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 void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *sb, size_t alloc);
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 void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *sb);
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 char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *sb, size_t *sz);
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 void strbuf_attach(struct strbuf *sb, void *str, size_t len, size_t mem);
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 void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *sb, size_t amount);
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 void strbuf_trim(struct strbuf *sb);
187 void strbuf_rtrim(struct strbuf *sb);
188 void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf *sb);
190 /* Strip trailing directory separators */
191 void strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(struct strbuf *sb);
193 /* Strip trailing LF or CR/LF */
194 void strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(struct strbuf *sb);
197 * Replace the contents of the strbuf with a reencoded form. Returns -1
198 * on error, 0 on success.
200 int strbuf_reencode(struct strbuf *sb, const char *from, const char *to);
203 * Lowercase each character in the buffer using `tolower`.
205 void strbuf_tolower(struct strbuf *sb);
208 * Compare two buffers. Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
209 * than zero if the first buffer is found, respectively, to be less than,
210 * to match, or be greater than the second buffer.
212 int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf *first, const struct strbuf *second);
216 * Adding data to the buffer
217 * -------------------------
219 * NOTE: All of the functions in this section will grow the buffer as
220 * necessary. If they fail for some reason other than memory shortage and the
221 * buffer hadn't been allocated before (i.e. the `struct strbuf` was set to
222 * `STRBUF_INIT`), then they will free() it.
226 * Add a single character to the buffer.
228 static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf *sb, int c)
230 if (!strbuf_avail(sb))
232 sb->buf[sb->len++] = c;
233 sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
237 * Add a character the specified number of times to the buffer.
239 void strbuf_addchars(struct strbuf *sb, int c, size_t n);
242 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer. The remaining contents
243 * will be shifted, not overwritten.
245 void strbuf_insert(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, const void *, size_t);
248 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
250 void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, size_t len);
253 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
256 void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, size_t len,
257 const void *data, size_t data_len);
260 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
261 * by a comment character and a blank.
263 void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf *out,
264 const char *buf, size_t size);
268 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
270 void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *sb, const void *data, size_t len);
273 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
275 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
276 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
278 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
281 static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
283 strbuf_add(sb, s, strlen(s));
287 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
289 void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, const struct strbuf *sb2);
292 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
293 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
294 * function for every percent sign found.
296 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
297 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf. It is expected to add the expanded
298 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
299 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`. The function returns
300 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
303 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
304 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
305 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
307 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
308 * verbatim to the strbuf. If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
309 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
311 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
312 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context pointer,
313 * which can be used by the programmer of the callback as she sees fit.
315 typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t) (struct strbuf *sb,
316 const char *placeholder,
318 void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf *sb,
324 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand` to only expand literals
325 * (i.e. %n and %xNN). The context argument is ignored.
327 size_t strbuf_expand_literal_cb(struct strbuf *sb,
328 const char *placeholder,
332 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
333 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
334 * placeholder and replacement string. The array needs to be
335 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
337 struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry {
338 const char *placeholder;
341 size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf *sb,
342 const char *placeholder,
346 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
347 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
348 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
349 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
351 void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf *dst, const struct strbuf *src);
354 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
357 void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes);
360 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
362 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
363 void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
366 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
367 * blank to the buffer.
369 __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
370 void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
372 __attribute__((format (printf,2,0)))
373 void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
376 * Add the time specified by `tm`, as formatted by `strftime`.
377 * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
378 * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally. However, tokens
379 * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
380 * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
381 * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
383 void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt,
384 const struct tm *tm, int tz_offset,
385 int suppress_tz_name);
388 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
390 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
391 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
392 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
393 * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
395 size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *sb, size_t size, FILE *file);
398 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
399 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs. If read fails,
400 * any partial read is undone.
402 ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint);
405 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
406 * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
407 * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
410 ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint);
413 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
414 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
415 * Return the number of bytes read or a negative value if some error
416 * occurred while opening or reading the file.
418 ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
421 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path. The third
422 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
424 int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
427 * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
430 ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *stream);
433 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
434 * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
435 * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
437 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
438 * is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
439 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
441 typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn)(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
443 /* Uses LF as the line terminator */
444 int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
446 /* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
447 int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
450 * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
451 * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
452 * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
453 * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
456 int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *file);
460 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
461 * any) in the buffer.
