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* API documentation uses /** */ to set it apart from other comments.
* Function names were stripped from the comments.
* Ordering of the header was adjusted to follow the one from the text
file.
* Edited some existing comments to follow the new standard.
Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt | 209 ----------------------------
string-list.h | 187 +++++++++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 237 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
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--- a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-string-list API
-===============
-
-The string_list API offers a data structure and functions to handle
-sorted and unsorted string lists. A "sorted" list is one whose
-entries are sorted by string value in `strcmp()` order.
-
-The 'string_list' struct used to be called 'path_list', but was renamed
-because it is not specific to paths.
-
-The caller:
-
-. Allocates and clears a `struct string_list` variable.
-
-. Initializes the members. You might want to set the flag `strdup_strings`
- if the strings should be strdup()ed. For example, this is necessary
- when you add something like git_path("..."), since that function returns
- a static buffer that will change with the next call to git_path().
-+
-If you need something advanced, you can manually malloc() the `items`
-member (you need this if you add things later) and you should set the
-`nr` and `alloc` members in that case, too.
-
-. Adds new items to the list, using `string_list_append`,
- `string_list_append_nodup`, `string_list_insert`,
- `string_list_split`, and/or `string_list_split_in_place`.
-
-. Can check if a string is in the list using `string_list_has_string` or
- `unsorted_string_list_has_string` and get it from the list using
- `string_list_lookup` for sorted lists.
-
-. Can sort an unsorted list using `string_list_sort`.
-
-. Can remove duplicate items from a sorted list using
- `string_list_remove_duplicates`.
-
-. Can remove individual items of an unsorted list using
- `unsorted_string_list_delete_item`.
-
-. Can remove items not matching a criterion from a sorted or unsorted
- list using `filter_string_list`, or remove empty strings using
- `string_list_remove_empty_items`.
-
-. Finally it should free the list using `string_list_clear`.
-
-Example:
-
-----
-struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
-int i;
-
-string_list_append(&list, "foo");
-string_list_append(&list, "bar");
-for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
- printf("%s\n", list.items[i].string)
-----
-
-NOTE: It is more efficient to build an unsorted list and sort it
-afterwards, instead of building a sorted list (`O(n log n)` instead of
-`O(n^2)`).
-+
-However, if you use the list to check if a certain string was added
-already, you should not do that (using unsorted_string_list_has_string()),
-because the complexity would be quadratic again (but with a worse factor).
-
-Functions
----------
-
-* General ones (works with sorted and unsorted lists as well)
-
-`string_list_init`::
-
- Initialize the members of the string_list, set `strdup_strings`
- member according to the value of the second parameter.
-
-`filter_string_list`::
-
- Apply a function to each item in a list, retaining only the
- items for which the function returns true. If free_util is
- true, call free() on the util members of any items that have
- to be deleted. Preserve the order of the items that are
- retained.
-
-`string_list_remove_empty_items`::
-
- Remove any empty strings from the list. If free_util is true,
- call free() on the util members of any items that have to be
- deleted. Preserve the order of the items that are retained.
-
-`print_string_list`::
-
- Dump a string_list to stdout, useful mainly for debugging purposes. It
- can take an optional header argument and it writes out the
- string-pointer pairs of the string_list, each one in its own line.
-
-`string_list_clear`::
-
- Free a string_list. The `string` pointer of the items will be freed in
- case the `strdup_strings` member of the string_list is set. The second
- parameter controls if the `util` pointer of the items should be freed
- or not.
-
-* Functions for sorted lists only
-
-`string_list_has_string`::
-
- Determine if the string_list has a given string or not.
-
-`string_list_insert`::
-
- Insert a new element to the string_list. The returned pointer can be
- handy if you want to write something to the `util` pointer of the
- string_list_item containing the just added string. If the given
- string already exists the insertion will be skipped and the
- pointer to the existing item returned.
-+
-Since this function uses xrealloc() (which die()s if it fails) if the
-list needs to grow, it is safe not to check the pointer. I.e. you may
-write `string_list_insert(...)->util = ...;`.
