src/cx/buffer.h

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/**
 * \file buffer.h
 *
 * \brief Advanced buffer implementation.
 *
 * Instances of CxBuffer can be used to read from or to write to like one
 * would do with a stream.
 *
 * Some features for convenient use of the buffer
 * can be enabled. See the documentation of the macro constants for more
 * information.
 *
 * \author Mike Becker
 * \author Olaf Wintermann
 * \version 3.0
 * \copyright 2-Clause BSD License
 */

#ifndef UCX_BUFFER_H
#define UCX_BUFFER_H

#include "common.h"
#include <stdio.h>

#ifdef    __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * No buffer features enabled (all flags cleared).
 */
#define CX_BUFFER_DEFAULT 0x00

/**
 * If this flag is enabled, the buffer will automatically free its contents when destroyed.
 */
#define CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS 0x01

/**
 * If this flag is enabled, the buffer will automatically extends its capacity.
 */
#define CX_BUFFER_AUTO_EXTEND 0x02

/** Structure for the UCX buffer data. */
typedef struct {
    /** A pointer to the buffer contents. */
    union {
        /**
         * Data is interpreted as text.
         */
        char *space;
        /**
         * Data is interpreted as binary.
         */
        unsigned char *bytes;
    };
    /** Current position of the buffer. */
    size_t pos;
    /** Current capacity (i.e. maximum size) of the buffer. */
    size_t capacity;
    /** Current size of the buffer content. */
    size_t size;
    /**
     * Flag register for buffer features.
     * @see #CX_BUFFER_DEFAULT
     * @see #CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS
     * @see #CX_BUFFER_AUTO_EXTEND
     */
    int flags;
} cx_buffer_s;

/**
 * UCX buffer.
 */
typedef cx_buffer_s *CxBuffer;

/**
 * Creates a new buffer.
 *
 * \note You may provide \c NULL as argument for \p space.
 * Then this function will allocate the space and enforce
 * the #CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS flag.
 *
 * @param space pointer to the memory area, or <code>NULL</code> to allocate
 * new memory
 * @param capacity the capacity of the buffer
 * @param flags buffer features (see cx_buffer_s.flags)
 * @return the new buffer
 */
CxBuffer cxBufferCreate(
        void *space,
        size_t capacity,
        int flags
);

/**
 * Destroys a buffer.
 *
 * If the #CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS feature is enabled, the contents of the buffer
 * are also freed.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer to destroy
 */
void cxBufferDestroy(CxBuffer buffer);

/**
 * Creates a new buffer and fills it with content copied from another buffer.
 *
 * \note The #CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS feature is enforced for the new buffer.
 *
 * @param src the source buffer
 * @param start the start position of extraction
 * @param length the count of bytes to extract (must not be zero)
 * @param flags features for the new buffer (#CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS will always be enabled)
 * @return a new buffer containing the extraction
 */
CxBuffer cxBufferExtract(
        CxBuffer src,
        size_t start,
        size_t length,
        int flags
);

/**
 * A shorthand macro for copying an entire buffer.
 *
 * @param src the source buffer
 * @param flags features for the new buffer (#CX_BUFFER_FREE_CONTENTS will always be enabled)
 * @return a new buffer with the copied content
 */
#define cxBufferClone(src, flags) cxBufferExtract(src, 0, (src)->capacity, flags)


/**
 * Shifts the contents of the buffer by the given offset.
 *
 * If the offset is positive, the contents are shifted to the right.
 * If auto extension is enabled, the buffer grows, if necessary.
 * In case the auto extension fails, this function returns a non-zero value and
 * no contents are changed.
 * If auto extension is disabled, the contents that do not fit into the buffer
 * are discarded.
 *
 * If the offset is negative, the contents are shifted to the left where the
 * first \p shift bytes are discarded.
 * The new size of the buffer is the old size minus the absolute shift value.
 * If this value is larger than the buffer size, the buffer is emptied (but
 * not cleared, see the security note below).
 *
 * The buffer position gets shifted alongside with the content but is kept
 * within the boundaries of the buffer.
 *
 * \note For situations where \c off_t is not large enough, there are specialized cxBufferShiftLeft() and
 * cxBufferShiftRight() functions using a \c size_t as parameter type.
 *
 * \attention
 * Security Note: The shifting operation does \em not erase the previously occupied memory cells.
 * But you can easily do that manually, e.g. by calling
 * <code>memset(buffer->bytes, 0, shift)</code> for a right shift or
 * <code>memset(buffer->size, 0, buffer->capacity - buffer->size)</code>
 * for a left shift.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer
 * @param shift the shift offset (negative means left shift)
 * @return 0 on success, non-zero if a required auto-extension fails
 */
int cxBufferShift(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        off_t shift
);

