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#pragma once
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
typedef struct {
char* buffer;
size_t bufferSize;
size_t size;
} String;
void dump_string(String* str);
void print_error(const char* func, const char* msg);
String* new_string();
void free_string(String* str);
size_t string_size(String* str);
char* c_string(String* str);
char get_index(String* str, size_t index);
void set_index(String* str, size_t index, char c);
void string_set(String* str, const char* src);
String* new_set_string(const char* str);
String* new_copy_string(String* str);
void print_string(String* str);
String* to_lowercase(String* str);
String* to_uppercase(String* str);
String* lstrip(String* str);
String* rstrip(String* str);
void string_copy_c(String* dest, char* src);
void string_copy(String* dest, String* src);
void string_n_copy_c(String* dest, char* src, size_t num);
void string_n_copy(String* dest, String* src, size_t num);
void string_append_c(String* dest, char* src);
void string_append(String* dest, String* src);
void string_n_append_c(String* dest, char* src, size_t num);
void string_n_append(String* dest, String* src, size_t num);
int string_compare_c(String* str1, char* str);
int string_compare(String* str1, String* str2);
int string_equal_c(String* str1, char* str2);
int string_equal(String* str1, String* str2);
size_t find_char(String* str, char c);
String** tokenize_c(String* str, const char* delimiters, unsigned int* c);
String** tokenize(String* str, String* delimiters, unsigned int* c);
size_t find_substring_c(String* str1, char* str2);
size_t find_substring(String* str1, String* str2);
String* get_substring(String* str, size_t location, size_t length);
// ##########################################################
// Internal Use Functions
// ##########################################################
void dump_string(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
return;
printf("buffer: %s\n", str->buffer);
printf("buffer size: %lu\n", str->bufferSize);
printf("string size: %lu\n", str->size);
};
void print_error(const char* func, const char* msg) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error in function %s: %s\n", func, msg);
exit(1);
};
// ##########################################################
// Utility Functions
// ##########################################################
/*
* @brief Allocates the memory needed for the String, and initializes the internal buffer and the size variables
* @param none
* @returns A pointer to the newly created String
*/
String* new_string() {
String* str;
str = (String*)malloc(sizeof(String));
str->buffer = (char*)malloc(1*sizeof(char));
str->buffer[0] = '\0';
str->bufferSize = 1;
str->size = 0;
return str;
};
/*
* @brief Frees the memory allocated to str.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL
* @param str - The String being freed
* @returns none
*/
void free_string(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("free_string", "argument str cannot be NULL");
free(str->buffer);
free(str);
};
/*
* @brief Returns the size of the string.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL
* @param str - The String for which the size is queried
* @returns str->size
*/
size_t string_size(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("string_size", "argument str cannot be NULL");
return str->size;
};
/*
* @brief Returns the internal buffer as a c-style string.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL
* @param str - The String for which the buffer is requested
* @returns str->buffer
*/
char* c_string(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("c_string", "argument str cannot be NULL");
return str->buffer;
};
/*
* @brief Returns the character at index within the internal buffer of str.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL.
Exits with code 1 if index >= str->size
* @param str - The String for which the character at index is requested
* @param index - a location within the buffer of str
* @returns the character at index c within the buffer
*/
char get_index(String* str, size_t index) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("get_index", "argument str cannot be NULL");
if(index >= str->size)
print_error("get_index", "argument index must be in the range [0, str->size)");
return str->buffer[index];
};
/*
* @brief sets the character at index within the internal buffer of str to c.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL.
Exits with code 1 if index >= str->size
* @param str - The String for which the character at index is set
* @param index - a location within the buffer of str
* @returns none
*/
void set_index(String* str, size_t index, char c) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("set_index", "argument str cannot be NULL");
if(index >= str->size)
print_error("set_index", "argument index must be in the range [0, str->size)");
str->buffer[index] = c;
};
/*
* @brief Sets the internal buffer of the string to a specified value, overwriting anything that may have been there already.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL
* @param str - the String that has its buffer set
* @param src - the source c-style string. The buffer of str is changed to match src exactly.