-
-`string_list_lookup`::
-
- Look up a given string in the string_list, returning the containing
- string_list_item. If the string is not found, NULL is returned.
-
-`string_list_remove_duplicates`::
-
- Remove all but the first of consecutive entries that have the
- same string value. If free_util is true, call free() on the
- util members of any items that have to be deleted.
-
-* Functions for unsorted lists only
-
-`string_list_append`::
-
- Append a new string to the end of the string_list. If
- `strdup_string` is set, then the string argument is copied;
- otherwise the new `string_list_entry` refers to the input
- string.
-
-`string_list_append_nodup`::
-
- Append a new string to the end of the string_list. The new
- `string_list_entry` always refers to the input string, even if
- `strdup_string` is set. This function can be used to hand
- ownership of a malloc()ed string to a `string_list` that has
- `strdup_string` set.
-
-`string_list_sort`::
-
- Sort the list's entries by string value in `strcmp()` order.
-
-`unsorted_string_list_has_string`::
-
- It's like `string_list_has_string()` but for unsorted lists.
-
-`unsorted_string_list_lookup`::
-
- It's like `string_list_lookup()` but for unsorted lists.
-+
-The above two functions need to look through all items, as opposed to their
-counterpart for sorted lists, which performs a binary search.
-
-`unsorted_string_list_delete_item`::
-
- Remove an item from a string_list. The `string` pointer of the items
- will be freed in case the `strdup_strings` member of the string_list
- is set. The third parameter controls if the `util` pointer of the
- items should be freed or not.
-
-`string_list_split`::
-`string_list_split_in_place`::
-
- Split a string into substrings on a delimiter character and
- append the substrings to a `string_list`. If `maxsplit` is
- non-negative, then split at most `maxsplit` times. Return the
- number of substrings appended to the list.
-+
-`string_list_split` requires a `string_list` that has `strdup_strings`
-set to true; it leaves the input string untouched and makes copies of
-the substrings in newly-allocated memory.
-`string_list_split_in_place` requires a `string_list` that has
-`strdup_strings` set to false; it splits the input string in place,
-overwriting the delimiter characters with NULs and creating new
-string_list_items that point into the original string (the original
-string must therefore not be modified or freed while the `string_list`
-is in use).
-
-
-Data structures
----------------
-
-* `struct string_list_item`
-
-Represents an item of the list. The `string` member is a pointer to the
-string, and you may use the `util` member for any purpose, if you want.
-
-* `struct string_list`
-
-Represents the list itself.
-
-. The array of items are available via the `items` member.
-. The `nr` member contains the number of items stored in the list.
-. The `alloc` member is used to avoid reallocating at every insertion.
- You should not tamper with it.
-. Setting the `strdup_strings` member to 1 will strdup() the strings
- before adding them, see above.
-. The `compare_strings_fn` member is used to specify a custom compare
- function, otherwise `strcmp()` is used as the default function.
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 79ae567cb..e63ee4854 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -1,6 +1,72 @@
#ifndef STRING_LIST_H
#define STRING_LIST_H
+/**
+ * The string_list API offers a data structure and functions to handle
+ * sorted and unsorted arrays of strings. A "sorted" list is one whose
+ * entries are sorted by string value in `strcmp()` order.
+ *
+ * The 'string_list' struct used to be called 'path_list', but was renamed
+ * because it is not specific to paths.
+ *
+ * The caller:
+ *
+ * . Allocates and clears a `struct string_list` variable.
+ *
+ * . Initializes the members. You might want to set the flag `strdup_strings`
+ * if the strings should be strdup()ed. For example, this is necessary
+ * when you add something like git_path("..."), since that function returns
+ * a static buffer that will change with the next call to git_path().
+ *
+ * If you need something advanced, you can manually malloc() the `items`
+ * member (you need this if you add things later) and you should set the
+ * `nr` and `alloc` members in that case, too.
+ *
+ * . Adds new items to the list, using `string_list_append`,
+ * `string_list_append_nodup`, `string_list_insert`,
+ * `string_list_split`, and/or `string_list_split_in_place`.
