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#ifndef STRBUF_H
#define STRBUF_H

/**
 * strbuf's are meant to be used with all the usual C string and memory
 * APIs. Given that the length of the buffer is known, it's often better to
 * use the mem* functions than a str* one (memchr vs. strchr e.g.).
 * Though, one has to be careful about the fact that str* functions often
 * stop on NULs and that strbufs may have embedded NULs.
 *
 * A strbuf is NUL terminated for convenience, but no function in the
 * strbuf API actually relies on the string being free of NULs.
 *
 * strbufs have some invariants that are very important to keep in mind:
 *
 * . The `buf` member is never NULL, so it can be used in any usual C
 * string operations safely. strbuf's _have_ to be initialized either by
 * `strbuf_init()` or by `= STRBUF_INIT` before the invariants, though.
 * +
 * Do *not* assume anything on what `buf` really is (e.g. if it is
 * allocated memory or not), use `strbuf_detach()` to unwrap a memory
 * buffer from its strbuf shell in a safe way. That is the sole supported
 * way. This will give you a malloced buffer that you can later `free()`.
 * +
 * However, it is totally safe to modify anything in the string pointed by
 * the `buf` member, between the indices `0` and `len-1` (inclusive).
 *
 * . The `buf` member is a byte array that has at least `len + 1` bytes
 *   allocated. The extra byte is used to store a `'\0'`, allowing the
 *   `buf` member to be a valid C-string. Every strbuf function ensure this
 *   invariant is preserved.
 * +
 * NOTE: It is OK to "play" with the buffer directly if you work it this
 *       way:
 * +
 * ----
 * strbuf_grow(sb, SOME_SIZE); <1>
 * strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len + SOME_OTHER_SIZE);
 * ----
 * <1> Here, the memory array starting at `sb->buf`, and of length
 * `strbuf_avail(sb)` is all yours, and you can be sure that
 * `strbuf_avail(sb)` is at least `SOME_SIZE`.
 * +
 * NOTE: `SOME_OTHER_SIZE` must be smaller or equal to `strbuf_avail(sb)`.
 * +
 * Doing so is safe, though if it has to be done in many places, adding the
 * missing API to the strbuf module is the way to go.
 * +
 * WARNING: Do _not_ assume that the area that is yours is of size `alloc
 * - 1` even if it's true in the current implementation. Alloc is somehow a
 * "private" member that should not be messed with. Use `strbuf_avail()`
 * instead.
 */

/**
 * Data Structures
 * ---------------
 */

/**
 * This is the string buffer structure. The `len` member can be used to
 * determine the current length of the string, and `buf` member provides
 * access to the string itself.
 */
struct strbuf {
        size_t alloc;
        size_t len;
        char *buf;
};

extern char strbuf_slopbuf[];
#define STRBUF_INIT  { 0, 0, strbuf_slopbuf }

/**
 * Functions
 * ---------
 */

/**
 * * Life Cycle
 */

/**
 * Initialize the structure. The second parameter can be zero or a bigger
 * number to allocate memory, in case you want to prevent further reallocs.
 */
extern void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *, size_t);

/**
 * Release a string buffer and the memory it used. You should not use the
 * string buffer after using this function, unless you initialize it again.
 */
extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *);

/**
 * Detach the string from the strbuf and returns it; you now own the
 * storage the string occupies and it is your responsibility from then on
 * to release it with `free(3)` when you are done with it.
 */
extern char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *, size_t *);

/**
 * Attach a string to a buffer. You should specify the string to attach,
 * the current length of the string and the amount of allocated memory.
 * The amount must be larger than the string length, because the string you
 * pass is supposed to be a NUL-terminated string.  This string _must_ be
 * malloc()ed, and after attaching, the pointer cannot be relied upon
 * anymore, and neither be free()d directly.
 */
extern void strbuf_attach(struct strbuf *, void *, size_t, size_t);

/**
 * Swap the contents of two string buffers.
 */
static inline void strbuf_swap(struct strbuf *a, struct strbuf *b)
{
        struct strbuf tmp = *a;
        *a = *b;
        *b = tmp;
}


/**
 * * Related to the size of the buffer
 */

/**
 * Determine the amount of allocated but unused memory.
 */
static inline size_t strbuf_avail(const struct strbuf *sb)
{
        return sb->alloc ? sb->alloc - sb->len - 1 : 0;
}

/**
 * Ensure that at least this amount of unused memory is available after
 * `len`. This is used when you know a typical size for what you will add
 * and want to avoid repetitive automatic resizing of the underlying buffer.
 * This is never a needed operation, but can be critical for performance in
 * some cases.
 */
extern void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *, size_t);

/**
 * Set the length of the buffer to a given value. This function does *not*
 * allocate new memory, so you should not perform a `strbuf_setlen()` to a
 * length that is larger than `len + strbuf_avail()`. `strbuf_setlen()` is
 * just meant as a 'please fix invariants from this strbuf I just messed
 * with'.
 */
static inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf *sb, size_t len)
{
        if (len > (sb->alloc ? sb->alloc - 1 : 0))
                die("BUG: strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
        sb->len = len;
        sb->buf[len] = '\0';
}