* @returns none
*/
void string_set(String* str, const char* src) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("string_set", "argument str cannot be NULL");
size_t s = strlen(src);
if(s >= str->bufferSize) {
str->bufferSize = s*sizeof(char)+1;
str->buffer = (char*)realloc(str->buffer, str->bufferSize);
}
memset(str->buffer, '\0', str->bufferSize);
strcpy(str->buffer, src);
str->size = s;
};
/*
* @brief Allocates the memory needed for the String, and initializes the internal buffer and the size variables.
Sets the newly allocated String's buffer to str
* @param none
* @returns A pointer to the newly created String
*/
String* new_set_string(const char* str) {
String* newstr = new_string();
string_set(newstr, str);
return newstr;
};
/*
* @brief Allocates the memory needed for the String, and initializes the internal buffer and the size variables.
Sets the newly allocated String's buffer to a copy of str's buffer
* @param none
* @returns A pointer to the newly created String
*/
String* new_copy_string(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("new_copy_string", "argument str cannot be NULL");
String* newstr = (String*)malloc(sizeof(String));
newstr->size = str->size;
newstr->bufferSize = str->bufferSize;
newstr->buffer = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*newstr->bufferSize);
strcpy(newstr->buffer, str->buffer);
return newstr;
};
/*
* @brief Prints the buffer of str to stdout
* @param str - the String that has its buffer printed
* @returns none
*/
void print_string(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
return;
printf("%s\n", str->buffer);
};
/*
* @brief Makes the string entirely lowercase
* @param str - the String that is converted to lowercase
* @returns the paramater str
*/
String* to_lowercase(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("to_lowercase", "argument str cannot be NULL");
for(size_t i=0; i<str->size; i++) {
char c = get_index(str, i);
if(c >= 65 && c <= 90)
set_index(str, i, (c+32));
}
return str;
};
/*
* @brief Makes the string entirely uppercase
* @param str - the String that is converted to uppercase
* @returns the parameter str
*/
String* to_uppercase(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("to_uppercase", "argument str cannot be NULL");
for(size_t i=0; i<str->size; i++) {
char c = get_index(str, i);
if(c >= 97 && c <= 122)
set_index(str, i, (c-32));
}
return str;
};
/*
* @brief Removes all whitespace characters from the start of the string, up to the first non-whitespace character
* @param str - the String that has whitespace characters removed
* @returns the parameter str
*/
String* lstrip(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("lstrip", "argument str cannot be NULL");
size_t s = str->size;
if(s == 0)
return str;
size_t first = 0;
for(size_t i=0; i<s; i++) {
char c = get_index(str, i);
if(c != ' ' && c != '\t' && c != '\r' && c != '\n' && c != '\x0b'){
first = i;
break;
}
++first;
}
if(first == s) {
string_set(str, "");
return str;
}
String* temp = get_substring(str, first, s-first);
string_copy(str, temp);
free_string(temp);
return str;
}
/*
* @brief Removes all whitespace characters from the end of the string, up to the first non-whitespace character
* @param str - the String that has whitespace characters removed
* @returns the parameter str
*/
String* rstrip(String* str) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("lstrip", "argument str cannot be NULL");
size_t s = str->size;
if(s == 0)
return str;
size_t first = s-1;
for(size_t i=0; i<s; i++) {
char c = get_index(str, s-i-1);
if(c != ' ' && c != '\t' && c != '\r' && c != '\n' && c != '\x0b'){
first = s-i-1;
break;
}
--first;
}
if(first == 0) {
string_set(str, "");
return str;
}
String* temp = get_substring(str, 0, first+1);
string_copy(str, temp);
free_string(temp);
return str;
}
/*
* @brief Removes all whitespace characters from the start and end of the String
* @param str - the String that has whitespace characters removed
* @returns the parameter str
*/
String* strip(String* str) {
return rstrip(lstrip(str));
}
// ##########################################################
// Copying Functions
// ##########################################################
/*
* @brief Copies src into the buffer of dest, overwriting anything that may have been in the buffer previously.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer overwritten
* @param src - the source c-style string. The buffer of dest is changed to match src exactly.
