ucx: src/cx/string.h@ba0c4ff6698e (annotated)

src/cx/string.h@ba0c4ff6698e (annotated)

src/cx/string.h

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:54:42 +0200

author: Mike Becker <universe@uap-core.de>
date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:54:42 +0200
changeset 576: ba0c4ff6698e
child 577: 26447d59a5ab
permissions: -rw-r--r--

first proposal for the string header

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 /**
  * \file string.h
  * \brief Strings that know their length.
  * \author Mike Becker
  * \author Olaf Wintermann
  * \version 3.0
  * \copyright 2-Clause BSD License
  */
 #ifndef UCX_STRING_H
 #define UCX_STRING_H
 #include "common.h"
 #include "allocator.h"
 /**
  * The UCX string structure.
  */
 struct {
     /**
      * A pointer to the string.
      * \note The string is not necessarily \c NULL terminated.
      * Always use the length.
      */
     char *ptr;
     /** The length of the string */
     size_t length;
 } cx_mutstr_s;
 /**
  * A mutable string.
  */
 typedef struct cx_mutstr_s cxmutstr;
 /**
  * The UCX string structure for immutable (constant) strings.
  */
 struct {
     /**
      * A pointer to the immutable string.
      * \note The string is not necessarily \c NULL terminated.
      * Always use the length.
      */
     char const *ptr;
     /** The length of the string */
     size_t length;
 } cx_string_s;
 /**
  * An immutable string.
  */
 typedef struct cx_string_s cxstring;
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 /**
  * Wraps a mutable string that must be zero-terminated.
  *
  * The length is implicitly inferred by using a call to \c strlen().
  * As a special case, a \c NULL argument is treated like an empty string.
  *
  * \note the wrapped string will share the specified pointer to the string.
  * If you do want a copy, use cx_strdup() on the return value of this function.
  *
  * If you need to wrap a constant string, use cx_str().
  *
  * @param cstring the string to wrap, must be zero-terminated (or \c NULL)
  * @return the wrapped string
  *
  * @see cx_mutstrn()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_mutstr(char *cstring);
 /**
  * Wraps a string that does not need to be zero-terminated.
  *
  * The argument may be \c NULL if the length is zero.
  *
  * \note the wrapped string will share the specified pointer to the string.
  * If you do want a copy, use cx_strdup() on the return value of this function.
  *
  * If you need to wrap a constant string, use cx_strn().
  *
  * @param cstring  the string to wrap (or \c NULL, if the length is zero)
  * @param length   the length of the string
  * @return the wrapped string
  *
  * @see cx_mutstr()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_mutstrn(
         char *cstring,
         size_t length
 );
 /**
  * Wraps a string that must be zero-terminated.
  *
  * The length is implicitly inferred by using a call to \c strlen().
  * As a special case, a \c NULL argument is treated like an empty string.
  *
  * \note the wrapped string will share the specified pointer to the string.
  * If you do want a copy, use cx_strdup() on the return value of this function.
  *
  * If you need to wrap a non-constant string, use cx_mutstr().
  *
  * @param cstring the string to wrap, must be zero-terminated (or \c NULL)
  * @return the wrapped string
  *
  * @see cx_strn()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_str(char const *cstring);
 /**
  * Wraps a string that does not need to be zero-terminated.
  *
  * The argument may be \c NULL if the length is zero.
  *
  * \note the wrapped string will share the specified pointer to the string.
  * If you do want a copy, use cx_strdup() on the return value of this function.
  *
  * If you need to wrap a non-constant string, use cx_mutstrn().
  *
  * @param cstring  the string to wrap (or \c NULL, if the length is zero)
  * @param length   the length of the string
  * @return the wrapped string
  *
  * @see cx_str()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strn(
         char const *cstring,
         size_t length
 );
 /**
 * Casts a mutable string to an immutable string.
 *
 * \note This is not seriously a cast. Instead you get a copy
 * of the struct with the desired pointer type. Both structs still
 * point to the same location, though!
 *
 * @param str the mutable string to cast
 * @return an immutable copy of the string pointer
 */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strcast(cxmutstr str);
 /**
  * Passes the pointer in this string to \c free().
  *
  * The pointer in the struct is set to \c NULL and the length is set to zero.
  *
  * \note There is no implementation for cxstring, because it is unlikely that
  * you ever have a \c char \c const* you are really supposed to free. If you
  * encounter such situation, you should double-check your code.
  *
  * @param str the string to free
  */
 void cx_strfree(cxmutstr *str);
 /**
  * Returns the accumulated length of all specified strings.
  *
  * \attention if the count argument is larger than the number of the
  * specified strings, the behavior is undefined.
  *
  * @param count    the total number of specified strings
  * @param ...      all strings
  * @return the accumulated length of all strings
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 size_t cx_strlen(
         size_t count,
         ...
 );
 /**
  * Concatenates two or more strings.
  *