+ *
+ * . Can check if a string is in the list using `string_list_has_string` or
+ * `unsorted_string_list_has_string` and get it from the list using
+ * `string_list_lookup` for sorted lists.
+ *
+ * . Can sort an unsorted list using `string_list_sort`.
+ *
+ * . Can remove duplicate items from a sorted list using
+ * `string_list_remove_duplicates`.
+ *
+ * . Can remove individual items of an unsorted list using
+ * `unsorted_string_list_delete_item`.
+ *
+ * . Can remove items not matching a criterion from a sorted or unsorted
+ * list using `filter_string_list`, or remove empty strings using
+ * `string_list_remove_empty_items`.
+ *
+ * . Finally it should free the list using `string_list_clear`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+ * int i;
+ *
+ * string_list_append(&list, "foo");
+ * string_list_append(&list, "bar");
+ * for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
+ * printf("%s\n", list.items[i].string)
+ *
+ * NOTE: It is more efficient to build an unsorted list and sort it
+ * afterwards, instead of building a sorted list (`O(n log n)` instead of
+ * `O(n^2)`).
+ *
+ * However, if you use the list to check if a certain string was added
+ * already, you should not do that (using unsorted_string_list_has_string()),
+ * because the complexity would be quadratic again (but with a worse factor).
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Represents an item of the list. The `string` member is a pointer to the
+ * string, and you may use the `util` member for any purpose, if you want.
+ */
struct string_list_item {
char *string;
void *util;
@@ -8,6 +74,18 @@ struct string_list_item {
typedef int (*compare_strings_fn)(const char *, const char *);
+/**
+ * Represents the list itself.
+ *
+ * . The array of items are available via the `items` member.
+ * . The `nr` member contains the number of items stored in the list.
+ * . The `alloc` member is used to avoid reallocating at every insertion.
+ * You should not tamper with it.
+ * . Setting the `strdup_strings` member to 1 will strdup() the strings
+ * before adding them, see above.
+ * . The `compare_strings_fn` member is used to specify a custom compare
+ * function, otherwise `strcmp()` is used as the default function.
+ */
struct string_list {
struct string_list_item *items;
unsigned int nr, alloc;
@@ -18,35 +96,61 @@ struct string_list {
#define STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP { NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL }
#define STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP { NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL }
+/* General functions which work with both sorted and unsorted lists. */
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the members of the string_list, set `strdup_strings`
+ * member according to the value of the second parameter.
+ */
void string_list_init(struct string_list *list, int strdup_strings);
+/**
+ * Apply want to each item in list, retaining only the ones for which
+ * the function returns true. If free_util is true, call free() on
+ * the util members of any items that have to be deleted. Preserve
+ * the order of the items that are retained.
+ */
+void filter_string_list(struct string_list *list, int free_util,
+ string_list_each_func_t want, void *cb_data);
+
+/**
+ * Dump a string_list to stdout, useful mainly for debugging
+ * purposes. It can take an optional header argument and it writes out
+ * the string-pointer pairs of the string_list, each one in its own
+ * line.
+ */
void print_string_list(const struct string_list *p, const char *text);
+
+/**
+ * Free a string_list. The `string` pointer of the items will be freed
+ * in case the `strdup_strings` member of the string_list is set. The
+ * second parameter controls if the `util` pointer of the items should
+ * be freed or not.
+ */
void string_list_clear(struct string_list *list, int free_util);
-/* Use this function to call a custom clear function on each util pointer */
-/* The string associated with the util pointer is passed as the second argument */
+/**
+ * Callback type for `string_list_clear_func`. The string associated
+ * with the util pointer is passed as the second argument
+ */
typedef void (*string_list_clear_func_t)(void *p, const char *str);
+
+/** Call a custom clear function on each util pointer */
void string_list_clear_func(struct string_list *list, string_list_clear_func_t clearfunc);
-/* Use this function or the macro below to iterate over each item */
typedef int (*string_list_each_func_t)(struct string_list_item *, void *);
+
+/** Iterate over each item. */
int for_each_string_list(struct string_list *list,
string_list_each_func_t, void *cb_data);
+
+/** Iterate over each item, as a macro. */
#define for_each_string_list_item(item,list) \
for (item = (list)->items; \
item && item < (list)->items + (list)->nr; \
++item)
-/*
- * Apply want to each item in list, retaining only the ones for which
- * the function returns true. If free_util is true, call free() on
- * the util members of any items that have to be deleted. Preserve
- * the order of the items that are retained.