* @returns none
*/
void string_copy_c(String* dest, char* src) {
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_copy_c", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_copy_c", "argument src cannot be NULL");
size_t s = strlen(src);
if(s >= dest->bufferSize) {
dest->bufferSize = s*sizeof(char)+1;
dest->buffer = (char*)realloc(dest->buffer, dest->bufferSize);
}
memset(dest->buffer, '\0', dest->bufferSize);
strcpy(dest->buffer, src);
dest->size = s;
};
/*
* @brief Copies the buffer of src into dest, overwriting anything that may have been in the buffer of dest.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer overwritten
* @param src - the source String. The buffer of dest is changed to match src exactly.
* @returns none
*/
void string_copy(String* dest, String* src) {
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_copy", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_copy", "argument src cannot be NULL");
string_copy_c(dest, src->buffer);
};
/*
* @brief Copies num characters from src into the buffer of dest, overwriting anything that may have been in the buffer previously.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL.
Exits with code 1 if num is longer than strlen(src)
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer overwritten
* @param src - the source c-style string. The buffer of dest is changed to match num chars from src exactly
* @returns none
*/
void string_n_copy_c(String* dest, char* src, size_t num) {
size_t s = strlen(src);
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_n_copy_c", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_n_copy_c", "argument src cannot be NULL");
if(num > s)
print_error("string_n_copy_c", "num cannot be greater than strlen(src)");
if(num >= dest->bufferSize) {
dest->bufferSize = num*sizeof(char)+1;
dest->buffer = (char*)realloc(dest->buffer, dest->bufferSize);
}
memset(dest->buffer, '\0', dest->bufferSize);
strncpy(dest->buffer, src, num);
dest->size = num;
};
/*
* @brief Copies num characters from the buffer of src into dest, overwriting anything that may have been in the buffer of dest.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL.
Exits with code 1 if num is longer than src->size
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer overwritten
* @param src - the source String. The buffer of dest is changed to match num chars from the buffer of src exactly
* @returns none
*/
void string_n_copy(String* dest, String* src, size_t num) {
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_n_copy", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_n_copy", "argument src cannot be NULL");
if(num > src->size)
print_error("string_n_copy", "num cannot be greater than strlen(src)");
string_n_copy_c(dest, src->buffer, num);
};
// ##########################################################
// Concatenation Functions
// ##########################################################
/*
* @brief Appends the buffer from src to the buffer of dest.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer appended to
* @param src - the source c-style string. src is added to the end of the buffer of dest.
* @returns none
*/
void string_append_c(String* dest, char* src) {
size_t s = strlen(src);
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_append_c", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_append_c", "argument src cannot be NULL");
if(dest->size+s >= dest->bufferSize) {
dest->bufferSize = (dest->size+s)*sizeof(char)+1;
dest->buffer = (char*)realloc(dest->buffer, dest->bufferSize);
}
strcat(dest->buffer, src);
dest->size += s;
};
/*
* @brief Appends the buffer from the buffer of src to the buffer of dest.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer appended to
* @param src - the source String. the buffer of src is added to the end of the buffer of dest.
* @returns none
*/
void string_append(String* dest, String* src) {
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_append", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_append", "argument src cannot be NULL");
string_append_c(dest, src->buffer);
};
/*
* @brief Appends the first num characters from src to the buffer of dest.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL.
Exits with code 1 if num is greater than strlen(src)
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer appended
* @param src - the source c-style string. The buffer of dest is changed to match num chars from src exactly
* @returns none
*/
void string_n_append_c(String* dest, char* src, size_t num) {
size_t s = strlen(src);
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_n_append_c", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_n_append_c", "argument src cannot be NULL");
if(num > s)
print_error("tring_n_append_c", "num cannot be greater than strlen(src)");
if((dest->size+num) >= dest->bufferSize) {
dest->bufferSize = (dest->size+num)*sizeof(char)+1;
dest->buffer = (char*)realloc(dest->buffer, dest->bufferSize);
}
strncat(dest->buffer, src, num);
dest->size += s;
};
/*
* @brief Appends the first num characters from the buffer of src to the buffer of dest.
