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 * Insert a NUL-terminated string to the given position of the buffer.
249 * The remaining contents will be shifted, not overwritten. It's an
250 * inline function to allow the compiler to resolve strlen() calls on
251 * constants at compile time.
253 static inline void strbuf_insertstr(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos,
256 strbuf_insert(sb, pos, s, strlen(s));
260 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer giving a printf format
261 * string. The contents will be shifted, not overwritten.
263 void strbuf_vinsertf(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, const char *fmt,
266 void strbuf_insertf(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, const char *fmt, ...);
269 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
271 void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, size_t len);
274 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
277 void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, size_t len,
278 const void *data, size_t data_len);
281 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
282 * by a comment character and a blank.
284 void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf *out,
285 const char *buf, size_t size);
289 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
291 void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *sb, const void *data, size_t len);
294 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
296 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
297 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
299 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
302 static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
304 strbuf_add(sb, s, strlen(s));
308 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
310 void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, const struct strbuf *sb2);
313 * Join the arguments into a buffer. `delim` is put between every
316 const char *strbuf_join_argv(struct strbuf *buf, int argc,
317 const char **argv, char delim);
320 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
321 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
322 * function for every percent sign found.
324 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
325 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf. It is expected to add the expanded
326 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
327 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`. The function returns
328 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
331 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
332 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
333 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
335 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
336 * verbatim to the strbuf. If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
337 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
339 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
340 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context pointer,
341 * which can be used by the programmer of the callback as she sees fit.
343 typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t) (struct strbuf *sb,
344 const char *placeholder,
346 void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf *sb,
352 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand` to only expand literals
353 * (i.e. %n and %xNN). The context argument is ignored.
355 size_t strbuf_expand_literal_cb(struct strbuf *sb,
356 const char *placeholder,
360 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
361 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
362 * placeholder and replacement string. The array needs to be
363 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
365 struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry {
366 const char *placeholder;
369 size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf *sb,
370 const char *placeholder,
374 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
375 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
376 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
377 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
379 void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf *dst, const struct strbuf *src);
381 #define STRBUF_ENCODE_SLASH 1
384 * Append the contents of a string to a strbuf, percent-encoding any characters
385 * that are needed to be encoded for a URL.
387 * If STRBUF_ENCODE_SLASH is set in flags, percent-encode slashes. Otherwise,
388 * slashes are not percent-encoded.
390 void strbuf_add_percentencode(struct strbuf *dst, const char *src, int flags);
393 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
396 void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes);
399 * Append the given byte rate as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB/s,
402 void strbuf_humanise_rate(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes);
405 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
407 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
408 void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
411 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
412 * blank to the buffer.
414 __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
415 void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);
417 __attribute__((format (printf,2,0)))
418 void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
421 * Add the time specified by `tm`, as formatted by `strftime`.
422 * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
423 * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally. However, tokens
424 * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
425 * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
426 * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
428 void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt,
429 const struct tm *tm, int tz_offset,
430 int suppress_tz_name);
433 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
435 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
436 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
437 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
438 * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
440 size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *sb, size_t size, FILE *file);
443 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
444 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs. If read fails,
445 * any partial read is undone.
447 ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint);
450 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
451 * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
452 * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
455 ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint);
458 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
459 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
460 * Return the number of bytes read or a negative value if some error
461 * occurred while opening or reading the file.
463 ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
466 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path. The third
467 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
469 int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
472 * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
475 ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *stream);
478 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
479 * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
480 * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
482 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
483 * is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
484 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
486 typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn)(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
488 /* Uses LF as the line terminator */
489 int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
491 /* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
492 int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
495 * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
496 * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
497 * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
498 * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
501 int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *file);
505 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
506 * any) in the buffer.
508 int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *file, int term);
511 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but appends the line instead of
512 * resetting the buffer first.
514 int strbuf_appendwholeline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *file, int term);
517 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
518 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow. Do not
519 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
522 int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, int term);
525 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
527 int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf *sb);
530 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
531 * absolute one in the process. Symbolic links are not
534 void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
537 * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
538 * slashes) and append it to `sb`. Die with an informative error
539 * message if there is a problem.
541 * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
542 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
543 * component need not exist.
545 * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
546 * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
548 void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
552 * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
553 * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
554 * are left untouched, and -1 is returned.