- */
-void filter_string_list(struct string_list *list, int free_util,
- string_list_each_func_t want, void *cb_data);
-
-/*
+/**
* Remove any empty strings from the list. If free_util is true, call
* free() on the util members of any items that have to be deleted.
* Preserve the order of the items that are retained.
@@ -54,25 +158,34 @@ void filter_string_list(struct string_list *list, int free_util,
void string_list_remove_empty_items(struct string_list *list, int free_util);
/* Use these functions only on sorted lists: */
+
+/** Determine if the string_list has a given string or not. */
int string_list_has_string(const struct string_list *list, const char *string);
int string_list_find_insert_index(const struct string_list *list, const char *string,
int negative_existing_index);
-/*
- * Inserts the given string into the sorted list.
- * If the string already exists, the list is not altered.
- * Returns the string_list_item, the string is part of.
+
+/**
+ * Insert a new element to the string_list. The returned pointer can
+ * be handy if you want to write something to the `util` pointer of
+ * the string_list_item containing the just added string. If the given
+ * string already exists the insertion will be skipped and the pointer
+ * to the existing item returned.
+ *
+ * Since this function uses xrealloc() (which die()s if it fails) if the
+ * list needs to grow, it is safe not to check the pointer. I.e. you may
+ * write `string_list_insert(...)->util = ...;`.
*/
struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
-/*
- * Removes the given string from the sorted list.
- * If the string doesn't exist, the list is not altered.
+/**
+ * Remove the given string from the sorted list. If the string
+ * doesn't exist, the list is not altered.
*/
extern void string_list_remove(struct string_list *list, const char *string,
int free_util);
-/*
- * Checks if the given string is part of a sorted list. If it is part of the list,
+/**
+ * Check if the given string is part of a sorted list. If it is part of the list,
* return the coresponding string_list_item, NULL otherwise.
*/
struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
@@ -87,14 +200,14 @@ void string_list_remove_duplicates(struct string_list *sorted_list, int free_uti
/* Use these functions only on unsorted lists: */
-/*
+/**
* Add string to the end of list. If list->strdup_string is set, then
* string is copied; otherwise the new string_list_entry refers to the
* input string.
*/
struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
-/*
+/**
* Like string_list_append(), except string is never copied. When
* list->strdup_strings is set, this function can be used to hand
* ownership of a malloc()ed string to list without making an extra
@@ -102,16 +215,34 @@ struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list, const char
*/
struct string_list_item *string_list_append_nodup(struct string_list *list, char *string);
+/**
+ * Sort the list's entries by string value in `strcmp()` order.
+ */
void string_list_sort(struct string_list *list);
+
+/**
+ * Like `string_list_has_string()` but for unsorted lists. Linear in
+ * size of the list.
+ */
int unsorted_string_list_has_string(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
+
+/**
+ * Like `string_list_lookup()` but for unsorted lists. Linear in size
+ * of the list.
+ */
struct string_list_item *unsorted_string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list,
const char *string);
-
+/**
+ * Remove an item from a string_list. The `string` pointer of the
+ * items will be freed in case the `strdup_strings` member of the
+ * string_list is set. The third parameter controls if the `util`
+ * pointer of the items should be freed or not.
+ */
void unsorted_string_list_delete_item(struct string_list *list, int i, int free_util);
-/*
- * Split string into substrings on character delim and append the
- * substrings to list. The input string is not modified.
+/**
+ * Split string into substrings on character `delim` and append the
+ * substrings to `list`. The input string is not modified.
* list->strdup_strings must be set, as new memory needs to be
* allocated to hold the substrings. If maxsplit is non-negative,
* then split at most maxsplit times. Return the number of substrings
--
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