Exits with code 1 if either dest or src are NULL.
Exits with code 1 if num is greater than src->size
* @param dest - the destination String that has its buffer appended
* @param src - the source c-style string. The buffer of dest is changed to match num chars from src exactly
* @returns none
*/
void string_n_append(String* dest, String* src, size_t num) {
if(dest == NULL)
print_error("string_n_append", "argument dest cannot be NULL");
if(src == NULL)
print_error("string_n_append", "argument src cannot be NULL");
if(num > src->size)
print_error("tring_n_append", "num cannot be greater than strlen(src)");
string_n_append_c(dest, src->buffer, num);
};
// ##########################################################
// Comparison Functions
// ##########################################################
/*
* @brief Compares str1 to str2.
Exits with code 1 if either str1 or str2 are NULL.
* @param str1 - The first String to be compared
* @param str2 - the second c-style string to be compared
* @returns an integer indicating the relationship between the strings.
* <0 indicates the first character that does not match has a lower value in ptr1 than in ptr2.
* 0 indicates the contents of both strings are equal.
* >0 indicates the first character that does not match has a greater value in ptr1 than in ptr2.
*/
int string_compare_c (String* str1, char* str2) {
if(str1 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare_c", "argument str1 cannot be NULL");
if(str2 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare_c", "argument str2 cannot be NULL");
return strcmp(str1->buffer, str2);
};
/*
* @brief Compares str1 to str2.
Exits with code 1 if either str1 or str2 are NULL.
* @param str1 - The first String to be compared
* @param str2 - the second String to be compared
* @returns an integer indicating the relationship between the strings.
* <0 indicates the first character that does not match has a lower value in ptr1 than in ptr2.
* 0 indicates the contents of both strings are equal.
* >0 indicates the first character that does not match has a greater value in ptr1 than in ptr2.
*/
int string_compare (String* str1, String* str2) {
if(str1 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare", "argument str1 cannot be NULL");
if(str2 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare", "argument str2 cannot be NULL");
return strcmp(str1->buffer, str2->buffer);
};
/*
* @brief Checks if str1 equals str2.
Exits with code 1 if either str1 or str2 are NULL.
* @param str1 - The first String to be compared
* @param str2 - the second c-style string to be compared
* @returns 1 if the strings are equal, 0 otherwise.
*/
int string_equal_c (String* str1, char* str2) {
if(str1 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare", "argument str1 cannot be NULL");
if(str2 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare", "argument str2 cannot be NULL");
return !strcmp(str1->buffer, str2);
};
/*
* @brief Checks if str1 equals str2.
Exits with code 1 if either str1 or str2 are NULL.
* @param str1 - The first String to be compared
* @param str2 - the second String to be compared
* @returns 1 if the strings are equal, 0 otherwise.
*/
int string_equal (String* str1, String* str2) {
if(str1 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare", "argument str1 cannot be NULL");
if(str2 == NULL)
print_error("string_compare", "argument str2 cannot be NULL");
return !strcmp(str1->buffer, str2->buffer);
};
// ##########################################################
// Searching Functions
// ##########################################################
/*
* @brief Finds the first occurence of c in str.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL
* @param str - the String in which the character is seearched for
* @param c - the character to be located
* @returns The index of the first occurence of c in str, or -1 if c is not found
*/
size_t find_char(String* str, char c) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("find_char", "argument str cannot be NULL");
char* pch = strchr(str->buffer, c);
if(pch == NULL)
return -1;
return pch-str->buffer+1;
};
/*
* @brief Splits str into tokens, along the characters specified in delimiters.
It is the caller's responsibility to free the returned strings appropriately.
