks
44 * @short_description: efficient storage of groups of strings
46 * String chunks are used to store groups of strings. Memory is
47 * allocated in blocks, and as strings are added to the #GStringChunk
48 * they are copied into the next free position in a block. When a block
49 * is full a new block is allocated.
51 * When storing a large number of strings, string chunks are more
52 * efficient than using g_strdup() since fewer calls to malloc() are
53 * needed, and less memory is wasted in memory allocation overheads.
55 * By adding strings with g_string_chunk_insert_const() it is also
56 * possible to remove duplicates.
58 * To create a new #GStringChunk use g_string_chunk_new().
60 * To add strings to a #GStringChunk use g_string_chunk_insert().
62 * To add strings to a #GStringChunk, but without duplicating strings
63 * which are already in the #GStringChunk, use
64 * g_string_chunk_insert_const().
66 * To free the entire #GStringChunk use g_string_chunk_free(). It is
67 * not possible to free individual strings.
70 /**
71 * GStringChunk:
73 * An opaque data structure representing String Chunks.
74 * It should only be accessed by using the following functions.
76 struct _GStringChunk
78 GHashTable *const_table;
79 GSList *storage_list;
80 gsize storage_next;
81 gsize this_size;
82 gsize default_size;
85 #define MY_MAXSIZE ((gsize)-1)
87 static inline gsize
88 nearest_power (gsize base,
89 gsize num)
91 if (num > MY_MAXSIZE / 2)
93 return MY_MAXSIZE;
95 else
97 gsize n = base;
99 while (n < num)
100 n <<= 1;
102 return n;
107 * g_string_chunk_new:
108 * @size: the default size of the blocks of memory which are
109 * allocated to store the strings. If a particular string
110 * is larger than this default size, a larger block of
111 * memory will be allocated for it.
113 * Creates a new #GStringChunk.
115 * Returns: a new #GStringChunk
117 GStringChunk *
118 g_string_chunk_new (gsize size)
120 GStringChunk *new_chunk = g_new (GStringChunk, 1);
121 gsize actual_size = 1;
123 actual_size = nearest_power (1, size);
125 new_chunk->const_table = NULL;
126 new_chunk->storage_list = NULL;
127 new_chunk->storage_next = actual_size;
128 new_chunk->default_size = actual_size;
129 new_chunk->this_size = actual_size;
131 return new_chunk;
135 * g_string_chunk_free:
136 * @chunk: a #GStringChunk
138 * Frees all memory allocated by the #GStringChunk.
139 * After calling g_string_chunk_free() it is not safe to
140 * access any of the strings which were contained within it.
142 void
143 g_string_chunk_free (GStringChunk *chunk)
145 g_return_if_fail (chunk != NULL);
147 if (chunk->storage_list)
148 g_slist_free_full (chunk->storage_list, g_free);
150 if (chunk->const_table)
151 g_hash_table_destroy (chunk->const_table);
153 g_free (chunk);
157 * g_string_chunk_clear:
158 * @chunk: a #GStringChunk
160 * Frees all strings contained within the #GStringChunk.
161 * After calling g_string_chunk_clear() it is not safe to
162 * access any of the strings which were contained within it.
164 * Since: 2.14
166 void
167 g_string_chunk_clear (GStringChunk *chunk)
169 g_return_if_fail (chunk != NULL);
171 if (chunk->storage_list)
173 g_slist_free_full (chunk->storage_list, g_free);
175 chunk->storage_list = NULL;
176 chunk->storage_next = chunk->default_size;
177 chunk->this_size = chunk->default_size;
180 if (chunk->const_table)
181 g_hash_table_remove_all (chunk->const_table);
185 * g_string_chunk_insert:
186 * @chunk: a #GStringChunk
187 * @string: the string to add
189 * Adds a copy of @string to the #GStringChunk.
190 * It returns a pointer to the new copy of the string
191 * in the #GStringChunk. The characters in the string
192 * can be changed, if necessary, though you should not
193 * change anything after the end of the string.
195 * Unlike g_string_chunk_insert_const(), this function
196 * does not check for duplicates. Also strings added
197 * with g_string_chunk_insert() will not be searched
198 * by g_string_chunk_insert_const() when looking for
199 * duplicates.
201 * Returns: a pointer to the copy of @string within
202 * the #GStringChunk
204 gchar*
205 g_string_chunk_insert (GStringChunk *chunk,
206 const gchar *string)
208 g_return_val_if_fail (chunk != NULL, NULL);
210 return g_string_chunk_insert_len (chunk, string, -1);
214 * g_string_chunk_insert_const:
215 * @chunk: a #GStringChunk
216 * @string: the string to add
218 * Adds a copy of @string to the #GStringChunk, unless the same
219 * string has already been added to the #GStringChunk with
220 * g_string_chunk_insert_const().
222 * This function is useful if you need to copy a large number
223 * of strings but do not want to waste space storing duplicates.
224 * But you must remember that there may be several pointers to
225 * the same string, and so any changes made to the strings
226 * should be done very carefully.
228 * Note that g_string_chunk_insert_const() will not return a
229 * pointer to a string added with g_string_chunk_insert(), even
230 * if they do match.
232 * Returns: a pointer to the new or existing copy of @string
233 * within the #GStringChunk
235 gchar*
236 g_string_chunk_insert_const (GStringChunk *chunk,
237 const gchar *string)
239 char* lookup;
241 g_return_val_if_fail (chunk != NULL, NULL);
243 if (!chunk->const_table)
244 chunk->const_table = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
246 lookup = (char*) g_hash_table_lookup (chunk->const_table, (gchar *)string);
248 if (!lookup)
250 lookup = g_string_chunk_insert (chunk, string);
251 g_hash_table_add (chunk->const_table, lookup);
254 return lookup;
258 * g_string_chunk_insert_len:
259 * @chunk: a #GStringChunk
260 * @string: bytes to insert
261 * @len: number of bytes of @string to insert, or -1 to insert a
262 * nul-terminated string
264 * Adds a copy of the first @len bytes of @string to the #GStringChunk.
265 * The copy is nul-terminated.
267 * Since this function does not stop at nul bytes, it is the caller's
268 * responsibility to ensure that @string has at least @len addressable
269 * bytes.
271 * The characters in the returned string can be changed, if necessary,
272 * though you should not change anything after the end of the string.
274 * Returns: a pointer to the copy of @string within the #GStringChunk
276 * Since: 2.4
278 gchar*
279 g_string_chunk_insert_len (GStringChunk *chunk,
280 const gchar *string,
281 gssize len)
283 gssize size;
284 gchar* pos;
286 g_return_val_if_fail (chunk != NULL, NULL);
288 if (len < 0)
289 size = strlen (string);
290 else
291 size = len;
293 if ((chunk->storage_next + size + 1) > chunk->this_size)
295 gsize new_size = nearest_power (chunk->default_size, size + 1);
297 chunk->storage_list = g_slist_prepend (chunk->storage_list,
298 g_new (gchar, new_size));
300 chunk->this_size = new_size;
301 chunk->storage_next = 0;
304 pos = ((gchar *) chunk->storage_list->data) + chunk->storage_next;
306 *(pos + size) = '\0';
308 memcpy (pos, string, size);
310 chunk->storage_next += size + 1;
312 return pos;