463 int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *file, int term);
466 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
467 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow. Do not
468 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
471 int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, int term);
474 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
476 int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf *sb);
479 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
480 * absolute one in the process. Symbolic links are not
483 void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
486 * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
487 * slashes) and append it to `sb`. Die with an informative error
488 * message if there is a problem.
490 * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
491 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
492 * component need not exist.
494 * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
495 * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
497 void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
501 * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
502 * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
503 * are left untouched, and -1 is returned.
505 int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf *sb);
508 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
509 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
511 void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
513 static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf *sb, const char *suffix)
515 if (strip_suffix_mem(sb->buf, &sb->len, suffix)) {
516 strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len);
523 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
524 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
525 * holding the substrings. The substrings include the terminator,
526 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
527 * original string did not end with a terminator. If max is positive,
528 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
529 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
532 * The most generic form is `strbuf_split_buf`, which takes an arbitrary
533 * pointer/len buffer. The `_str` variant takes a NUL-terminated string,
534 * the `_max` variant takes a strbuf, and just `strbuf_split` is a convenience
535 * wrapper to drop the `max` parameter.
537 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
538 * string_list_split_in_place().
540 struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *str, size_t len,
541 int terminator, int max);
543 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_str(const char *str,
544 int terminator, int max)
546 return strbuf_split_buf(str, strlen(str), terminator, max);
549 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *sb,
550 int terminator, int max)
552 return strbuf_split_buf(sb->buf, sb->len, terminator, max);
555 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb,
558 return strbuf_split_max(sb, terminator, 0);
562 * Adds all strings of a string list to the strbuf, separated by the given
563 * separator. For example, if sep is
566 * ['element1', 'element2', ..., 'elementN'],
568 * 'element1, element2, ..., elementN'
569 * to str. If only one element, just write "element1" to str.
571 void strbuf_add_separated_string_list(struct strbuf *str,
573 struct string_list *slist);
576 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
577 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
579 void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **list);
582 * Add the abbreviation, as generated by find_unique_abbrev, of `sha1` to
585 void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf *sb,
586 const struct object_id *oid,
590 * Launch the user preferred editor to edit a file and fill the buffer
591 * with the file's contents upon the user completing their editing. The
592 * third argument can be used to set the environment which the editor is
593 * run in. If the buffer is NULL the editor is launched as usual but the
594 * file's contents are not read into the buffer upon completion.
596 int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer,
597 const char *const *env);
599 int launch_sequence_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer,
600 const char *const *env);
602 void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf *sb,
608 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
611 void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf *sb,
615 * "Complete" the contents of `sb` by ensuring that either it ends with the
616 * character `term`, or it is empty. This can be used, for example,
617 * to ensure that text ends with a newline, but without creating an empty
618 * blank line if there is no content in the first place.
620 static inline void strbuf_complete(struct strbuf *sb, char term)
622 if (sb->len && sb->buf[sb->len - 1] != term)
623 strbuf_addch(sb, term);
626 static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf *sb)
628 strbuf_complete(sb, '\n');
632 * Copy "name" to "sb", expanding any special @-marks as handled by
633 * interpret_branch_name(). The result is a non-qualified branch name
634 * (so "foo" or "origin/master" instead of "refs/heads/foo" or
635 * "refs/remotes/origin/master").
637 * Note that the resulting name may not be a syntactically valid refname.
639 * If "allowed" is non-zero, restrict the set of allowed expansions. See
640 * interpret_branch_name() for details.
642 void strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name,
646 * Like strbuf_branchname() above, but confirm that the result is
647 * syntactically valid to be used as a local branch name in refs/heads/.
649 * The return value is "0" if the result is valid, and "-1" otherwise.
651 int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
653 void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name,
656 __attribute__((format (printf,1,2)))
657 int printf_ln(const char *fmt, ...);
658 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
659 int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...);
661 char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);
662 char *xstrdup_toupper(const char *);
665 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
666 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
668 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 0)))
669 char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
670 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
671 char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt, ...);
673 #endif /* STRBUF_H */