  * The resulting string will be allocated by the specified allocator.
   * So developers \em must pass the return value to cx_strfree() eventually.
   *
   * \note It is guaranteed that there is only one allocation.
  *
  * @param alloc the allocator to use
  * @param count   the total number of strings to concatenate
  * @param ...     all strings
  * @return the concatenated string
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 cxmutstr cx_strcat_a(
         CxAllocator *alloc,
         size_t count,
         ...
 );
 /**
  * Concatenates two or more strings.
  *
  * The resulting string will be allocated by standard \c malloc().
  * So developers \em must pass the return value to cx_strfree() eventually.
  *
  * @param count   the total number of strings to concatenate
  * @param ...     all strings
  * @return the concatenated string
  */
 #define cx_strcat(count, ...) \
 cx_strcat_a(cxDefaultAllocator, count, __VA_ARGS__)
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the specified location.
  *
  * \attention the new string references the same memory area as the
  * input string and is usually \em not zero-terminated.
  * Use cx_strdup() to get a copy.
  *
  * @param string input string
  * @param start  start location of the substring
  * @return a substring of \p string starting at \p start
  *
  * @see cx_strsubsl()
  * @see cx_strsubs_m()
  * @see cx_strsubsl_m()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strsubs(
         cxstring string,
         size_t start
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the specified location.
  *
  * The returned string will be limited to \p length bytes or the number
  * of bytes available in \p string, whichever is smaller.
  *
  * \attention the new string references the same memory area as the
  * input string and is usually \em not zero-terminated.
  * Use cx_strdup() to get a copy.
  *
  * @param string input string
  * @param start  start location of the substring
  * @param length the maximum length of the returned string
  * @return a substring of \p string starting at \p start
  *
  * @see cx_strsubs()
  * @see cx_strsubs_m()
  * @see cx_strsubsl_m()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strsubsl(
         cxstring string,
         size_t start,
         size_t length
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the specified location.
  *
  * \attention the new string references the same memory area as the
  * input string and is usually \em not zero-terminated.
  * Use cx_strdup() to get a copy.
  *
  * @param string input string
  * @param start  start location of the substring
  * @return a substring of \p string starting at \p start
  *
  * @see cx_strsubsl_m()
  * @see cx_strsubs()
  * @see cx_strsubsl()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strsubs_m(
         cxmutstr string,
         size_t start
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the specified location.
  *
  * The returned string will be limited to \p length bytes or the number
  * of bytes available in \p string, whichever is smaller.
  *
  * \attention the new string references the same memory area as the
  * input string and is usually \em not zero-terminated.
  * Use cx_strdup() to get a copy.
  *
  * @param string input string
  * @param start  start location of the substring
  * @param length the maximum length of the returned string
  * @return a substring of \p string starting at \p start
  *
  * @see cx_strsubs_m()
  * @see cx_strsubs()
  * @see cx_strsubsl()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strsubsl_m(
         cxmutstr string,
         size_t start,
         size_t length
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the location of the first occurrence of the
  * specified character.
  *
  * If the string does not contain the character, an empty string is returned.
  *
  * @param string the string where to locate the character
  * @param chr    the character to locate
  * @return       a substring starting at the first location of \p chr
  *
  * @see cx_strchr_m()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strchr(
         cxstring string,
         int chr
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the location of the first occurrence of the
  * specified character.
  *
  * If the string does not contain the character, an empty string is returned.
  *
  * @param string the string where to locate the character
  * @param chr    the character to locate
  * @return       a substring starting at the first location of \p chr
  *
  * @see cx_strchr()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strchr_m(
         cxmutstr string,
         int chr
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the location of the last occurrence of the
  * specified character.
  *
  * If the string does not contain the character, an empty string is returned.
  *
  * @param string the string where to locate the character
  * @param chr    the character to locate
  * @return       a substring starting at the last location of \p chr
  *
  * @see cx_strrchr_m()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strrchr(
         cxstring string,
         int chr
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the location of the last occurrence of the
  * specified character.
  *
  * If the string does not contain the character, an empty string is returned.
  *
  * @param string the string where to locate the character
  * @param chr    the character to locate
