readfile.c   [plain text]

/* $XConsortium: readfile.c,v 1.5 94/12/11 14:25:48 gildea Exp $ */
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/* $XFree86: xc/programs/xmessage/readfile.c,v 1.3 2003/04/14 23:03:13 herrb Exp $ */

#include <X11/Xos.h>			/* for types.h */
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "readfile.h"

/*
 * get_data_from_file - read data from a file into a single buffer; meant 
 * for small files containing messages.
 */
static char *
get_data_from_file (char *filename, int *len_return)
{
    FILE *fp;
    struct stat statbuf;
    char *cp;
    int count;

    if (stat (filename, &statbuf) != 0 || statbuf.st_size < 0) {
	perror(filename);
	return NULL;
    }

    cp = malloc (statbuf.st_size + 1);
    if (!cp) {
	fprintf(stderr, "cannot get memory for message file\n");
	return NULL;
    }

    fp = fopen (filename, "r");
    if (!fp) {
	perror(filename);
	(void) free (cp);
	return NULL;
    }

    count = fread (cp, 1, statbuf.st_size, fp);
    if (count == 0 && statbuf.st_size != 0) {
	perror(filename);
	(void) free (cp);
	(void) fclose (fp);
	return NULL;
    }

    cp[count] = '\0';		/* since we allocated one extra */
    *len_return = count;
    (void) fclose (fp);
    return cp;
}

/*
 * get_data_from_stdin - read data from stdin into a single buffer.
 */
static char *
get_data_from_stdin (int *len_return)
{
    char *cp;
    int count;
    int allocated;
    int n;

    allocated = BUFSIZ;
    cp = malloc (allocated + 1);
    if (!cp) {
	fprintf(stderr, "cannot get memory for message file\n");
	return NULL;
    }
    count = 0;

    while ((n = fread (cp + count, 1, BUFSIZ, stdin)) > 0) {
	count += n;
	/* Here count <= allocated. Prepare for next round. */
	if (count + BUFSIZ > allocated) {
	    allocated = 2 * allocated;
	    cp = realloc (cp, allocated + 1);
	    if (!cp) {
		fprintf(stderr, "cannot get memory for message file\n");
		return NULL;
	    }
	}
    }

    cp[count] = '\0';		/* since we allocated one extra */
    *len_return = count;
    return cp;
}


/*
 * read_file - read data from indicated file and return pointer to malloced
 * buffer.  Returns NULL on error or if no such file.
 */
char *
read_file (char *filename, int *len /* returned */)
{
    if (filename[0] == '-' && filename[1] == '\0') {
	return (get_data_from_stdin (len));
    } else {
	return (get_data_from_file (filename, len));
    }
}