ucx/ucx.h

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:47:02 +0200

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Mike Becker <universe@uap-core.de>
date
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:47:02 +0200
changeset 114
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added doxyfile and documentation for ucx.h

     1 /*
     2  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
     3  *
     4  * Copyright 2013 Olaf Wintermann. All rights reserved.
     5  *
     6  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     7  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
     8  *
     9  *   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    10  *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    11  *
    12  *   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
    13  *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
    14  *      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
    15  *
    16  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    17  * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
    18  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
    19  * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
    20  * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
    21  * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
    22  * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
    23  * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
    24  * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
    25  * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
    26  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    27  */
    28 /**
    29  * Main UCX Header providing most common definitions.
    30  * 
    31  * @file   ucx.h
    32  * @author Olaf Wintermann
    33  */
    35 #ifndef UCX_H
    36 #define	UCX_H
    38 #include <stdlib.h>
    40 #ifdef	__cplusplus
    41 #ifndef _Bool
    42 #define _Bool bool
    43 #define restrict
    44 #endif
    45 extern "C" {
    46 #endif
    48 /**
    49  * Generic loop statement for lists.
    50  * 
    51  * The first argument is the type of the list and its elements (e.g. UcxList).
    52  * The structure invariant of the list must be as follows:
    53  * <ul>
    54  *   <li>a first (non-<code>NULL</code>) element</li>
    55  *   <li>for each element a reference to the <code>next</code> element (the
    56  *       variable name of the pointer MUST be <code>next</code>)</li>
    57  *   <li>the last element of the list MUST have the <code>next</code> pointer
    58  *       set to <code>NULL</code></li>
    59  * </ul>
    60  * 
    61  * The second argument is a pointer to the list. In most cases this will be the
    62  * pointer to the first element of the list, but it may also be an arbitrary
    63  * element of the list. The iteration will then start with that element.
    64  * 
    65  * The third argument is the name of the iteration variable. The scope of
    66  * this variable is limited to the <code>UCX_FOREACH</code> statement.
    67  * 
    68  * @param type The type of <b>both</b> the list and the element
    69  * @param list The first element of the list
    70  * @param elem The variable name of the element
    71  */
    72 #define UCX_FOREACH(type,list,elem) \
    73         for (type elem = list ; elem != NULL ; elem = elem->next)
    75 /**
    76  * Function pointer to a compare function.
    77  * 
    78  * The compare function shall take three arguments: the two values that shall be
    79  * compared and optional additional data.
    80  * The function shall then return -1 if the first argument is less than the
    81  * second argument, 1 if the first argument is greater than the second argument
    82  * and 0 if both arguments are equal. If the third argument is
    83  * <code>NULL</code>, it shall be ignored.
    84  */
    85 typedef int(*cmp_func)(void*,void*,void*);
    87 /**
    88  * Function pointer to a copy function.
    89  * 
    90  * The copy function shall create a copy of the first argument and may use
    91  * additional data provided by the second argument. If the second argument is
    92  * <code>NULL</code>, it shall be ignored.
    94  * <b>Attention:</b> if pointers returned by functions of this type may be
    95  * passed to <code>free()</code> depends on the implementation of the
    96  * respective <code>copy_func</code>.
    97  */
    98 typedef void*(*copy_func)(void*,void*);
   100 /**
   101  * Function pointer to a write function.
   102  * 
   103  * The signature of the write function shall be compatible to the signature
   104  * of standard <code>fwrite</code>, though it may use arbitrary data types for
   105  * source and destination.
   106  * 
   107  * The arguments shall contain (in ascending order): a pointer to the source,
   108  * the length of one element, the element count, a pointer to the destination.
   109  */
   110 typedef size_t(*write_func)(const void*, size_t, size_t, void*);
   112 /**
   113  * Function pointer to a read function.
   114  * 
   115  * The signature of the read function shall be compatible to the signature
   116  * of standard <code>fread</code>, though it may use arbitrary data types for
   117  * source and destination.
   118  * 
   119  * The arguments shall contain (in ascending order): a pointer to the
   120  * destination, the length of one element, the element count, a pointer to the
   121  * source.
   122  */
   123 typedef size_t(*read_func)(void*, size_t, size_t, void*);
   125 #ifdef	__cplusplus
   126 }
   127 #endif
   129 #endif	/* UCX_H */

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