  * @return       a substring starting at the last location of \p chr
  *
  * @see cx_strrchr()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strrchr_m(
         cxmutstr string,
         int chr
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the location of the first occurrence of the
  * specified string.
  *
  * If \p haystack does not contain \p needle, an empty string is returned.
  *
  * If \p needle is an empty string, the complete \p haystack is
  * returned.
  *
  * @param haystack the string to be scanned
  * @param needle  string containing the sequence of characters to match
  * @return       a substring starting at the first occurrence of
  *               \p needle, or an empty string, if the sequence is not
  *               contained
  * @see cx_strstr_m()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strstr(
         cxstring haystack,
         cxstring needle
 );
 /**
  * Returns a substring starting at the location of the first occurrence of the
  * specified string.
  *
  * If \p haystack does not contain \p needle, an empty string is returned.
  *
  * If \p needle is an empty string, the complete \p haystack is
  * returned.
  *
  * @param haystack the string to be scanned
  * @param needle  string containing the sequence of characters to match
  * @return       a substring starting at the first occurrence of
  *               \p needle, or an empty string, if the sequence is not
  *               contained
  * @see cx_strstr()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strstr_m(
         cxmutstr haystack,
         cxstring needle
 );
 /**
  * Splits a given string using a delimiter string.
  *
  * \note The resulting array contains strings that point to the source
  * \p string. Use cx_strdup() to get copies.
  *
  * @param string the string to split
  * @param delim  the delimiter
  * @param limit the maximum number of split items
  * @param output a pre-allocated array of at least \p limit length
  * @return the actual number of split items
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 size_t cx_strsplit(
         cxstring string,
         cxstring delim,
         size_t limit,
         cxstring *output
 );
 /**
  * Splits a given string using a delimiter string.
  *
  * The array pointed to by \p output will be allocated by \p allocator.
  *
  * \note The resulting array contains strings that point to the source
  * \p string. Use cx_strdup() to get copies.
  *
  * \attention If allocation fails, the \c NULL pointer will be written to
  * \p output and the number returned will be zero.
  *
  * @param allocator the allocator to use for allocating the resulting array
  * @param string the string to split
  * @param delim  the delimiter
  * @param limit the maximum number of split items
  * @param output a pointer where the address of the allocated array shall be
  * written to
  * @return the actual number of split items
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 size_t cx_strsplit_a(
         CxAllocator *allocator,
         cxstring string,
         cxstring delim,
         size_t limit,
         cxstring **output
 );
 /**
  * Splits a given string using a delimiter string.
  *
  * \note The resulting array contains strings that point to the source
  * \p string. Use cx_strdup() to get copies.
  *
  * @param string the string to split
  * @param delim  the delimiter
  * @param limit the maximum number of split items
  * @param output a pre-allocated array of at least \p limit length
  * @return the actual number of split items
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 size_t cx_strsplit_m(
         cxmutstr string,
         cxstring delim,
         size_t limit,
         cxmutstr *output
 );
 /**
  * Splits a given string using a delimiter string.
  *
  * The array pointed to by \p output will be allocated by \p allocator.
  *
  * \note The resulting array contains strings that point to the source
  * \p string. Use cx_strdup() to get copies.
  *
  * \attention If allocation fails, the \c NULL pointer will be written to
  * \p output and the number returned will be zero.
  *
  * @param allocator the allocator to use for allocating the resulting array
  * @param string the string to split
  * @param delim  the delimiter
  * @param limit the maximum number of split items
  * @param output a pointer where the address of the allocated array shall be
  * written to
  * @return the actual number of split items
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 size_t cx_strsplit_ma(
         CxAllocator *allocator,
         cxmutstr string,
         cxstring delim,
         size_t limit,
         cxmutstr **output
 );
 /**
  * Compares two strings.
  *
  * @param s1 the first string
  * @param s2 the second string
  * @return negative if \p s1 is smaller than \p s2, positive if \p s1 is larger
  * than \p s2, zero if both strings equal
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 int cx_strcmp(
         cxstring s1,
         cxstring s2
 );
 /**
  * Compares two strings ignoring case.
  *
  * @param s1 the first string
  * @param s2 the second string
  * @return negative if \p s1 is smaller than \p s2, positive if \p s1 is larger
  * than \p s2, zero if both strings equal ignoring case
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 int cx_strcasecmp(
         cxstring s1,
         cxstring s2
 );
 /**
  * Creates a duplicate of the specified string.
  *
  * The new string will contain a copy allocated by standard