/**
 * Empty the buffer by setting the size of it to zero.
 */
#define strbuf_reset(sb)  strbuf_setlen(sb, 0)


/**
 * * Related to the contents of the buffer
 */

/**
 * Strip whitespace from the beginning and end of a string.
 * Equivalent to performing `strbuf_rtrim()` followed by `strbuf_ltrim()`.
 */
extern void strbuf_trim(struct strbuf *);

/**
 * Strip whitespace from the end of a string.
 */
extern void strbuf_rtrim(struct strbuf *);

/**
 * Strip whitespace from the beginning of a string.
 */
extern void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf *);

/**
 * Replace the contents of the strbuf with a reencoded form.  Returns -1
 * on error, 0 on success.
 */
extern int strbuf_reencode(struct strbuf *sb, const char *from, const char *to);

/**
 * Lowercase each character in the buffer using `tolower`.
 */
extern void strbuf_tolower(struct strbuf *sb);

/**
 * Compare two buffers. Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
 * than zero if the first buffer is found, respectively, to be less than,
 * to match, or be greater than the second buffer.
 */
extern int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf *, const struct strbuf *);


/**
 * * Adding data to the buffer
 *
 * NOTE: All of the functions in this section will grow the buffer as
 * necessary.  If they fail for some reason other than memory shortage and the
 * buffer hadn't been allocated before (i.e. the `struct strbuf` was set to
 * `STRBUF_INIT`), then they will free() it.
 */

/**
 * Add a single character to the buffer.
 */
static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf *sb, int c)
{
        strbuf_grow(sb, 1);
        sb->buf[sb->len++] = c;
        sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
}

/**
 * Add a character the specified number of times to the buffer.
 */
extern void strbuf_addchars(struct strbuf *sb, int c, size_t n);

/**
 * Insert data to the given position of the buffer. The remaining contents
 * will be shifted, not overwritten.
 */
extern void strbuf_insert(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, const void *, size_t);

/**
 * Remove given amount of data from a given position of the buffer.
 */
extern void strbuf_remove(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, size_t len);

/**
 * Remove the bytes between `pos..pos+len` and replace it with the given
 * data.
 */
extern void strbuf_splice(struct strbuf *, size_t pos, size_t len,
                          const void *, size_t);

/**
 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer. Each line will be prepended
 * by a comment character and a blank.
 */
extern void strbuf_add_commented_lines(struct strbuf *out, const char *buf, size_t size);


/**
 * Add data of given length to the buffer.
 */
extern void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *, const void *, size_t);

/**
 * Add a NUL-terminated string to the buffer.
 *
 * NOTE: This function will *always* be implemented as an inline or a macro
 * using strlen, meaning that this is efficient to write things like:
 *
 * ----
 * strbuf_addstr(sb, "immediate string");
 * ----
 *
 */
static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
{
        strbuf_add(sb, s, strlen(s));
}

/**
 * Copy the contents of another buffer at the end of the current one.
 */
static inline void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, const struct strbuf *sb2)
{
        strbuf_grow(sb, sb2->len);
        strbuf_add(sb, sb2->buf, sb2->len);
}

/**
 * Copy part of the buffer from a given position till a given length to the
 * end of the buffer.
 */
extern void strbuf_adddup(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, size_t len);

/**
 * This function can be used to expand a format string containing
 * placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified
 * function for every percent sign found.
 *
 * The callback function is given a pointer to the character after the `%`
 * and a pointer to the struct strbuf.  It is expected to add the expanded
 * version of the placeholder to the strbuf, e.g. to add a newline
 * character if the letter `n` appears after a `%`.  The function returns
 * the length of the placeholder recognized and `strbuf_expand()` skips
 * over it.
 *
 * The format `%%` is automatically expanded to a single `%` as a quoting
 * mechanism; callers do not need to handle the `%` placeholder themselves,
 * and the callback function will not be invoked for this placeholder.
 *
 * All other characters (non-percent and not skipped ones) are copied
 * verbatim to the strbuf.  If the callback returned zero, meaning that the
 * placeholder is unknown, then the percent sign is copied, too.
 *
 * In order to facilitate caching and to make it possible to give
 * parameters to the callback, `strbuf_expand()` passes a context pointer,
 * which can be used by the programmer of the callback as she sees fit.
 */
typedef size_t (*expand_fn_t) (struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder, void *context);
extern void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf *sb, const char *format, expand_fn_t fn, void *context);

/**
 * Used as callback for `strbuf_expand()`, expects an array of
 * struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry as context, i.e. pairs of
 * placeholder and replacement string.  The array needs to be
 * terminated by an entry with placeholder set to NULL.
 */
struct strbuf_expand_dict_entry {
        const char *placeholder;
        const char *value;
};
extern size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder, void *context);