/**
 * Shifts the buffer to the right.
 * See cxBufferShift() for details.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer
 * @param shift the shift offset
 * @return 0 on success, non-zero if a required auto-extension fails
 * @see cxBufferShift()
 */
int cxBufferShiftRight(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        size_t shift
);

/**
 * Shifts the buffer to the left.
 * See cxBufferShift() for details.
 *
 * \note Since a left shift cannot fail due to memory allocation problems, this
 * function always returns zero.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer
 * @param shift the positive shift offset
 * @return always zero
 * @see cxBufferShift()
 */
int cxBufferShiftLeft(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        size_t shift
);


/**
 * Moves the position of the buffer.
 *
 * The new position is relative to the \p whence argument.
 *
 * \li \c SEEK_SET marks the start of the buffer.
 * \li \c SEEK_CUR marks the current position.
 * \li \c SEEK_END marks the end of the buffer.
 *
 * With an offset of zero, this function sets the buffer position to zero
 * (\c SEEK_SET), the buffer size (\c SEEK_END) or leaves the buffer position
 * unchanged (\c SEEK_CUR).
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer
 * @param offset position offset relative to \p whence
 * @param whence one of \c SEEK_SET, \c SEEK_CUR or \c SEEK_END
 * @return 0 on success, non-zero if the position is invalid
 *
 */
int cxBufferSeek(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        off_t offset,
        int whence
);

/**
 * Clears the buffer by resetting the position and deleting the data.
 *
 * The data is deleted by zeroing it with a call to memset().
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer to be cleared
 */
#define cxBufferClear(buffer) memset((buffer)->bytes, 0, (buffer)->size); \
        (buffer)->size = 0; (buffer)->pos = 0;

/**
 * Tests, if the buffer position has exceeded the buffer capacity.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer to test
 * @return non-zero, if the current buffer position has exceeded the last
 * available byte of the buffer.
 */
int cxBufferEof(CxBuffer buffer);


/**
 * Ensures that the buffer has a minimum capacity.
 *
 * If the current capacity is not sufficient, the buffer will be extended.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer
 * @param capacity the minimum required capacity for this buffer
 * @return 0 on success or a non-zero value on failure
 */
int cxBufferMinimumCapacity(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        size_t capacity
);

/**
 * Writes data to a CxBuffer.
 *
 * The position of the buffer is increased by the number of bytes written.
 *
 * \note The signature is compatible with the fwrite() family of functions.
 *
 * @param ptr a pointer to the memory area containing the bytes to be written
 * @param size the length of one element
 * @param nitems the element count
 * @param buffer the CxBuffer to write to
 * @return the total count of bytes written
 */
size_t cxBufferWrite(
        const void *ptr,
        size_t size,
        size_t nitems,
        CxBuffer buffer
);

/**
 * Reads data from a CxBuffer.
 *
 * The position of the buffer is increased by the number of bytes read.
 *
 * \note The signature is compatible with the fread() family of functions.
 *
 * @param ptr a pointer to the memory area where to store the read data
 * @param size the length of one element
 * @param nitems the element count
 * @param buffer the CxBuffer to read from
 * @return the total number of elements read
 */
size_t cxBufferRead(
        void *ptr,
        size_t size,
        size_t nitems,
        CxBuffer buffer
);

/**
 * Writes a character to a buffer.
 *
 * The least significant byte of the argument is written to the buffer. If the
 * end of the buffer is reached and #CX_BUFFER_AUTO_EXTEND feature is enabled,
 * the buffer capacity is extended by cxBufferMinimumCapacity(). If the feature is
 * disabled or buffer extension fails, \c EOF is returned.
 *
 * On successful write, the position of the buffer is increased.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer to write to
 * @param c the character to write
 * @return the byte that has bean written or \c EOF when the end of the stream is
 * reached and automatic extension is not enabled or not possible
 */
int cxBufferPut(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        int c
);

/**
 * Gets a character from a buffer.
 *
 * The current position of the buffer is increased after a successful read.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer to read from
 * @return the character or \c EOF, if the end of the buffer is reached
 */
int cxBufferGet(CxBuffer buffer);

/**
 * Writes a string to a buffer.
 *
 * @param buffer the buffer
 * @param str the zero-terminated string
 * @return the number of bytes written
 */
size_t cxBufferPutString(
        CxBuffer buffer,
        const char *str
);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* UCX_BUFFER_H */