  * \c malloc(). So developers \em must pass the return value to cx_strfree().
  *
  * \note The returned string is guaranteed to be zero-terminated and can safely
  * be passed to other APIs.
  *
  * @param string the string to duplicate
  * @return a duplicate of the string
  * @see cx_strdup_a()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strdup(cxstring string);
 /**
  * Creates a duplicate of the specified string.
  *
  * The new string will contain a copy allocated by \p allocator.
  *
  * \note The returned string is guaranteed to be zero-terminated and can safely
  * be passed to other APIs.
  *
  * @param allocator the allocator to use
  * @param string the string to duplicate
  * @return a duplicate of the string
  * @see cx_strdup()
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 cxmutstr cx_strdup_a(
         CxAllocator *allocator,
         cxstring string
 );
 /**
  * Omits leading and trailing spaces.
  *
  * \note the returned string references the same memory, thus you
  * must \em not free the returned memory.
  *
  * @param string the string that shall be trimmed
  * @return the trimmed string
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxstring cx_strtrim(cxstring string);
 /**
  * Omits leading and trailing spaces.
  *
  * \note the returned string references the same memory, thus you
  * must \em not free the returned memory.
  *
  * @param string the string that shall be trimmed
  * @return the trimmed string
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strtrim_m(cxmutstr string);
 /**
  * Checks, if a string has a specific prefix.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param prefix the prefix the string should have
  * @return \c true, if and only if the string has the specified prefix,
  * \c false otherwise
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 bool cx_strprefix(
         cxstring string,
         cxstring prefix
 );
 /**
  * Checks, if a string has a specific suffix.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param suffix the suffix the string should have
  * @return \c true, if and only if the string has the specified suffix,
  * \c false otherwise
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 int cx_strsuffix(
         cxstring string,
         cxstring suffix
 );
 /**
  * Checks, if a string has a specific prefix, ignoring the case.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param prefix the prefix the string should have
  * @return \c true, if and only if the string has the specified prefix,
  * \c false otherwise
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 int cx_strcaseprefix(
         cxstring string,
         cxstring prefix
 );
 /**
  * Checks, if a string has a specific suffix, ignoring the case.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param suffix the suffix the string should have
  * @return \c true, if and only if the string has the specified suffix,
  * \c false otherwise
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 int cx_strcasesuffix(
         cxstring string,
         cxstring suffix
 );
 /**
  * Converts the string to lower case.
  *
  * The change is made in-place. If you want a copy, use cx_strdup(), first.
  *
  * @param string the string to modify
  * @see cx_strdup()
  */
 void cx_strlower(cxmutstr string);
 /**
  * Converts the string to upper case.
  *
  * The change is made in-place. If you want a copy, use cx_strdup(), first.
  *
  * @param string the string to modify
  * @see cx_strdup()
  */
 void cx_strupper(cxmutstr string);
 /**
  * Replaces a pattern in a string with another string.
  *
  * The pattern is taken literally and is no regular expression.
  * Replaces at most \p replmax occurrences.
  *
  * The returned string will be allocated by \c malloc() and \em must be passed
  * to cx_strfree() eventually.
  *
  * If allocation fails, or the input string is empty,
  * the returned string will point to \c NULL.
  *
  * @param str the string where replacements should be applied
  * @param pattern the pattern to search for
  * @param replacement the replacement string
  * @param replmax maximum number of replacements
  * @return the resulting string after applying the replacements
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
 cxmutstr cx_strreplace(
         cxstring str,
         cxstring pattern,
         cxstring replacement,
         size_t replmax
 );
 /**
  * Replaces a pattern in a string with another string.
  *
  * The pattern is taken literally and is no regular expression.
  * Replaces at most \p replmax occurrences.
  *
  * The returned string will be allocated by \p allocator.
  *
  * If allocation fails, or the input string is empty,
  * the returned string will point to \c NULL.
  *
  * @param allocator the allocator to use
  * @param str the string where replacements should be applied
  * @param pattern the pattern to search for
  * @param replacement the replacement string
  * @param replmax maximum number of replacements
  * @return the resulting string after applying the replacements
  */
 __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__, __nonnull__))
 cxmutstr cx_strreplace_a(
         CxAllocator *allocator,
         cxstring str,
         cxstring pattern,
         cxstring replacement,
         size_t replmax
 );
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif
 #endif //UCX_STRING_H

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