/**
 * Append the contents of one strbuf to another, quoting any
 * percent signs ("%") into double-percents ("%%") in the
 * destination. This is useful for literal data to be fed to either
 * strbuf_expand or to the *printf family of functions.
 */
extern void strbuf_addbuf_percentquote(struct strbuf *dst, const struct strbuf *src);

/**
 * Append the given byte size as a human-readable string (i.e. 12.23 KiB,
 * 3.50 MiB).
 */
extern void strbuf_humanise_bytes(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes);

/**
 * Add a formatted string to the buffer.
 */
__attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
extern void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);

/**
 * Add a formatted string prepended by a comment character and a
 * blank to the buffer.
 */
__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
extern void strbuf_commented_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...);

__attribute__((format (printf,2,0)))
extern void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap);

/**
 * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
 *
 * NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
 * `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
 * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline()` has the
 * same behaviour as well.
 */
extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);

/**
 * Read the contents of a given file descriptor. The third argument can be
 * used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.  If read fails,
 * any partial read is undone.
 */
extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);

/**
 * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
 * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
 */
extern int strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);

/**
 * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path.  The third
 * argument can be used to give a hint about the size, to avoid reallocs.
 */
extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);

/**
 * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents
 * of the strbuf. The second argument specifies the line
 * terminator character, typically `'\n'`.
 * Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF.  The terminator
 * is removed from the buffer before returning.  Returns 0 unless
 * there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
 */
extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);

/**
 * Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if
 * any) in the buffer.
 */
extern int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);

/**
 * Like `strbuf_getwholeline`, but operates on a file descriptor.
 * It reads one character at a time, so it is very slow.  Do not
 * use it unless you need the correct position in the file
 * descriptor.
 */
extern int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *, int, int);

/**
 * Set the buffer to the path of the current working directory.
 */
extern int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf *sb);

/**
 * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
 * absolute one in the process.  Symbolic links are not
 * resolved.
 */
extern void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);

/**
 * Strip whitespace from a buffer. The second parameter controls if
 * comments are considered contents to be removed or not.
 */
extern void stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);

static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf *sb, const char *suffix)
{
        if (strip_suffix_mem(sb->buf, &sb->len, suffix)) {
                strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len);
                return 1;
        } else
                return 0;
}

/*
 * Split str (of length slen) at the specified terminator character.
 * Return a null-terminated array of pointers to strbuf objects
 * holding the substrings.  The substrings include the terminator,
 * except for the last substring, which might be unterminated if the
 * original string did not end with a terminator.  If max is positive,
 * then split the string into at most max substrings (with the last
 * substring containing everything following the (max-1)th terminator
 * character).
 *
 * For lighter-weight alternatives, see string_list_split() and
 * string_list_split_in_place().
 */
extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *, size_t,
                                        int terminator, int max);

/*
 * Split a NUL-terminated string at the specified terminator
 * character.  See strbuf_split_buf() for more information.
 */
static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_str(const char *str,
                                               int terminator, int max)
{
        return strbuf_split_buf(str, strlen(str), terminator, max);
}

/*
 * Split a strbuf at the specified terminator character.  See
 * strbuf_split_buf() for more information.
 */
static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *sb,
                                                int terminator, int max)
{
        return strbuf_split_buf(sb->buf, sb->len, terminator, max);
}

/*
 * Split a strbuf at the specified terminator character.  See
 * strbuf_split_buf() for more information.
 */
static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb,
                                           int terminator)
{
        return strbuf_split_max(sb, terminator, 0);
}

/*
 * Free a NULL-terminated list of strbufs (for example, the return
 * values of the strbuf_split*() functions).
 */
extern void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **);

/**
 * Launch the user preferred editor to edit a file and fill the buffer
 * with the file's contents upon the user completing their editing. The
 * third argument can be used to set the environment which the editor is
 * run in. If the buffer is NULL the editor is launched as usual but the
 * file's contents are not read into the buffer upon completion.
 */
extern int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env);

extern void strbuf_add_lines(struct strbuf *sb, const char *prefix, const char *buf, size_t size);

/*
 * Append s to sb, with the characters '<', '>', '&' and '"' converted
 * into XML entities.
 */
extern void strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s);

static inline void strbuf_complete_line(struct strbuf *sb)
{
        if (sb->len && sb->buf[sb->len - 1] != '\n')
                strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
}

extern int strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
extern int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);

extern void strbuf_addstr_urlencode(struct strbuf *, const char *,
                                    int reserved);

__attribute__((format (printf,1,2)))
extern int printf_ln(const char *fmt, ...);
__attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
extern int fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...);

char *xstrdup_tolower(const char *);

/*
 * Create a newly allocated string using printf format. You can do this easily
 * with a strbuf, but this provides a shortcut to save a few lines.
 */
__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 0)))
char *xstrvfmt(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt, ...);

#endif /* STRBUF_H */