Exits with code 1 if either str or delimiters is NULL
* @param str - String to be tokenized
* @param delimiters - c-style string containing all delimiters
* @param c - the number of tokens found
* @returns If a token is found, a pointer to the beginning of the token, otherwise NULL
*/
String** tokenize_c(String* str, const char* delimiters, unsigned int* c) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("tokenize_c", "argument str cannot be NULL");
if(delimiters == NULL)
print_error("tokenize_c", "argument delimiters cannot be NULL");
char* temp1 = (char*)malloc(str->size*sizeof(char)+1);
char* temp2 = (char*)malloc(str->size*sizeof(char)+1);
strcpy(temp1, str->buffer);
strcpy(temp2, str->buffer);
int count = 0;
char* pch = strtok(temp1, delimiters);
if(pch == NULL) {
*c = 0;
return NULL;
}
while(pch != NULL) {
count += 1;
pch = strtok(NULL, delimiters);
}
String** tokens = (String**)malloc(count*sizeof(String*));
pch = strtok(temp2, delimiters);
for(int i=0; i<count; i++) {
tokens[i] = new_string();
string_copy_c(tokens[i], pch);
pch = strtok(NULL, delimiters);
}
free(temp1);
free(temp2);
*c = count;
return tokens;
};
/*
* @brief Splits str into tokens, along the characters specified in delimiters.
It is the user's responsibility to free the returned strings appropriately.
Exits with code 1 if either str or delimiters is NULL
* @param str - String to be tokenized
* @param delimiters - String containing all delimiters
* @param c - the number of tokens found
* @returns If a token is found, a pointer to the beginning of the token, otherwise NULL
*/
String** tokenize(String* str, String* delimiters, unsigned int* c) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("tokenize", "argument str cannot be NULL");
if(delimiters == NULL)
print_error("tokenize", "argument delimiters cannot be NULL");
return tokenize_c(str, delimiters->buffer, c);
};
/*
* @brief Finds the first occurence of str2 in str1.
Exits with code 1 if either str1 or str2 are NULL
* @param str1 - the String in which the substring is seearched for
* @param str2 - the c-style string to be located
* @returns The index of the first occurence of str2 in str1, or -1 if str2 is not found
*/
size_t find_substring_c(String* str1, char* str2) {
if(str1 == NULL)
print_error("find_substring_c", "argument str1 cannot be NULL");
if(str2 == NULL)
print_error("find_substring_c", "argument str2 cannot be NULL");
char* pch = strstr(str1->buffer, str2);
if(pch == NULL)
return -1;
return pch-str1->buffer+1;
};
/*
* @brief Finds the first occurence of str2 in str1.
Exits with code 1 if either str1 or str2 are NULL
* @param str1 - the String in which the substring is searched for
* @param str2 - the String to be located
* @returns The index of the first occurence of str2 in str1, or -1 if str2 is not found
*/
size_t find_substring(String* str1, String* str2) {
if(str1 == NULL)
print_error("find_substring", "argument str1 cannot be NULL");
if(str2 == NULL)
print_error("find_substring", "argument str2 cannot be NULL");
return find_substring_c(str1, str2->buffer);
};
/*
* @brief Gets the substring from str, as specified by location and length. It is the caller's responsibility to free the returned string appropriately.
Exits with code 1 if str is NULL.
Exits with code 1 if location is out of bounds or location+length is out of bounds
* @param str - the String in which the substring is searched for
* @param location - the start index of the substring within str
* @param length - the size of the substring
* @returns A pointer to a new String, containing the requested substring.
*/
String* get_substring(String* str, size_t location, size_t length) {
if(str == NULL)
print_error("get_substring", "argument str cannot be NULL");
if(location >= str->size)
print_error("get_substring", "argument location must be within the range [0, str->size)");
if(location+length > str->size)
print_error("get_substring", "sum of arguments location and length cannot exceed str->size");
char substr[length+1];
for(size_t i=0; i < length; i++) {
substr[i] = str->buffer[i+location];
}
substr[length] = '\0';
return new_set_string(substr);
};