Add a new function that appends a string to a string_list without
copying it. This can be used to pass ownership of an already-copied
string to a string_list that has strdup_strings set.
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhag...@alum.mit.edu>
---
Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++---
string-list.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
string-list.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
index 5a0c14f..113f841 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ 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` or
- `string_list_insert`.
+. Adds new items to the list, using `string_list_append`,
+ `string_list_append_nodup`, or `string_list_insert`.
. 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
@@ -100,7 +100,18 @@ write `string_list_insert(...)->util = ...;`.
`string_list_append`::
- Append a new string to the end of the string_list.
+ 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.
`sort_string_list`::
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index d9810ab..ad2aa5a 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -148,13 +148,23 @@ void print_string_list(const struct string_list *p, const
char *text)
printf("%s:%p\n", p->items[i].string, p->items[i].util);
}
-struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list, const
char *string)
+struct string_list_item *string_list_append_nodup(struct string_list *list,
+ char *string)
{
+ struct string_list_item *retval;
ALLOC_GROW(list->items, list->nr + 1, list->alloc);
- list->items[list->nr].string =
- list->strdup_strings ? xstrdup(string) : (char *)string;
- list->items[list->nr].util = NULL;
- return list->items + list->nr++;
+ retval = &list->items[list->nr++];
+ retval->string = string;
+ retval->util = NULL;
+ return retval;
+}
+
+struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list,
+ const char *string)
+{
+ return string_list_append_nodup(
+ list,
+ list->strdup_strings ? xstrdup(string) : (char
*)string);
}
static int cmp_items(const void *a, const void *b)
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 0684cb7..1b3915b 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ int for_each_string_list(struct string_list *list,
#define for_each_string_list_item(item,list) \
for (item = (list)->items; item < (list)->items + (list)->nr; ++item)
+
/* Use these functions only on sorted lists: */
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,
@@ -38,11 +39,28 @@ struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(struct
string_list *list,
int insert_at, const char
*string);
struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list, const
char *string);
+
/* 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
+ * copy.
+ */
+struct string_list_item *string_list_append_nodup(struct string_list *list,
char *string);
+
void sort_string_list(struct string_list *list);
int unsorted_string_list_has_string(struct string_list *list, const char
*string);
struct string_list_item *unsorted_string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list,
const char *string);
+
void unsorted_string_list_delete_item(struct string_list *list, int i, int
free_util);
#endif /* STRING_LIST_H */
--
1.7.11.3
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