556 int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf *sb);
559 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
560 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
562 void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
564 static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf *sb, const char *suffix)
566 if (strip_suffix_mem(sb->buf, &sb->len, suffix)) {
567 strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len);
574 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
575 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
576 * holding the substrings. The substrings include the terminator,
577 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
578 * original string did not end with a terminator. If max is positive,
579 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
580 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
583 * The most generic form is `strbuf_split_buf`, which takes an arbitrary
584 * pointer/len buffer. The `_str` variant takes a NUL-terminated string,
585 * the `_max` variant takes a strbuf, and just `strbuf_split` is a convenience
586 * wrapper to drop the `max` parameter.
588 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
589 * string_list_split_in_place().
591 struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *str, size_t len,
592 int terminator, int max);
594 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_str(const char *str,
595 int terminator, int max)
597 return strbuf_split_buf(str, strlen(str), terminator, max);
600 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *sb,
601 int terminator, int max)
603 return strbuf_split_buf(sb->buf, sb->len, terminator, max);
606 static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb,
609 return strbuf_split_max(sb, terminator, 0);
613 * Adds all strings of a string list to the strbuf, separated by the given
614 * separator. For example, if sep is
617 * ['element1', 'element2', ..., 'elementN'],
619 * 'element1, element2, ..., elementN'
620 * to str. If only one element, just write "element1" to str.
622 void strbuf_add_separated_string_list(struct strbuf *str,
624 struct string_list *slist);
627 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
628 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
630 void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **list);
633 * Add the abbreviation, as generated by find_unique_abbrev, of `sha1` to
636 void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf *sb,
637 const struct object_id *oid,
641 * Launch the user preferred editor to edit a file and fill the buffer
642 * with the file's contents upon the user completing their editing. The
643 * third argument can be used to set the environment which the editor is
644 * run in. If the buffer is NULL the editor is launched as usual but the
645 * file's contents are not read into the buffer upon completion.
647 int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer,
648 const char *const *env);
650 int launch_sequence_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer,
651 const char *const *env);
654 * In contrast to `launch_editor()`, this function writes out the contents
655 * of the specified file first, then clears the `buffer`, then launches
656 * the editor and reads back in the file contents into the `buffer`.
657 * Finally, it deletes the temporary file.
659 * If `path` is relative, it refers to a file in the `.git` directory.
661 int strbuf_edit_interactively(struct strbuf *buffer, const char *path,
662 const char *const *env);
664 void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf *sb,
670 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
673 void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf *sb,
677 * "Complete" the contents of `sb` by ensuring that either it ends with the
678 * character `term`, or it is empty. This can be used, for example,
679 * to ensure that text ends with a newline, but without creating an empty
680 * blank line if there is no content in the first place.
682 static inline void strbuf_complete(struct strbuf *sb, char term)
684 if (sb->len && sb->buf[sb->len - 1] != term)
685 strbuf_addch(sb, term);
688 static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf *sb)
690 strbuf_complete(sb, '\n');
694 * Copy "name" to "sb", expanding any special @-marks as handled by
695 * interpret_branch_name(). The result is a non-qualified branch name
696 * (so "foo" or "origin/master" instead of "refs/heads/foo" or
697 * "refs/remotes/origin/master").
699 * Note that the resulting name may not be a syntactically valid refname.
701 * If "allowed" is non-zero, restrict the set of allowed expansions. See
702 * interpret_branch_name() for details.
704 void strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name,
708 * Like strbuf_branchname() above, but confirm that the result is
709 * syntactically valid to be used as a local branch name in refs/heads/.
711 * The return value is "0" if the result is valid, and "-1" otherwise.
713 int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
715 typedef int (*char_predicate)(char ch);
717 int is_rfc3986_unreserved(char ch);
718 int is_rfc3986_reserved_or_unreserved(char ch);
720 void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name,
721 char_predicate allow_unencoded_fn);
723 __attribute__((format (printf,1,2)))
724 int printf_ln(const char *fmt, ...);
725 __attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
726 int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...);
728 char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);
729 char *xstrdup_toupper(const char *);
732 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
733 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
735 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 0)))
736 char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
737 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
738 char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt, ...);
740 #endif /* STRBUF_H */